Saturday Hot Links
Time for another installment of Saturday Hot Links!
Today: The Most Popular TED Talks Edition!
Gay penguins become dads.
How a drunk driver and a horrific crash led to Beasts of the Southern Wild.
Mike De Luca: On The Slate.
Introverts use concrete language more than extraverts.
5 students win Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards.
11 things you might not know about the United States Air Force.
Another Earth-like planet discovered with optimal conditions for life — but does it exist?
David Simon blogs about the recent presidential election.
Nearly 10,000 zombies descend upon Mexico City [video].
Robert Redford leaves CAA for WME.
Creativity Post: How to get out of a funk.
Show runner Ken Levine (“Cheers”) with 21 steps to sitcom success.
Flavorwire: 10 proposed movie sequels that we do not want.
“This American Life” goes Louis CK [in a way].
Listen to the Rolling Stones new song “One More Shot.”
The most eye-opening movies about the movie business.
The death of the cassette tape much exaggerated.
LA voters say “yes” to condoms in porn.
Paul Thomas Anderson wants to make a comedy.
You can see the most liked Facebook photo here.
TotalFilm: 40 greatest movie character theme music.
UPS was founded by two teenagers with one bicycle and $100.
The rules of slasher movie body counts.
8 apps every writer and blogger should know.
Science reveals what makes a catchy movie line.
Chris Anderson leaves “Wired” for robotics start-up.
50 worst movie betrayals.
Perfect Christmas gift: Princess Bride bobbleheads!
Why do parrots mimic human speech?
The quantum physics of Harry Potter.
The smell of fresh baked bread makes us kinder to strangers.
Another reboot: Mortal Kombat.
British have invaded 9 out of 10 countries.
The 30 harshest filmmaker-on-filmmaker insults in history.
Why do dogs kick their legs when you scratch their bellies?
James Cameron producing an 8-part documentary on climate change.
Where do right-handed people sit in a movie theater?
Pixar. Marvel. Lucasfilm. Now is Disney going after Hasbro?
The 10 greatest moustaches in history.
Best and worst AFM 2012 movie posters.
5 U.S. cities were destroyed… and completely rebuilt.
Great advice for filmmakers from legendary directors.
John Cusack developing a movie about Rush Limbaugh.
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