Okay, so I told my wife today who I think the mysterious Rebel is. I'll pose it in the form of a question: Which hero haven't we seen in a while who is really good with computers?

If Rebel doesn't turn out to be Micah, I'm going to be very surprised.

Okay, now that we're 16 chapters in, there are some supporting characters with significant roles yet to be introduced, but we've got our top-billed stars pretty well introduced... Kurt, Alain, George, Vinnie, and Marie (she'll be back).

I don't know about you, but I've got some ideas of who I'd cast for those roles, both in terms of current actors who are the right age, and maybe some older actors. I'd like to see whether you guys are seeing the same actors in the roles, if you're seeing totally different actors, and whether you're all thinking along the same lines or whether you're all just off on totally separate tangents.

I don't want to shape your thoughts, so I'm gonna wait until chapter 19 drops to reveal my dream cast. I'm going to get the ball rolling, though, with a picture of a guy who's now too old to play Vinnie, but this photo just screams Vinnie at me every time I see it...

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So, it's official. They've cast a 26-year-old who looks more like he should be playing a gothic vampire in a teen romance fantasy as the new Doctor Who.

Details and photos at the Daily Mail.

I've heard many people use the phrase "Bow Chicka Bow Wow" or some variation on that for some time, but if I ask them if they knew who originated that, they all seem to think it's some rap star or black comedian. Nope, it was a really white guy named Jordan Brady about 20 or so years ago in the 80s. Here's some video proof.

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