Ask Metafilter has an awesomely nerdy thread on "Crimes committed by Ferris Bueller during his Day off." Here are a few of my favorites: Violation of 720 ILCS 5/32-5.1: False Personation of a Peace Officer. Odometer fraud (tampering): 49 U.S.C. § 32703(2) Odometer fraud (conspiracy): 49 U.S.C. § 32703(4) 720 ILCS 5/Art. 16D - 3 - computer tampering (when he changes his attendance record). 720 ILCS 130/2a, contributing to the delinquency of children. Class A misdemeanor. "I'm pretty... READ ON

For today's geeky video pleasure, I bring you a version of Little Red Riding Hood reinterpreted as a series of infographics. Each scene is deconstructed into infographic form, showing excessive data about each location, person, and animal the eponymous LRRH encounters. Check it out (though you might want to turn down the sound, as the soundtrack is kind of over the top): Slagsmålsklubben - Sponsored by destiny from Tomas Nilsson on Vimeo. It's easy to imagine a version of the Three Little Pigs... READ ON

In today's geeky web video, Professor Shelly Kagan of Yale asks some huge questions: is there life after death? Well...to answer this, Kagan backs up and asks: what is a person? What is a person made of, and thus what part of that person would have to survive the death event? From there, Kagan dives into a fascinating discussion of issues of identity, what is means to be a person, what within us might survive after death, and so on. It's provocative, and he's a hell of a speaker. The lecture is... READ ON

Every year during Oscar season, you can always safely guess one thing: Before the awards are presented, critics will complain about how predictable the Oscars are. But while every year seems to have a few obvious results, you do get the occasional shocker. Take the 1996 awards, for example, when Lauren Bacall was expected to be named Best Supporting Actress because, frankly, she was getting old. Instead, young Juliette Binoche's name was announced, which was a problem, because she hadn't even... READ ON