Red Rover: The Mars Curiosity rover touched down safely on the red planet last night at 10:32pm Pacific Time. Read about the momentous landing here and see pictures here (TIME.com)
Sweet Landing: Oreo tweeted an image of a cookie with red cream filling and tracks. Wouldn’t Mars bars be a more appropriate snack? (BuzzFeed)
Treasure Island: As NASA explores Mars, check out these cultural treasures that have gone missing — like $30 million eggs and a pre-historic bird. (mental_floss)
Flashing Lights: Is dubstep senseless noise or a genius mix of senseless noise that is music to your ears? Here’s a short video in defense of dubstep. (PBS)
Spirits: Ever watch Mad Men and think, “this show would be so much better if I had a martini”? Check out this slideshow of 10 TV show and cocktail pairings. (Flavorwire)
Slothful Games: If you think NBC’s Olympics coverage has been slothful, wait until you see “The Sloth Olympics,” sponsored by an Internet fan group for sloths. (Huffington Post)
Hey Girl: Vanity Fair applied the Ryan Gosling “Hey Girl” meme to Ryan Lochte, and copy cats followed. (Vanity Fair) All we have to say to that is: Hey girl / I make a splash in the pool / But you make a splash in my heart.
Phanatics: This Phillies fan mourns the trade of Shane Victorino to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Hunter Pence to the San Francisco Giants in “Some Batters That I Used To Know” — a parody of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know.” (MLB Fan Cave)
Beach Bombs: You know, just another day at the beach with a bunch of huge tanks driving around. Nothing special. (The Daily What)
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