What do young kids think of classic rock? The easy way to find out is to take some young kids, have them review some classic rock standards and solicit their comments (with echoes of Radiohead rorschach test). Amusing.

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Timeless Skool Stories: Calling all 'swots, wets, weeds, tuoughs, ect ect': chiz chiz even if you have 'a face like a squished tomato' you may enjoy discovering life at a British boys skool, as recorded in the deathless prose of Nigel Molesworth (aka Molesworth One,or, the terror of St Custard's). more inside

Today in 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was assasinated. more inside

It's Peanut Butter Terror Time! The terror alert banana automatically changes to whatever colour the current Department of Homeland Security threat level is. No security-conscious monkey should be without one. [Via Blort.]

The Site That Launched A Thousand Seinfeld Jokes. Things really WERE swankier before de-regulation!

So, you've got yourself a Cockmonkey - now what? Congratulations! You've chosen a pet that will give you years of fun and pleasure if properly cared for and maintained. Good for you! more inside

I'm a cuckoo! Fun flash game from lovable pop band Belle & Sebastian.

Your Search for the Perfect Animated GIF is over
Some of my favorites:
Paper airplane, the always-useful "under construction", a Kilroy-style Homer, the self-referential "animation", and our favorite insulation shill playing sax. This is a world where everything is new new new.

Leisure Town: Though the original is down, someone was kind enough to mirror it. Get it while it lasts.

Brain plays a significant role in decision to mate "Like people, common marmosets live in family groups and do not mate freely with one another." Coming next: scientists reveal why people fear murderers. [via monkeywire]

MetaFilter unconditionally surrenders to MonkeyFilter. Citizens demand more, better monkey content. Redistribution of bananas to begin forthwith; Haughey to be replaced by macaque? more inside

Curious George: Timetravel info suggestions needed. more inside

From one little campaign scream a blast of new music emerges. (Warning: One click and you'll want to hear them all!)

Hektor - the grafitti-drawing robot.

Mayan Ruins A well laid out photographic atlas of Mayan ruins in the Yucatan peninsula.

Charlotte Salomon (1917-1943): In 1939 this young Jewish artist fled from Berlin to southern France, where she began painting. She produced a body of work (over 1,000 gouaches, text, and music) which she called Life? or Theatre? [click on "complete work" in link to see]. She gave her work to a friend shortly before she was sent to Auschwitz, where she was killed.

Game Girl Advance is a gaming site made with a literate, multi-gender, gawker-savvy audience in mind. Take a peek at Matthew Barney vs. Donkey Kong, Lara Croft Needlepoint and the first Playstation game to come with a vibrator (pun intended).