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Sorry ’bout the late arrival, folks. You know, work and junk.

Canada

• Daniel Woolf is the new Principal of Queen’s University.

World

• Swiss authorities mull fines to discourage nude hiking.
• A Detroit reporter found a dead body encased in ice in an old freight elevator. With disturbing photo!
• Slapstick in real life: New Zealand edition. And now, with video!
• The US Army is recalling 16,000 sets of faulty body armour.  Way to boost morale, guys.
• The US has launched an under-publicized War on Cheese.
• Here are some absolutely gourgeous aerial photos of London.
• A CIA chief in Algeria is under investigation for rape. Way to win those hearts and minds, guys.

Science & Tech

• Locusts love the sweet, sweet seratonin.
• The good news: a comet did not kill the Mammoths. Bad news: this somehow means we will all die in horrible brushfires.
• Water-powered jetpack is pretty much the coolest thing ever.
• That’s one big Gatling Gun.
• Was Nessie invented by an Italian?

Pop Culture

• Get your 3D Star Wars Kites!
• Uh oh. The Thriller musical just hit a big, John Landis-shaped snag.
• Check out this list of amazing coincidences. I’m skeptical of a few, by the James Dean Death Car Curse is pretty fascinating.
• KFC starts a BSG promotiong, misapprehends the meaning of “Frak”. Backpedalling ensues. 
• Handy flowchart makes writing a Star Trek: TOS easier than ever!
• The final Watchmen poster is out. And it’s hawt.
• Nature filmmaker Sir David Attenborough gets hate mail for “not crediting God”.
• Colbert gets it: “Watching the Super Bowl without a plate of chicken wings is like making love without a plate of chicken wings.”
• Want to hear Werner Herzog talk about making a movie in Antarctica? Wish granted.
• Stan Lee is getting sued for lying about the profitability of his characters.
• Mmm. Bacon explosion.
• New sitcom brings together a vampire, werewolf and ghost under one roof. Worst. Show. Ever.