Do you ever wonder why more onscreen heroes don’t pull up in vans? What if the oversized automobile had been more ubiquitous in pop culture? Artist Brandon Ortwein gives us one answer with It Would Have Been Cooler as a Van, a poster series that re-envisions famous cinematic vehicles — from Pee-wee Herman’s bike to Doc’s DeLorean — as vans. We imagine Matt Foley, an early adopter of the van trend, would be proud.

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Bill Murray was wearing a proton pack when he accepted the “Best Horror Movie” Award on behalf of Zombieland at the 2010 Scream Awards over the weekend. While he has previously stated that a third Ghostbusters film is a myth, according to IMDb, it’s really happening, with Murray joining original cast members Sigourney Weaver, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Annie Potts, and Ernie Hudson. Perhaps this is a sign that Dr. Venkman has finally been won over? We can only hope. [via /Film]

Lee Crutchley is the UK-based graphic designer behind Quoteskine, a blog of Moleskine drawings inspired by a head full of quotes and lyrics. “I’m a big fan of taking two separate references and putting them together to make something new,” he explains. Click through to check out five of our favorites from his series of movie mash-up artwork; signed versions will be coming soon to his online store.

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Today at Flavorpill, we learned the dangers of being a television news reporter. We spotted some art school cliches. We met the barely-clad ladies of Ghostbusters Burlesque, a real-life ninja turtle, and Britain’s best 20 novelists under 40. We wanted to know who exactly is buying jewelry that’s inspired by True Blood. We strongly disagreed with The Awl’s assessment that The Firm is Tom Cruise at his hottest — it’s clearly Top Gun. We were excited to hear that FEED Magazine’s archives are back online. We listened to rare garage-band bootlegs of Tom Waits and William Burroughs’ Black Rider. And finally, we remembered what it felt like to step on a LEGO while barefoot back when we were kids. They should really come with a disclaimer.

New York City just doesn’t seem safe these days, and people don’t always know where to look for protection. Recently, when the New York Public Library became infested with ghosts, who do you think they called? That’s right, Improv Everywhere. Studious patrons were disturbed during the evacuation, but the team of faux-parapsychologists got the job done and the reading room is better off because of it. At least they hope so.

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Over the weekend Bill Murray finally confirmed his involvement in the third installment of Ghostbusters — the film that helped to solidify his post-Caddyshack career back in 1984. He’ll be playing the ghost of Dr. Peter Venkman, per his request. Funny enough, this isn’t the first time that Murray has played dead (or some version of it) on screen. So when did the comedic actor become so morbid?

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It has been a good week for Ray Parker Jr., a musician best known for writing and performing the Ghostbusters theme song back in 1984. First, Saturday Night Live‘s Keenan Thompson played him in a so-so skit entitled “Celebrity Ghost Stories” — a promo for a new reality show on the Biography Channel about celebrities’ interactions with the paranormal.

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Today at Flavorpill, we asked ourselves why Mad Men is afraid to confront race. We loved these never before published images of a young Marilyn Monroe. We watched a guy catch a laptop with his butt. We wondered if Martha Stewart’s Twitter has evil magical powers. We dove underwater with James Cooper’s bizarre photographs. We watched dancers from the Trey McIntyre Project use Glacier National Park as their stage. We wondered what Ghostbusters-related secret YouTube was hinting at all day. We were surprised that an Oscar-winning actress would join the cast of a Twilight movie. (It’s almost as ridiculous as Spike Lee directing a Rocawear commercial.) We got schooled by Megan Fox. And finally, we were sad to hear that Andy Kessler, skateboarding god, is dead at the age of 48.