Someone over at ONTD found this picture of Amy Winehouse dead. No, she's not really dead, it's a sculpture by Italian artist Marco Perego. But in all seriousness, I could see this happening…soon.

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1. When Will Amy Winehouse Die?

SCIENCE BUZZ: Get your whole DNA make-up mapped next year for the low, low price of $5,000. Doesn’t it seem like we’re living in the future sometimes?

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1. Complete Genomics: We’ll Map Your Genes For 5K
2. Five Thousand Bucks for Your Genome
3. Dawn of Low-Price Mapping Could Broaden DNA Uses
4. Has Competition Driven Down Price?

CELEBRITY BUZZ: Site uses facial recognition technology to tell you what celebrity you look most like. Just upload a photo and it will analyze your face and give you a list of celebrities that you resemble. It’s a bit disconcerting to find out I’m a cross between Nelly Furtado and Frank Zappa, however, I can’t really say I disagree.

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1. MyHeritage face recognition - Find the Celebrity in You - MyHeritage
2. HowStuffWorks “How Facial Recognition Systems Work”
3. Picitup Celebrity Match - Find your celebrity look alike

Where will we be in fifty years? Probably hanging out on “Biggest Island Available” living in igloo condos. Nozone Magazine stole this poster from the secret Inconvenient Truth outtakes.

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MUSIC BUZZ: The Australian-born former child actor is making a splash with his futuristic funk that is as progressive as it is a throwback to eighties New Wave. Despite oozing a hipster aesthetic of dressing like an extra on the set of White Men Can’t Jump (and waiting for you to appreciate it), Sparro backs up his colorful style with a signature sound that proves he is, in fact, the real deal.

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1. Mika, Part II?
2. Sam Sparro’s Official Page
3. “Black And Gold”
4. “Cottonmouth”
5. Sam Sparro: “Ridiculously Bad Ass”
6. He’s Here, He’s Queer, Get Used To It

TECH BUZZ: This year’s gathering in Germany showcases Artificial Intelligence designed to rescue humans and play soccer, among other less awesome things. Yes, it’s all very impressive, but get back to us when there’s a model that can brilliantly deliver dinner like a pro.

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1. RoboCup’s Official Site
2. “Robots Compete to Save Human Kind, With Time Left Over for a Kickabout”
3. 42 More Years Before Robots Can Bend It Like Beckham
4. Soccer Shmoccker…Check Out the Creepy Rescue Competition!
5. Don’t Fear Robots - They May Save Your Life! [In The Fuuuuture]
6. Photos from Last Year’s RoboCup in Atlanta
7. Browse The Schedule for This Year’s RoboCup in Germany

TECH BUZZ: The first official convention celebrating Internet memes will take place at Harvard University, where hundreds of web nerds will actually hear each other LOL. Buzzfeed won’t be in attendance, but we can only hope there’s a party DJ on hand to awkwardly beckon Tron Guy to the dance floor.

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1. ROFLCon: The Official Site
2. CNN Discovers Internet Famous At ROFLcon
3. Anil Dash Is Going (And Thinks You Should, Too)
4. Jason Scott Will Be Delivering a Speech Titled “Before The LOL”
5. David Weinberger’s Keynote Address At ROFLcon
6. At ROFLcon, “The Internet Will Come Alive”
7. LIVE At ROFLcon: Leslie Hall!
8. LIVE At ROFLcon: Tron Guy!
9. ROFLCon, A Gathing of Popluar Internet Memes | Laughing Squid
10. LIVE At ROFLcon: XKCD!
11. LIVE At ROFLcon: LOLcats!
12. LIVE At ROFLcon: Dinosaur Comics!
13. Gearing Up for a Weekend of Nerddom
14. “ROFLCon is Like the Apocalypse, the Last Episode of M*A*S*H and the Stupidest Thing You Can Think of All Rolled Into One Amazing Package of Internet Memes”
15. The Official ROFLcon Shirt, Available - Where Else? - At ROFLcon