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Batwoman wallpaper

JH Williams III posted a new page from Batwoman, which I cropped into this widescreen wallpaper.

*Previously: Variant Batwoman covers by Amy Reeder.

*Buy Batwoman toys at eBay.

1. A Gizmodo writer went on two dates with a guy she met on OK Cupid and then wrote a post about how he was a loser for being a world class Magic The Gathering player and not mentioning it in his profile (or maybe she had a different motivation for going on the dates). He participated in an interesting q&a at Reddit. Also funny: Top Signs You’re on a Date With a Gizmodo Writer, including "refers to post-dinner plans as 'occurring after the jump'."

2. Hotel elevator with separate buttons for staff and guests.

3. How to report scraper sites to Google. Via.

4. Lime green couch wallpaper. Via.

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution

After an endless stream of blacks, browns, and golds in Deus Ex Human Revolution, the boss battle in the presence of a digital Wizard of Oz is like a breath of fresh air. I cropped a few wallpaper-sized stills:

*Buy Deus Ex toys at eBay.

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1. Whale shark and swimmer.

2. Enrollment at for profit colleges is way down:

new University of Phoenix enrollment is down over 40 percent from last year, 47 percent from Kaplan.

3. Some guesses as to how Hugo Chávez will transport 211 tons of physical gold from Europe to Caracas.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic wallpapers

New Star Wars: The Old Republic wallpapers added at the official site.

*Buy KOTOR toys at eBay.

The Stanley Parable (full playthrough)

Here's a full playthrough of Half-Life 2 mod The Stanley Parable by Davey Wreden, featuring the various alternate endings. You're better off knowing as little as possible - - basically if you enjoyed Portal, you'll love this. I also created a wallpaper:

*Buy Half-Life toys at eBay.

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1. Gender-swapped Justice League wallpaper.

2. Mattel tried to charge collectors $30 for the right to buy their toys. So far, they're not even close to reaching their goal for total subscriptions and have extended the promotion for a week.

3. I received in the mail a copy of Geek Wisdom.

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1. Six Amazon Kindle Screensavers based classic book covers and videogames. Via.

2. Intriguing Half-Life 2 mod.

3. New Batman preorders at the BBTS: Batman Legacy two packs; Hybrid Metal Figuration HMF004 - Batman (I posted this one last week I think).

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Endangered species by Brendan Wenzel

A few of Brendan Wenzel's illustrations of endangered species. You can learn about the animals at his site.

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1. Picking the characters for the Young Justice cartoon:

"We started with a list of over 50 teenage heroes from the DC Universe," he recalled. "For example, the DC Universe has four blonde teenaged female archers, so there are a lot of characters."

2. Puzzle Agent is 99 cents at iTunes.

3. Star Wars wallpapers for the iPhone.

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Image roundup

Map explains countries' names.

Decaying castle.

Giving a koala a drink.

Two-headed turtle.

"The general's pet on my last deployment."

Cat-Tron

"Meowtron" by Mark James Yamamoto on sale here. Via.

*Previously: Voltron Munny.

Magnified Oreo cookie

Part of of a series of magnified photographs by Caren Alpert. Via.

*Previously: Very stuffed Oreo.

Best Covers: Marvel Comics solicitations for October 2011

Lots of great covers in Marvel's solicitations for October 2011:

CASANOVA: AVARITIA #2 Cover by GABRIEL BÁ

X-MEN: SCHISM #5 Cover by ADAM KUBERT

S.H.I.E.L.D. #3 Cover by GERALD PAREL

FF #10 & #11 Covers by STEVE EPTING

SECRET AVENGERS #18 Cover by JOHN CASSADAY

CAPTAIN AMERICA #4 Cover by Steve McNiven

BLACK PANTHER: THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE #524 Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

AVENGERS #18 Marvel Comics 50th Anniversary Variant by RYAN MEINERDING

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #3 Cover by KAARE ANDREWS

ULTIMATE COMICS HAWKEYE #3 Cover by KAARE ANDREWS

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #2 Cover by KAARE ANDREWS

NEW MUTANTS #32 Cover by JASON PEARSON

*Buy Marvel Legends action figures at eBay.

Illustration roundup

The Invisible Man poster by Kevin Tong for Mondo.

Star Wars Knight Errant poster by Joe Quinones (I believe).

Wallpaper-sized still from Blur's Prey 2 trailer.

Nightcrawler by Bruno Santinho.

Fun beach party invitation. Via.

*Buy Mondo posters at eBay.

I just thought you might enjoy this Fabio wallpaper

W+K is now scraping the bottom of the barrel to get attention for Old Spice, casting Fabio in a series of inane commercials. The real irony is that the commercials were probably never remotely as succesfuly as they were claimed to be - - they just happened to coincide with a coupon that was very useful to coupon ninjas.

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1. "The highest-paid state employee in California last year, a prison surgeon who took home $777,423, has a history of mental illness, was fired once for alleged incompetence and has not been allowed to treat an inmate for six years because medical supervisors don't trust his clinical skills." Via.

2. At Laughing Squid: Pranksters Dump Paint on Berlin Intersection, Cars Create Street Art; The Soft City, A Bouncy Street Installation.

3. Tilt shift traffic jam wallpaper. Via.

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