"Teddy Bear" -- "Love Me Tender". "Hound Dog" -- "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" "Treat Me Nice". "Rip It Up". "Don't". "Tryin' To Get To You". "I Beg Of You". "Don't Ask Me Why". "Dontcha Think It's Time"? "Surrender". *"All Shook Up"* "It Hurts Me". "Let Yourself Go". "Too Much" "Hurt"...

New Light on the Archimedes Palimpsest more inside

The Puerta America Hotel. Make a list of the biggest names in architecture and design. Then let them each design a floor of your hotel. Will it work? more inside

Curious George: Leaving the Office I'm on the verge of quitting yet another job, and I'm thinking it's time for something totally different. Something (gasp) not even in an office. more inside

Snakes On Your Phone! "This is Samuel L. Jackson...and I know everything about you." Yes, it's viral marketing, but this time it's brilliant: enter a friend's name, some details about them, and have Mr. Jackson place a phone call encouraging them to go see Snakes on a Plane. Best if the intended victim has no idea they're about to get a call. shamelessly stolen from MeFi

The International Society of Solipsists is accepting new members. more inside

My Animated World a nice stop motion video (google video link)

Stockholm meetup Scandi monkeys represent! more inside

Blanks on a Blank! In homage to the beloved Snakes on a Plane, several teams have gotten together and made variations on the theme. more inside

Control rooms ... from the ad-saturated (Moscow) to the colossal (NASA/Apollo) to the eccentric (XM Radio). A lot of operations like FedEx, Amtrak, BART, Time Warner Cable, and Delta Air Lines all have their own control rooms. What, you don't have one? You should!

Will global warming depopulate the "red states"? Interesting question, but the red states will be equally fried if California is any indication.

Make your own motivational poster. Don't say I never gave you nuthin'. Go nuts.

De-Frenched Fries Stripped of "Freedom" Mr. Ney, who was then the chairman of the House Administration Committee, which oversees the cafeterias, gleefully announced the change at the height of anti-French sentiment, when Paris scolded Washington that the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was premature. "This action today is a small but symbolic effort to show the strong displeasure of many on Capitol Hill with the actions of our so-called ally, France," he said on March 11, 2003. [When asked why the name was changed back to french fries,]. . . "We don't have a comment for your story," said a spokeswoman for Mr. Ney. Lifted from Le Bleu more inside

The Illustrations of Étienne Léopold Trouvelot. A wonderful astronomer and catastrophic entomologist.

Composed in 1963 by the late Mr Sydney Carter the Lord of the Dance was based on a Quaker song Simple Gifts more inside

Jonathan Coulton has created a new song each week for the past 43 weeks, and plans to finally take a break at a year. more inside

Curious George: Maxthon I came across Maxthon today and know absolutely nothing about it.... more inside

Wearetheweb.org is a website dedicated to the fight for net neutrality. They've made the best case for why net neutrality is so important by having Sweater Girl, Peter Pan, and the Tron Guy get to gether and sing in a music video about net neutrality. Watch it.

Danger IS his Middle Name We know he built the Guardian website, but did you know he is is embedded with British troops in Afghanistan. more inside

Curious George: Need gift ideas! I need help in brainstorming some very cheap but fun small guest gifts for my upcoming wedding. more inside