Hundreds of players will have their decks and lists ready this weekend as Austin hosts the 2009 World Championships for the World of Warcraft trading card game and World of Warcraft collectible miniatures game. The grand-prize winner of the trading card game gets $50,000 cash, and the collectable miniatures winner gets $10,000. Play begins at 9:15 am Friday and continues throughout the weekend. Admission is free at the Austin Convention Center's Exhibit Hall #1. more ›

The crowd at the World Swimming Championships in Rome saw more of University of Texas swimmer Ricky Berens than they bargained for Sunday. Berens' high-tech swimsuit tore down the back as he leaned down to stretch before the 4x100m freestyle relay. The Huffington Post has a gallery of the probably-NSFW photos. more ›

Who among us hasn’t stood half-naked in front of a full-length mirror, knees bent, head back, one arm extended toward the heavens, the other windmilling furiously to the stomping rhythm of “Uptown Girl”? Okay, okay—maybe you’d pick something that actually has guitar in it, but that’s your hang up, not ours. Commie. Anyway, for those of us who dream of rock stardom, but don’t have the time or the inclination to learn an instrument,... more ›

If, however, you are in the mood for a few groans, you might be interested in the 28th Annual O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships Registration. We’ve never thought of O. Henry as one of those people who are particularly interested in puns, but whatever. more ›