Don't see this movie.

Captivity: It's a Nice Guy fantasy movie, fundamentally all about what the Nice Guys would like to do to those horrible castrating bitches who don't appreciate how wonderful they are.

Spot it:

"We'll be doing some rain magic to bring the rain and wash it away."

She added: "I'm amazed they got permission to do something so ridiculous. It's an area of scientific interest."

There's a reason why I don't take pagans any more seriously than I take Christians, Scientologists, Mormons, or homeless people suffering from a similiar-but-personalised dementia.

Paganism: a religion based on having an overactive, but unoriginal, imagination.

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Islamic creationists show Christians how it's done: Their ignorant crapulence has actual production values.

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iPhones crush Duke U's wireless network through incompetent programming: when the iPhone is told that the address it wants is unroutable, it asks again. 18,000 times a second. And it jumps to the next available access point every time it DOSes the nearest one.

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"rPhone combines three delightfully diverse products into one awkward and cumbersome handheld contraption -- a revolutionary steam-powered satellite phone, a stylish French musicbox, and a vibrasonic multi-purpose tool that is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike a Sonic Screwdriver. rPhone is the first portable telephone constructed of materials you've come to associate with progressive technology... from its exquisite rosewood paneling to the handsome brass frame, it shouts "This is the 18th century!" and "Gee, this thing sure is heavy!" and "What do you mean it costs $20,000??"."

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"Ship Of Fools": Johann Hari takes a ride on the National Review's cruise ship.

Unsurprisingly, he discovers that the heart and soul of the American right-wing are racist, bigoted, irrational, and incapable of defending their positions.

Likely to be my only mention of it.

Anyone want spoilers for the new Harry Potter book?

For me: meh.

The octapult!

Watch on YouTube

It's a sculpture. Sort of.

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Watch on YouTube

A portrait of Bruce Lee done entirely in karate chops and head butts.

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The rest of the gallery set are pretty cool, but almost all of them involve nudity. Be warned.