- For the third time in a row, Joey Chestnut beat out former champion Takeru Kobayashi in the annual 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest. Chestnut downed a record 68 dogs at the Cony Island event, 3.5 more than Kobayashi. [AP]
- A look at an amazing Japanese papercraft castle. [Tokyo Bling]
- For the first time since June of 2008 "Watchmen" did not top the monthly BookScan graphic novel list. It was dethroned by none other than "Bleach." [ICv2]
- Pioneering online video streaming site Joost is standing down. Said to be "Hulued" to death, they are now opting out of streaming. [Advertising Age]
- Superstar anime director Hayao Miyazaki, who's newest film Ponyo is about to hit the US, will appear at San Diego Comic-Con International, his first appearance at the show. [LA Times]
- Speaking of Ponyo, a review of Disney's dub of the film has been posted. [ANN]
- "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" powered its way to an amazing total of $201.24 million in just 5 days. [ICv2]
- Megami Magazine's latest character poll has half of the Top 10 being filled with the K-On girls, with Mio & Yui at first & second place. [Sankaku Complex]
- Miku Hatsune's new PSP game is full of pantsu fan-service. [Kotaku]
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