Curious George: Musically lost. Sorry for this stupid question, but I drove off the music roadmap around 2000; among my favorite bands at the time were Barenaked Ladies, Incubus, Sugar Ray, Train, etc. My problem is I have no idea who to listen to now. I don't know how this disconnect happened, but it seems all playlists, radio, top 100, media, etc are now saturated with hip-hop and rage/thrash alternative -- sorry, not my style. Meanwhile I can no longer dig out fresh listening ideas. Is there a resource that can help me get suggestions on artists I'd like, without the other stuff thrown in haphazardly? And yeah, I can accept that maybe the music I liked is out of style and I'm getting to be an old fogie, or that I'm just totally overlooking something.

Chemistry Comes Alive!
Plenty of fun, from the trippy to the explosive to the poignant to the dadaist.

Britain opens stem-cell bank. "The world's first national repository opened this week north of London, angering anti-abortion groups."

Is William Hung the Asian Buckwheat? (and what's up with the writers facial hair?)

From the makers of the legendary Emogame and it's occasionally distasteful sequels comes a new high (or low). Hulk Hogan, Mr. T, He Man, and an all star cast of others team up to taked down the Bush Administration and their new super-weapon, Voltron in Emogame2.5 The Bush Game. Set aside half an hour for this one kids, and remember to take notes. It's a doozy. (May not be SFW)

Holy Grail Vandals? Here's the beginning of a conspiricy theory: Could the reason "A gang of youths climbed on top of The Shepherd's Monument at Shugborough Hall and smashed ornamental sea shells at about 1500 BST on Tuesday" be linked to the fact that "Experts were called in recently to examine an inscription on the 250-year-old monument rumoured to reveal the location of the Holy Grail"? If so, then who were the vandals? The Knights Templar?

Shop for your intern! Imagine a world where hiring the right person is as easy as online shopping. You can search for the right skills, view product info, email for more information, or go ahead and put a good prospect in a shopping cart. But my favorite part was making all of the interns' heads swivel with every move of the mouse.

"Like many of you, we've seen the Mercedes-Benz commercial, No One Ever Poses With Their Toaster. And, also like many of you, the first thought that occurred to us is, This makes me want to pose with my toaster!"

Video Interview With Wonkette Editor Ana Marie Cox Ana is pretty cute for a blogger.

Washingtonienne is the talk of the District of Columbia today. The staffer's X-rated blog came to a screeching halt after Wonkette pasted some steamy passages and it was recognized by a fellow staffer. Reports indicate that the staffer (who has not yet been named - monkeys, start your investigations) was fired from Sen. Mike DeWine's office. Should the scandal - the blog includes Washingtonette accepting money for sex from a high-level Bush appointee - cause Washington to implement new Albany-style rules regarding legislator/staffer contact?

knotty Knotplot(n): 1. A collection of knots and links, viewed from a (mostly) mathematical perspective. 2. An elaborate application to visualize and manipulate mathematical knots in three and four dimensions.

The Modern Compendium of Miniature Automata

Ray Guns!

Why you should never post your picture on the net.

Hassle the Hoff - "Rap legend Ice-T is risking his massive reputation on his latest recruit - middle-aged former beach bum David Hasselhoff.The original gangsta believes he can turn the ex-Baywatch star into hip hop’s next big thing.Ice and Hasselhoff, 51, are neighbours in Los Angeles and have struck up a close friendship." Someone please tell me it's not a joke. Because that would be awesome. [/W. Hung afficianado]

German Humor [ Warning: 17 Mb WMV file with german sound track ] Notwithstanding all these bad signs (size, WMV format and German) this instruction film about work safety ethics of a fork lift truck driver is absolutely hilarious. If you understand German it's probably more fun though. I do, and it's hard to unlearn it. So your mileage may vary.

The morning after! It's always better with monkeys. A short ad for soda pop featuring sly humor and a monkey. Via Everlasting Blort. Why am I so hesitant to bring the Blort to the Blue, yet here, less so? In this case, it's gotta be the monkey.

News item claiming Kaufman is truly alive briefly appears. And then is placed on dispute hold by Emediawire. A hoax, right? Right?

Curious George : Damn Dog will not Shut Up. The neighbors have two dogs, one mutt, and one doberman. When they let the dogs out for the evening, the animals will make a circle back to the porch and whine and beg and bark to be let back in. more inside

RichardPryor.com The official website of the funniest man alive. I got the link from the DVD of his short-run tv show, "The Richard Pryor Show" (advertised on the site as "one of the funniest tv programs ever" -- sadly, it's not even close, but it has its moments). Multiple Sclerosis has taken him from the spotlight, but in the man's own words, "I Ain't Dead Yet, M*therF@ck%r!"