You heard about the recently discovered blonde furry lobster, didn't you? The Kiwa Hirsuta. Well here's a plush toy replica. Nicked from robot wisdom

The 1001 Inventions of the Muslim world Coffee, Cameras, Chess, Parachutes, Carpets, Soap, Alcohol, Architectural arches, Quilts, the Rocket, the Torpedo, the Ornamental Garden, the Earth as a Globe, Cheese, the Kiosk, the Zero, the Three Course Meal. More here

Why Are We Here? The body of Christian Peacemaker Team activist Tom Fox was found today in Iraq. Evidence suggests he was tortured and assassinated. This message was composed the day before he was abducted. We are here to stand with those being dehumanized by oppressors and stand firm against that dehumanization. We are here to stop people, including ourselves, from dehumanizing any of God's children, no matter how much they dehumanize their own souls. more inside

McGill postcard artwork collected by Michael Winner. Sentimental, derisive and cutesy-poos examples as well as the classic saucy ones.

Oh, those wacky Republican politicians It's the last image that makes it so laugh out loud funny. more inside