Curious George - Whom/What do you trust? I tell friends that there are only a couple of things that I completely trust. The first being my swiss army knife, the second being the triple AAA (American Automobile Club) and the last being my family. Each of these have never failed me. There have been a few others that have come close (a 1983 BMW 323i that never seemed to break down, Sony TVs that seemed to last forever, an old mac laptop that wouldn't die, several close friends/girlfriends that haven't been completely honest but whom I love nonetheless) but few that I could put in the pantheon. Whom or what can you trust, absolutely, without reservation?

The strange story of Napolean's Wallpaper. A curious theory for the source of the arsenic which was later detected in a sample of his hair. more inside

Blissful Monkey Yoga Our minds are like a wild horse, and the intellect is like a monkey.

CAFTA: The controversial CAFTA passes by two votes. STOP CAFTA! Dr Greger explains CAFTA, world government by global corporations, and its effect on animal welfare, from CAFTA's roots in NAFTA, Fast Track, etc., in 54 minutes of brilliant audio clips.

Curious, George: Good Colocation Host I've been tasked with finding a good colocation host to use as a backup to our web servers... more inside

The Pending Banana Apocalypse. Frankenfruit battles The Fungus as traditional banana scientists look on helplessly. Action-packed collectors' first issue!

Home/Life was a project that culminated in a website, book and an exhibition. 121 children (most of them homeless) in eleven cities around the world were given cameras to document the environment in which they live. more inside

Worde Up. Trying to make the Canterbury Tales more accesible to schoolchildren, Baba Brinkman has translated them into Hip-Hop. I'm reminded of the South Park episode with the inspirational group "Butt Out." I'd love the see the kid's reactions.

Zombie 4 It's a infection sim/shooter.

Live Journal: The Latest 50 images uploaded & refreshed every minute. Somehow hypnotic, voyeuristic, addictive. Let's just assume that some/all/occasionally these images will be NSFW. Is 1 minute enough?

Speculation is rife that the IRA are due to make a statement winding up their existence as an armed force. The release of Seán Kelly seems to point to an announcement tomorrow. This momentous news may also serve to intoroduce the excellent Slugger O'Toole, a blog on Northern Ireland's politics and culture.

The Massacre of the Cathars at Montsegur. In 1244 a few hundred Cathars held out for 10 months in their mountain fortress against 10,000 soldiers. It was a pretty interesting period in church history. Rome started the Medieval Inquisition in response to the Cathars. And the direct cause of the massacre at Montsegur was the assassination of some Inquisitors at Avignonet by Pierre-Roger de Mirepoix, a dispossessed lord and Cathar who was sort of the main military guy at Montsegur. Although the current ruins on top of Montsegur are from a later period, they are still a striking sight on the granite pog on which they stand. Lots more info about the Cathars here. more inside

The most passionate dance! Of all the ballroom dances, Argentine Tango may be the most passionate and elegant. (The possible exception being the waltz) Learn a few steps from the rich vocabulary of movement in Tango, and you may never turn back. more inside

Maakies, by Tony Millionaire (comic strips)

Limerick Contest! Fed up with the stories of equine shenaningans? Feast on the delight of bawdy rhyme. a.k.a. "Hey everybody! Let's put on a show!" more inside

An Unusual Japanese Monastery "The Jingu is rebuilt every 20 years. This ceremony is called the Shikinensenngu. All the shrines in the Jingu, including the Goshoden, are rebuilt. In other words, the gods can live comfortably in newly built shrines (animation) at a cycle of 20 years." Sounds ordinary until you find out they've been doing this for 2000 years. And that up to 173,000 people participate. more inside

Cumming: The Fragrance

Robotic hand made from a bit of PVC pipe The owner/creator is a friend of mine and has asked for advice on his new product. I figured my monkey army could help out. Throw some advice this way.

Ogias and the Dragon he Slew - From the Manichean version of the Book of the Giants, a largely fragmentary book that has been omitted from all editions of the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha. Via Dr Cathey's Blog more inside

Blame Canada!!! Tired of being called "polite" and "boring," Canada starts international incident with Denmark...