Mixed Messages This article on SI.com about Rafael Palmiero's suspension from baseball for using steroids includes prominent text ads to buy Stanozolol. Nice editorial integrity, huh?

I have officially lost faith in the entire USA. Kids are harassing an 11 year-old girl playing with her 6 year-old brother, throwing water balloons at her. She retaliates by throwing a rock at one of the boys. She is subsequently charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Way to go, guys. more inside

Metahistory Quest Closely aligned with deep ecology, and going deeper, our Quest explores the power of human potential to shape society, serve the earth, and co-evolve with the non-human world. What you get when you give some baby boomers enough crystals and enough cash. more inside

Who Killed Rock Radio? Fred Durst, obviously. While some make the point that everything's just fine, I personally haven't listend to rock radio in a long time. You? more inside

WildFinder from the WWF, allows you to find maps, pictures, and other info on any one of 30,000 species (the Takin, say), or lists of species within a selected ecoregion (say, South East Tibet Shrub and Meadows.) more inside

Can the Cavendish be saved? [possibly disturbing picture of a banana being operated on]. more inside

Curious George: Salary Slavery? For the first time, I find myself working a job with a salary, not an hourly wage. They're making me put in well over 8 hours a day; am I screwed, or what? more inside

Virtual Street Reality by Jeff Rense. When viewed from the proper angle, the street paintings look 3D. His UFO stuff is pretty cool, and he seems to have his own Radio show. Or station. Or something.