Venus, Jupiter and the crescent moon are converging over the next few days. Should be visible at dusk everywhere in the world (except Antarctica).

Sexist Conditioning or Developmental Necessity? From ACHILLES HEEL. (The radical men's magazine). Thought provoking and insightful. "Both mothers and fathers have been conditioned with this fear that if they stay physically and emotionally close with their sons past a certain age, their sons will become homosexual. This is nonsense. "

My autobiography is now illegal - Ursula Vernon comments on a case the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is helping with, where a comic book collector is being charged with possession of child pornography aka manga comics. As Neil Gaiman said; “They found his manga, and found some objectionable panels,” Gaiman said. “He’s been arrested for having some drawings of rude things in manga. I’m sorry, but if you went through my comic collection, you could arrest me if you’re going to start doing that. It’s just wrong.” more inside

Sick babies denied treatment in DNA row. "Babies with a severe form of epilepsy risk having their diagnosis delayed and their treatment compromised because of a company's patent on a key gene." [Via]

Mumbai under attack. [Via MeFi]

Spend! Spend! Spend! One hundred credit card designs. *Flash*

50 Strange Buildings of the World. Stolen from da blue.

Insider vs Outsider "The tribal instinct is very strong; if you are a member of my tribe, you can be trusted. If not, you should be viewed with suspicion." Thoughts?

Penguin jumps into boat to escape Killer Whales.

The Slanket A blanket, with sleeves! more inside

A One Act Play. By Steve Lawson. *frothes at the mouth*

Creative Grooming. Creative is one word for it, certainly. Extreme is another.

Yippee! Sweat & piss make for one heck of a cool drink.

20 things you can put in a USB socket . And I'll bet we can come up with 150 more you shouldn't. AmIRite?

Saving Buffalo’s Untold Beauty. A nice look at what was once a top ten (by population) US city. Growing up within range of Buffalo TV, I know more about this city than I should, considering I only ever visit to see the Bisons.

John Michael Hayes dead at 89. A frequent collaborator with Hitch, he wrote a fair number of classics, like Rear Window, To Catch a Thief, and Butterfield 8.

My life is ‘The Terminal 2' - Hiroshi Nohara is enjoying his stay in Mexico City, even if he doesn't know what he's doing there.

Edible.

Pasta, with extra mozzarella! Man pleasures self with pasta sauce. more inside

Lookin' good, babe! . Time to get fit, strong, and beautiful!