Take the lesson from the Schiavo case. Read up on advance directives with this one pager, and make sure you discuss your wishes with those who may decide for you (and maybe choose a wider dicussion circle than you may first be inclined to include). Anyone else with good links or advice on protecting oneself? Any monkeys who care to share wisdom from having friends or family in a similar directive/no directive situation?

TV Turnoff Week It's that time of year again. Put on your Noam Chomsky shirt and get ready for some scrapping over media theory. Previously trampled here (which turned out to be the best week ever!). more inside

Mosh Girl (some images NSFW)

Doormats, "The Most Unknown, Underrated but Crucial Health Tool."

Hubristic CEOs Actually Suck? "...companies run by “superstar” C.E.O.s—those who’ve won major awards from the business press—underperform their competitors and the market as a whole in the years after they win their awards..." An interesting study on the effectiveness of the "celebrity CEO." more inside

Maserati Corse dodeci Wonder how much they'll give me as a trade-in for my Toyota Camry on one of these?

All the News That's Not Fit to Print "When Adam Steele wandered into Bemidji, few townspeople suspected he would be a major thorn in the city's side. Steele is founder, publisher, editor, reporter, ad salesman and columnist for the "Northern Herald." But claiming businesspeople conspired to keep him from distributing his paper, Steele embarked on three years of litigation against the city and 21 businesses, claiming damages of $600 billion." Part 2 here. more inside

EPIII trailer with added subtitles for the 133t! "A dirty haXXor that Anakin punk is!" Teh funnay. D/L. Grok. ROFL.

Munchies! A rare Sumatran tiger, who has apparently heard all about paparazzi, decides to bite back. more inside

It's happened again. Washington Post. Why do these things happen? It breaks my heart. It's on the BBC as well.

So it's come to this... Aren't you sick of visiting your favorite websites to see if they've been updated? There's so much laborious clicking and typing involved. That's no longer a problem thanks to this wonderful website, which will e-mail you daily with a list of updates to the websites you visit. more inside

A Sad Day Yahoo does it again - buys out a small start-up. If past experience is anything to go by, this spells the end of Flickr. more inside

100 Favourite literary characters. Not bad, but not enough villains. Long John Silver, anyone? Steerpike?

Damn !

Viking Ships Have you ever wondered why the Viking tradition of boat building died out? The truth is, it didn't. more inside

Always record your synchronicities: I suppose this is a Curious George. Synchronicity. You know it. Suppose you're thinkin' about a plate o' shrimp. Suddenly someone will say 'plate', or 'shrimp', or 'plate o' shrimp' out of the blue. No explanation. No point in lookin' for one, either. more inside

Thunderfucks

Curious George - What's to be done in Dunedin? Myself and Mrs Coriolis are heading to Dunedin at the start of May. Does anyone have any suggestions for must-see's, must-do's, or simply "this was cool"'s? more inside

Three inch golden lotus Meeting some of the last surving Chinese women with bound feet. more inside

lost ape? curious george,whats the best free way to find someone on the internet?I recently found a old girlfriend,that I havent talked to in over 12years,Now she,s looking for someone from twenty years ago,Any advice?