The Frank W. Tober Collection on Literary Forgery covers many classic forgeries - the works of Ossian, Chatterton's Rowley poems, William Henry Ireland's bogus Shakespeare, as well as others I had never heard of. In the latter category is Psalmanazar the 'Native of Formosa', who even ran up his own Formosan alphabet.

This is What US-UK Hegemony Looks Like. A gruesome gallery -- not for kids or weak stomachs. And in the interest of fairness, this is the other side -- Marines handing out toy cars and food aid.

Wankr Surfing the Web 2.0 bubble.

Movie Mythology: Predator, a Shaman's View from indiayogi.com.

Whatever Happened to Polio? Online version of the Smithsonian NMAH exhibit. more inside

Toei Spider-Man (embedded video)

Poetry at the Library of Congress. Some highlights: Scans of some of Walt Whitman's notebooks. Poetry webcasts. Poetry 180- A Poem A Day For American High Schools (which is a program from former Poet Laureate Billy Collins). Poet Laureate Timeline.

Mass. Saturday Flash Fun. On animation and negativity. Via ABS. more inside

Any Monkeys in Dallas/Ft. Worth area? I'd like to meet you! What say you to a Monday afternoon meetup (Jan.15)? more inside

Al Qu'Ady #2 "may be dead"! Yeah, maybe! How many Number Twos does this organisation have, anyway?

How could you not vote for this guy? Is this really such a stretch? This is the state that eleceted a pro wrestler to office.

The Impeachment of George W. Bush An article by Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman who sat on the Nixon impeachment proceedings. She has an eerie feeling of deja vu. *sigh* via MeFi

Rolex, schmolex! The Tour de l'Ile is the world's most complicated wristwatch, created to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Swiss watchmakers Vacheron-Constantin. Among it's many dials and features (on both sides) are sunrise/sunset time, a perpetual calendar, power reserve dial, second time zone, a tourbillon device and a representation of the night sky. More close-up pictures here.

New York Times reviewer takes on new poetry from Billy Collins (sorry, reg req'd) NYT reviewer David Orr parodies former poet laureate (and bard of unbelievable blandness) Billy Collins. more inside

American Mazes Get lost in your home state.

Jamesh'sh Ashton Martin for shale. Complete with machine gunsh, tire shreddersh, and "hydraulic thing that shoots oil". more inside

Curious George: FAQ web page building I am trying to put together a Web page for my department with company FAQs. Rather then have a web page with a long list of URLs, Answers etc. I would like the user to filter by subject eg. IT, Useful numbers, Non-Technical - that kinda thing. It needs to be pure html/css/java/vbscript. No server-side asp here, but its need to have a database type back-end (Access, Excel, XML) Any monkeys out there with ideas/useful sites?. There are commercial products but I want to do it myself AND EARN BROWNIE POINTS!!!

Black cop infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan. And they loved him so much, they asked him to run things. more inside

San Francisco's Pet Cemetery. A strangely moving collection of pics of the final resting places of some obviously well-loved animals. via more inside

The Evoluon. Today, it's a conference center. But once upon a time it was a magical place, where kids like me could gasp at the wonders of science and see a glimpse of the future. more inside