Nic Cage's Little Girl Drops The C-Word And Kicks Some Ass [Kick-ass]
The latest clip from Mark Millar's live action adapted movie is out, featuring Hit-Girl. It's like she's stepped straight out of the bloody comics — serving up hard, cold death. We're just terrified of little Mindy and her skeevy pops. ...

Most Popular Repurposing Tricks of 2009 [Best Of 2009]
We're huge fans of repurposing here at Lifehacker—squeezing extra and usually clever uses out of every day objects. Here's a look back at out some of the most popular repurposing posts from 2009. Rain Gutters as Cable Management Tools We're...

Most Popular Repurposing Tricks of 2009 [Best Of 2009]
We're huge fans of repurposing here at Lifehacker—squeezing extra and usually clever uses out of every day objects. Here's a look back at out some of the most popular repurposing posts from 2009. Rain Gutters as Cable Management Tools We're...

Most Popular Repurposing Tricks of 2009 [Best Of 2009]
We're huge fans of repurposing here at Lifehacker—squeezing extra and usually clever uses out of every day objects. Here's a look back at out some of the most popular repurposing posts from 2009. Rain Gutters as Cable Management Tools We're...

Create Your Army Of Two: The 40th Day Mask Online Right Now [Clips]
Why wait until the 12th to design your mask and armor for Army of Two: The 40th Day, when you can create them right now via EA's online Army of Two mask and armor creator? Salem and Rios don't go anywhere without their masks, so they need top-quality...

70-Minute Review of Phantom Menace Is The Only Prequel I'm Ever Watching Again [Star Wars]
This astounding Phantom Menace video review has been making the rounds, and for good reason. This wickedly brutal analysis splits the film wide open, with clever edits and behind the scenes footage including Lucas' melt down at a PM screening. Part 1 ...

Buy A New Car Without Getting Ripped Off
There is a rare breed of individual who enjoys shopping for a new car. Likening it to one of our last remaining instances of socially acceptable bare-knuckle-boxing, Rob Gruhl is one such person. He shares his tips for not getting screwed at the...

HP Face-Tracking Webcams Don't Recognize Black People [Webcams]
This is awkward. It appears that HP's new webcams, which have facial-tracking software, can't recognize black faces, as evidenced in the above video. HP has responded: We are working with our partners to learn more. The technology we use is built on...

SNL Mocks iPhone Reception
Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update this Saturday took a headline about the potential Google phone and turned it into a potshot against the iPhone. And it made the children laugh.[via Gizmodo]

Search Hulu Videos Using Closed Caption Text [Hulu]
Remember a line from a particular show, but have no idea which episode it's in? If the show features closed captioning, Hulu can now find your phrase using a text search, and even highlight the time it shows up at. On the main page for any show or movie...

Top Gear Season 14, Episode 5: YouTube Open Thread [Top Gear]
After a one week hiatus, Top Gear's back with Clarkson driving the Noble M600, the boys presenting the annual Top Gear Christmas gift guide and Jenson Button driving the reasonably-priced car. Bitorrent not done yet? Hit the jump below. For the moment...

Alicia Keys Was On The Cosby Show ? [Cosby Kid]
WTF moment in '80s TV.

@Victory330 you must watch. It comes on E and it pretty much takes clips from all the stupid shows from that week. It's funny.

Drunk Woman Steals Ambulance, Admits She "Had A Pretty Good Time" [Siren Call]
Mindy Jones, 28, is in an Oklahoma City jail after being arrested for stealing an ambulance and driving it while searching for an ex boyfriend. Jones actually spoke to the local news while still visibly wasted. [YouTube via KOKO5 News]

This Fifth Grader Can Type Faster Than You [Super Kid]
This cute fifth grader is named Mackenzie. She types at a rapid 119 words per minute and makes the rest of us look pathetic. I'd be happy to just plain stop making typos and maybe type a little bit faster, but Mackenzie won't rest until she reaches a...

Get Way More Precise With Your Oven Cooking [Video Demonstration]
Did you know that baked goods do better on the "lower middle" oven rack, while meats should sit on the "upper middle"? Or that pies turn out best on bottom racks? Neither did we, until watching Christopher Kimball's video. The Cook's Illustrated...

Prepare to Have Your Brain Exploded by This Known Universe Video [Space]
The Known Universe is a new video from NYC's Hayden Planetarium. It slowly zooms out from the mountains of Tibet to the realms of the observable universe and beyond. Man, we are fucking nothing. [Kottke]

This May Be the Craziest Tesla Coil Video Yet [What]
This video has it all: tesla coils! The Zelda theme song! Lightsabers! Balloons that explode in flame! A pretty serious mustache! It doesn't get much better than this. [YouTube via Geekologie]