Will you still need me when I'm 116? Today, the oldest living person died in a nursing home in Tennessee. At 116, Elizabeth Bolden was the last person remaining in America documented to have been born in 1890. more inside

Devices (NSFW) for, er, remote copulatory needs. (Insert obligatory joke about getting the shaft from Windows.) more inside

The Fletcher Capstan Table One of the more beautiful pieces of furniture I've seen in awhile. A circular table that expands to double capacity in a mesmerising radial fashion. the Montana is my favorite. Santa. Hint.

33 names of things you never knew had names. I would assume word-loving Monkeys can probably add to this list and give us some more strange words.

(Youtube) Montage of creatures created by the genius that was Ray Harryhausen.

Winterbells - a seasonal flash game from orisinal

Victor Jara The death of Augusto Pinochet set me thinking of one of his many victims, singer Victor Jara. Here's some mp3 rarities and pictures of a man whose torture and murder encapsulate the brutality of Pinochet's regime.

A dearth of female A&R types. "Women buy roughly half of all CDs sold...and most radio formats target women as their primary audience. Yet...no woman runs the mainstream music A&R department at any major record label. Over the last decade, only two women have helmed A&R pop departments at major labels."

'Drunken' bishop faces battle to save his job The bishop reportedly staggered home from a function at the Irish embassy on Tuesday night, climbed into the back of a stranger's Mercedes, and started throwing an infant's toys out of the vehicle. Asked to explain himself, he is claimed to have said: "I'm the Bishop of Southwark. It's what I do."

Bats navigate using the Earth's Magnetic Field - Many animals, such as homing pigeons & other birds such as even the humble Chook, newts (a newt?), trout & turtles use magnetic fields for orientation. Now we know (at least some) bats do, too. more inside