The Rip Torn mistakes a bank for his house story was somehow funnier before I saw the picture of the bank. The New York Post has side-by-side pictures of the bank and his house this morning, and the bank really does look like someone’s house.

Charlie Brooker is a British comedian, journalist and columnist for the Guardian. And he has created a hilarious blueprint for the vast majority of stories you see on the evening news. Unfortunately, I fear I’m guilty of committing some of the broadcasting crimes myself.

In the European date format, today’s date reads the same forward and backward. It’s 01022010.

This is the most remarkable piece of video I saw today. A raised dump truck smashed into a pedestrian bridge in Istanbul. The bridge disintegrated as someone walked across it.

I’m headed to the Winter Olympics for a week in February, so I’m looped into the news from Vancouver. Today I learned of this stunning time lapse video on YouTube. It’s worth a look.