The Youngblood Brass Band I first heard them on NPR and was knocked out by their funky horn sound.more here and .mp3's avail on the website. Hope you enjoy this funky hip-hop jazz brass ensemble from Madison, WI.

GOD will save you! and to prove it, we're gonna stick THIS needle in your eye! *squirt* "o damn it, I hate it when that happens" ************************* Well, we know it kills (see islamic extremists) but does it heal?...faith, that is. Faith.

An international catalogue of superheroes more inside

Ladies and Gentlemen and Cross-Gendered I give you Angel Monkey. more inside

Rise to vote sir! And possibly possibly the longest palindrome ever.

Query Letters I love is a blog devoted to queries that some guy in Hollywood has received.

Interesting piece on 60 Minutes tonight. A story about Intravenous hydrogen peroxide [three links] therapy and a doctor who administered the treatment to a patient who ended up dying, and has been charged with murder as a result. more inside

Monkey Gone To Heaven If man is 5 If man is 5 If man is 5 Then the devil is 6 Then the devil is 6 Then the devil is 6 Then the devil is 6 And if the devil is six Then god is 7 Then god is 7 Then god is 7 The video to this Pixies classic is in quicktime.

Jerry Garcia - great musician AND music instructor. I love reading new stories about people I've heard so much about before. It's the hidden stuff that lies beneath the overt image that fascinates me. For anyone who loves the Grateful Dead this is a neat look back at a time before anyone knew who the Grateful Dead were, when the band members themselves had no idea what they would become.

US gives up search for WMD in Iraq ... Um. Wasn't this why we went to war? More inside ... more inside

Aiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! (embedded .WMV, SFW, more inside) more inside

The Full Page Project is a web-based initiative to educate America about the facts in the marriage debate, with eyes towards fighting the proposed amendment. And part of the plan is full page ads in local and national papers. more inside

Digital Camera Vs. Wonder of the World So I dropped my Canon PowerShot A80... needless to say the monument won. more inside

Transplantation of monkey embryonic stem cells reverses Parkinson disease in primates. [Via FuturePundit.]

Atlanta monkeys ahoy! I'm going to be trying out for Jeopardy in Atlanta at 2:30 PM, February 11th. Would anybody be up for doing coffee during the evening of Feb. 11th or 12th? It'd have to be coffee, as I am not of legal drinking age. And if I could perchance find a mofite who could put me up on the night of the 12th I'd be even happier. (this crossposted in the grey)

Oil is not welcome in Iceland anymore... and poises the nation to be the first in the world to create a hydrogen based economy. This is great really. The little nation is putting its money where its mouth is, unlike many other, far bigger/richer nations. (*cough* US *cough*) Kudos to Iceland.

Goodbye, Widget. If you'll permit me a personal note, I just wanted to let my monkeyfriends know that I helped my beloved Widget the dog die last night. She'd herniated another disc in her back and was in a lot of pain. That link is our final portrait together; here's more on my sweet, silly friend, my first dog, whom I'll never forget.

Batman's Anniversary! The TV series turns 39 today! ABC broadcast episode one, "Hi Diddle Riddle," on January 12, 1966! Celebratory Bat-Links: Bat-Quotes! The Best-Looking Bat-Site! A Bat-Episode Guide! A Fab Argentine Bat-Site! The '66 Batmobile! Batman's Traps! More inside! more inside

Zookeeper (Flash puzzle game)

World Wide Threats To Shipping