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1. 5 secret drinks at Starbucks including the Snickers Frappuccino (Java Chip Frappuccino with caramel and toffee nut).

2. Online ads:

Who’s buying the lions’ share of advertising on news websites? Nobody. For most of the 22 news organizations PEJ studied, the top category of advertising was in-house — ie. self-promotional ads for the publishers’ own products or services. Those accounted for 21% of the ads on in the sample of websites the study tracked, a group that includes newspapers like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, web-only outlets like Yahoo and the Huffington Post, magazines like Time and The Atlantic and TV networks’ web companion sites like cbsnews.com and cnn.com

3. Looks like Kickstarter will make close to $100,000 by the time Double Fine's Kickstarter ends.

4. If you don't mind spamming your friends on Twitter, MTV is giving away a big McFarlane toys prize pack.

5. Here's another art idea, create a poster for Angelina Jolie as Maleficent.

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1. Nightmare fuel.

2. Apparently Google's new signup form for Google accounts now requires users to join Google+ and use Gmail, as well as provide name and gender.

3. Sean Hartter has a new coloring book for sale.

4. Chris Dodd explains American politics:

"Those who count on quote 'Hollywood' for support need to understand that this industry is watching very carefully who's going to stand up for them when their job is at stake. Don't ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don't pay any attention to me when my job is at stake," Dodd said on Fox News on Thursday.

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1. Incredible video - - watch a stoat (looks a little like a squirrel) chase down and kill a rabbit ten times its size. Via.

2. "Watch Tennis Player Stanislas Wawrinka Cop A Feel On An Unsuspecting Lineswoman." Awkward.

3. "Alaska's First Olive Garden to Open, Alaskans Rejoice."

4. Too bad about the new super generic Grantland redesign. I guess the original design was too classy and user friendly.

5. If you missed it, here's this week's ebook giveaway.

Bar designed by HR Giger

HR Giger Bar in Château St. Germain, Gruyères, Switzerland. Here's two good Flickr sets. Via.

*Previously: Restaurant designed by Syd Mead.

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1. "Divers find 13th century wreck from Kublai Khan's Mongol invasion fleet that was destroyed by 'divine' typhoon."

2. Finally ate at Michael Voltaggio's sandwich place ink.sack. Sandwiches are about $6 each, there was no line at 11:30, and that was good because it took them forever to make the food. Thumbs down on the cold fried chicken, which tasted only of the ranch dressing, but thumbs up for the spicy tuna, Jose Andres, and CLT. I'll definitely go back.

3. Trailer for Super TIME Force (bullet hell).

4. Papercraft calendars and creatures (some cute monster paper toys for October). Via.

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1. Vexin Classics: classic books like Huck Finn and Frankenstein, but with naked women on their covers? Via.

2. A look at The Pie Hole, a new restaurant in downtown LA.

3. A new law in Louisiana makes buying used goods with cash (at certain locations) illegal.

4. Brothers.

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1. Kim Jon-Il's exiled grandson is named Han Sol.

2. Hand signals used by restaurant staff. Via.

3. Mysterious Russian radio tower. Via.

4. The Daily seems to be doing terribly, but it does feature a lot of great articles, such as this one about Zach Baron's misadventures in Las Vegas.

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1. Beer bottles are irresistibly sexy to Australian beetles. Yes, there's a picture.

2. What to order at a bad restaurant. (Although I disagree that ribs are a good bet.)

3. Carving pumpkins with cookie cutters and a mallet. Via.

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1. I didn't realize that the 3 3/4" Venture Brothers action figures won't be made unless there's enough preoders, and they're not remotely close to the alleged cutoff.

2. Serious Eats: "We Tried Everything at Chipotle's New ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen in D.C."

3. How to check out a library book on your Kindle.