The Theremin was invented by Lev Sergeivitch Termen (anglacized to Leon Theremin) in 1919. It uses Electromagnectic Induction to control pitch and volume. It produces an eerie, whistling sound associated by many with early horror films. more inside

Blue Origin and they're hiring

Think the Harlem Globtrotters are getting too big for their britches? Then why not support a smaller team: The Tiny Trotters -- a basketball team consiting of Little People (warning site is full of horrble java). The most brilliant idea for sports entertainment EVAR!!!

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art is showing an exhibition of work called Now and Then, pairing a cartoonist's pro work with his/er juvenalia. To wit, here's Tony Millionaire, Peter Kuper, Charles Burns and Gary Baseman.

But' I was only checkin' me mail! whats a blog?

Curious George...Mind Control Wallpaper... Anybody tried alternatives to wallpaper on their walls? Mylar film, tinfoil, that kind of thing? Will rubber cement come off painted walls?

Balance. A quirky and compelling movie. Flash required.

The Doors - Puzzle This is a bit like The Dark Room and Crimson Room and um, the other one. You require FLASH. Click on stuff, collect objects to find your way out of a bunch of rooms. Somewhat annoying musical effects. more inside

Compressing your CSS with PHP Webdesigners, bloggers, htmly folk, you can reduce the transfer size of your CSS file by up to 75% using the methods outlined in this article. Results may vary, but looks a neat hack. more inside

Seems the ducks weren't the first to, ahem, experiment. Follow up to last week's bird sex shocker.

Need some quick pickup lines? Such quality offerings as, "If I could rearrange the alphabet, I'd put U and I together."

No wife, no horse, no mustache & two penises. Have you heard the one about the German guy who gets a second penis? His wife sees his double penis & immediately leaves him. Insert peni punchline here. This is a true story about penises. There is little or no offensive material in this article except for 10 penises, 4 cunts, an intact pair of testicles & a foreskin. Some of what I wrote in that last sentence is not true.

MP3 MONDAY: AIMEE MANN
Check out some tracks from her new album on this slickly designed site.

Random images. One of the most honest looks into the nature of the internet - the vast majority of images randomly sampled from the internet are pornographic or lame.

MC Frontalot Nerdcore. found via BoingBoing more inside

oooOOOooo The President of Malawi has moved out of his luxurious, 300-room mansion, insisting the building is haunted. more inside

So you've met your first extraterrestrial. You'll need some coins, a flashlight, a pair of magnets and a loop of string.

Ladies, the pap smear was developed in a concentration camp. I have no problem accepting that as a fact and am only somewhat gratified by knowing the origin. more inside

Typo causes international nuclear incident. I drive a sedan in Sudan. And not vice versa.

The Ig Nobel UK tour is already under way (London fully booked, but Warrington and Nottingham still have tickets and there's a Live Web Chat on Thursday). From the Annals of Improbable Research