Bush's Erratic Behavior Worries White House Aides Scary, if true. [via DayPop] more inside

Happy Medard day A hearty man, by all accounts. "Legend has it that if it rains on his feast day, the next 40 days will be wet; if the weather is good, the next 40 will be fine as well."

The Voynich Manuscript. In 1912, the book dealer Wilfrid Voynich came into possession of this mysterious document, which has so far proven indecipherable. It was possibly written by the Franciscan monk Francis Bacon, and has links with Emperor Rudolf II of Bohemia among others. You can view the entire thing here. It includes a number of astounding illustrations, many biological drawings and, uh, some recipes, apparently. more inside

Looking for webcams of the Transit of Venus that actually work? The ones in Norway seem to be doing the best job of it so far: more inside

Drunk? Female? Easily Influenced?
Terrifica to the rescue.
Don't miss her archnemesis: "Fantastico, who says he does not have a day job, says he likes to indulge in the finer, pleasurable things in life and that he likes to bring out the pleasure in people. He is convinced that Terrifica is a miserable, lonely woman who does not want anyone else to be happy."

Baldwinization Centers of America! Supple, sultry lips? CHECK! Seductive, searching eyes? CHECK! An elusive "I'm way prettier than you AND your girlfriend, so get me a Diet Fanta" smirk? CHECK!

The 50 coolest parts of songs. warning: earworms ahead [via memepool] more inside

Legendary New York punk guitarist Robert Quine was found dead in his apartment in NYC. According to Billboard Magazing he died of an apparant heroin overdose. Quine was a member of punk pioneers Richard Hell and the Voidoids and worked with other luminaries such as Lou Reed, Tom Waits, Brian Eno, John Zorn and Lester Bangs. RIP

Why do some people live longer than others? That's it, I'm moving to Japan where I'll study for a Doctorate whilst doing the odd movie role with a view to getting my Oscar. Or maybe I'll stay where I am (grim Northern Ireland). Technically I'll not live as many years - it'll just seem longer.

Sexual Autonomy and the Mentally Retarded. Eugene Volokh tropes on recent judicial opinion on this Solomonic issue. more inside

Rick James: Financial Wizard Learn how you can blow "$7,000 a week" on crack cocaine and still be worth $40 million.

Absolutely stunning idea wonderfully executed. TheyWorkForYou is a new blog-like website and search utility that allows people to see every word uttered in England's House of Commons by Members of Parliament going back to 2001. via BoingBoing.

Curious George: Fair Rates for Urban Movers I'm moving from Manhattan to Brooklyn and for the first time in my life have enough stuff to require movers. The company I'm thinking of working with is charging $90/hour for four movers (I'm moving to a 4th floor walkup from an elevator building) with a four-hour minimum. How does this compare to Monkeys' experiences with other moving companies and rates, especially for those who have hired movers in NYC? Is it unreasonable, a deal, or just par for the New York course?

Philip K Dick Interview. Via Warren Ellis's badsignal mailout: "David sez, 'A friend loaned me a bunch of tapes, and one of them turned out to be an audio interview of Philip K. Dick, interviewed in his home. You can hear the television on and his kids playing in the background. Very relaxed and chatty. I transfered it to mp3s. Everything you hear is exactly what was on the tape..." more inside

Hilarious joke but the rest is depressing and sadly coming true. It is well known that when informed of the first plane smashing into the World Trade Centre George Bush said "that's some bad pilot". What is not so well known is that when informed of the second collision he said "Jesus! It's not the same guy again is it?".

Ladies and gentlemen, warm up those arms. Yes, it's time for the second annual national air-guitar championships! Which culminates in the air-guitar world championships in Finland. Novices and wannabes, check this out.

Rhubarbarama! More information and recipes than you can shake a stick of rhubarb at. more inside

Atlantis? Yet another person thinks he's found it.

Mysterious animal appears in North Carolina. If you're from those parts, can you explain what it is?

Clean up those dirty pictures! Need to clean up your digitals and find a home for them? more inside