Amazing cakes from Russia. Every bit of them is edible, too. Happy drooly Friday!

Scientist says cremation should meet a timely death. Says cremation is environmentally damaging. Suggests being buried in a cardboard box under a tree. Plant you now-dig you later.

LolCatBuilder For those who love I Can Has Cheezburger (previously), but haven't yet acquired Photoshop. [via hajen]

Are upcoming U.S. postal rate hikes fair? The new rates, which go into effect on July 15, were developed with no public involvement or congressional oversight, and the increased costs could damage hundreds, even thousands, of smaller publications, forcing many to the brink of bankruptcy. This includes virtually every political journal in the nation. (Shockingly, the new plan was drafted by Time Warner, the largest magazine publisher in the nation. All evidence available, as Robert McChesney explains in an editorial on CommonDreams, suggests the bureaucrats responsible have never considered the implications of their draconian reforms for small and independent publishers.)

Shirker! I love how he's going to work on his own garden instead. Bless.

The Power of the Penis *Bam!* straight outta the blue, it's a thread about a public access show which has been posted to YouTube and thusly transcribed in-thread. That's all, but it's enough. more inside

Little Public Plaques: who knows where they'll turn up?

U.S. evangelicals aim to influence European law

Spectacular Times "Larry Law's renowned series of situationist booklets. Probably the easiest to understand introduction to Situationist thought around." more inside

Roy Zimmerman YouTubey, satirical-singing goodness, including Dick Cheney, Ted Haggard is Completely Intellectual, and Jerry Falwell's God.

A dog and a monkey: BFF. Let the healing light of whimsy shine, even for a second, on a day wrought with horror. (Flash video.)

20 Killed at Virginia Tech Campus Today just got a bit worse. more inside

Clean City - No Outdoor Advertising Imagine a modern metropolis with no outdoor advertising: no billboards, no flashing neon signs, no electronic panels with messages crawling along the bottom. Come the new year, this city of 11 million, overwhelmed by what the authorities call visual pollution, plans to press the "delete all" button and offer its residents unimpeded views of their surroundings. Oh yeah, and the advertisers are angry about it. Waah. via boinkboink more inside

The Encyclopedia Titanica has everything you ever wanted to know about the Titanic, including passenger lists with biographies, articles, and archive film footage. Go on, indulge your morbid curiosity.

Free Mumia? On May 17, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the case of internationally renowned black death-row journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal. It will then decide to either grant a new trial, affirm the life sentence, or re-instate the death sentence. Although Mumia's death sentence was overturned in 2001 he remains on death row.

Jason kills 160!!! All 160 victims of Jason Voorhees danger youtube

Mike Tyson goes Bollywood! No, really.

Boomshine Friday Flash Fun - click them dots t'blowed 'em up good! (flash, sound) via Stupid MetaGarbagefilter

Happy Friday the 13th! Are you superstitious about it? How do you celebrate it? Here in Southern Ontario, tens of thousands of bikers will converge on the tiny Lake Erie beach town of Port Dover, as they do every Friday the 13th, for a traditional day of hard partying that seems to grow bigger every time. The party may be over in 22 years, however, as Friday April 13, 2029 may be the last...ever.

The two Sumatran orangutans at Zoo Atlanta are playing computer games The orangutans use a touch screen built into a tree-like structure that blend in with their zoo habitat. Visitors watch from a video monitor in front of the exhibit.