The Lord of the Rings as written by Click and Clack, Damon Runyon, Johnny Cash and more.

Robots of the Victorian Era And, since you ask, of course I have never heard of steampunk.

The Velvet Elvis Store-- Create Your Own Velvet Portrait of The Big Guy, Yourself, or Your (Astonished & Frightened) Pals... more inside

Pressure builds for Bush decision on Iraq WMD probe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House and key congressional leaders on Sunday negotiated details of an independent commission to investigate intelligence failures before the Iraq war and a senior Democrat said the probe should include whether decision-makers misused information. Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when we practice to deceive.

The MiniBosses. They play only music from classic Nintendo Entertainment System videogames. And they are rock stars. (via The World of Stuart Forum) more inside

IranFilter is another MeFi clone which is focused on Iran and is maintained by Hossein Derakhshan (AKA hoder.)

3ms Pedals. Not only do they look insanely cool, they also create some of the craziest effects you'll ever hear. Most interestingly, they're handmade by a non-profit anarchist artistic collective, and if you can't afford the rather steep price tags, they'll accept bartering or let you make one yourself. Now that's hardcore. if guitar effects pedals don't interest you, go look at the fat naked Elvis instead.

A Bonobo Chimpanzee wrote Infinite Jest with the help of 13-year-old Mark Leyner. From an interview in Salon with Leyner: Q. In the novel, you as a 13-year-old, with your partner, a genetically altered bonobo chimp, write quite a few novels during your spare time. more inside

Monkey Fight. Monkey Battle. Monkey Puncher. Another Monkey Fight. Monkey Fighter. Monkey Pirate vs Monkey Ninja. Monkey and Monkeytron vs A Dinosaur. The End of Monkey Fight. more inside

Monkeybrains Which of your hemispheres in more dominant? Play 20 questions to find out. Also, if you feel like helping an undergrad link personality and aesthetic preferences, help him.

Monkeyfight? Sissyfight.
I _know_ this is older than dirt (I remember playing this in early '00),but this MUST be new for someone, right? Don't tease me. I'll tattle.

I hear a voice Interesting duplication of a notorious experiment in psychiatry, raising questions scientific, social and epistemological.

An Encyclopedia of Images and Design. "The Visual Telling Of Stories Archive"; everything but the kitchen sink, with lots of little nooks and crannies to explore....

It's nearly a puzzling monkey, but not quite...

George Bush & the Pretty Faces President Bush had an interesting encounter with Scott Reid. Who works for Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin. The President chuckled.