Not a meetup, per se... So, I'm having a party tomorrow night. Monkeys will be representing and I figured I should extend this to any LA monkeys I've yet to meet. Friday the 13th, 7:30/8:00ish. If interested, email me for the details. more inside

Postal Food Drive - May 15th Are you monkey enough to clean out your kitchen cupboard for some non-perishable food? Sorry, bananas will not be accepted. On Saturday morning, leave it at your mailbox (US only) for your postman to pick up and deliver to food banks. It can't get easier than this!! If you are a bigger monkey, volunteer with me for the soup kitchen in Skid Row, downtown LA on 5/22... PS. I assume you monkeys help less fortunate monkeys once in awhile.

The nearly-naughty. The monkeyhouse seems silly today, so I'll toss this out.

What color eyes would your children have?

Krapooyo (a cartoon that is wonderful) more inside

The Julie/Julia Project. A woman named Julie cooks her way through Julia Child's entire "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" in one year (2002-2003). Over 500 recipes, on a government worker's budget, in an apartment in the outer boroughs of New York City. more inside

MonkeyFilter! MonkeyFilter is a Metafilter clone, only with more bananas and less flinging. There are some colorful personalities on the site and lots of interesting links. Check it out!

Zoologist Karl von Frisch proposed in the 1960s that honeybees use dance as a complex means of communication - particularly as to the locations of pollen-laden flowers. While accepted in general (and this is what we were all told at school, yeah?), the theory was not accepted by many scientists. Now, via the use of radar, Frisch has been proven dead right. seen @ Robot Wisdom

Celebrity Skin and Body Fluids. "Celebrity Skin was formed in 2003 by an anonymous collective of former Hollywood personal assistants" ... "All our specimens are tested by experienced body-fluid identification technicians at the Allamas Biological Research Facility in Greeley Colorado and cross-referenced hospital birth records and blood analysis from the Red Cross." Parody? Scam? Or just more proof that our society is sick, sick, sick?

My new hero. So this high school student was arrested at his own prom for wearing a prom dress, see. And a wig, and a corsage, and his mom's purse, too. He's a straight boy, but when his gay friend was dateless for the prom, he agreed to go. But, he decided it would cause fewer questions if he went in drag. "I looked like Marilyn Monroe," said the member of the track, ski and powerlifting teams. Unfortunately, although the school was fine with two male students going together, they didn't seem to go for the prom dress bit. Now, the poor boy can't compete for the pole vaulting record! gawd, truth is always stranger than fiction

The married man pays up-front for sex; she grants him a specified amount of time; if she gets pregnant, it's agreed that she will get an abortion. It's religiously sanctioned and there is paperwork involved. Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? She is in.........Iraq? more inside

No more litter box Your cat can be trained to use the toilet like a normal human being. Check out Popgadget blog for other random gadgets. more inside

Cornell researchers build a robot that can reproduce "Admittedly the machine is just a proof of concept -- it performs no useful function except to self-replicate -- but the basic principle could be extended to create robots that could replicate or at least repair themselves while working in space or in hazardous environments, according to Hod Lipson, ... in whose lab the robots were built and tested."

Put down that Nalgene! A recent study[pdf] suggests that a chemical commonly used in polycarbonate plastic containers may raise the risk of prostate cancer in humans. California is considering banning its use in baby bottles, and the plastic industry (which maintains that it is safe) has set up a website to educate the public about Bisphenol-A. Is this a real concern, or just a bogus chemical scare?

May 16-20 is Bike to Work Week Next week is Bike to Work week in the US. Are you monkey enough? (If not, no sweat, but check this out to see what may befall you otherwise!) more inside

Excellent debate on the Gender/Science issue Steven Pinker and Elizabeth Spelke have the deepest clearest discussion I've read on the issue.

The Petrol Crime Bureau is on the lookout for 4x4s. [Quicktime]

Curious George - Tiger, Mac's new operating system So, is it worth shelling out $100? I know I am going to have to upgrade sooner as Final Cut Pro 5.0 will require the new operating system, but does it deserve all the hoopla?

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Get Outfoxed! There are over 8 billion web pages. Most of them suck. Outfoxed uses your network of trusted friends and experts to help you find the good stuff and avoid the bad. more inside