Review- Zero Effect

On DVD, Zero Effect, starring Bill Pullman as Darryl Zero, a modern day Sherlock Holmes, with Ben Stiller as his assistant, Steve Arlo. A solid mystery set with good acting and some nice twists. It is set in Portland, OR, which was fun too. Overall much better than I was expecting. My Grade: C+/B-

A Sunday Emporium of the Weird and Bizarre from Around the Web

See the cuteness that is Wikipe-tan, the mascot of WikiProject Anime and Manga group and part of the Japanese tradition of Moe anthropmorphism that leads to things such as the OS-tans.

The above article also taught me the word Hypocoristic which is is a lesser form of a given name used in more intimate situations, as a term of endearment, or as a pet name. Pretty neat.

Some fun articles from Wired about the influence of games, computer and otherwise, on Futurama.

Wild boar disrupts holiday shopping in France, gets gunned down. Oh those violent French police.

Russian Cold War-era Bombers return to the air as Putin prepares for Cold War II.