[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))
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[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).
[The social organisation of pirates](http://www.newyorker.com/online/2007/07/09/070709on_onlineonly_surowiecki).
[The insurance claim of Optimus Prime](http://mcsweeneys.net/2007/7/9weaver.html).
Just a quick reminder (given that I can't think of anything to write tonight...) that there's more to be seen if you haven't visited the actual site of…
[A man robs a bank disguised as a tree](http://www.boingboing.net/2007/07/09/man_disguised_as_tre.html).