Friday!

* Rubber is yet another movie about a tire that kills humans using telepathic powers after witnessing his family and friends burn in a tire fire at the hands of a human. Via (who else?) Vu.

* Kottke links to audio of David Foster Wallace’s memorable “This Is Water” commencement speech.

* Forgive the unhappy juxtaposition: Seed considers whether intelligent people are more likely to commit suicide.

* And the Big Picture returns to the Gulf with more devastating photographs.