Of all the tangential hard-ons the Vancouver Sun mysteriously sports (Robert Pattinson, Bacon Brothers, etc), the one we can always bounce a nickel off is ultimate fighting. The editors just seem to dig it, or at least consider it newsworthy. So I wonder if they’ll pen something about MMA fighter Jarrod Wyatt, a deranged psychopath who has just been charged with tearing off the face of his sparring partner, cutting his tongue out, and then digging an 18 inch hole in his chest to remove and cook his heart. C’mon, spin it.

American Idol ruins lives. Watch.

Wow, Israel. Just when I thought no one could top British Petroleum’s PR debacle, you do. Mazeltov.

Speaking of BP, Greenpeace has a contest to see who can better brand the oil spilling-est company on Flickr. There are some great ones so far. Check them all out here.

And speaking of Greenpeace…here’s how you freak people out about living in a nuclear world.

Naturally, China now has the best skatepark in the world.

Guatemala sprouts a massive anus and Star Wars fans dive into it screaming “This is no cave!”

Millions of nerd’s heads spontaneously exploded yesterday when Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) unceremoniously ducked out of directing The Hobbit for MGM. There was math everywhere. A horrible sight, worse than a dog-eared Monster Manual.

For Many, Mulroney’s Legacy Will Be Forever Poisoned. It’s not really foreign, but count me in.

Anti-Foodie bait: sushi pillows.