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Designed by illustrator Cliff Chiang, these reimagined album covers feature classic comic book heroes, though I like how these heroes aren’t the overplayed, traditionally spotted comic heroes. We’ve got comics such as Vampirella and The Teen Titans, rather than the overly portrayed X-Men and Batman renditions. Though Batman is slyly added with the slick reimagining of Purple Rain.

If you asked your fish to list its hobbies, the chances of gaming appearing on that list might be a stretch. The most gaming your fish has ever done is swimming real quick through the bubble blaster, maybe even being lucky enough to watch you slave away at Zelda for hours on end. If I was a fish, I might ...

Scrapped straight from the archives, here’s a classic Star Wars anti-smoking PSA to perk up your day. C-3PO finds R2-D2 smoking in the corner, and boy, is he unhappy. Doesn’t R2 know the dangers of droids smoking? Poor little guy, so naive. Link

Where else should mugshots go but on mugs? These Celebrity Mugshot Mugs remind us that even the rich and famous have their notorious indiscretions. You don’t have to be poor to be scummy. Including some of our favorites, such as Hugh Grant, Frank Sinatra, Al Pacino and more. Snatch up your favorite mugshot for about $13 before they’re gone for ...

Hola, fellow GEARheads. Just wanted to send y’all a personal message, reminding you that you can connect with us not only on Twitter, but even on Facebook. We look forward to hearing from you guys so feel free to send us lots of good news. Also, please send me all of your coolest stuff. I want to see how awesomely ...

Standing at a looming 2,684 ft, eclipsing the old record holder, Taipei 101, by over 1,000 feet, the Burj Dubai, the newest tallest building in the world (for now), officially opened for business today to the tune of an extravagant fireworks presentation. Officially titled the Burj Khalifa, the 160-story record-setter became the center of a real estate explosion, one apartment ...

Best Buy’s Geek Squad offers to “optimize” your computer for $40, claiming to double your computer’s speed in some cases. But if Consumerist’s little unscientific study is correct, this whole optimization thing could just be a giant scam: Upon comparing the optimized changes, the first noticeable change was a cleaner desktop. Most of the removed shortcuts were for trials, promotions ...

Unless your facing an army of diabetics, I’m not exactly sure how effective Chocolate Weaponry might be. If you’re aiming for anything other than a mild distraction, I’d save the chocolate for yourself and get those endorphins pumping for those last few seconds you have left. War is hell, but chocolate is delicious. So let World War Om Nom commence. ...

And what am I to do if I want to make a phone call from my iPod Touch Bedding, hmmm? Use Skype you say? Well then, there really is an app for anything, isn’t there? Snuggle up with your gadgetry with your iPod Touch Bedding, perfect for jamming out with your clam out, without the ability to actually jam out. ...

My only question is — when the hell did Jared from Subway start building LEGO sculptures? Pretty impressive work, even if Yoshi’s nose is large enough to swallow a medium sized planet. I’m surprised Jared isn’t being sucked in by its gravitational pull. Oh, that’s right, Jared has his own. It’s funny ‘cuz he’s FAT. Link [via]