Han Solo, Frozen In.... LEGO?

Curious, George: Vitamin D infusion The gray and chill have gotten to us, and we've decided to escape somewhere warm on short notice. Any suggestions? more inside

Celebrate Chinese New Year the authentic American way. How will you celebrate the Year of the Monkey? Some traditional ideas, ideas for kids, fortune cookies, and a background on the Chinese calendar. Gong Xi Fa Cai! more inside

PMF. I laughed, I cried. Is it something essential? An essence of? Eau de? (requires sound for true effect, possibly NSFW depending on if neighboring cube gophers can hear you) more inside

Steel Ball Bam-Bam-Bam! Japanese people stop demolition balls with their hands! And then throw them back! I have no idea at all how to play this. Just press space at the right moment to stop the ball and let go when the thingy's at the right angle.

"In other words, just about everything you heard and read about the Iowa caucuses in November and December was wrong." - The ethics of campaign coverage and how it's manipulating our view of the 2004 election. Who's checking up on the press?

2004 Valentine candy heart sayings! New ditties for the crunchy little candy hearts include "IM Me." Don't see any you like? Create your own!

The surreal art of Margot Knight more inside

The Audio recordings of the chilling testimony of Tiger Force Veterans. Tiger Force, an Elite unit from the Vietnam War engaged in at least twentyone war crimes over seven months in 1967. [Via The Toledo Blade via Harpers' Magazine (print edition).

The Gallery of Carbon Dust Beetle Illustrations

"What's that odor? Better ask a Monkey"
Hey NYTimes, he who smelt it dealt it. The nerve of some people...

Plastic surgery preview? Construct your own faces. (Flash)

Smokey The Bear. Still Smokin' After All These Years....

Belly button lint explained. Now will some kind MeFite PLEASE post that link to answer this question so I can stop screaming the link at my monitor, hoping it will somehow make it through osmosis into Ask MeFi? Thanks and many bananas to you.

New Kids III: Electric Boogaloo As continued from here and here. more inside

Kerry Wins I think it's over for Dean. South Carolina will be the nail in his coffin. So Monkeys, where is this race going now?

How to Dance Properly.

What's Your (Party) Line? A scientific analysis of various wrong-thinking crypto-bourgeois ideologies. See, there's more to the MIM than its justifiably popular music and film reviews. I hope that this contributes some clarity to the politikkkal debate.

Star Wars Geeks are Cool...for Me to Poop On!

Everybody knows that Star Wars geeks and the internet go hand in hand like Dick Cheney and Evil, but the degree of complex minutiae these geeks get to dabbling in is downright awe inspiring.
Witness the personal websites of 4LOM, Zuckuss, Zam Wessell and even lowly desert stormtrooper Davin. Need more? You can always support the Admiral Ackbar for President campaign or try some tasty treats from the Jek Porkins Cookbook. more inside

God Bless America! Yahweh that is. Another 10 commandments monument is goin up! This one has a bill of rights on the other side too! Who's for putting up a Geneva Convention or Universal Declaration of Human Rights tablet? Nahhhhhhh.