A transatlatlantic tunnel, hurrah!

Cook finds gecko in chook egg - "Maybe this happens all the time,'' he said. "Maybe geckos regularly crawl inside chickens for a feed." Isn't nature wonderful?

The Smoking Gun - Backstage Pass Everyone is familiar with the Smoking Gun, CourtTV's more upscale answer to Rotten.com. But have you seen their extensive and amusing archive of tour riders? The three funniest: Foo Fighters 2008 Iggy Pop (A work of art) Foo Fighters 2000 more inside

Pirates in the 21st Century.

John Lennon's Piano Is On Tour

Will Elder dead at 86. One of cartooning's giants. Weird Fantasy, Two Fisted Tales, Trump, Help!, Mad, Little Annie Fanny... more inside

Bathsheba Sculpture features sculpture created by 3-D printing in metal. This allows the creation of complex shapes, including mathematically-derived structures.

Tremulous George: Wisdom Teeth On Tuesday, I'm about to undergo an operation to remove all four wisdom teeth, and one possible root canal. Does anyone have any advice? "Don't do it!" doesn't count, thanks. more inside

Never Been [flash] A year in the life of a fictional late 19th century Eastern European Village.

Balance the egg . Het ei van Columbus Whatever that means Just another timewaster

Shipwrecks and Sea Disasters. A ghostly host of corroding skeletons at Dark Roasted Blend.

Woody Allen Interviews Billy Graham on a 1960's talk show. YT. Part 1 & Part 2. This could not happen today, methinks. Part 1 stolen shamelessly from B^2.

The first group of Britian's "X-Files" were just released to the public by the British Ministry of Defence. Over the next three or four years, 160 files will be handed over to the National Archives. Happy hunting!

Would you want the job of VP? 97 senators were asked by "The Hill" staff if they would accept the offer of Vice-President. more inside

Neil Young's Spider - singer-songwriter Neil Young has had an honour bestowed upon him that is not received by many musicians – his own spider. Not a pet, a species named after him.

Fourth grade students in California are taught about the role which the missions played in the state's development. Many students create a multiple-medium project, such as writing a paper or building a model. more inside

I feel a sense of Impending Doom . Life is pointless

Tech's best and worst workspaces. more inside

PMOG stands for Passively Multiplayer Online Game. Using a plug-in for Firefox, PMOG converts your daily web surfing into ongoing, real-time, social play. Plant mines for unsuspecting surfers. Install portals to interesting sites. Create missions for others to complete. Just clicking around the internet turns into experience points and currency. more inside

Curious, George: Cheap HD Recording? What is the absolute cheapest way to record over-the-air HD? more inside