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

Delhi deputy mayor dies after monkey attack

Terrorists may be using American cheese to destroy freedom.

The Simian Dictionary of Sir Richard Francis Burton. [Via an excellent post on MeFi.]

Vincent is a short animation by Tim Burton about a young boy who wants to grow up to be Vincent Price, and is narrated by Mr. Price himself. Classic Tim Burton story and animation. "She danced in her mother's womb and she was dancing when she was born. As God is my witness and the devil her father, she will dance your dead back to their grave..." So says the grandmother in El Despertar, an animated short film about zombies and Flamenco. Halloween's not far away. Are you prepared with Candy?

Nightmare Escape You're in a sealed room. In front of you, bloody footprints lead to a message written in blood: You are the next. Looks like it's time to find a way out of here. For the terminally lost, a complete walkthrough is behind a spoiler tag here at Jay is Games. more inside

Ellen DeGeneres dog drama sends America into a spin Really!? WTF!? Is this what galvanizes America these days? more inside

bmovies.com! I don't normally swipe MeFi posts for here, but the awesomeness is just...just... more inside