The Vanishing "In the 1980s, two non-native species of parasitic mite infested North American honeybees. One of the species, Varroa destructor, has proved especially deadly. Meanwhile, safe pastures where bees can forage without being poisoned by pesticides are becoming increasingly rare. Anderson has his own ideas about what caused the almond pollination crisis, and what is most responsible for wiping out honeybees across the United States. 'Varroa is a bit of a red herring,' he says. 'One of the biggest problems is irresponsible use of pesticides and the failure of regulators to enforce the rules meant to protect bees from poisoning.'"

Monkeys+art=fun! Hey there Los Angeles monkeys! We've been talking about an expedition to the Rauschenberg exhibit at MOCA, possibly on a Saturday when they have additional activities, but we haven't set a date yet. Won't you join us, please?

The only existing photograph of Constanze Weber Mozart - widow of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Hooray, Pee Wee's Back! Note: Link is to the LA Times. Registration Required. "You are all lucky boys and girls, however old you are, because tonight "Pee-wee's Playhouse" comes back to TV. As part of its Adult Swim franchise, the Cartoon Network will begin airing the show's original 45 episodes, which ran over five seasons of Saturday mornings on CBS from 1986 to 1991." more inside

Curious George: Poetry Looking for some recommendations more inside

Mexican election rigged? About a quarter of a million people chanting "Fraud! Fraud!" jammed Mexico City's central square Saturday to back leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's bid to overturn his narrow electoral defeat with court appeals and mass marches. More here and here. Here, you can get one democracy-focused NGO's pre-election take on the state of affairs in Mexico. Here is a look at Mexico's version of red states vs. blue states. And here and here are a bunch of links to other articles about the election.

Nutjob sues Nike and Michael Jordan because he looks like Michael Jordan.

Kneel before Zod!!! You weaklings of Planet Houston have your candidate, but you shall tremble before the only candidate the tells us, "I promise you a future of darkness. And it's only in darkness that you see light."

THE PHONE --seemingly one of those internet puzzles. Let's try to solve it together? [Requires Flash] more inside

Bad bad fashion. She goes by the name malingering and she takes many pictures of the amusing and sometimes frightening fashions on the streets of Los Angeles. There are so many photos that it is broken into two sections. Also featuring subsets on pants with asswriting , the dangers of low-rise, fake boobies , who are their parents? and a special one for our Australian friends. more inside

Lomax collection About 400 photographs ca. 1934 - 1950 documenting sound recording expeditions carried out by John Avery Lomax, Alan Lomax, and Ruby Terrill Lomax for the Archive of American Folk Song, including African American and Latino musicians, singers, and dancers, primarily in the southern United States and the Bahamas. (via) more inside

Nudist Trampolining - (FLASH game) The sun is shining & the birds are singing, so why not get your kit off & jump around on the trampoline? NSFW contains ugly bearded nude man with hovering glyph over his naughty bits & SOUND. more inside

Bush pilot. Kind of says it all.

Audrey Kawasaki will be showing her really neato art at Roq La Rue in Seattle. Show opens tonight! more inside

Curious George: How on earth does YouTube make money? more inside

The Nazi Connection with Shambhala and Tibet. Cause, I dunno? via growabrain more inside

BBWW - a blog of plus-sized Wonder Woman cartoons. via

The Evolution of Gnarles Barkley's "Crazy" - you've all heard it. A song that (nearly) everyone seems to dig. For once, a decent song gains the attention of the hype machine. But have you heard "Nel Cimitero Di Tucson", which is the original form of "Crazy"? more inside

2 minutes silence in London We stood for 2 minutes, while the red buses stopped and the rain fell. Passing tourists wondered why we were all standing outside, then you saw the realisation on their faces. I'm currently working for The Tube, and many of my colleagues were involved last year. Everyone seems very calm. more inside

Simplified spelling... good, or bad? Must be a slow news day if this got into Yahoo headlines. But, it is an interesting issue. more inside