Nifty Japanese watches. Some are simple. Some are functional. Some look almost normal. Myself, I like the binary.

Drive-by p0rn. A driver in Schenectady, New York, was arrested last month after rolling past police with a DVD titled "Chocolate Foam" playing on the visor in his Mercedes-Benz. X-rated peepshows are making appearances in vehicles, arguably visible to other motorists. The question is whether a problem exists. And if so, are laws going to help or make it worse? Given the Bush administration's interest in cracking down on immoral behavior, this may become a popular issue with American legislators.

Get a caesarean, or get a murder charge Where do we draw the line? Should mothers be required by law to have an elective surgery if deemed medically necessary for the fetus to survive? Or is this just another stepping stone for the right wing religious groups to use in their fight to ultimately ban abortion?

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Gorillarama Comics! - All your simian related comics in one handy-dandy location!

"An inspirational list of creativity and innovation resources" A compilation of creative clicks for Friday fun more inside

Pretend you're in prison and make your own license plate graphics. If you follow the links on that page you can also find a website that allows you to make your own church signs, and your own heart candies. Try it now!

Free Love Muffins Want your sex to be hotter, last longer, or just a little different? These Love Muffins work like a natural Viagra - for guys and girls. The best part is that you can secretly cook them up in your home ... and give them to whoever you want. more inside

Curious, George: Remember the movie Ocean's 11? Brad Pitt wears a certain kind of shirts... (more inside) more inside

Strokes of Genius: Contemporary Iraqi Art. 34 Iraqi aartists from around the world.

Pastimes and paradigms. Online exhibition of old board-games, grouped by theme, from Cornell University Library. Anyone fancy a flutter on the Gay Wolves punchboard??

Dealing a Not-so-lame Game: Kishor Gordhandas' choice collection of playing cards includes decks from India and Japan, some of these have circular cards and if you think 52 cards is comprises a deck, think again -- he has decks with 96, or 108, or 120 hand painted cards. Then there is Bob Lawrence's Gallery of Unusual Playing Cards. more inside

Presenting steroscopic images. A gallery of stereoscopic images, presented as animated GIFs that alternate between the left and right image. It's an interesting effect. If you can get past the wiggling. more inside

The latest from ETC Group. J. Craig Venter, the genomics mogul and scientific wizard who recently created a unique living organism from scratch in a matter of days, is searching for pay-dirt in the biodiversity-rich Galapagos Islands. From his 95-ft. yacht, Sorcerer II, Venter is hop-scotching around the globe collecting microbial diversity from gene-rich seas and shores every 200 miles.

Angel Mommies. The pain and grief of miscarriage, displayed in pastel tones. Very similar to Angel Babies Forever Loved in many ways.

WF-4: The Anthropomorphic Flutist Robot With video.

The great escape. "Immediately after 9/11, dozens of Saudi royals and members of the bin Laden family fled the U.S. in a secret airlift authorized by the Bush White House. One passenger was an alleged al-Qaida go-between, who may have known about the terror attacks in advance." Did the Saudis buy a president? "How much money has flowed from the House of Saud to the Bush family and its friends and allies over the years? No one will ever know -- but the number is at least $1.477 billion." more inside