1. Preorder links for The Old Republic ($60-$150) with an expected release date of 12/31/11. (I didn't see what the monthly subscription would cost.)
2. Grantland looks at NFL free agent busts through the years.
3. "Have we got a contest for you! Break out those Photoshop skills and place your favorite writer on our super-duper Paris Review beach towel for a chance to win exactly this towel!" Via.
4. Laughing Squid uncovered more information and video about that bowling pin car I posted a few days ago.
