Fellow _floss contributor and all-around Brainiac Ken Jennings has recently made a public resurgence, after (sadly) losing to IBM's Watson on Jeopardy!. Jennings is now on Twitter, his blog continues to be smart and funny (check his post about nine-digit ZIP codes), and he recently participated in Reddit's Ask Me Anything online mass interview. His answers are, as you'd expect, awesome. (Reddit's page also includes an ad that says "You bastards broke Ken's blog, the least you could do is buy his book."... READ ON

Today is William Shatner's 80th birthday. It's hard to believe that Captain Kirk is an octogenarian, and frankly, he seems busier now than he has been in years -- he's actively working on multiple TV shows (one's even on a major network), he's got an autobiography on bookshelves, and the Original Captain even has a YouTube channel. Today also happens to be International Talk Like William Shatner Day (note that the Facebook group is classified as a "Religious Organization"). And although I've posted... READ ON

Tonight, a documentary in twelve parts about how money has ruined art. Well, it's a bit more nuanced than that, but let's just say this is a scathing critique of the current state of the art world, and it comes from Robert Hughes, a former TIME magazine art critic, who has seen a lot. He's a cranky old bastard, and what he has to say about art is fascinating, partly because he is so thoroughly convinced that he's right. My favorite quote from the documentary: Apart from drugs, art is the biggest... READ ON

In today's bit of absurd comedy awesomeness, comedians Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan present dueling Michael Caine impersonations. I prefer Brydon (the guy in the gray sweater), but Coogan makes a good point about Caine's self-interruption (his "broken voice"). This makes me really, really want to get BBC2. But alas, I'm stuck with BBC America, which isn't showing this program yet. (This is a small clip from the new show The Trip.) Sample line: "I can't go fast because... READ ON