Activity Corner

• 15 people you'll see at every videogame/comic/nerd convention.


• Without all the typical background hubbub of con pictures, here are some awesome New York Comic Con cosplay pictures, part one and part two.


• Women defy biology to avoid giving birth on Halloween.


• 10 things your body can do after you die.


• "Impossible" nail-through-wood trick.


• Where are they now? Diseases that killed you in Oregon Trail.


• Impressionist Jim Meskimen does the celebrity alphabet.


• Jack Russell terrier plays fetch with himself.


• Pug cam.


• Hornady Manufacturing has developed a line of zombie-specific ammunition, Zombie Max. It's even green-tipped. Check out the video.


• There is only one cloud icon in the entire universe.


• The 9 worst-dressed movie supervillains.


• 6 bizarre side effects of foods you eat every day.


• If you love music, you'll love playing with the Billboard Top 40 wayback machine.


• Vladimir Putin, Action Man.


• Superhero socks with capes: Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.


• Cessna 150 picks up advertising banner.


• Here's a periodic table I can get into, even if it is all British-y: the periodic table of swearing.


• The 6 most mind-blowing things ever discovered in space.


• 40 signs that the world is definitely going to end today.


• A crazy collection of motorcycle sidecars.


• 7 classic movies you didn't know were rip-offs.


• Rate =everything= with Jotly.


• Park like a boss.


• Spotted in NYC: zombie Jobs.


• Meanwhile, in Ketchikan, Alaska (story)...


• Meanwhile, in Russia...


• Crazy "elf" on the overpass.


• Pixar lamp Halloween costume.


• Famous gadget wars of the past and present (infographic).


• 12 ways everyone else is better than you.


• Enjoy Portal's and Portal 2's end credits in your browser.


• William Shatner does Bohemian Rhapsody. Good if you don't know the words.


• 10 best 2011 meme Halloween costumes.


• Kayaking/swimming with blue whales.


• Firefly "inevitable betrayal" t-shirt.


• The Shakespeare insult kit.


• Dutch postman gets caught in a cycling race and keeps up.


• Here's why you don't pass out at a party.


• Don't spill your beer.


• The 12 most convincing real-life ghost stories.


• The 8 most wildly-irresponsible vintage toys.


• Cartoon characters all grown up.


• Big cats love pizza (boxes).


• Photographer compares photographs to digital art. (He used the Unreal 3 video game engine.)


• Gates and Ballmer, Night at the Roxbury.


• The United States of Scary Things.


• The amazing race.


• Not that there are a lot to begin with, but the 20 cutest baby meerkat pictures on the entire internet.


• A twist on the Croque Madame.