Today is National Pancake Day, celebrated by IHOP, where they are giving away a complimentary short stack of pancakes to all comers and urging folks to give to charity. Of course if they were really The International House of Pancakes you'd be able to do this all over the world, but in spite of the name, their only locations not in U.S. territories are in Canada and Mexico (perhaps The House of International Pancakes would be more accurate, though HOIP is not as cool as IHOP). This is something I can get behind, as pancakes are always welcome, but I think I'll celebrate by making some over the weekend.

R.I.P.: Hollywood star Jane Russell dies at 89.
R.I.P.: Bob Dylan's muse Suze Rotolo dies. Thanks Acleacius.

International House of Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez and Acleacius.
Play:	Swift Turn. Retro Ninja. Bounce.
Links:	MineCraft papercraft. Thanks Boing Boing. Extreme Couponing. Bar Has Toilet That Looks Like a TARDIS. Doctor Poo.
Stories:	Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers (registration required). Fish pedicure safety in question. Savannah bans Girl Scouts’ cookie sales at founder’s historic home.
Science:	Thoughtcrime? The ethics of neuroscience and criminality. Meteorites 'could have carried nitrogen to Earth'. Robovie PC robot wins marathon in Osaka, Japan.
Images:	AT-AT meets Mystery Machine. "...if it wasn't for those darned ewoks." Space Shuttle Docking with Space Station as Seen from Earth.
Media:	Star Wars' Battle of Hoth, LEGO Style. Mike Tyson in "The Presidents Speech". Simon's Cat in 'Sticky Tape'.
The Funnies:	Brevity.
Follow-up:	LHC 'has two years to find Higgs'. NZ quake unearths 'time capsules'.