If you collect office toys, Wired has a video you’re sure to enjoy. It showcases some of the latest toy guns and arrows that are — supposedly — suitable (or at least safe) for the office. Purchase and use at your own risk… We’re a playful people, and these gadgets are simply a consequence of…

Patriot. See, from Veterans’ Day 2008, a VOA video embedded in a post entitled, Thank you, Corporal Buckles — Via The Oshkosh Northwestern.

Done with mostly private funds: This city of 12,190 along the Rock River in southern Jefferson County is accustomed to doing things on its own. And the impressive library project was no exception. The city paid for $2.5 million of the work but the remaining $3 million came from the private sector, including $1.5 million…

My favorite Super Bowl commercial: “Hit ’em with the Kenny G.” Via YouTube – Audi Big Game Commercial 2011 – Release the Hounds.

Google Art Project — “Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces.” Advanced technology in the service of art: Art Project powered by Google. Visitor Guide Art Project — Behind the Scenes

A community experiences an outbreak of a respiratory disease, of unknown kind. The condition seems similar to ones that the community’s faced before, year after year. The town fathers meet, to decide what to do. Some suggest over-the-counter medicines, others encourage the ill to drink lots of fluids, and still others suggest doctor’s visits. Only…

Here’s the text accompanying the video: Even as President Obama maintains close to 50,000 troops in Iraq and continues to escalate and expand the war in Afghanistan, the antiwar movement in America continues to shrink (PDF). So, what happened? Reason.tv visited two antiwar protests—one left-leaning, one libertarian—in an attempt to answer that question. Author and…

Very early – 3 points over Bears, 8-5 to win Super Bowl. Via Green Bay Packers Made Super Bowl Favorites Over Steelers, Jets, Bears – Bloomberg.

New logo — — same over-roasted coffee.

The best way to prevent a hangover is to drink only in moderation. Still, Wired offers a few other tips — We have been to the moon and split the atom, but a true cure or foolproof preventative measure for the hangover remains elusive. It’s just not fair. Most doctors will tell you there is…

It’s not as easy as it sounds. Open a Champagne Bottle with a Saber – Wired How-To Wiki.

Here’s a considerable feat, linked via Wired: a clay-pigeon golf shot. Another incredible golf challenge comes to us by way of the European Tour, which brought four of its members to the arid sands outside Dubai to see if anyone could hit a descending clay pigeon with a typical, iron-struck golf shot. After what seems…

Thomas Snyder (aka Dr. Sudoku) is a two-time World Sudoku Champion and five-time US Puzzle Champion, as well as the author of several books of puzzles. His puzzles are hand-crafted, with artistic themes, serving as a kind of “cure for the common sudoku.” Each week he posts a new puzzle on his blog, The Art…

Five Artists, 250 Hours, Six Months to Create the Search Engine’s ‘Doodle’ Via A Holiday Card From Google – WSJ.com.