The WB is looking for identical twins, ages 14-20. Perhaps you’re a twin and would like your very own sitcom? Well, you’d have to share it with your twin too.

Already linked from everywhere (but that’s ’cause it is Good and we are all in Buffy withdrawal), The Onion A.V. Club interview with Joss Whedon. Don’t miss the tiny link at the end that leads to even more Q&A; with Joss. He’s been through the Hollywood grind a few times more than I had thought. Hopefully Buffy will be a launching pad to even greater things on the silver screen. From his comments, he seems to want to make movies that I’d actually enjoy paying $8 to see.

I’m a little wary of Kermit the Frog being a spokes-amphibian for the V-Chip. I don’t mind if he is promoting that parents monitor what their children watch. But I guess I’m hoping he’ll be encouraging parents to talk about what is on TV with their kids and educate them about what they should be watching instead of pushing a hands-off screening device. Then again, I may feel much differently when I have children of my own. Time will tell. For now, I’d like to know what Jim Henson would have said.

By March 2001, euro bills and coins will replace local currencies as legal tender in the participating European countries. So certain people who have been hoarding large amounts of marks, francs, or other currencies are scurrying to avoid losing wealth. A NY Times article tells of Germany’s border checks, which are turning up hidden stashes in cars, and a theory that the euro has become weak because of the conversion of billions of mafia-held marks into American dollars. It’s an interesting look into the concept of currency exchange and what “cash” is. (And speaking of exchanging money, I enjoyed this nicely done Flash animation that relates a bureaucratic experience of a Canadian trying to deposit a check in U.S. funds. The sound effects are great. via /usr/bin/girl)

This guy scanned his slide rules and put the results on the web, along with self-deprecating comments (“The following pages have little, ugly images, which are links to big, ugly images. Each page also has some random, completely uninformative text.”) He’s got some interesting old styles, including one in ivory manufactured (we hope) before that became a no-no.

Interesting news from the Tic Tac site. New flavor: Lime Mints. I love lime. I love mint. This could be good. And they also have a website for something I mentioned a year ago, Tic Tac Silvers, which come in the “cute because it’s a big Tic Tac box!” box. The site includes tips on what to use the box for when it’s empty. (via Yahoo’s Daily Picks)

“What news looks like when women matter” is the tagline for Women’s Enews. It doesn’t just have links to women-related news stories on other news sites, it’s actual, researched news stories with a female slant. So it’s a source, not a filter. The ‘net can always use more solid sources. The site is a project of the Women, Policy and Media Program of the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund.

The Dot Eaters, Videogame History 101 is a well-researched, thorough look at the evolution of video and computer games, from oscilloscopes to arcades to home gaming systems and then home computers. It includes multimedia files from old games and photos of the movers and shakers (including Nolan Bushnell, Atari and Chuck E. Cheese founder, smoking a pipe in a pool). (via kottke)

My brain refuses to process the Hewlett-Packard / Compaq merger. It’s still working on DEC being swallowed up by Compaq. Digital Equipment Corp was the largest employer in Massachusetts. Looks like Mass General Hospital gets the honors nowadays.

What does it mean when your new husband keeps pointing a stud finder at himself and laughing when it beeps?