Link roundup

1. NY Times headline: "Police Rarely Turn to Psychics, Texas Report Aside."

2. Chris Sims offers a detailed look at the history of DC Universe reboots.

3. Destructoid has high praise for the Aliens: Colonial Marines demo.

Link roundup

1. "In 2005, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) predicted that there would be 50 million refugees in 2010 due to climate change." Apparently, when a reporter tried to follow up on that prediction, "UNEP tried to erase the evidence of its initial claim."

2. CBS News: "A major ticket fixing scandal is rocking the NYPD, and as many as 400 cops could face bribery and larceny charges for making tickets disappear in exchange for gifts." Via.

3. Gawker media's traffic has either totally nosedived, or not.

Image Roundup

A few gems from Reddit:


Vigo the Catpathian.




Voltron fan.




SUV seized from a drug dealer.





Delightful giftwrapping.




Dragon playing a saxophone.

*Buy Ghostbusters toys at eBay.

Link roundup

1. Roll a katamari around a web page (I haven't tried it).

2. "San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced today that his office will drop at least 57 drug cases due to perjury, illegal searches and other misconduct by police officers."

3. Former Philadelphia superstar safety (and huge Wolverine fan) "Brian Dawkins can’t count how many concussions he’s had."

*Buy NFL bobbleheads at eBay.

White woman put on a book cover (link roundup)

You might be thinking that the cover to Magic Under Glass is instantly forgettable, but it becomes way more interesting when you realize that the book is about a woman with brown skin. Bloomsbury regrets the mistake.

And a few more links:

1. A bit more on why the Supreme Court's decision on campaign spending is a good thing.

2. Anyone writing online for a living is crazy if they're not working to establish a personal brand. The entire editorial staff of video game site Crispy Gamer was just fired.

3. In an effort to bust smugglers, the ATF has put 250 million illegal cigarettes on the market. Via these sites.

*Previously: The black couple was airbrushed out of the British version of the movie poster for Couples Retreat.

*Buy book cover collections at Amazon.

White woman put on a book cover (link roundup)

You might be thinking that the cover to Magic Under Glass is instantly forgettable, but it becomes way more interesting when you realize that the book is about a woman with brown skin. Bloomsbury regrets the mistake.

And a few more links:

1. A bit more on why the Supreme Court's decision on campaign spending is a good thing.

2. Anyone writing online for a living is crazy if they're not working to establish a personal brand. The entire editorial staff of video game site Crispy Gamer was just fired.

3. In an effort to bust smugglers, the ATF has put 250 million illegal cigarettes on the market. Via these sites.

*Previously: The black couple was airbrushed out of the British version of the movie poster for Couples Retreat.

*Buy book cover collections at Amazon.

Building Face (link roundup)

Funny face on a building via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Disturbing allegations of police officer corruption in Philadelphia.

2. In response to an officer's death, the bar at the LAPD's Police Academy will be closed on paydays.

3. Disturbing findings of negligence in New York's crime lab.

*Previously: Funny face cupcakes.

*Buy forensic kits at Amazon.