Writer Clement Freud dies aged 84. Writer and broadcaster Stephen Fry has also paid tribute, remembering Sir Clement as an "immensely generous, benevolent and charming man". "My favourite memory is of him in full flow on Just a Minute, still able to trip up people a quarter of his age," he told Radio 4's Today programme. more inside

In a series of photos from Life magazine, the owner of the famous Stork Club in Manhattan demonstrates some of the hand signals he used to communicate with his staff.

Almost Naked Animals . Almost. Naked. Except for their underpants.

The Scorpion King's ancient remedy: Bitter herbs and sweet wine. [Via]

Peeps of Wrath . My favorite! Ya gotta love this year's peep show. View last years competition. Can you get the pop culture references? The very first peep diorama competition evar.

It is what it is. A swiss lady suffered a stroke with an unusual effect. She can see a translucent third arm, control it and experience its efficacy. Brain scans back up her experience. So does the lady's arm exist, or doesn't it? more inside

Moscow's stray dogs live in the suburbs, commute to the city for food. via

Kutiman mixes YouTube. YouTube videos of various musicians playing alone have been sampled and assembled into seven multi-part tracks. more inside

Curious Gimpy George: Doc says my knee is now bone-on-bone, and I'm going to need an artificial knee, if not now, within a year or so to be able to keep hiking and riding. Bionic Monkeys, what do you know about knee replacement? more inside

Interview Fail. [Via]

Tone Matrix - is difficult to stop playing with.

In the 1500s, vampires were easy to recognise. What did you do when you found a bloated corpse with a bloody mouth and a hole in its shroud? You didn't waste time with crosses or stakes; instead you stuck a brick in its mouth so it would starve to death.

Friday Wednesday Flash Foolishness Get the key.

The building blocks of life may be more than merely common in the cosmos. Humans and aliens could share a common genetic architecture.

How is the web changing how we deal with "cognitive surplus? A four-year old looks for the mouse while watching a dvd. What will she expect when she grows up? more inside

Celebrate your toenails! . I believe I prefer Moe's idea for toenail decoration to Jan's.

Girl from the Hood. The wolf dies.

Confessions of a Man Who Almost Went Postal. "When a gunman killed 13 in Binghamton, N.Y., last week, reactions ranged from sorrow to fear, anger, and—self-recognition? Mansfield Frazier explains the time, 40 years ago, when he nearly went postal."

It's Okay to Be Gay according to Horatio Lee Jenkins, the straight arrow. He may be right, and certainly I wouldn't go so far as to say that he's wrong, but still and all, no man should try to out drink Satan...

Electricity Pylons Inspired by Nature, by the architects at Arphenotype.