Regency illustrations A large collection illustrating life during the Regency period in Britain, Europe and the New World. more inside

A Tank of Gas, a World of Trouble. "Pulitzer-winning correspondent Paul Salopek traced gas pumped at a suburban Chicago station to the fuel’s sources around the globe. In doing so, he reveals how our oil addiction binds us to some of the most hostile corners of the planet—and to a petroleum economy edging toward crisis."

Curious George and his Fantasy Football. Sister Renault has to join the office fantasy football league. She needs a name for her team. I told her we could help. more inside

Too stupid to boil an egg? Well now the egg will tell you when it's done. FFS!

Curious Birthday George New page on the wiki. If you want your Birthday listed then please post a comment here or - even more radical - do it yourself on the wiki! more inside

Tamara Drewe by Posy Simmonds is a graphic novel being serialised in The Guardian. Episodes one to eighty-something are currently available. Tamara Drewe is inspired by Thomas Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd. Simmonds's previous graphic novel, Gemma Bovery, was similarly inspired by 19th century literature - some French book about some chick by someone called Flambé, or something.

Don't date him Girl "i do not want man soiled by white round eye english woman or by soul sister like happen to Kim Jong Il." Nor do we, by &deity;

May alter sex? Is this bloke an idiot or what?

The Book of All Enormous Things is a free, illustrated, ongoing, online novel. The author's art is also worth a look. more inside

Suburban Nightmare Long Island set the tone for the nightmare that suburbia was to become. more inside

(Not so) live from New York, it's Saturday Night! I found this SNL transcripts database during a web search on "Ken Burns' haircut". I thought that you hard core SNL fans might be interested.

Content Restriction Anullment and Protection (YouTube) I have never been concerned about DRM, because it never seems to last. more inside

Stop Destroying Lebanon. This is what war looks like. WARNING: Includes gruesome images of dead civilians. Baleboosteh has images from the Israeli side, mostly of military personnel. more inside

Meet Dave Rat , Roadie researcher extraordinaire. Follow him in his Adventures with the Chili Peppers. Laughs! Tears! Stacks of heavey amplifiers! more inside

Ape Shall Not Kill Ape: "Watching the violence escalate in the Middle East, as Israel advances further into Lebanon and Hezbollah missiles strike farther past the border and Hamas continues to agitate, my mind turns to the same thing all of America is thinking about – Battle for the Planet of the Apes." more inside

Dual Relief An on-off switch for chronic pain ? and Card games are not mindless. Perhaps!

Arborsmithing more inside

Photo Essay: The Evolution of the Bikini

Curious George: Exporting Opera Bookmarks! I'd like to transfer my Opera bookmarks to Firefox, but am having trouble. Please hope me! more inside

Heat Vision and Jack The full episiode of the unaired 1999 pilot starring Jack Black as an astronaut who gains super intelligence after being "exposed to solar energy" and Owen Wilson as his talking motorcycle, Heat Vision. Ben Stiller directs, introduces, and cameos. Youtube. Previously mentioned here.