Quickhit

[A quick primer on hedge funds](http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2007/06/hedge_funds.html).

Two movies I'm looking forward to: [Get Smart](http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/getsmart/trailer1/) and [The Golden Compass](http://www.apple.com/trailers/newline/thegoldencompass/trailer2/)

[Make a rocket from a jam jar](http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/07/weekend_project_birthday.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890).

[The ultimate way to secure your iPod](http://hideapod.com/). ([Via](http://www.grotto11.com/blog/archive/1184445491.shtml))

[Brian May will soon submit his thesis for his PhD in Physics](http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2062494.ece). ([Via](http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2007/07/its_never_too_late_to_return_to_astronom.php))

[A lollipop in the shape of Sigmund Freud's head](http://www.boingboing.net/2007/07/11/freud_pops_suck_on_s.html).

[The ultimate Darth Vader costume](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/strangle-with-style/supreme-edition-darth-vader-costume-from-original-molds-really-wheezes-277000.php).

[The premiere dates for FOX TV series](http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/07/10/fox-reveals-premiere-dates/).

[Try putting these soaps in your bathroom](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/horror/hands-hands-soap-is-just-wrong-wrong-276647.php).

[Possibly the most dangerous wheeled device around](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/broken-bones/nimbus-ultimate-wheel-is-simplest-unicycle-ever-276635.php).