Curious, George Washington FDR Jefferson? I got a CD in the mail by a man running for president who calls himself "George Washington FDR Jefferson," and I need your encouragement that looking at it is worth the possible risk to my PC. more inside

Co-author of 100 Things To Do Before You Die dies at 47.

Brazilian Social Photography of Tatiana Cardeal.

Cavalcade of Bad Nativity Scenes Ever looked at your church's nativity scene and thought it could use a little sprucing up? Well, these folks did. more inside

Game Theory in The Dark Knight: A Critical Review of the Opening Scene (Spoilers) more inside

Italian priest to organize 'beauty contest' for nuns.

If you are under 40, you probably won't get this. god, I wish I didn't get this.

Felis silvestris grampia . Meet the Scottish Wildcat Rare, endangered, wild, and incredibly beautiful. Perhaps we can save them before it's too late. But is there one cat or two? The Kellas Cat More from the Scottish Wildcat Association more inside

It's Biden. Obama selects his VP. Discuss.

The Worst Vice Presidents (US Edition)! While we wait for Obama's announcement of his running mate, Time Magazine offers this slideshow of the worst VPs in American history. more inside

Who Is Melvyn Kohn? Maybe your lost masterpiece is here. Hands up! The Galleries. Filched from ANIMAL.

PoliticalFilter "is an open community weblog designed exclusively for political posts and commentary. This site is based loosely on MetaFilter (though not officially related to it), and takes the same community approach to weblogging: Anyone, regardless of political affiliation, can sign up for an account at PoliticalFilter and then make blog posts on political subjects or comment on other blog posts." more inside

Hinterland Who's Who: The Beaver. The Moose. The Swift Fox. The Burrowing Owl. The Muskox. more inside

Discovered - The snails that hid from history. "For the past 110 years, a colony of snails has managed to crawl unnoticed from an imported stone balustrade brought from Italy in the 1890s, to claim a piece of British territory up to the terrace of the house just 27m (88ft) away." [Via]

The world's tallest skyscraper is nearly completed. High-res photos taken from above that could possibly take your breath away.

Cambodian Midget Fighting League? Who knew? . Is it me, or is the world getting weirder?

MONKEY ON TEH LOOSE!!! In Shibuya station in Tokyo. Gomichild unavailable for comment. pilfered languorously from el gniob gniob

Missing: turtle with two heads. Found: fish with two mouths.

Meet the Furcifer labordi chameleon. He'll be dead within the year.

Movie Poster Fonts: Can you guess the movie from a single letter from its poster? I only got 7/46. Surely you cinephile and typesetter Monkeys can do better! more inside