No missing link this week, just another stinking pile of Bigfoot fraud. Fortunately, we have a bunch of the other type of link:

Pakistan's President Musharraf surrendered his title (and his key to the executive washroom). Big Think brought out our inner nerd. And thought-leaders predicted the suburbs' fate.

Genes came out of the closet, skateboarding slowed down, and Dubai's biggest building got shot.

That old city of New York might be in for winds of change. In Beijing, where age is no object, things just blow (if you're a blogger, that is). Also, Photosynth is kind of up and running.

Enjoy the end of the games. They're up and done come Sunday. Photo via the most amazing collection ever.