On the MonkeyShelf: The Book . . . Okay, I'll start. more inside

NY Times: Mr. Rizzuto is the founder of Conservative Punk, one of a handful of Web sites and blogs that have sprung up recently as evidence of a heretofore latent political entity: Republican punks. With names like GOPunk, Anti-Anti-Flag and Punkvoter Lies, the sites are a curious blend of Karl Rove and Johnny Rotten.

Iron Sheik. No not that one. And from the other side of the wall, Antithesis. My knowledge of 20th century Palestinian/Israeli history just doubled. First link via wiretap.

Alex Grey : Sacred Mirrors
The life-sized representations of the human body, portraying its physical and energetic systems, are both rigorously precise and vividly visionary. The Sacred Mirrors dramatically reveal the miracle of life's evolutionary complexity, the unity of human experience across all racial, class and gender divides, and the astonishing vistas of possibility inherent in human consciousness.

He said, she said. Chinese government is trying to save an obscure language handed down only to women of the Yao ethnic group. The language has a radically different written form called Nu Shu most of which is now lost. Here you can click on some examples. A general reference page on Nu Shu. Finally, the Wikipedia article. A little more info on the Yao people.

Damn feminists. Lighten up, will you gals? Frankly, I think this urinal is whimsical, silly -- and, yes, fun. Guess that makes me a bad woman and an even worse feminist. So be it.

786! Come up with a MonkeyFilter ad campaign / logo / jingle / catchphrase / marketing ploy / publicity stunt to attract / repel new members!

Jesus Dress Up - I'm posting this and then stepping away from my computer, in case of lightning attacks.

A shorter Passion. Can't be bothered sitting through Mel's movie? Worried he might give his cut of your ticket to his Holocaust-denying Jew-hating Dad? Get the condensed version from Mushashi!

DIY porn music! And more and my favourite, the boog!. Not, obviously, safe for work. Via Fleshbot.

iso-phones "The Iso-phone is a telecommunication device providing a service that can be described simply as a meeting of the telephone and the floatation tank" (via the always excellent Btang Phlog)

Herbs & Spices for Monkeys

Respect for monkeys regardless of their behaviour.

The Art of Narration in Buddhist Thangka Paintings. ExoticIndiaArt's latest article of the month.

Matt Yglesias Says "InstaPundit really jumped the shark" Here's what Matt Yglesias has to say:

Like a lot of people, I think InstaPundit really jumped the shark -- went from being a site I often disagreed with to just being some kind of nonsense -- during Glenn's comments on l'affaire Plame. But I checked today to see if he could redeem himself with something reasonable to say about Richard Clarke. In a word: No.

The Spin on Spin: Caught on tape (Real videos ).