What's it all about? From throat to colon.

Valerie Plame Was In Charge of "Finding" WMDs In Iraq. The Bush administration didn't get the lies they wanted, so they ruined her career because they could. Booorrriiiing. Also includes crass, evil, crooked, self-defeating and possibly treasonous. YMMV. more inside

Verbs Intellectual Property Microsoft owns doing words. Do you have your licence to speak? (Via Slashdot.) more inside

25% of Russians have rumpty pumpty while driving. Amongst other things. (SFW)

It's a boy.... Princess Kiko of the Japanese Royal household gave birth by Caesarean section this morning. It is likely that he will be named as the heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne. But the debate continues... more inside

Toronto Meetup!! Bump the Toronto Meetup this weekend. More inside-->

Everyday. (youtube-video with sound) more inside

Celebrity worship. Is it programmed into your DNA? Is it addictive? Is it good for you -- especially if you're a teen? Is it a savage new religion? What's the psychology behind it? Is it a screwing up the academic world? Does it signify cultural decline and confusion?

A hundred dead elephants were recently spotted by Mike Fay on an aerial survey just outside the borders of Zakouma National Park in southeastern Chad. Fueled in part by an upswing in ivory demand from China and the crisis in nearby Dafur. See also, homunculus' fine post. more inside