Here's a rare peek into the celestial kingdom in which the Tetris God decides which shape to send you next.

The Tetris God (via Geekologie)

Kind of a weird feeling that kind of thing happens, Humans being hunted for their precious fat.

Visualizing empires decline by Pedro M Cruz, who explains: "The data refers to the evolution of the top 4 maritime empires of the XIX and XX centuries by extent. The visual emphasis is on their decline." Here's more on the data and methodology. (via @visualthinkmap)

Today's featured article. The last great click adventure game. These new Tell Tale games are good, but Grim Fandango is something else. Doesn't work on modern computer unfortunately, but you can watch it being played commentary free at lparchive.com. If you're respect gaming history then spend an evening watching these videos.