The second in my series of Hugo nominated book reviews for this year, *Glasshouse*, by Charles Stross Robin doesn't know a lot about his past. That's partly because…
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A [kitten playing an Xbox360](http://kotaku.com/gaming/top/japans-freaky-xbox-360-playing-cat-235692.php).
Apparently February was [Return Shopping Carts to Supermarkets](http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/broadcast/radio/profile_america/009530.html) month... ([Via](http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2007/02/basket_case.html))
Great [review of a themepark in Japan](http://www.themeparkreview.com/japan2004/nara1.htm). ([Via](http://www.grotto11.com/blog/archive/1171145352.shtml))
Apparently I'm [Doctor Doom](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Doom). [Take the test yourself](http://www.thesuperheroquiz.com/villain). ([Via](http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/02/i_was_hoping_for_magneto.php))
[A CD player that looks like a table saw](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/spinning-disc-cd-player-cuts-like-a-saw-235483.php). Very cool looking.
A quick break from my Hugo nominees reviews (they're still in the post) for this new novel, *Android's Dream* from John Scalzi. This is a very, very strange…
[From Harper's](http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2007/03/prison_fact_of_.html): Percentage of American adults held in either prison or mental institutions in 1953 and today, respectively: 0.67, 0.68 Percentage of these adults in 1953 who were…
From this weekend's episode: "He's completely insane" "That, and a bit magnificent". Best summary ever...
New series on Fox in the US: 40% *Cannonball Run*, 30% *Amazing Race*, 20% *Lost*, 10% *The OC*. Which adds up to about 8/10.