This is why bears are so awesome. As the tumble log Bears R Chill points out, “This bear is getting its Halloween costume ready.”

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CULTURE BUZZ: Though it’s still listed as “100 Skills Every Man Should Know,” these are universal skills for life. Take the quiz first if you already think you’ve got it, Mr. or Mrs. Know-It-All.

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1. Life’s Essential 100 Skillz
2. Skills Quiz

Rehabilitating baby sea lions has to be one of the best jobs in the world, at least based on this video. All that is required: The willingness to get wet, the ability to raaawhr, and a love of insanely cute things. Sign me up!!

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Some unbelievable popping and locking from a So You Think You Can Dance contestant. I really need to watch this show more often.

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TV BUZZ: Lost amid the furor of last week’s photo scandal, Miley Cyrus is also in the middle of a heated dance off with the guys behind Step Up 2: The Streets. The three videos below tell the story better than we ever could, but the basic arc runs thus: John Chu, the director behind dance flick Step Up 2, challenged Miley Cyrus and her pal Mandy to a dance battle via his YouTube blog; Miley and Mandy responded with a video of their own; then Chu and dance maniac Adam Sevani made a response-to-the-response video, featuring cameos by Lindsay Lohan (?) and Adam Sandler (??). Now the three videos have 5.3 million views between them.

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1. Step 1: Adam and Chu Challenge Miley and Mandy
2. Step 2: M&M Cru Respond
3. Step 3: Somehow, Lindsay Lohan, Adam Sandler and Chris Brown Become Involved
4. Step 4: M&M Cru Fires Back

SCIENCE BUZZ: Scientists have filmed bears in the wild, on camera and getting down. It’s nice to see bears dancing in a way that doesn’t involved being tortured. Thank you, bears, and sorry about the hot coals.

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1. Watch the Awesome Bears: The Bear Rub
2. Science is Fun: Catching Dancing Bears in Their Element
3. Japanese Bear Does “Stick Dancing”
4. Breakdancing Bear (NOTE: Not Actual Bear)
5. Weirdly Compelling Yet Totally Inane Spinning Wooden Bears

FOOD BUZZ: The head of the Momofuku empire of restaurants in New York is gaining a national profile. Rumors of a Momofuku in Las Vegas and the recent, successful opening of his third restaurant, Momufuku Ko, has solidified Chang’s star status. Also, he makes really good food, much of it pork.

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1. Three Stars for Momofuku Ko From the NY Times
2. Bon Appetit Calls Him Chef of the Year in 2007, Too
3. A Profile so Good Ed Levine Wishes He’d Written it Himself
4. The New Yorker Piece Will Make You Fear and Admire Chang, Trust Us
5. Ruth Reichl Hearts Momofuku Ko
6. Chang on His New Restaurant: “We have no idea what the f*ck we’re doing.”
7. GQ Calls Chang Chef of the Year
8. David Chang Spills the Beans About Momofuku Ko
9. Try to Make Reservations at Momofuku Ko
10. One of Food and Wine’s Best New Chefs of 2006