Soup! Soup may be the greatest food ever invented. I mean, there are so many different kinds to choose from, and they're all so good! But the best thing about soup is how warm it makes you feel, and how it can always make you feel better, no matter how upset or angry you are. Personally, my favourite soup is Lipton's chicken noodle, because it's salty and original. What's your favourite?

Global warming 'past the point of no return' A record loss of sea ice in the Arctic this summer has convinced scientists that the northern hemisphere may have crossed a critical threshold beyond which the climate may never recover. more inside

Y.A.B.A.M.U. SF Bay Area Monkeys Meetup! Anyone up for meeting up this coming weekend? All simians are welcome, of course. more inside

The Rugby Reader's Review Images, humor, history, and essays about rugby. more inside

The short unhappy life of AIBO, who disrespects da real dog. (Quicktime)

Nintendo's New Controller Is Out- And wow, it looks totally diffrent. I want to try this thing out. It might be bad, might be good, but it will be very interesting. more inside

Extracting Video from the Brain Neurons can be decoded into a reconstructed image, claims Dr. Stanley, Associate Professor in the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard. In other words, you can "jack into" a brain and extract video. more inside

Hijacking Catastrophy - A history of the neocons in the US An informative and long (one hour, ten minutes) video that documents the history and rise in power of the neo-conservatives and their doctrine.

Best band name ever!

Technician George - I reinstalled Windows XP recently, and now the search, windows media player, security center, and picture viewer functions don't work. Please help! more inside

Curious Google Bombing George Can one effect google bombing on a personal level? more inside

A Chinese cosmetics company is using skin harvested from the corpses of executed convicts to develop beauty products for sale in Europe. A Guardian investigation. Also mentions the use of tissue from aborted foetuses as filler in collagen products.

Can you dig a hole to China? Let's say you're 8 years old, and you want to dig a giant hole in your yard to the other side of the world. Click on a starting point somewhere on the map, and let Google maps help you figure out where you'd really pop up. more inside

Monkey Slot Machine. I can't believe this hasn't been posted here.

Children found in cages in Ohio. Parents at the end of their rope or child abusers?

Desi Crews VS Minuteman Civil Defence Corps... Indo-Canadian gangster boyz go up against Vietnam vet militia members. Jesus H. Christ at a barn dance...this should be interesting.

In New Zealand we take our bananas seriously. Recent auction for banana guard. Fits both Costa Rican AND Ecuadoran. Read the whole page. (Hat tip to our own rodgerd, who runs the stupid-stuff mailing list, and subscriber Bruce Norris, without whom I would never have seen this).

Derek Jarman's Garden at Prospect Cottage. Derek Jarman, after learning he was HIV positive moved to Prospect Cottage, Dungeness, Kent, under the shadow of the nuclear power station. It was here that he wrote his autobiography and created his extraordinary garden, incorporating debris picked up from the beach. He died of AIDS in 1994. More beautiful photos here, here, here, here, and here. more inside

"Battlestar Galactica" Meets George Bush? The president of the sci-fi show is contrasted with that other president...

<b>Curious, George:</b> Loud guitars and thick glasses. I am looking for suggestions for my Nerd Rock Mix. more inside