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Because I appreciate each and every one of my readers (all 20 of you), I have culled the Internet, searched high and low, dug deep, and emerged with a bunch of killer links for your reading enjoyment. All have been read and approved by me, so you know it’s quality.

• May 21st is the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man and so, in honor of the little yellow guy, here is Mashable.com’s 10 Awesome Video Games You Can Play Online. Not only is there Pac-Man, but also Donkey Kong. Mario Bros, Centipede, and a bunch of other classics.
• AC/DC recently jammed in Bulgaria, and via Global Voices Online, here is a site with 23 YouTube clips of the show.
• Speaking of YouTube and it’s social media kin, the almighty Facebook, before the two sites were banned by Pakistan, several Pakistani bloggers expressed their frustration at the “Everybody Draw Muhammad Day” Facebook fan page. Although none write about the potential for revenge, you can tell they are hurt. The way I see it, just because I can say what I want doesn’t mean I should be deliberately disrespectful. Fear of violence should not be the only thing that limits creative endeavors.
• In other conflicting cultural news from the Islamic world, a Nigerian senator is marrying a 13-year-old girl. This is the same man who married a 15-year-old a few years ago. Unfortunately, he is claiming Islam lets him do this. Sounds like he just like to have wives he can control. I doubt a legal adult woman would put up with his shenanigans.
• On the far less serious tip, media studies professor Henry Jenkins explores the marketing strategy behind He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. I never realized the cartoon was there only to try and sell the toys. (Check out the link in Jenkins’ post on the worst He-Man toys. I think I had half of them.)
• Dusting off a few more childhood memories, Deadspin’s “Dead Wrestler of the Week” series is back. This week’s tribute is to the Junkyard Dog, one of my favorites from back in the day.
• In the above post, the Deadspin folks discuss the racial implications of Junkyard Dog, a black man who did what he had to do to get over in southern wrestling organizations. Thirty years later, the Highwaymen, a team that uses the Confederate flag as a part of their gimmick is among the most hated in the Florida wrestling scene. Although Central Florida race relations are less stressed than in other parts of the South, the fact that a Confederate tag team is booed shows times have changed.