Curious George: Que est-ce que ringtone? Now that phones can play pretty much any sound as a ringtone, what do you use? more inside

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Where the hell is Matt?

Goregirl's Guide to Women in Music This is a terrific guide to women in rock music. From 'til Tuesday to Zusu's Petals, women have played a huge role in rock history. more inside

Shhh!! Most Americans don't know Canada is their biggest oil supplier. Then again neither did I.

Evolution of the eye. Short video where scientist explains how the evolutionary process indeed can produce complex things such as in this case, eyes. View it and then decide if you should turn your brain-thing ON or OFF.

CueRIose gEorjeh - (sp?) I find that there are some words that I just *cannot* type correctly no matter how hard I try. more inside

Monkey Birthday + Going Away Party LA Monkeys are at it again! It's time to celebrate sexyrobot's belated birthday and new radioactive kitchen. Special Guest Stars: punk rock bathroom and new art. But that's not all! more inside

Curious George and his car tunes. Well, summer cruisin' season is upon us. Time to roll down all the wagon's windows, drape your arm over the door, and staight-arm steer at two o'clock, blasting out tunes all over the nieghbourhood and having the bass reverb dislodge all the plastic in your car. What cruisin' tunes do you prefer, to aid in your non-chalant pissing-off of everyone within earshot? more inside

Learn English as you exercise. TV in Japan presents (via YouTube) Zuiikin English. These mesmerizing videos feature a short dramatic sequence followed by phrase repetition while aerobic exercising. more inside

Valve publishes statistics from players of Half Life 2: Episode 1, collated using Steam. Warning - contains Half Life 2: Episode 1 spoilers, although you probably guessed that. more inside

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Cur-IRC-ous George IRC hates me. Help! more inside

McDonalds - Global Sanctum? "Indeed, despite its vaunted reputation as a juggernaut of American culture, McDonald's has come to function as an ecumenical refuge for travelers of all stripes. This is not because McDonald's creates an American sense of place and culture, but because it creates a smoothly standardized absence of place and culture — a neutral environment that allows travelers to take a psychic time-out from the din of their real surroundings." Still, I had fun visiting India, Russia, Japan, South Africa and some quirky Island. more inside

RIP Arif Mardin Ace record producer (Aretha, Averge White Band, Chaka Khan ...) rocks no more.

Man, I had forgotten how good Pete Seeger is. One thing I never knew though, was he had his own TV show. Luckily youtube has our back: The Weavers (he was a member) Mississippi John Hurt: part 1, part 2, and himself with Johnny and June Carter Cash. (For a little variety Pete on the Johnny Cash show.) more inside

The Thief and The Cobbler: Recobbled Filmmaker Garrett Gilchrist attempts to contruct of a final cut of Richard Williams epic, unfinished, animation project from a variety of sources that look like film, animatic, pencil tests, and video. more inside

It's nearly November Can't think of what to write about? No problemo: Random Logline Generator is here to help you. more inside

The Paul Daniels' eBay Transactions Blog. I'm sure many of us recall magician Paul Daniels' heyday in the 1980s with his lovely assistant Debbie. (He has his own blog, btw.) Someone discovered his eBay username and is blogging everything Paul buys and sells, including complex commentary on the bidding process. Another example of having too much time on your hands.

Herr Bear, we bury ya in Bavaria. "Bruno" -- the first wild brown bear to be sighted in Germany in over 170 years -- was shot dead over the weekend. more inside