Crikey intern Michael Griffiths writes:
Outbreak. For all our American readers (or our hypochondriacs), Google has found a way to use “aggregated Google search data to estimate flu activity in your state up to two weeks faster than traditional systems.” Be prepared.
Censorship is gay, man. You might assume that, given the Italian Prime Minister’s penchant for fake tans and extravagant jewellery, his countryfolk would be pretty relaxed about cinematic dramatisations of homosexual relationships. Well, no. Brokeback Mountain proved a bit too sexy to show in full on TV there, so their solution was to craftily edit it so it looked like it was about a simple male heterosexual friendship. Like Top Gun. The Guardian has the story.
Nerd Fun. Finally finished reading all the Star Wars fan fiction you can find and suffering serious sci-fi withdrawals? Take the edge off by immersing yourself in the world of Star Wars-themed cereal boxes from around the world. As the site’s creators say, “This is perhaps the most comprehensive list of Star Wars cereal boxes that has been compiled.” Perhaps?? Spare us the false modesty!
Rise of the robots. If you can’t wait to see Terminator 4, get a first glimpse of the world’s inevitable ghastly future, manifested in this “Multiple Kill Vehicle” – a hovering robot machine thing that fires bullets in every direction. When will humanity learn?
