The Bilderberg Group are meeting this week in Ottawa, Canada. Who are they?. What do they do? Conspiracy theories abound. Previous discussion.

Bum Wines. "If your taste buds are shot, and you need to get trashed with a quickness, then "T-bird" is the drink for you. Or, if you like to smell your hand after pumping gas, look no further than Thunderbird. As you drink on, the bird soars higher while you sink lower."

The amazing (but true!) journey of a can of S & W® brand black beans as they make their way across this great land of ours, and to other nations! more inside

Bukowski Yeah, yeah. more inside

Kill the gatso. Or kill the gatso. more inside

Goatonapole is the philosophy of being that holds that there is a Goat and a Pole and that the Goat is on the Pole. Whether we accept, reject, or live in ignorance of Goatonapole, we are all Goatonapolists. Adherents of Goatonapole often shout the mantra "The goat's on a pole!" to remind others of this central and single tenet of Goatonapole, that they might come to a deeper understanding.

Come Away, Oh Mortal Child: The SurLaLune Fairy Tale Site offers a wealth of resources for the volk-inclined. Illustrations beautiful and strange, thouroughly annotated versions of old favorites, and complete texts of works you are perhaps not so familiar with. more inside

Ok, everyone can be Curious George except MonkeyBashi. I sent this email out in May to people who are identified in the 4th paragraph: (Damn, this is going to be really long, so please have patience.) more inside

Gentlemen, start your thetans Scientology is not the first religion to make its way into racing. Morgan Shepherd has competed the past few years in the No. 89 Victory in Jesus Racing Ministries car. NASCAR had to sign off on his paint scheme, and refused to let his first offering onto the track before finally agreeing to allow the message "Racing With Jesus" onto the hood of the car. And in 2004, Bobby Labonte drove the season-opening Daytona 500 in a car that advertised Mel Gibson's movie "The Passion of The Christ."

World Cup Filter. Unofficial World Cup discussion thread. Spoiler-rich environment, so stay away if you've taped the games.

Baby left for dead is all grown up. A moving true tale.

US Air Raid kills Al-Zarqawi

Genpets: the only bioengineered buddies. Available in the one-year- and three-year-lifespan models.

Billy Preston Dies At 59. An an amazing musican gone.

Mentos & Diet Coke combine to make dancing waters of the first degree. Just stunning. (embedded QT video) more inside

Curious George: Cellphone City My "Mo-Bile" is on the fritz. Help me pick a new one! more inside

ascii pr0n, still almost sorta exciting after all these years. NSFW, if your boss squints a lot. (Note -- site includes obligatory ascii anime pr0n.)

Mad Jack Churchill Eccentric, but efficient, Fighting Jack Churchill brought his own special touch to everything.

Iowa! Land of mysteries! More, much more, inside! more inside

Squalor Survivors: Schadenfreude much?