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The most important news on the internet: J.J. Abrams to direct Star Wars VII. To me, this is wonderfully good news, as I have enjoyed all the Abrams films I've seen. According to IMDB, "'Argo' director Ben Affleck was also in contention [to direct]." (Insert huge gasp of relief here.)

I think the funniest response I've seen so far has been this one:

Star Wars Episode VII: Revenge of the Lens Flair

A note on why I like him: of the first three Mission Impossible movies, (the ones I've seen), #3 (directed by Abrams) was my favorite, while #2 (directed by John Woo) was an abomination that ought to be fed to the ravenous bug-bladder beast. What is interesting is that, in M:I2, the villain threatened to release a virus that would kill billions, and yet I could not motivate myself to care if the hero succeeded (I was hoping he wouldn't, so the heroine would be forced to throw herself off a cliff). In M:I3, we are never told what  plot the villain is attempting. There is no on-screen threat beyond the hero and his new bride. And yet I cared intensely.

And getting me to care about Tom Cruise is a feat in itself.

Great Minds?

From Google: motion-controlled Gmail.



From Blizzard: motion-controlled StarCraft.



Coincidence? I THINK NOT!

Blizzard Story Writing Cheat Sheet

Circle one option from each selection:

(Warcraft III/StarCraft) is a game about a (Elf Ranger/Human Ghost) named (Sylvanas Windrunner/Sarah Kerrigan). She was instrumental in defending her home of (Quel'Thalas/Tarsonis) against an invading swarm of mindless monsters called the (Scourge/Zerg), who covered the land in (blight/creep). While valiantly fighting against impossible odds to stop the relentless onslaught, she was betrayed by (Arthas Menethil/Arcturus Mengsk) and turned into the (Banshee Queen/Queen of Blades), a mindless servant of the (Scourge/Zerg).

In the expansion pack, (Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne/StarCraft: Broodwar), (Arthas/the Overmind), the evil force controlling (Sylvanas/Kerrigan), is (weakened/killed) allowing her to regain her free will and take control of the (Forsaken/Zerg).

The Wikipedia Game.

Grats to Mom B., winner of last week's contest.

This week you are to connect Sun Tzu to Zerg rush (y'know, because he invented it; Actually, I'll bet Sun Tzu woulda been hella good a StarCraft).

You cannot use date or year articles or links in the "External Links" section of the articles. The magic number is 4. And no cheatin'. Don't think I won't know if you did. It won't help you either, since it'll give you a 5-step path.