Assorted Linkage

Return of the Abandoned Mine Towns
Courtesy of Will, photos of the abandoned Japanese island of Gunkanjima, which was based around a coal mine that ran out in the early 1970s. Eerie.

How Not to be Mistook for Psychotic
If you don't have any plans to take the real, official Rorschach test, but are curious about its methods and scoring, this page offers some insight into how psychologists assess your inkblot answers, along with outlines of the blots from all ten of the official Rorschach cards.

Happy Birthday, Dear Nuclear Monnnn-sterrrrr....
Everyone wish Gojira a happy 50th. In addition to the original Raymond Burr-free movie coming to America for the first time this summer, apparently the Godzilla franchise is busy filming Godzilla: Final Wars, in which everyone's favorite lizard makes a multi-city tour. Says a thrilled Austrailian government official: "Everyone remembers those grainy black and white images of Godzilla attacking Tokyo office workers ... and millions of Japanese people — and potential tourists — will see Godzilla stomping his way across our beautiful country." Nothing like a thoroughly crushed Opera House to make everyone start planning their next trip to Sydney, I always say.