Today is the first day of summer here in the northern hemisphere, as the solstice occurs at 1:16 pm EDT today. We've had some hot days this spring, but also some very spring-like weather, which doesn't always happen in the northeast U.S. But in keeping with the increasingly tropical weather patterns around here, the forecast calls for thundershowers every day this week.

Tropical Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez and Acleacius.
Play:	Portal Cannon. Extinct: Are You Smarter Than a Plant? Cavemen vs Dinosaurs.
Stories:	How To Make Five Futurama Props Super Cheap. William Shatner Will Not Appear in Star Trek Sequel. Robert Smigel Details ‘Green Lantern’ Movie He Wrote For Jack Black.
Science:	Japanese scientists turn sewage into edible "feces steak". Microdrones, Some as Small as Bugs, Are Poised to Alter War. Thanks j.c.f. Hydrogen-powered unmanned aircraft takes first flight.
Images:	The D20 Velvet Napping Pillow Is Perfect For Marathon D&D Sessions. Space Invaders Traffic Light.
Media:	Heavy is Spy. NSFW. Meet Zola the Breakdancing Gorilla. His pop-and-locking needs work.
The Funnies:	Dilbert.
Follow-ups:	Large Hadron Collider achieves 2011 data milestone. Thanks [H]ard-OCP. Merriam-Webster Online Trend Watch: Schadenfreude. Greatest Ryan Dunn Videos.