Between the lines Cheat sheet for crit-speak.

Antarctica Erupts! A trip to Mount Erebus yields a rare, close-up look at one of the world’s weirdest geological marvels. [Via Digg.]

Profane Game NSFW, depending on your vocabulary. via

Black glass moonglows, winning buttons, hunt buttons, old buttons, and more. Don't forget the Pearlies. more inside

Fat Cyclist Just one of the great new or unknown blogs nominated for the 2007 Bloggies.

Chasing Crusoe is a Flash project about Robinson Crusoe, his real-life prototype Alexander Selkirk, and the island where he or they were marooned.

World War Three Has Begun But the world ignores it, focussing instead on single episodes.

Great Photos. I love the quote in this one, and I've got a new desktop. more inside

Senduit. Easy. Simple.

Buddhist Geeks

The Library from the good people at libcom. A huge collection of documents for all your anarcho-syndicalist needs.

"Your comments may be recorded for quality assurance and corporate retaliation by humiliating/entertaining public consumption via podcast. Have a nice day!

Garden of Weedin' Oregon's medical marijuana growers want to win respect, help the sick...and grow the kindest bud on the planet. [via] more inside

Accepting Acceptance. Sometimes, acceptance is a very good prescription. By Cynthia M. A. Geppert, MD, PhD, Psychiatric Times via linkfilter more inside

How British Are You?

Your favourite band has teh ghey. In "this Internet Age of MP3 piracy", homosexuality invades family life through popular music. Parents: make sure your children only listen to these safe bands, lest they become damned for eternity. Brought to you by lovegodsway.org. Sway, love god, sway! more inside

Wife fights off cougar with pen A sorry tale. Husband and wife out walking in California. Husband gets mauled by mountain lion. Wife attacks lion with pen and er, a log. Husband survives. But, is it me, but why did the authorities kill 2 lions subesequently afterwards? The mountin lion is only doins its own thing (protecting cubs, hunting for food etc.) Let the debate begin!

Children's bookplates Great for adults too: a series of colour and black-and-white bookplates by various children's illustrators. Print them out and stick them in your home library.

Timelapse of the 2006 Reno Hot Air Balloon Race

Refugees Find Hostility and Hope on Soccer Field. Early last summer the mayor of this small town east of Atlanta issued a decree: no more soccer in the town park. “There will be nothing but baseball and football down there as long as I am mayor,” Lee Swaney, a retired owner of a heating and air-conditioning business, told the local paper. “Those fields weren’t made for soccer.” more inside