"There could be some benefit to millions of years without sex after all" Comforting news from the world of microfauna.

GI Jonny, a series of videos on the BBC with accompanying website, is intended to raise awareness of HIV. The first, for example, sees action-figure G.I. Jonny using his 'protector shield' to deflect the foam from Captain Bareback's crotch cannon, laying his foe low with his powerful fisting action, and spying the Commando Bandits through his magic brass eye. This has raised a furore - perhaps not altogether unintentionally?

99 Rooms is a collaborative effort among four artists of different types - painter Kim Köster, Richard Schumann and Stephan Shulz on photography and animation, and sound designer Johannes Buenemann - that is more interactive artwork than game. Köoster painted murals on the walls of abandoned buildings in East Berlin's industrial sector. The murals were then photographed, animated, and given soundtracks. In each room, you find what allows you to advance to the next scene. It can be a simple click anywhere on the screen, pulling levers or throwing switches, or a number of other triggers. If you get impatient, the space bar will advance you to the next room. The presentation is morbidly beautiful. more inside

Curious George: I Hate Norton Anti-Virus. It's time for the annual shakedown and I don't wanna. What do you use for AV? Anything good? more inside

tma/svetlo/tma by Jan Svankmajer (YouTube), a surreal claymation video from the Czech master. (NSFW if your boss will have problems with clay genitals). The Periwig-Maker, a story about a wig maker and a little girl in a plague-ridden London. In Grey Matter, a man creates a strange replica of himself, which takes on life. And just for fun, a rhino dancing flamenco.

It's the little beanies and the lollypops that make things special! more inside

Mr. Keaton will help you hang your pictures for some reason.

Curious George: Setting up auto-send emails? I want to do what action networks do! more inside

Star Wars Trumpet. I was having a pretty crappy day until I saw this. There is no better cure for the blues than Star Wars Trumpet Dance Routine!

Found Item Clothing. Ever wanted to dress like Val Kilmer in Real Genius? Or advertise Elsinore Beer like the McKenzie Brothers? or show your support for the undead with a ZombAid shirt a la Shaun of the Dead? Well now you can, thanks to the wonders of the internet and creative licensing. more inside

The Bat Company offers four Flash games for your haunting enjoyment: In Ghost Story, their first, you set off to investigate a house of old murder and your father's more recent erratic behavior and mysterious death. Factory of Fear casts you as a detective investigating a disappearance at a site once used for mysterious experiments. more inside

What Hey, My Noncle! Right ribald merriments concerning the deeds of scoffing fellows and jesting maidens to bewilder and amuse you! The edgiest humor the 16th century has to offer!

Curious George: Website Redirection Troubles I have been instructed to redirect a website I built to another website. Easy enough, right? Nope. more inside

How Baboons Think - "Reading a baboon's mind affords an excellent grasp of the dynamics of baboon society. But more than that, it bears on the evolution of the human mind and the nature of human existence. As Darwin jotted down in a notebook of 1838, 'He who understands baboon would do more towards metaphysics than Locke.'" more inside

Hong Kong horror For someone raised on Western horror traditions, horror stories from the East can seem very strange. Doubtless the reverse is true as well. For comparison's sake for all of us Western Monkeys, A Chinese Ghost Story, parts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and 10 (all links YouTube). more inside

It's Alive! Aiiiiive!!! Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher involved in the race to decipher the human genetic code, has built a synthetic chromosome out of laboratory chemicals and is poised to announce the creation of the first new artificial life form on Earth. MuwHAhahahaaaaa!!! more inside

Digital redecorating I learned about Digital Blasphemy's 3D rendered desktop wallpapers years ago, when the entire site was free, and was impressed with the quality and artistry of the work offered for there. The site still has a free gallery, and links to other 3D artist sites. more inside

The Age of Apoplexy. Passionate disagreement isn’t sufficient; bad faith must be imputed to one’s opponents: skepticism of affirmative action equals racism, antiwar sentiment equals anti-Americanism (or terrorist sympathy), criticism of Israel is by definition anti-Semitic, and so on. More and more people think they’re entitled to the right not just to ignore or disapprove, but to veto and banish.

Crime and Punishment. A collection of early 20th century crime-related photos, including some occasionally frightening, occasionally depressing, but always fascinating mugshots. [via ectomo.]

Make a Dalek Chocolate Cake more inside