Link roundup

1. "GM has autonomous, electric pods that can be summoned by a smart phone and will whisk you, hands-free, to wherever you want to go. They're almost ready, now we just need to wait for GPS to catch up."

2. Destructoid didn't like Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet:

Sadly, great visuals do not a great game make. Nor does gameplay that spends most of its timing striving only for a passing grade. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet scores points for its moments of genuine cleverness and tight, logical design, but the majority of the experience is a lukewarm and superficial one. It tries to merge three types of gameplay together, and while the intention is admirable, the effort made is far from total.

3. Mike Maihack is looking for commissions.

Image roundup

North Korea is like an Escher drawing.




Best friends.




Batmobile limousine.




Love.




Children's section entrance in the Cerritos Millenium Library in California.




Confident ninjas.

Image roundup

Allan, He's Ken's Buddy. (Available at eBay.)



Velcro.



Batman trilogy posters combined.



Cat hat.



Dog loves ice.



Mini Hummer.



Mirror world.

Bowling pin car

Car with retracting bowling pins. Via.

Link roundup

1. Lamborghini is apparently going to stop making manual transmissions.

2. Emily Shur talks about photographing Sarah Palin for Newsweek.

3. Recipe for Coffee Bean's Sunrise. Is there a recipe for their Black Forest?

These ads for Scion (featuring Zeus) are way better than that Immortals trailer

I love these ads by Attik for the Scion tC by, starring Zeus. Funny and they do an excellent job of showing off the car:





I couldn't make out what his brand of juice is:



The minisite features ringtones and a downloadable autographed picture.

There's also several "behind the scenes" videos, including this one in which he explains how he created Athena: