Wallpaper for the lonely Those crazy Germans and their wallpaper.

James McIntyre - The Cheese Poet. Was he the worst poet to have lived, evar? Or was it the noble William Topaz McGonagall, much beloved of goons. more inside

Chicken Joking How hard is it to make an online comic? Well, you could just draw some chickens on Post-It® Notes and scan then blog them, like Doug Savage did with Savage Chickens. Of course, it helps when you've got a better FBA (Funny Batting Average) than most newspaper comics. more inside

Bitty Browser, the bittiest browser ever! A nifty little app, I thought. Sort of like picture-in-picture for the web. Works for websites, RSS, and podcasts. Cool coding, says I. via blog.del.icio.us.

Duracell plays drums. This video of him playing in London is wonderful more inside

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People With Email
And what you can do when faced with annoying emails.

Fascism and how to recognise it.

BoobyFilter. Do you like one-man bands? Do you like tits? Bob Log has you covered. [NSFW or your speakers]

NSFW You've got two layers of polo shirts on, popped collars of course. Don't forget the New Balance sneakers with a pair of faux-retro jeans. Something is still missing, though... more inside

Turns out.. you don't know everything - BAD WOLF. Dr Who fans.. have you noticed the clues? What or who is Bad Wolf? What is coming for The Doctor?

Curious George - Sleep Apnea Hello Monkeys. Seems like I have had this affliction for years and didn't know about it. Anyone else had to deal with this. Can you share? more inside

Very Cool Lego Sculpture. Including Escher Lego sculptures and mathematical shapes.

Large Murals on a Single Webpage
Eric Grohe's own Mural website He paints large scale building murals that seem nearly 3-D.

CuriousGeorge/Clichés? Is it possible to use a phrase like "shadows lengthen" or "shadows creep" in a short poem (in which every word counts, unlike prose where there's sometimes more leeway) without sounding cliché? [MI] more inside

SandCastleCentral! Yaaaay, Summer is here! Grab your bucket and spade, kids, let's go find some sand... These folk are creative, environmentally-aware jammy S.O.B.'s, whose job is the most fun you can have on a beach (with your clothes on). It's not all playtime though - to become a master carver you must compete internationally against other frighteningly talented people. These guys make this sort of thing look easy. more inside

Un chien andalou (NSFW? spoiler alert) is a silent film made by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali.

Judge orders Abu Ghraib videos, pictures released. [via MeFi] more inside

Curiously Oversensitive George :Caution male monkeys, PMS inside! more inside

Das erste Bier-Schwimmbad der Welt An Austrian brewery creates an unusual spa. In German, sorry. [via Gizmodo, out of character]

Curious George: Who gets se.xxx? I hope this isn't too lame of a question but when ICANN opens TLDs, how does the lucky person who gets se.xxx, my.tv, news.info, etc finagle it? Is it truly who can pound out the form and submit it fastest once a TLD is open? Or do these people negotiate for it well in advance? (No, I'm not settin' up no porn site!)