French Film? In need of help from bi-lingual monkeys. The BF of almost 2 years has a birthday coming up, and I have thought of an almost perfect gift. more inside

Quantum of Solace - teaser trailer. Epic. That is all.

Michel Gondry Picks 25 Classic Music Videos with links to videos. enjoy.

What is Hanny's Voorwerp? The mystery celestial object is.. it is.. well.. it is green, not of any clear galaxy type, and situated below a relatively normal looking spiral galaxy.

Up to 15,000 prints and negatives in yellow crates. In 1984 Kulwant Roy left them to Aditya Arya. And last December, Aditya opened them. more inside

Curious George: Do you have MonkeyToes?!?! . Does anyone else ever feel the presence of a phantom thumb jutting out of the side of their foot? Lownotes question--stolen direct from the Green more inside

Mr W. finds a purpose (youtube, short film/commercial) more inside

Casual Car Pooling on the rise in San Francisco. It's been around for a while, but is getting more popular with the rise in gas prices. Be sure to observe the rules!

The Itch that wouldn't go away. A New Yorker story about the science behind itchiness. more inside

Man dressed as penis disrupts graduation - "Once I stopped laughing, he was pretty easy to catch because he was tripping on the lower portion of the costume," said Police Sgt. Sean Briscoe. With pic. more inside

Naturism meets pop music. (NSFW) more inside

Friday Happy: "Where The Hell Is Matt? (2008)" Matt dances poorly, and travels a lot. You may have seen his earlier videos in 2005 or 2006. (The 2006 edition has been discussed previously.) This year, Matt did something a little different. Watch the video and see what you think. more inside

Bottle or tap? How do you drink your water? Do you match up?

How to build a rocket stove , following Larry Winiarski's Rocket Stove Principles. These highly efficient, easy to build cookstoves can cook a meal using a handful of twigs, so the inventor says. more inside

The Census of Marine Life has now taken the World Register of Marine Species, WoRMS, more than half-way to completion. more inside

One of those nights

How massive is Google? It processes 20 Petabytes of a data a day. This article will help you appreciate the humongousnessness.

Photographs made while travelling 50 to 70 mph in Los Angeles and other parts of the Southwestern United States. more inside

The Door to HELL! Thirty-five years ago, geologists were drilling for gas when then encountered a very large cavern underground filled with a poisonous gas. They ignited the gas expecting it to burn off in a few hours. via Neil Gaiman's Blog

Curious George. What are you reading at the moment? Would you recommend anything? In the last few weeks, I've read Waugh's "Black Mischief", a couple of Harry Potters, Rawicz's "The Long Walk", and had started Capek's "War with the Newts" (one of my all time favourites) before misplacing it. But my library bores me at the moment, and so I must open my reading list to all. Mofites, please don't disappoint me!!