In this funny (and actually poignant) 3-minute talk, social strategist Renny Gleeson breaks down our always-on social world -- where the experience we're having right now is less interesting than what we'll tweet about it later. (TED)

Your move, creep!

Buy a sandwich from a dude who likes to fuck ovens. (Yes, this is a REAL commercial.)

Seriously, just what the hell is up with Japan?

Heeeyy Tooony...Haaaave soooome caaakke.....

From Youtube: On April 17, 2009, you or someone you know, may wake up Canadian. To find out more, go to http://www.cic.gc.ca/citizenship Looks like the Canadian government is granting citizenship to expats and their kids (against their knowledge for some)! And they're spreading the word.

From Consumerist There's been a big stink about how AIG has given a bunch of taxpayer money to other banks. Why why why, demand the American people. Well, it's not like they enjoy shoveling money out... more inside

Rods, sometimes known as Sky Fish or Solar Entities or "Fulgure" in French, are a rather new subject of focus within the pseudoscience of cryptozoology. Videos of rod-shaped objects moving quickly through... more inside

Linguist Steven Pinker speaks about his book "The Stuff of Thought."

This gentleman is the King of Hat-based Cool. If it were down to me, bowler hats would be compulsory headwear and tricks like these would be taught at school.

Uses every weapon and tool from all the Mega Man NES, SNES, and Game Boy games. Cameos by Proto Man (Blues), Roll, Rush, Eddie, Beat, and Tango.

Japanese title: エアーマンが倒せない Subtitled version of a fan-made Japanese music video based on Mega Man 2, created by ＴＥＡＭねこかん (Team Neko-kan).

Advertisers at the whim of corporations are influencing children like never before. They are armed with the latest advances in psychology, anthropology, and neuroscience in an attempt to transform children into one of the most profitable consumer demographics in the world.

Stewart Lee discusses books, in particular 'Celebrity Hardbacks'.

A catchy pop/punk cover of "Who Put the Bomp" from the band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, set to a cute animation. Ripped onto YouTube from NicoNico (sm4538955), characters are from iDOLM@STER.