The final days: the Mayan end of time. “A lot of people ask me if the world is going to end in 2012,” he said, “and I’ve come up with the best way to address that. The short answer is yes. The long answer is no.”

Rotofugi!

Amorous George: Monkeyfilter Original Bodice-Ripper OK, I’m really intrigued by the idea of writing a collaborative, round-robin bodice-ripper (romance novel) version of Hamlet as discussed in this thread. If nobody else is, I’ll ask Tracicle to eek this thread and we’ll never speak of it again. Or, you can just tease me mercilessly about it for the rest of my life. more inside

Dead whale found with its tongue swollen to the size of a small car - with pic. Not something you see every day.

Where's an egg? The enigmatic new game from homestar runner and Videlectrix

And you think your bed is uncomfortable? This five-part video series from Balls Deep explores the sewers of Bogotá and the street "kids" who reside within them in order to evade death squads and social cleansing. Via [Flash, risqué clothing ad between clips, vbs.tv main site possibly NSFW due to snippets of nudity, YMMV, so on...] more inside

Dog fighting. "For too many top athletes and entertainers, this savage sport is outlaw cool."

Get these motherfucking neocons off this motherfucking boat!

Harry Potter and the Curse of Industry and Trade Minister Eli Yishai of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party more inside

Elephants never forget land mines.

New Yorker Monkeys Caption Contest You could actually enter, but it would probably be more fun to enter your caption in this thread.

Cruzin Cooler combines two basic necessities of life....

1. Compose cliche. 2. Post to blog. 3. Profit!

Joe Pesci with His Head On Fire. Critics describe this YouTube video as the apex of human civilization. If Pauline Kael was alive, surely she would say, 'Joe Pesci's head is on fire'. There is no further point to striving for anything, this is as far as we can possibly go as a species. YouTube, SFW(?), 1:39

What in the crap is this? Could some one tell me whet the crap this is and if I should be shutting my window at night? more inside

Iran arrests 14 squirrels for spying.

The Shiva Lingam at Amarnath, the huge ice phallus of the God Shiva worshipped by thousands of pilgrims every year, has melted totally.Over enthusiatic hugging? Or global warming? In the past there have been accusations of tampering ...

Primal (Wilhelm) Scream youtube more inside

No @#&!, Sherlock: This Week in the Very Obvious.

The Los Angeles Times Homicide Blog "Jill Leovy strives to chronicle every homicide that occurs in L.A. County. Updated daily; comprehensive lists of victims are posted weekly." more inside