Tyson, the Skateboarding Bullbog

Caption competition Submit a caption to the Litterati cartoon. Then go have a look at the rest. more inside

Pen tricks A great resource for those of us who spend too much of the day with a pen in our hands. Learn the "ThumbAround Normal", the "Fingerless ThumbAround", the "Reverse to BackAround", or even the "Leigun" (in which the pen becomes "a deadly weapon"). Shockwave videos, advice on what to learn first, and even a penspinners' forum. Guaranteed first post, guaranteed Hole free.

Aerial photography from kites , model rockets, and helium balloons. You don't need to rent a plane or settle for Terraserver. Whatever you can push, shoot, throw, or kick into the sky is fair game!

welcome to the hyperreal

Saddam's interrogation logs With the revelations of torture at Abu Ghraib one could logically ask, "If that's how they're treating low-echelon prisoners, how are interrogators handling the Big Cheese?" Over at McSweeney's, someone spills the beans.

Monkeyfilter: jest a bunch o' rednecks. Not yer style? How about Cockney? Or try Jive, Elmer Fudd, Moron, or Hacker. The Dialectizer. more inside

The William Blake Archive.

Damon Runyon A story by him here, a one-page parody of his distinctive style here, and some general information about the man. more inside

Gun safety presenter shoots self The title says it all. Maybe he was demonstrating what not to do.

I heard some guy on the internet dug a hole!

The wedge may be outlawed