Lunch With Regina The Amateur Gourmet has lunch with Internet skewer artist Regina Schrambling.

Heritage Beef Tasting The ALBC and Slow Food, among others, recently hosted a tasting of heritage beef.

Fighting Simulation Sickness In Mirror's Edge Some people get woozy when they play first-person shooters. The folks at DICE, who are making one of my most anticipated games this year, are working to help them.

The Jedi Gym What happens when a bunch of geeks get together to emulate their favorite Star Wars characters in an effort to get fit? More to the point, what happens when a real Star Wars character shows up?

Kurt Vonnegut On How To Write Kurt Vonnegut offers writing advice (via kottke.org)

Flock Of Birds = Smoke A massive flock of birds swirls and spins like intelligent smoke.

Crazy Creature Creator Creatures Will Wright shows off some of his favorite creatures made with Spore Creature Creator. Got to download some of those for my game.

Portal Sequel Coming To XBLA A sequel to the critical smash Portal will arrive on XBox Live Arcade later this year.

Alice Wang's Amusing Tech Artist Alice Wang creates amusing household objects that explore the subject of taboo. Her Tyrant alarm clock is one good example.

Thsrs: The Shorter Thesaurus Trying to fit a long word into Twitter's 140-character constraint? Try Thsrs, which will give you a shorter synonym for your long term.

Wine Holders For Al Fresco Dining Though these stands are a bit precious, I like the idea of a stake you can push into the ground and use to hold your wineglass.

Soul Calibur IV's Star Destroyer Level The upcoming version of uber-fighter Soul Calibur will not only include Yoda (XBox 360), Darth Vader (PS3), and his apprentice, it will also include a Star Destroyer arena.

11C Adds 100 Words Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition, has 100 new words, including prosecco, fanboy, air quotes, and mondegreen (really? they only now added that?)

Digit: Clever Flash Puzzle A fun and well-thought-out puzzle concept done in Flash

Pop Music By Animatronics One of the original designers of the animatronic bands that appeared in Showbiz pizza restaurants now wires up his copy to perform pop songs.