Curious George Are you going to burning man? more inside

Hot Sauce for kids? Lisa Whelchel, who played Blair on the popular 1980s TV series Facts of Life, is an advocate and practitioner of "hot saucing." Whelchel, the author of Creative Correction: Extraordinary Ideas for Everyday Discipline, says the practice worked for her children when other disciplinary actions did not. more inside

Dildo! Fun little video for Dildo! done to the tune of Ren & Stimpy's Log! Stay for the outtakes...

Isn't it wonderful that we live in a world with such a diversity of tastes in things like, oh, I don't know.... let's say, weddings. Specifically, let us pause to appreciate Squishy's Gal's wedding. More specifically, her train and cake. Oh. My. God.

The God Game Answer 15 short questions and see if your beliefs hold water or if contradictions arise. more inside

Curious George: I'm in pop up hell! I've updated my Ad-Aware and Spybot, I've got Zone Alarm installed, but I've again started getting popups. It began again about a week ago and don't know what I have to do about it. Please don't tell me I have to do a fresh install.

Snorri’s Hot Tub, Reykholt, Iceland.

Article from Le Monde Diplomatique English edition about the pitfalls of cartography. ...cartography is more than the tracing of borders. It is also a picture of the relations between people and territory. Maps enable us to comprehend at a glance how territory is organised and occupied, and the extent and consequences of conflicts.

Thank goodness someone's looking to protect Central Park by banning the protest rally against George Bush. It's not political, mind you-it's about the grass-hah!

Curious George: How do I work my new shades? This is terriby silly. My monkey-mind cannot figure out how to work something very simple -- my new shades. Can anyone tell me the name of these shades, or better yet, how to reliably roll them up and down? more inside

Come on down! Hilarious Bloopers [RealMedia], noteworthy contestants, and some curious still clips from that icon of game shows, The Price is Right.

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A comic depicting a debate show of the far right From the right, I'm Pat Buchanan! And from the right of him, I'm Jerry Falwell! Welcome to the debate show of the far right: Cross Afire! more inside

The Annotated Lyrics of the Grateful Dead. more inside

Savage Love is running a column this week on guys' misconceptions about sex when they were kids. They range from the innocent to the bizarre. Next week, we get the female perspective on the same topic. more inside

Everyone do the Lyndie! Alright, monkeys, let's see some good ones! via memepool

A Night Monkey in the House. A charming little essay from 1886 (newly exhumed from the Harper's Magazine archives) about living with a pet monkey. (Actually, kinkajous aren't really monkeys, they're more closely related to raccoons. But they have prehensile tails, they like bananas, and they look very cute.)

Film Title Screens. There is an art to it. It has its masters, its pioneers. It is an art form deserving of our recognition. With discussions rivaling those of "Who was the better James Bond?" more inside

Stop wasting time folding shirts the normal way! How to Fold a Shirt shows you the latest techniques and tricks to fold t-shirts, sweaters, dress shirts and more; the RIGHT way!

Don't Sassmouth Blair!! Apparently falling victim to Jo's insults over the years has yielded some mild brain damage to actress Lisa Whelchel, formerly "Blair" of "The Facts of Life". Whelchel now is an author, as well as an advocate for punishing children with the pottymouth. more inside