links for 2009-05-05

• A New "Platform" for Games Research
  "Henry Jenkins recently interviewed Nick Montfort and me [Ian Bogost] about Racing the Beam and the Platform Studies series."
  (tags: IanBogost VideoGame Interview HenryJenkins Book Author FrieNDA Friend)
• LHC Could be Running by August 2009
  The Black Hole coming this summer may not necessarily be a blockbuster flick.
  (tags: Science Physics Europe CERN GenevaLunch)
• James Beard Winners Are Named
  "A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch." - James Beard
  (tags: Lists BestOf JamesBeard Food NYTimes 2009)
• The Fascinating World Of The Dung Beetle
  "Underneath the cow patties in the pasture — and the monkey dung in the jungle — there is a miniature world of sex and violence."
  (tags: Science Insects NPR)