Grab a coffee and a cruller, it's time for a flavor shot of this week's Interweb offerings in The Scanner.

It doesn't have to be a cruller - it could be a bear claw. I'm just saying grab a snack.

IGN has a sweet retrospective on NBA Jam - including a list of the 10 best hidden characters which includes The Fresh Prince and a President!

The Daily Intelligencer finds a new children's book to teach them about mommy's liposuction habit.

Say there old people, looking for a social networking site that appeals to you and not some smarmy MTV-fed skateboard punk? Then GetBack Media is for YOU! (Hat tip: The Feed

Here it is already past mid-week and I'm just finding out it's "TV Turnoff Week." Oops. But if I turn it off, how will I know what cool things are being blown up on Mythbusters and Gossip Girl?

Were you aware the Recording Industry Association of America is suing a homeless guy and it's not going too well for them. (Hat tip: Boing Boing)

Wonders never cease with the RZA. The man who would be Bobby Digital is not only working on a new side project but also creating a hip-hop chess site. I would not believe it unless I saw WuChess.com with my own eyes.

CNN may be on to a way of saving the news business: T-shirts! Apparently the most trusted name in news is selling T-shirts featuring the day's headlines. I think we could get in on some of that here at Press Herald Plaza. (Hat tip: Pop Candy)

Real World Really freshens up a Serious Eats post on drinking cheaply, but with the college grad in mind.

Portland's Breakfast Club made the leap to a grown folks blog and recently enjoyed the Frog & Turtle and a bacon-wrapped doughnut. I feel shame that I did not take my waiter up on that offer. Shame.

BEHOLD, the future: a pair of Bluetooth-enabled jeans with a keyboard in them. (Hat tip: Engadget)

Facebook users take note - it's no longer enough to worry about potential employers, dates or your parents finding out something you didn't want them to know on Facebook. Now you have to be careful because the police - at least in Manchester (England) - are looking.

How soon till Iron Man suits, part II: The author behind "The Physics of Superheroes" says we're more than a few years away from jet boots and repulsor rays.

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