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Alby the owl. “Alby has developed a technique, which involves him swooping onto the board, using the momentum from his flight to push him along.” [Telegraph]

How to talk about your hobby without sounding like a serial killer. So what you’re saying is, I shouldn’t begin conversations with, “Do you want to see my collection?” [Uproxx]

If it’s got Danny Trejo on screen, it’s got me in the seats. Predators now has a trailer. [FilmDrunk]

Mmmmm… RUM technology. The government is looking into Robot Underground Munitions. Yep, tunneling robots with explosives. I’m on board. [Gamma Squad]

Everyone’s bracket is torched. Thanks, Georgetown. [With Leather]

Below: TV-related news and links, plus a hypnotic animated GIF.

Shut up and deal. That cat’s gonna make it in Vegas! [GIF Party]

Brilliant, but depressing. Jon Stewart did the first 14 minutes of “The Daily Show” as Glenn Beck, picking apart Beck’s fear-mongering retardery. It’s really good, but honestly, it just kinda made me sad. [Gawker TV]

Tina Fey, lookin’ kinda spicy. Here’s the Esquire feature and photo shoot that’s been making the rounds. [Esquire]

More offbeat stuff from James Franco. Franco apparently went behind the scenes to make a documentary about “Saturday Night Live.” It sounds pretty good, actually. [ABC News]

Oh no, Paula Abdul turned down ‘Star Search’! That slurring retard really thinks she’s worth more money. [The Live Feed]

The New York Times shames my ‘Treme’ hard-on. A long-ass article, a photo slide show, plus a scene from “Treme” with commentary from David Simon. Pretty thorough stuff. [New York Times]