Check out Wired’s pocket-sized English-to-Japanese emoticon translator. This will come in handy for those not familiar with Japan’s wide world of emoticons. Now even if you can’t understand the text, you’ll at least be able to identify the sentiment. Via Wired. Oodles of tech tidbits.

You knew it would only be a matter of time before the summer blockbuster hit Inception was given the LEGO treatment. Full story at Amusing Planet. Get your LEGO fix.

Artist Pamela Michelle Johnson believes American culture has as much to do with junk food as it does with freedom and strength. That’s why she painted this mouth-watering series entitled “American Still Life.” The paintings feature the nation’s favourite fatty foods from syrup-drenched waffled to sweets and of course, poptarts. Each painting is approximately five …

Lacoste celebrates its 60th anniversary with a little help from Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang in a line of limited-edition classic polo shirts. The collaboration brings together the brand’s iconic crocodile with the beloved comic strip characters in a playful mash-up of preppy and fun. You’re a good man shirt, Charlie …

We can’t quite figure out why rock stars such as Pete Wentz wear eye liner. But ancient Egyptian men had good reason to apply eye makeup, pluck their brows and don hair extensions. The ancient Egyptian affinity for cosmetics wasn’t purely steeped in vanity. Men, women and children all adhered to remarkably strict personal hygiene …

Where does most of the world’s population reside? Harvard grad student Bill Rankin decided to answer that question with a clever map that shows the population’s distribution by longitude and latitude. Ranking found that 88 percent of world’s population calls the Northern Hemisphere home and, on average, people live 24 degrees from the equator. Full …

Does using i.e. and e.g. in a sentence leave your head spinning more than semi-colons and dashes? Fret your little grammar-hating head no more, and swing over to The Oatmeal for a lesson in i.e. and e.g. usage. Paired with giggle-worthy cartoons, the lesson will leave you in stitches and with a better understanding of …

Your daily dose of mash-up marvelousness comes via YouTube user iwantmyTVNOW who created a brilliant trailer for faux-flick Upception. Via YouTube. All the top movie news.

Fruit beer: It’s many a beer lover’s secret shame. Instead of being embarrassed about these fruited, fermented brews, Chow found a list of six fruit beers that you can take seriously. The editors matched these speciality beers with a hot summer’s day, so enjoy while you can! The list includes: New Belgium Eric’s Ale Cantillion …

Dating site OKCupid has released a handful of statistics that could put a bit more swagger and bounce into the steps of iPhone fans. Tucked into a blog post titled “Don’t Be Ugly By Accident” (pfft, who hasn’t been there?), the site slipped in the fact that iPhone users have more sexual partners compared to …

How much would you pay for a dog that weighs 180 pounds (imagine the poops!) and sports a full coat of hair thicker than Robin Williams? Some of you probably replied, “why pay for a dog when shelters have an endless supply of lovable pooches?” Very true, but in China, a huge dog has sparked …

Photographer David Laventi snapped this breathtaking photo series documenting the magical details of historical music hall architecture. They just don’t make ‘em like they used to. Full series at The Coolist. More amazing photography.