Battle at Kruger Astounding video of lions and buffalo contesting a calf at Kruger national park. Brief third species guest appearance too. Apparently all over the 'Net, so apologies if you've all seen it already

Hitler's Record Collection Surprise! He was a hypocrite!

Wu Tang and snow white. . . It's not official, announced or otherwise, just quite possibly the best idea since the seg-way. more inside

Breaking: Carnivorous Prankster Monkey Suspected Of Purchasing Badonkadonk On Amazon. Review the evidence for yourself.

Curious George: Getting an Education I need an accounting degree, and I need your advice. more inside

Rhinos not extinct? So, two things -- first, celery. Second, sidewalk. Good night.

Yingying or Yingsel - the double life of an Olympic mascot.

A giant, smiling Lego man was rescued from drowning in the sea, off the Dutch resort of Zandvoort on Tuesday. Workers at a drinks stall rescued the 2.5-metre (8-foot) tall lego dued with a yellow head and blue torso. more inside

So long, and sorry for stealing your fish. Yangtze river dolphins extinct. Probably. more inside

Inside the C.I.A.’s secret interrogation program.

Science and the Islamic world. Internal causes led to the decline of Islam's scientific greatness long before the era of mercantile imperialism. To contribute once again, Muslims must be introspective and ask what went wrong.

Killer Hippo Shit. When the carcasses of lions, zebras, white rhinos and other animals began to be discovered alongside some dams in the Kruger National Park, experts were at first puzzled. Then they discovered the reasons for death: Shytte de River Horse.

World's largest clock, Kewl Klockwerks, Watchismo times, eyeball clock, lots o'clocks, ugly clocks, 'shopped clocks--you make one, strangest clocks? I WANT THIS clock! more inside

80 years of female portraits in cinema. A short video composite. more inside

The sacred and the human. Today's atheist polemics ignore the main insight of the anthropology of religion--that religion is not primarily about God, but about the human need for the sacred. As René Girard argues, religion is not the cause of violence, but the solution to it.

Bad Thai cops forced to wear Hello Kitty armbands.

HOOKED! A 1966 comic about heroin abuse

An Englishman and a Frenchman walk into THEIR GIANT DUELLING ROBOTS! Yeah Baby! Duel on.

Pirate Bay Shut Down...Again. the action of the Swedish police has already generated fierce Debate. more inside

Aliens not blamed! The The World's Only Reliable Newspaper, the one that over 25 years ago broke the story that Elvis is alive and was never afraid to cover the important Bat Boy stories the mainstream media ignored, has called it quits. I, for one, am madder than a porcupine stuck in a thorn bush