Live Music ONLY! Turkmenbashi has been having a cultural field day today. First he banned lip syching and then went on to ban recorded music. This is hot on the heels of his banning opera and ballet, all in the effort to prevent negative influences upon (what's left of) Turkmen culture. That, or he is trying to help eradicate Ashlee Simpson's alleged career....

A English guinea pig farm has closed recently following six years of harassment, including the theft of a relative's remains, all by animal activists. Photos and reactions. more inside

Political Fashion Monkey: "In South and Latin America each nation has its own 'Presidential sash', usually featuring the country's national colors and symbols. The Presidential sash is a symbol of the continuity of government, and when the old president resigns, the same sash is passed on to the new President." ... I wish our president wore a sash.

Database of cat names. Plus a random cat name generator, in case you're too lazy to come up with your own. more inside

Forget land, just get yourself a piece of bottom. From the front page: There are basically two groups in America. Group one, their life revolves around four dollar cups of coffee, taxis cabs, blue suits, high heels, conference rooms and getting ahead at all costs in the corporate world. If you fall into this group you're probably in the wrong place. Group two, enjoys blue skies, wide open spaces, raising animals, appreciating nature and are generally friendly to everyone. This group makes up Americas Heartland. This is not a geographic area, this is a slice of America with traditional values, that all started with the farmer.

The end of Portadownnews.com After four and a half years of its (sometimes) weekly web edition, the always hilarious Portadown News has been decommissioned (the editor has got a better job). Always taking an impartially scathing view of the goings-on in Northern Ireland, the News' editor Newton Emerson left behind his cracking satires of Ian Paisley, St Patricks Day, Gerry Adams and his "distant" links to terrorism, police inaction, and factional infighting. You might not get all the jokes, but it helped us have a good laugh at how ridiculous this place is.

Pfft... Yeah, it's on 5th and 82nd, but the windows all face North... Lenny Kravitz is in negotiations to buy the last privately-held mansion left on Millionaire's Row, for a paltry fifty mil. (There goes the nieghbourhood...) According to this, he's having problems getting rid of his current pad -- no doubt, people are scared of the Courtney Love cooties in the ventilation. But this brings to mind two questions: 1) How did Lenny Kravitz ever earn fifty million through recycling, and 2) where would you want to live for fifty mil? more inside

In the Name of Jesus Wipe them out... more inside

The iArm - when cybernetic body parts become available - and they will - if they become more efficient than the organic parts they replace - and they will - would you 'upgrade' a bit of yourself? If so, which bit? Introducing the new iArm. The world's fastest, most powerful body upgrade. MOVIE Requires QUICKTIME Seen at The Presurfer

Curious George: Music Rights How to get them for a low-low budget short film more inside

Amazon to e-publish short stories. And readers can read them, for 49 cents a pop. more inside

Curious George: I hate my fucking professors. Help me fix a software problem without having to reinstall Windows, IF YOU DARE. Tremendous, gut-wrenching sob story inside. more inside