In the footsteps of Joseph Rock. A blogger revisits some of the places first brought to Western notice by famed anthropologist and botanist Joseph Rock in the early 20th century. more inside

Curiosities of Literature by Isaac Disraeli. more inside

Needing more bookmarks. What are alternate blogs I could look at when things are really slow? Boingboing and memepool are all headlines, and kuro5hin is a bit too IT/slashdotty. I agree there are tons of them if I just look, but I'd like to know your favorites. I prefer cool diaries from interesting people or travelogues, rather than just links to Flash games and jokes, but I'd be happy to hear your favorites anyway.

Lap dance: Short flash animation about a man and his cat.

Protein linked to heart disease Lowering levels of a protein in the blood could offer another way of reducing the risk of heart disease, a study suggests.

Curious, George: a strange food I've posted this over in the Wild Green Yonder to no avail, so here goes: can one eat a hermit crab? more inside

Conservative/Repub versions of Monkey filter?? Monkey and Meta filter tend to learn to the liberal/ democrat side. This is not bad, it just is. Does anyone know of any monkeyish/metaish filter blogs that have more a convservative/repub bent? I'm a curious monkey today, you see.

UNIX Haters Handbook OK, posting this to get the "loud snap plus excruciating pain" post out of my mind. more inside

Penis fracture. (SFW) "A sure sign is a loud snap and excruciating pain following the injury, as well as the rapid development of a hematoma or bruise."

The Georgia Guidestones are one of many Stonehenge clones in America. The stones are built to exacting astronomical specifications, and are inscribed with "10 Guides" (obliquely referencing the 10 Commandments). The monument has inspired a composition by Yoko Ono (found on this album) and multiple conspiracy theories.

Eyeball Knights (Flash) more inside

Wanker!

Your favorite cereal is now even more Devilishly Delicious! Satan Snaps - breakfast of Chant Aeons.

The Boy With Enormous Nostrils - from an Inuit Story.

Behold the healing power of anime! So you found Ringu scary, did you? No wonder, really. What with not a single service shot, chibi sequence, or any rorikon staying power, who can fault the fandom for not buying up all the Sadako plushie-toys the day after the movie came out? Better late than never, though. Presenting: sada-chan!! Soooo kyuuut!! more inside

Turkmenbashi has nothing on Kim Jong Il, who has just started a campaign against that most bourgeois of enemies to Workers' Paradise: long-haired dudes. Be sure you check out the slide presentation.

Subterranea Britannica, an awesome gallery of underground and cold war structures throughout the UK. Visit abandoned Tube stops, a failed Channel tunnel attempt in 1880, air raid shelters big and small, a sulphur mine. There's even East German sites, Maginot line forts, and more.

GI Joe vs the Zombies - Diorama battles. Choose Your Own Zombie Adventure, some zombie comedy, and a couple of zombie stories.

Fuck, shit, ass, cunt, prick, asshole, cock-sucker. Two hundred thirty-four times on two hundred thirty-five pages. THE COURT: You mean each of those happens to be used exactly the same number of times? MR. FAIRFIELD: No, Your Honor, that is the total number of times that those words are used. The Boston trial of "The Naked Lunch" was the last major censorship trial of a work of literature in the United States. Here are excerpts from the testimony of Norman Mailer and Alan Ginsberg during that trial, and related material.

Can you beat the computer? Here's the rules - pretend to be a television or film character and answer the questions the computer asks as truthfully as possible. The computer will then try and guess who you are. more inside