1) The Macroeconomic effects of Smaug on Middle Earth. h/t James Nicoll

2) A Wikipedia hoax page about a fictitious war that stayed on the site for five years was not (NOT) the longest-running hoax page on the site.

3) Real astronaut tweets with Star Trek actors.

4) Visualizations of mass transit in major cities. This one is for Seattle.

5) Father hires in-game “hit squad” to kill his son’s PC.

6) Only sexy women in stylish boots can protect society from the threat of sharpened scissors.

7) Spagetti Gotham: Gotham City characters in the old west.