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

When Nixon Met Elvis. Topics discussed: anti-American Beatles, drugs, and hippies. Don't miss the Commemorative WWII Colt 45 that Elvis gave Nixon. Good times!

I once loved a woman, a child I'm told / I gave her my heart, but she wanted my soul... Suze Rotolo, the girl from the cover of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, speaks about being in love with a 20 yr old Bob, so many years ago.

Things Younger Than John McCain .

How to Be a Brainiac. Memorizing make you smart! Or should I say "more smart"! Put away the little notepad and exercise your brain. Remember stuff. Start with this poem.

The world's first piece of online conceptual video game art. ...a primitive version of 'Pong', being played by two artificial intelligences, with the entire code governing the mechanics of the game exposed below it, and the variables affecting the mechanics to the right. Furthermore, you can remove lines of code and see the effects in real time. more inside

Dead Man Eating chronicles the final meal requests of prisoners executed in the United States since 2002, as well as some details about the crimes they were convicted of, and their trials. (Although I can't find the statistic posted on the site now, they did a count finding that the most common request was for a cheeseburger, followed by fried chicken, then steak.) Historically, the final meal was seen as a way of preventing the spirit of the condemned from returning to take vengeance on his/her accusers. more inside

Bill O’Reilly flipping out on an old live clip from Inside Edition. NSFW language. more inside