Enter Stevie. The robber was holding a gun to 5-year-old Mary Long's head when a 3-foot-tall Mighty Morphin Power Ranger leapt into the room...

She's mad as hell, and she's not going to take it any more! One of the orcas (killer whales) at Sea World attacked a trainer during a show today. more inside

Animal Terrorism Act Signed Into Law. Yes, the US Senate bill 3880 makes it illegal to commit "animal enterprise terror." Consistent with some interpretation, Animal Activist groups are now terrorist organizations. Demonstrations which cause animal-based businesses to lose profits are now terrorist acts. By the by, this bill passed with six votes, total. A tip o' the banana peel to the illustrious H-dogg for many of these a-hear links more inside

Colour Pictures of the American Depression [Flash required]. Article. From an exhibition at the Photographers' Gallery in London.

Do not try this at home. A small collection of DIY projects for future Darwin award nominees. more inside

It's a nice day for a...White Christmas! Billy Idol's long-awaited Christmas album. Visit his MySpace page for vids.

Pneumatic tubes: 200 years of moving stuff around. more inside

Senior Citizen: Social Security Scammer? Estranged from his father, a gay Brooklyn man came home yesterday to make peace, only to make a horrifying discovery: His mother had been hiding his dad's corpse in the family's apartment for three years [...] Sad testimonial of either greed, or how so many seniors are living below the poverty level.

Tony vs Paul A stop motion battle between two friends (youtube)

The Venus Project presents a bold, new direction for humanity that entails nothing less than the total redesign of our culture. more inside

Computers - 2000 "It dates back to before the birth of Christ and shows that the Ancient Greeks were 1,000 years ahead of their time."

The kind of indulgence which triggers all the soft spots of delicious wrongness in a way Reality just doesn't appreciate. Could it be Pirate Baby's Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006?

Wordie "Like Flickr, but without the photos."

Pencil collectors society (One of, American)

The pencil pages include fascinating articles and an amazing gallery of pencil pictures (including the world's largest. See also Leadholder for a fine collection of vintage ads and other drafting pencil stuff.

Stories of Houses via coudal

Microsoft Firefox It's better now.... like seriously...

The Good News: Jones Sodas will no longer contain high-fructose corn syrup. The Bad News: Jones Sodas will continue to contain turkey and gravy. Thank you, I'm here all week, tip your waitress and try the veal favored soda...

Pencils carved by Mizuta Tasogare and Kato Jado. And for something even tinier, toothpick carving.

A Turkey Trot to the Sound of Tuna Big Black final tour diary, by Steve Albini more inside