Curious George: Going to Washington D.C.! Never been, any suggestions for things to do/see and places to eat/drink? more inside

LA to NYC a time lapse video of a drive across the country from Los Angeles to New York embedded video snagged from Cynical-C Blog

Gamebooks. Frighteningly comprehensive guide to gamebooks more inside

Vatican says Intelligent Design is NOT science. It's nice to see that, even though many in the US can't get it right, the Vatican knows how to separate faith from science.

Iraqi Invasion: A Text Misadventure teh funnay! more inside

Crossing the beams of hipness. Belle & Sebastian, long the lords and gods of the painfully hip and assorted introverts everywhere, are putting out a Graphic Novel, or rather, one is being put out by various artists based on B&S songs. more inside

The Best Blonde Joke in the World

Rapture Movies. Maybe you were exposed to them as a kid; maybe not. There's no denying it's one of the most anxiety-producing film genres ever. more inside

Flying carpet Just because I like it!

The new Canon 30D (leak) "Possible hoax." Ya think? Via HotLinks more inside

Pretty Pictures of Things Blowed Up Real Good by Ivan Minic, from Belgrade ostensibly. via Das Blu

UK law gives you the right to sue your hitman, if he breaches contract.

I have so found the name for my next D&B band. [via obscurestore]

"I wasn't sorry to see the back of Suzy after what she did, but it really broke my heart to let Ziggy go," he said.

I hate to say I told you so. But, er, I told you so! Beetroot. Yum!

Batgirl Fever!!! On January 9th comic artist Andi Watson posted some old Batgirl sketches of his. Jamie Dee Galey and Dean Trippe followed with their own and now the list of Batgirl artists is over 700.

The Rhinoceros Party of Canada In the Canadian tradition of political satire, the Rhinoceros Party (Parti Rhinocéros), a registered political party from the 1960s to the 1990s ran on a satirical platform, and made a mockery of the political process by coming in 2nd place in some ridings. Among other achievements, they promised to declare war on Belgium unless they received of a gift of a case of mussels and belgian beer, which they received. more inside

Instructions for cool projects. Instructables: Step by Step Collaboration. Want to make a pinball coffee table? How about a smoke bomb? As featured on the MAKE:blog.

Oh My! It seems that CNN is in the US government's pocket.

Now THATSA sexyrobot! The fine folks who do We Are Robots have finally released 'Gothbot'. At long last! Our wait for socially-acceptable stereotype-based humour is over! [flash] more inside