Two more things you never knew you needed, but now can't live without. The Phobile mobile handset, and the USB-powered Missile Launcher.

According to The Smoking Gun, Jennifer Aniston is firing off pre-emptive cease-and-desist letters to magazines and websites in an effort to stop dissemination of topless photos that were taken of her recently while she sunbathed. What an outrageous invasion of privacy - if you know where to find them, please don't email us and tell us where they are EXACTLY....

(Although it's not like we haven't seen it all before...)

There are two families of Vulture species, the Old World Vultures common to Africa and Asia, Accipitridae and the New World Vultures, Cathartidae which include the Turkey Vulture and the American Black Vulture. The Old World Vultures find their food by sight, whereas the New World vultures can sniff out a roadkill better than a redneck with the munchies.

Interestingly, these two families of vultures are a great example of Convergent Evolution (for those of you who believe in that balderdash). Convergent evolution is when two groups of animals evolve independently with the same characteristics. (As opposed to divergent evolution, when two groups arise from a common ancestor but acquire different characteristics-ie Lions and Tigers)

And now, to lower the intellectual tone to a more comfortable level: check out Vulture Ball after the jump.

This past weekend, Scaramouch offered our readers the opportunity to donate to the site. And in return, they could have their notes to us read aloud at the YesBut holiday lunch, and posted on the site.

I'm raising the stakes. I recently purchased one of those holiday packs of Jones Soda, with the disgusting holiday flavors. Don't know why really. It was marked down at the checkout line at Target, and those flashing holiday lights confuse me. Anyway, I'll bring these to the lunch, and drink them warm (on video) after eating a full meal, in exchange for reaching the following contribution levels...

$10.00 - Cranberry
$20.00 - Pumpkin Pie
$30.00 - Wild Herb Stuffing
$40.00 - Turkey & Gravy
$50.00 - Brussel Sprout
$100.00 - All five, and we'll be able to bus Evil Rich up for the festivities.

Give 'til it hurts.

PS: The wine list, spork and moist towelette are examples of the Jones Soda sense of humor. I may need the towelette immediately following the challenge.

Some images from a huge King Kong installation in Times Square. I suspect it's there to coincide with the Lottery drawing tonight. How cool would it have been for them to have this thing actually bolted to the side of the Empire State Building, as if it were climbing up?

Having played the FANTASTIC Kong game all weekend on my XBox, I now can't wait for the movie. There are scenes in the game that are so beautiful, you have to just stop playing and just soak it in. One scene has you walking through a valley when a herd of brontosaurus stroll by. Simply stunning.

Naked News correspondent Lily Kwan interviews Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane er, naked.

If you haven't already noticed, top ten lists are big with me (and about a dozen cable channels). Nothing like putting together a meaningless list of ten things, and ranking them in some arbitrary order to give myself a false sense of empowerment...I'm all about it. And as I get all festive during the holidays, I thought I'd put out a few of them...like twelve, maybe. Lot's of subjects to choose from...TV, movies, food, gifts, songs. Tons to choose from. And so, for this Monday morning, I give you the first list of Christmas...

Top Ten Christmas TV Villains