Curious George: Weird Word 2003 Problem Technological monkeys, please help! more inside

Curious George: Domain suggestion service. Are there any good registrars that can make suggestions for available domains? I tried registering (blah)forum.com on Dotster, which is taken, but instead of suggesting (blah)groups.com, (blah)community.com, it keys in on "forum" and suggests nonrelevant nouns like dogforum.com, boogerforum.com, etc. Do any other engines work better?

"Oprah had become my first of many code names" more inside

Curious Humbug! I'm probably going to skip Christmas with my family this year. (It's not going to be a pleasant one. Long story.) I just want to go somewhere -- anywhere in the world -- that will make me feel a sense of wonder or joy or delight. Bora Bora? Paris? NYC? ... Any suggestions? Where would YOU go and what would you do?

The Horror! The Horror! Dan Savage is running a bunch of loss-of-virginity horror stories this week, which is pretty funny, although it doesn't rival the classic edition with the Masturbation Horrors (I've never seen Mickey Mouse toothbrushes the same since). more inside

Have A Very Beatle Christmas! dig all of the lads' Christmas recordings, previously available only to fan club members. (Dig the green vinyl "Merry Xmas" 45 too!). But, in case you thought this Christmas season couldn't get any more special - Relive one of the most baffling specials of all time, the Star Wars Christmas special! more inside

Sweet, sweet tiger justice.

Black and white is the only logical choice, Captain. Who knew Mr. Spock was a photgrapher? I think Mr. Nimoy has captured some lovely images with his black and white photography. Some images NSFW.

Remo William Raccoon's homepage: a guide to raising raccoons, written from the raccoon's point of view. more inside