Jonathan Coulton

I'm not sure I'm ready to commit to entertainers being badasses, but I'm going to make an exception in this case. Jonathan Coulton has become a nerd icon with his "Thing a Week" compilations which include "First of May" (Rated "R") a rousing rendition of "Baby Got Back" and "Code Monkey." He'll be rocking Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) again this year and yours truly sincerely hopes for "Still Alive" the end credits theme for Valve's game "Portal." How can you not like a song about science, cake and guns sung by a deranged mainframe?

Pens fan crashes Stanley Cup Celebration...

First- go Pens.  I started watching when Jagr was dropping straight pwnage with that ridiculous mullet and FOX was trying comet trails on slapshots.   Second- my new hero, read the full story here: http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/How-a-Penguins-fan-crashed-the-Stanley-Cup-party?urn=nhl,180369   From the Daily News, here's how Kraft maneuvered down from the stands to the ice, in his own words: "So I go over in position where a family member might be, and after about 15 minutes, (defenseman) Philippe Boucher(notes) skates over and points to the guy in front of me. When that guy raises his hand, I raise mine. The security guard sees both of us, opens the door and everyone just assumes I'm a relative. "Once on the ice, it's open season. I have access to the tunnel back to the locker room and it's just a big celebration - players everywhere, hanging out, playing music and spraying champagne. "A couple players pick me up and swing me around. I'm spraying a bottle of champagne. Amazing."    Amazing, indeed.