LA Meetup? Cabingirl and perhaps other monkeys will be in town next week for the nerd convention, er, I mean E3. Let's give her (and any assorted others) a proper MoFiLA welcome! more inside

The Drowsy Chaperone. Don McKellar, writer, actor, director, and guy who must never sleep, talks about the Drowsy Chaperone, a musical that went from being a one-off bit of stag party entertainment, to Fringe Festival fare, to a show on the Great Broadway itself. more inside

Curious, George: What are the economics of a Hollywood film? Steven Soderburgh spoke at a panel on Monday called "Downloading at a screen near you", in which he said that "negative cost" is up 85% and advertising up 110%. To lower the cost of making a movie, he recommends capping actor salaries, releasing movies in multiple media at the same time, and no "pre-screen" advertising. I'm intrigued, but confused. more inside

Pump it til the goo shoots out! With link to video.

Quotable George: Quoth the Monkey, "Even More" Frolicky Wednesday: Name the movie the previous quote is from, then leave your own cryptic self-justifying epitaphic genius droppings. No Googling! more inside

"Electronic Roadsigns and Me" If you're bored on a quiet piece of US highway, there's always something to do.

Kev, you beaut! Have a squizz at the lyrics, the bloke's a bloody cracker. Here's a bit from me all time fave, more inside

Earthquake! Tsunami warning for various areas, including New Zealand. Yes, it's newsfilter, but ratha germane.

Texas Man Saves Pal During Raid By Chimp Never piss of an angry monkey: "His friend's hand was a mangled mess; most of it was gone. The station wagon had stalled after the driver desperately tried to ram through a gate. Now, the chimpanzee that had attacked them on an isolated mountain road in West Africa was coming at them again. "

Ask a Ninja. You got questions? Ninja got answers! Plus -- Ninja pickup lines!

Thought Experiments Suppose you could save five lives by taking one - what would be the correct thing to do? Would you kill the violinist? Would you stuff a stick of dynamite up Fat Jack's ass? Fun and games in Hypothetical Land.

What they don't want you to know. Try making your own conspiracy. This ones mine. "In order to understand Fish are hidden rulers you need to realize that everything is controlled by a Piscis made up of blue wales with help from Druids. The conspiracy first started during parting of the Nile in Bringabeeralong. They have been responsible for many events throughout history, including Romans conquering Britain. Today, members of the conspiracy are everywhere. They can be identified by nose picking. They want to hurl cow pats at the Fish Brothers and imprison resisters in the core of the earth using a molecule transporter. In order to prepare for this, we all must use a fishing line. Since the media is controlled by The Fish League we should get our information from the two in the bush."

"Music fans are not the enemy" , says artists' coalition. A coalition of top Canadian musicians and the group that oversees Canada's recording industry sent out opposing messages Monday about the development of new copyright laws.

Animal Diversity Web is an online database of various biological topics at the University of Michigan. Animal Diversity Web has: * Thousands of species accounts about individual animal species. These may include text, pictures of living animals, photographs and movies of specimens, and/or recordings of sounds. Students write the text of these accounts and we cannot guarantee their accuracy. * Descriptions of levels of organization above the species level, especially phyla, classes, and in some cases, orders and families. Hundreds of hyperlinked pages and images illustrate the traits and general biology of these groups. Professional biologists prepare this part. Quite educational, but that's beside the point. The point is spinnin' frickin' skulls [QTVR] people!

Whodunit? These people seem pretty clear on the masterminds behind 9-1-1. more inside

Eugenio Recuenco, Spanish fashion photographer. More photographers here.

Meet Shannon Gerard. Highlight of Grimsby's 27th annual Wayzgoose. Cross Adrian Tomine with Jane Siberry, and you're pretty much there.

Good Defecation Dynamics. from the NHS. Via

You Must Obey The Law - Not Bush. President Bush has quietly claimed the authority to disobey more than 750 laws enacted since he took office, asserting that he has the power to set aside any statute passed by Congress when it conflicts with his interpretation of the Constitution. Among the laws Bush said he can ignore are military rules and regulations, affirmative-action provisions, requirements that Congress be told about immigration services problems, ''whistle-blower" protections for nuclear regulatory officials, and safeguards against political interference in federally funded research. And more! Now how much would you pay?! more inside

"Fashioncore" Oh this can't be good... "Hardcore" music fans wear women's jeans as fashion statement. more inside