New Olympic events... "Jumping into the convertible." The clicky-clicky-click brings back fond memories of Daly Thompson's Decathalon... Flash. NSFProductivity.

Curious George - Word Query: Hey, everyone. Can anyone come up with a single, descriptive word that combines debate, news, and politics?

History of computer graphics. Probably the best site I've seen delving into the early years of commercial computer graphics, with things like an ancient CGI console (bottom), and Tron and Scrubbing Bubbles. Lavishly illustrated and with QT movies.

Curious George - IM me! We've discussed which are the best IM clients for Mac with which one can log into their AOL, Yahoo, etc, accounts at the same time. What's currently the best app for the PC? I use AOL, Yahoo, and ICQ ... how do YOU use all three at the same time? more inside

Curious George: From where or whom did the saying "I'm a lover, not a fighter" originate? Apologies for such a worthless post.

Curious George: Fake Websites Like This One? I am a university professor, looking for fake websites that I can use in my methods course. Link goes to the classic example. [more inside]

Origami anyone can do .

I was astonished when I started reading about some of the things that happend to this kid, like someone taking his blood against his will. I assumed stuff like this would only happen at his ultra-religious christian college, but invasion of privacy is apparently a larger problem in academia.

The Diary of Samuel Pepys Bookmark it, read it everyday. I'm told you can learn things. more inside

How to torture telemarketers.

Curious George - Phone question This is kind of a silly question, but something that has nagged me for a while. Why do we have to dial a 1 (i.e. 1-800-555-1212) before dialing the area code and number on land lines, but can eliminate the 1 and simply dial the area code and number (i.e. 800-555-1212) when using our cells?

Ooops I Forgot to Have a Baby! A fun site for the happily child-free monkeys amongst us, myself included.

The First and Only 24/7 Polka webcast!!! Now you can enjoy Polka music anytime of the day in your home or at the office!!!! Need some new Polka Lyrics, but don't have the time to write them yourself? Try the polkamatic6000.

Curious George Since the archives are kaput, I'm hoping you helpful monkeys will remember the URL for the film recommendation Web site. You enter info about your tastes and preferences and it gives you a list of films you might like. Any personal recommendations are welcome too!

Pencil Test The finest computer animation a Macintosh II can produce. Notice that the credits include the name John Lasseter; if it sounds familiar, it's because he went on to direct Toy Story and other brilliant Pixar gems. (Link goes to a Quicktime movie.) more inside

"What? A blog about a guy who got bit by a werewolf? That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard." Williamsburg Hipster video clerk gets bitten by Werewolf. Blogs. more inside

The harmony of horses. This may be old but I found it amusing. flash.

The Monkey Shakespeare Simulator "If you have enough monkeys banging randomly on typewriters, they will eventually type the works of William Shakespeare." Currently, the record is the first 22 letters from "Cymbeline" more inside

Committing George: Wedding Sites Well, I finally got down on one knee and popped the question. She said yes and she'll soon have the title of Mrs. Name That Itch. Huzzah. And now the exceedingly fun part: the planning. My question is: Does anyone know of any useful all-purpose wedding planning websites? I've looked at The Knot, but I'd like to see what else is exists. more inside

Musipedia, inspired by, but not connected with, Wikipedia. The nice thing is that you can search for a tune by whistling it.