Sir Terry: Terry Pratchett, the compassionate satirist, gets his K. more inside

"Many people seem to think they can make any boring name sound more attractive just by adding the word 'monkey' to it."

One World, Many Minds: Intelligence in the Animal Kingdom.

The strange art of Andy Kehoe

Hobo Stripper. "I live in a van. Yeah, down by the river. And I dance nekkid for money. Weird, I know, but it's my path, and it's full of beauty and bliss. I hope my writings will inspire you to look inward to your own bliss. If you want to live in a van or be a stripper, then wow, I've got some tips for you." [Via Susie Bright (nsfw) at Boing Boing]

Fuck You, Penguin. A blog where I tell cute animals what's what.

Rembrandt Q&A . A photographer chats with Rembrandt about lighting a scene.

Liposuction Doctor Used Fat from Patients to Power His Car

Curious George: Help my bored puppy get smart . My new 10 months old Border Collie is going bananas with boredom because I can't go play on my bunged up foot. Help me figure out what sort of tricks I can teach her while stuck in a chair or a walker. more inside

Difficult to say while drunk. tinyurl used because actual URL is 143 characters long

Business as usual at General Motors? They are selling a 49% stake in YULON motors, a Taiwanese company that manufactures the top import into Japan, and winner of a long list of awards for manufacturing, pollution abating, goodness and graceness. All of this give away has been announced a day before the first $4 billion loan rolls into their vaults from Bush and Company (I mean the United States). more inside

Badass Asteroid Destroys Earth in High Definition

2.6 Million Cubic Yards of Toxic Coal Ash Slurry Released in Tennessee Dike Burst.

Twenty million gallons a day. That's how much has been leaking from the Rondout-West Branch Tunnel originating in the Catskill Mountains and supplying much of New York City's water. Teams of divers live in a pressurized tank far below ground for a month at a time, working on repairing things, and breathing a helium-rich air mixture that makes them squeaky voiced. more inside

Ho Ho Ho! . What's under YOUR tree? Looking forward to tasty delights? Spending time with loved ones? Why are you on line today of all days?

Playwright, actor and Nobel laureate Harold Pinter is dead of cancer at age 78. New York Times obit here, coverage from The Grauniad here; Nobel lecture here. more inside

15 Skilled & Sublime Nature Photographers. [Via]

Monkey GO Happy

Is Humor Immoral? [Via]

Elf Yourself! Upload up to 5 pics of people you know and watch them perform hot dances moves in an elf suit. Utterly ridiculous but undeniably hilarious.