Babies Watch Lots of TV , so claims a new study from the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute. . . by 3 months of age 40 percent of infants are regular viewers. (10-20 hours/week) That number jumps to 90 percent of 2-year-olds . . . "This study is important because it teaches us about the media diet of infants who are too young to speak for themselves." via linkfilter more inside

The Tomb of Herod the Great has been discovered at Herodium. more inside

Ah, Spring! The sun, the breezes, the corpse flowers in bloom.

Chess Chicks

Death Becomes Her. Bloody hell. The worst I ever did to MY Barbie was give her a 'Sanson haircut'.

Calling crane in the shade Author SJ Marshall's great resource on the 易经, or I-Ching. Use the Book of Changes to access profound insights from the ancients, perhaps add your own hippy claptrap, or even enjoy other surprising interpretations.

Poll: Americans love the queen A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Monday during the queen's six-day U.S. visit finds that eight in 10 Americans have a favorable view of the British monarch. This comes despite the fact that four in 10 believe Britain would be better off without a royal family. Quite.

Hitler's moustache. His moustache is the most instantly recognisable - and sinister - in history. Yet, according to new research into Adolf Hitler's early life, the distinctive, toothbrush shape that adorned his scowling face was not his first preference.

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The Random Collections is a collection of "images gathered from the internet, from free sites, via e-mail from our visitors." The collection contains many kick-ass time wasters such as porn bread(NSFW), a penguin church, how to make a tampon pistol(NSFW), or even amazing metal art Warning! Dangerous to productivity! (Some entries NSFW)

What is wisdom?

psst. guess what's here. I give it 5 years. 10, tops.

Goodbye everyone, I no longer feel welcome here, or that kinship I was searching for. Well I tried pleasing everyone and it's just waisting my time. No, you mutated children, crossbreeds between hagfish and a puddle of babboon vomit, just FLAT OUT ASSUMED that I am some drugged-out fluffy who plays violent video games and names Deities after them. quidnunc, i sincerly hope that you hump a tree. Not looking for sympathy or anything either. Just pointing something out before I take my leave of this community. more inside

D.A.N.C.E. The coolest t-shirts ever. [video] More on Justice

MULLING IT OVER Hey now, you KNOW you want to be there!

Curious George: I really really want to read more books by author Keri Hulme. But how?? Hope me, Monkeys. more inside

Not a safe haven, eh? U.S.A. army deserters run, can't hide. Fookin' tory gubmint.

Facebook is being mined for your personal information. (flash movie) Yeah, Newsflash. Someone read the Terms of Service. It provides boatloads of marketing data on kids for free. The short animation claims venture money came from a very a conservative PAC. Plus some ties to "The Company". Apparently. more inside

Record Labels Stick Dick in Net Radio's Mashed Potatoes. Evidently unbalanced royalty fees weren't enough. Now the Land of the Free™ is determined to dictate whether there will be internet radio for the rest of the world, too. Pandora bids adieu to filthy foreigners.

Jott. Okay, it is the weekend. Few if any are going to post comments. But this, the Jott service, needs your attention. more inside