Another animal post, but not much about the squee (for which some may be grateful). Taxidermy with a difference. (Some parts of site are sort of icky and possibly NSFW -- especially the "Sculpture" section.)

Chinese public health posters more inside

Haight-Ashbury vs. Laurel Canyon. Steel cage match. To the death. Summer-of-Love style.

I didn't know he could reach Prince once took a swing at Sinead O'Connor.

OMG I'm 13 again! [YouTube] Star Trek Bloopers, in all their dark, grainy glory. Cheesy, sometimes almost impossible to see, but still funny. And definitely much more inside

The Flying Scotsman. "He is the underdog who took on vastly superior odds, not with fancy machines and sophisticated back-up but a training diet of marmalade sandwiches, a bike made of scrap parts, including bearings from his washing machine, and a determination to win despite obscurity and an empty bank account."

Telephone exchanges There was an "Anti digit dialing association," back around 1964, which positioned itself against the eradication of what were called telephone exchanges. Telephone exchanges were the earliest versions of phone numbers. Named telephone exchanges were introduced in the 1930's and 1940's when 5 digits were no longer sufficient for the number of subscribers. They became mandatory in the 1950's when 7-digit dialing was instituted throughout (most of) the United States. It was believed that a word plus 5 digits would be easier to remember than would 7 digits.

Clark and Michael. "What have I always said is the most important thing?"

Rutka Laskier Short but very moving. more inside

It's hard being rich

Friday YouTube: Scraper bike. personal disclosure: I live about 2 miles from where this was produced.

Castlewars, a fun little castle-themed card-based flash game. via Ol' Blue

Numa numa - the USS Enterprise version [via] more inside

Idiot Comics
More cynical than Perry Bible Fellowship even, but well done.

To the lighthouse with stories from New England, New Zealand and Cape Wrath.

At the Barbiere, Milano. A simple visit to the barbershop, but everything's just better in Milan.

Don't know much biology. A biologist replies to Kansas senator and presidential hopeful Sam Brownback's questioning of evolution.

Canada's tallest pingo under threat from a bush-fire. What's a pingo? I'll admit -- I had to look it up. Happy Scrabbling!

Goodbye Everybody! Afer 50 years in daytime TV, Bob Barker tapes his last The Price Is Right more inside

Historical references to the Tiananmen Square massacre have been eliminated from most of mainland China. So it it surprising that mistakes will be made?