I've just finished up an, ahem, ambitious project at work, which means that I've finally had a chance to catch up on the news from the past week, some good, some bad, and some just interesting. On a personal front, I'm thoroughly excited because they've just opened up both a Cosi and a Sebastian's within a block of my office here on the MIT campus. Given the bleak nature of our dining options before, this is a Very Good Thing. (And that's about as close as I'll get to a "Cheese Sandwich" post for the daty, thanks.)

• {fray} returns! Derek is heading to print!
• Dragontouched: a WoW comic. It's not machinima, but what is it?
• Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer script. Matt's going to be either sad or stoked.
• Starbucks + iPhone: what he said. Hee hee.
• Flight 3 wins Harvey. Congrats to Kazu and company!
• NYT: Besting Mick Jagger. That's a great house.
• NYT:Buildings Designed to Communicate. Hmmm.
• Times Select RIP. Amen.
• Badassery. Sweet.
• RIP Madeline L'Engle. May space fold around her.
• Gaiman joins Clarion faculty. Wow.
• RIP Robert Jordan. Now the Wheel of Time will never conclude. Rats.