Internet picks of the week

The Johnny Cash Project Few online collaborative projects – such as Star Wars: Uncut, in which fans reproduce the original movie scene by scene – are as immediately satisfying and straightforward as this "living portrait" of the Man In Black. Contributors turn film frames into illustrations using some rather nifty online drawing tools, and these images are then pieced together to create a video to Ain't No Grave, one of his final recordings, resulting in a unique mixture of playful software tinkering and excellent artwork. And when your picture appears online you get a credit – so you can claim that you worked on a Johnny Cash video. Such Small Portions Founded by 11 London university students, Such Small Portions (named after a Woody Allen joke from Annie Hall) is a social networking site for the comedy industry with an aim to unite comedians with promoters and writers via the combined forces of Twitter, profile pages and blogging. Among the latter, visitors can dip into reports on the Altitude comedy festival, which combines stand-up with skiing; the real school that inspired The Inbetweeners; and US news satire Infomania. Elsewhere, the video clips seem a little random but a regularly updated news section – including bulletins on the new BBC project from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and South Park's recent indiscretions – make it worth revisiting even if you don't sign up. Blog roll: Japan Tokyo Fashion Street snaps, Barbie obsessions and Japan's love for Lady Gaga. Tokyo Mango Kitty cosplay, USB gadgetry and the man who married a videogame character. Bionic Bong Japanese iPhone apps, plus news that more Japanese people saw Alice In Wonderland than Avatar. Danny Choo Photo blog focusing on Super Dollfie, Manga figurines and the fashion scene of Akihabara. Japan Probe Wonderful TV YouTube clips and what tourists trapped in Tokyo did during the volcanic shutdown. Super CuteKawaii Transforming everything from owls to cakes into a knitted soft toy or grinning cartoon sticker. What we learned on the web this week The sexiest 70s album covers from the eastern bloc Almost everything you need to know about Lost Tom Hanks doesn't exist in Tom Hanks movies An answer to the question: do ducks blink? Timelapse photography is reaching new levels of amazing Every number is special Einstein kept a messy desk We're more of an E-vader than a Happier Chatterer How many planes are in the sky The Welwitschia mirabilis looks how it sounds