Zombie Dance Party leads to WMD arrests. Wait -- zombies dance? [via obscurestore]

defenestration: it was first performed as part of the Thirty Year's War. more inside

Create your own Zoo Really.

Oxana is a feral child, one of only about 100 known in the world.

Star Wars Origins - Dune? Lucas has often acknowledged Dune as an inspiration. In early drafts of the Star Wars script the influence was much more obvious - the story was full of feudalistic Houses and dictums, and the treasure the Princess was guarding wasn't the Death Star plans, but a shipment of "aura spice." The final version of Star Wars is related to Dune mostly in spirit: a science fiction heroic fantasy treated seriously. Of all the ideas George Lucas inherited from Frank Herbert, the subtle lesson was how to use science fiction to create myth. His lesser borrowings might include: more inside

Comic Book Covers from the 1950s

More of everything the same on TV. We've talked about crap tv lately, and how everything is the same. Look for the trend to continue -- NBC will have the longstanding SNL, but there will also be two meta-SNL shows as well, supposedly going behind-the-scenes, competing visions of Aaron Sorkin and Lorne himself. Apparently, there's even a war brewing. more inside

Monkey pulls the tiger cub's tail, and I wonder what will happen when the tiger grows up.

Geekin' with Steve Steve "Malak" Sumner takes us on a tour of the high points of sci-fi/fantasy geek culture, including Art Critique, Feminism, and the all important Bad Ass Star Wars Characters. more inside

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"You, too, can feel like a human in a hamster ball". "...suddenly I know how a daiquiri in a blender feels. I quickly lose track of sky and ground as we tumble upside down, left, right — and I'm suddenly plastered to the wall as the full 4 g's punch me in the face." more inside

He has been described as a modern Dr. Frankenstein.... The image of the severed head has a power in myth and art... more inside

Pepto Bismol Ice Cream. Many of us have needed Pepto once or twice before, and we all love ice cream, but how can I create two great tastes that taste great together?

Open Letter to the Great Comic Actor, Luke Wilson The primary members of Steely Dan notice striking similarities between Owen Wilson's latest film and a song they released a few years ago and have written a letter appealing to brother Luke. more inside

This dude needs a new name. His current name, Aaron Landau Schwartz, won't do. We monkeys have named dessert restaurants, sports bars, birds, bands, babies (real and imaginary) and more: surely we can release a 32-year old "pretentious, self righteous, super attractive millionaire" from dorky-name hell? Humour columnist Gene Weingarten's already got us started. Oh, and there's a $25,000 prize at stake.

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http://www.ralphmag.org/ I was overjoyed to receive R.A.L.P.H. (Review of Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and the Humanities) Mag. today in the mail, and wondered if any of ye monkies had the enjoyment that the magazine brings me. more inside

The Tritare is a Y-shaped guitar-like instrument, custom made by Claude Gauthier and Samuel Gaudet. The strings twist through three necks (Spinal Tap, eat your heart out), all of which project from the body of the instrument at different angles. When strummed, the result is a "network" of vibrations that yields a sound somewhere between that of a regular guitar and a gong. For we who are about to rock.... All hail the Tritare!
Listen... Tritare

Richest place on earth? This'd give anyone a reason ta spit a few chips!

The happiest place on Earth? No, not this place, this place. more inside