Stealth campaign of super-wealthy to repeal U.S. federal estate tax revealed. Meanwhile, President Bush "wants to eliminate what he likes to call the 'death tax'" at the same time as "he wants to end Social Security's lump sum death benefit -- a $255 check that the families of many of the nation's poorest use to help pay for their funerals." (Second link from Business Week, of all places.) more inside

Abstract Caricatures You'll probably get most of these without looking at the title, but you probably won't understand why.

Which Sports Care are You? One is a Porche 911. Not a car of choice though.

One of our own has put an end to a really useful site. Say goodbye (and if you're new to it, hello) to the LazyWeb, created by Ben Hammersley -- aka DangerIsMyMiddleName -- in 2002, a source of obscure answers for geeks all over. Now its time has come. more inside

PetFilter We need more puppies and kittens around here... Howsabout we use this link to post photos of our adorable pets and discuss?

Mr. Hurt Head and other models used in medical training. Some funny, some disturbing. more inside

The premier web site for tea drinkers who are keen on sitting down and biscuits. more inside

There's never a half-brick handy when you want one. Pilot gets trapped (before take off) in plane by dodgy canopy. Arf.

Whatever Dude... From 2001 to 2003, the internets' early Cenozoic, there was a fantastic time vacuum called 'Whatever-Dude'... more inside

Nauru is a tiny island nation (the smallest republic in the world, even) in the South Pacific that is about to collapse. The island has been purged of its one asset -- phosphate deposits from bird guano -- and after a century and a half of mismanagement the deposits are about to dry up. Meanwhile the country can barely afford to provide fresh water and electricity to the citizens and the vegetation has been stripped back to bare coral. Parts of it are still beautiful, and apparently tourist-worthy. more inside

Greg Dulli Radio Interview The interview is from 1994. It's hysterical. Dulli is in total shock having his own lyrics read back to him. MP3 file on the page linked.

Ladies' Night or Set-up? A bar in Maryland decided to open its doors only to women between 9-11PM this past Saturday night, while offering 1¢ beers, funnels and other cheap drunkenness-enablers. Then at 11, the men were let in. Was it a chance for women to bond, man-free? Or was it throwing chum to the sharks?

Retro viral? Research leaves one mired in information, much of it speculative. Could this be an illness related to modern high density populations or has it been with us throughout history? "Researchers have long suspected and searched for a virus as the cause. It is now suspected that chronic fatigue syndrome, like cancer, represents a cluster of clinically distinct diseases whose origins may lie in a combination of factors: one or more viruses, environmental toxins, stress and genetic predisposition."

Pimpfants. This is a joke, right? Right? more inside

Don't trash the 'stache? There was a lot of talk about NDP Leader Jack Layton's moustache in the last Canadian election and the one before, about facial hair in politics as it relates to perceptions of trustworthiness and authenticity, blah blah blah. But what about facial hair as it relates to a woman? more inside

Could this be the WORST music video EVAR? (Google video). It is quite likely this 80's Finnish pop vid called "I Wanna Love You Tender" by Armi and Danny is the worst music video ever made. If it isn't, it's in the top 5. What puts it over the top? The superb dance group, their costumes & choreography. The set appears to be from Starcrash. Komea!

DarwinFilter When you lock yourself out of the house and rappel nude down the inside of the chimney with the cable TV line, as they say, hilarity ensues. Yes, drugs were involved.

Favorville Is it the next Craig's List (except nicer)? more inside

Code Monkey A song by Jonathan Coulton. (Code Monkey likes Fritos)

A short film strip that sort of explains who the monkeys are, what the monkeys are, and why we're monkeys. Via MeFi (I can't believe they posted it first, what were you people doing all night anyway!).