Tuesday Links: Vintage Reggie Watts Sings of Science

* Check out this recently unearthed fossil of Reggie Watts on Bill Nye the Science Guy.

* This New Yorker cartoon describes a person we all know.

* Mocking America's counterculture has a long and wonderful history.

* How does one go about becoming a Pope? Watch and learn.

* The Kojo Nimadi Show discusses the state of the Supreme Court.

* What sort of sex nastiness was your favorite president into?

* A gay man is confronted by an anti-gay preacher on the subway and this happens.

* Robots are taking all our jobs, even the fun ones where you get to talk to Fred Armisen.

Tags: Daily Links, Evolution, Funny or Die, Pope Benedict XVI, Science & Technology, Supreme Court, The New Yorker

Friday's Links: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Thor

* Neil deGrasse Tyson knows everything about Gods, too.

* Friday is a great day to watch goats yelling like people.

* Inside the military strategy of The Empire Strikes Back.

* An argument for naturalization, from our own River Clegg.

* Universal health care and their Parliament debates zombies?

* Fictional presidents that actually sound pretty good nowadays.

* Jeopardy boss and funny person Ken Jenning's weekly news quiz.

* The Dana Gould Hour has two Boston guys talking politics (not Affleck and Damon).

Tags: Boston, Canada, Daily Links, Immigration, Military, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Slate, Star Wars, Thor, Zombies

Thursday's Links: Kid President Sings of Love

* Kid President gets executive on the laws of love.

* A pragmatic approach to affairs of the heart, from Aziz Ansari.

* Team Coco is bowled over by Marco Rubio's gaffe.

* Some Valentine's Day cards that are as funny as they are sad.

* Jen Kirkman as Abbie Hoffman on the Dead Authors Podcast.

* If dating worked like college applications, it would be pretty helpful.

* Thankfully, the origin of "wearing your heart on your sleeve" isn't literal.

* Barenaked Ladies beat me to it: The first ever space-to-earth musical collaboration.

Tags: Abbie Hoffman, Conan O'Brien, Daily Links, Jen Kirkman, Marriage, Marriage Equality, Men and Women, Paul F Tompkins, Space, Valentine's Day

Wednesday's Links: Join Matt Damon's Toilet Strike

* Matt Damon wants to know how you celebrated World Toilet Day.

* If you build it, Pope John Paul II will come.

* How drunk did President Obama get you last night?

* Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter take on Team Nerdist.

* If you've ever been called a sea slug in bed, it wasn't an insult.

* Comedy Central's new show Nathan for You is for you. No… just you.

* Joe Biden and Bradley Cooper raise awareness for incredibly white teeth.

* This wasn't an isolated incident. Marco Rubio has had other encounters with water.

Tags: Barack Obama, Comedy Central, Conan O'Brien, Daily Links, Joe Biden, John McCain, Marco Rubio, Matt Damon, Pope John Paul II, Sports, State of the Union, Vatican

Tuesday's Links: Happy Birthday, Darwin!

* This isn't creepy at all.

* Darwin: A Graphic Biography.

* Arizona has some weird laws: NSFW.

* The Trumans' story. Perfect Valentine's Day reading.

* A Montana TV station warns everyone about a zombie attack.

* Who said it: Charles Manson or Ted Nugent? Frankly, it's hard to tell.

* President Obama gets some much-needed advice for tonight's SOTU.

* If you haven't gotten enough of the Petraeus scandal, here's a new book.

* You might not want to play golf during a thunderstorm, Pope-for-Now Benedict.

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Tags: Charles Darwin, Charles Manson, Daily Links, David Petraeus, Energy & Oil, Evolution, Harry S. Truman, Montana, Pope Benedict XVI, State of the Union, Valentine's Day, Zombies