At the risk of sounding like the third-waver I almost am, there's nothing hotter than a nerdy girl. "Interesting" and "clever" goes a long way, don't it?

You can find all of the above and more at Heartless Doll, a new pop culture blog with a female perspective and a healthy chunk of gaming content. We're both Village Voice Media, so the doll crew is like a bunch of digital little sisters. Which is kind of a gross comparison given the first paragraph, I guess, so just wipe that from your memory bank, mmmkay?

Bonnie Ruberg (of Heroine Sheik excellence) gets the party started right and/or quickly with a list of The Ten Most Ridiculous Undergarments Worn by Women in Video Games.

It includes items like Princess Peach's Frilly Pink Panties (not to be confused with the pink panties referenced in Full Metal Jacket):

If this isn't an appropriate rejoinder to Ms. Pac-Man in Hustler, then I don't know what is.