2008

This is the ninth installment of a series on kottke.org that provides updates to recent posts, including active threads about helicopters and mispronounced words.

This blog post shares a few different stories of how people caught thieves, including someone stealing Netflix DVDs, a car thief, and people who tricked others into stealing for them. via kottke.org

A new Coen brothers comedy film, "Burn After Reading," starring John Malkovich, George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, and Brad Pitt, is set to release on September 12, 2008. via kottke.org

A 1968 article made predictions about life in 2008, getting some things right, like computers being central to our lives, and others very wrong. via Marginal REVOLUTION

A US man sold the domain name pizza.com for $2.6 million in an online auction.

via The source of this content is BBC News.

Eleven members of the Greek weightlifting team tested positive for banned substances, putting their participation in the Beijing Olympics in jeopardy.