sunday short stack

"Do you have major regrets?"
"There is nothing that I deeply regret in my life. I see nothing to apologise for."
"You're lucky."
"Maybe. Or maybe I just played the game harder." - Gore Vidal in The Independent

• Yeah, I pretty much think this kid wins the Science Fair.
• Phillip Toledano creates a photographic graveyard of abandoned offices.
• Keep away from G&R. (I'm almost physically unable to resist following a reference to Slash with a mention that I once had dinner with his mom.)
• 10 Questions for Toni Morrison
  
• Boing Boing freaks out unsuspecting stripper/writer.
• For those who tried to rock...
• If this is real, it's hilarious. If not, not so much.
  
• Are other people excited about the Lost finale on Thursday? Doc Jensen provides a nice overview of interpretation theories.
• He meant boyfriend “in the theoretical sense of the word.”
• KT Meaney describes the class she developed around the question of why the "recycling symbol" at the bottom of her yogurt container has nothing to do with its recyclability.
• Cassette from My Ex is my new favorite internet listening.
  
• There's nothing to listen to, but TuneGlue's pretty cool, too.
  
• io9 has a questionnaire you can use to determine if you're the victim of a government conspiracy.
• Joan Acocella asks: "Is there any hope for the hung over?"