How much do you love your bike?

Curious George goes down the pub again. A London meetup already discussed here and set for November 24th, but a) I'm sick of searching for the old thread and would much rather search for a new thread, and b) this is my none-too-subtle way of reminding you to keep your calendars clear. more inside

The Four Rooms of Kharon is another escaper game, though this time there are four rooms instead of one. The game has a dark, gritty atmosphere with high tech/genetic engineering themes. The game is meant to inform as well as entertain, and has lots of information packed into it for those interested in genetic concepts and famous geneticists. Some commenters on the game had problems with the camera angles. I did not, but thought it worth mentioning that some camera angles are not appropriate for all Monkeys. Player discretion is advised. Stuck? Frustrated? Want to give the poster a good kick for mentioning this thing in the first place? Don't worry! We has walkthrough. more inside

Worst mayor, EVAR!!!11ONE! Jackson, Mississippi's Frank Melton. via.

Who you gonna call? Canada's Most Haunted! more inside

Yummy delicious Tex-Mex. “Cal-Mex is long on burritos and sour cream....In New Mexico, it’s all about green chilies, and in Arizona they are proud to have invented chimichangas — deep-fried burritos. The embodiment of Tex-Mex is a cheese enchilada with gravy.”

The Nocturnes Gallery is a collection of the night photography work of a number of photographers who are serious about evoking images from the dark. Each photographer has a small gallery, each gallery has a link to the photographer's website. Their styles vary, from moody black and white to use of lighting effects, and much between the extremes. more inside

Look at this dog. Via BoingBoing

Hoverboy: Hero of a Thousand Buckets! [Warning: Flash, Old-People Nudity, Rick Green] A mini-documentary on Hoverboy, soon to be seen again in skies and on comic-books racks near you! more inside

Indy Mogul, a site by and for amateur movie makers, produces Backyard FX. A new episode goes live on the site every Monday, and there's a Weekend Extra episode every Friday. Indy Mogul firmly believes that cool-looking effects can be had in amateur movies for a minimal outlay of cash, whether you need to tear off limbs, stage a fight, cook up your own sugar glass, or get a gunshot squib effect on a budget. The episodes show the creation off the effects and a short test-run. The Indy Mogul blog gives more detailed instructions and shopping lists. Some of it could also be useful for costuming and decorating for Halloween. more inside

Southern California besieged by wildfires.

TV-Links.co.uk Raided The owner has been arrested, as well as some other people involved in the running of the site. They face organised-crime charges, and compensation of up to £100,000,000. more inside

What the fuck? Regular swearing at work can help boost team spirit among staff, allowing them to express better their feelings as well as develop social relationships, according to a study by researchers.

Condom Testers Wanted: Apply Inside. "Are you a sexual intercourse enthusiast? Are you the kind of person who doesn't mind winning $1000?" Durex is looking for some fellows with a head to please.

Meet the case of Abdallah Higazy. Egyptian national. Confessed under FBI questioning to being involved with the 9/11 plot - they found a device used to communicate with pilots in his hotel room after all. Then a pilot turns up and asks for his radio back. more inside

Daniel Essig creates book-based art. He uses a binding style known as Ethiopian-style Coptic bookbinding, which dates from the fourth century. His sculptural books are mixed media, incorporating handmade papers, unusual woods, fossils, mica, and found objects. more inside

Atari founder: Modern games 'unadulterated trash' "Video games today are a race to the bottom. They are pure, unadulterated trash and I'm sad for that," said Bushnell "Social games represent something that has been missing," he adds. "Most of the board games are purchased by women for families. It is this gaming world that can be re-energized. We used to have families sit down and play a game together. A lot of video games today are very isolated. You don't see mom and dad, sister and brother, sitting down like they used to play, say, Monopoly," says Bushnell. "That represented good mentoring time for families that just isn't happening now." more inside

How to build your own Sputnik. Doesn't say how to launch it into space though.

I CAN'T BELIEVE NO ONE HAS YET MENTIONED TODAY'S HOLIDAY: IT'S CAPS LOCK DAY!!1!1! more inside

Al Magnus is a photo montage artist whose work has a surreal, lovely, dream-like quality. He plans his scenes, photographs the elements and scans them, and composites them into his montage digitally before printing. His images are planned in advance, some of them taking as much as two years to assemble all the photographic elements before work on the montage begins. more inside