DIY porn music! And more and my favourite, the boog!. Not, obviously, safe for work. Via Fleshbot.

iso-phones "The Iso-phone is a telecommunication device providing a service that can be described simply as a meeting of the telephone and the floatation tank" (via the always excellent Btang Phlog)

Herbs & Spices for Monkeys

Respect for monkeys regardless of their behaviour.

The Art of Narration in Buddhist Thangka Paintings. ExoticIndiaArt's latest article of the month.

Matt Yglesias Says "InstaPundit really jumped the shark" Here's what Matt Yglesias has to say:

Like a lot of people, I think InstaPundit really jumped the shark -- went from being a site I often disagreed with to just being some kind of nonsense -- during Glenn's comments on l'affaire Plame. But I checked today to see if he could redeem himself with something reasonable to say about Richard Clarke. In a word: No.

The Spin on Spin: Caught on tape (Real videos ).

The York Atmospheric Chemistry Club's Curry House Review.

Curious George Land Rovers: Series III and Defender models. I want one. Am I right? (MI) more inside

"It was horrible... I felt nervous and scared." That's how impoverished 18 year old UK college student Rosie Reid described her first time with the 44 year old man to whom she sold her virginity.

Stolen From The Mothership: Join Me! I thought this was a very good idea (at first), and would like everybody's opinion about it. Is it good? Do you feel uncomfortable about it? Would you care to join? What makes a cult? more inside

Hello Cthulhu more inside

Casual, 'rare', photos of Vladimir Putin. He may be sweet around his kids but he's still a heartless bastard.

Rumsfeld's Resolutions. No idea when the new year begins.

She didn't look like that last night. Some people should stick to root beer, or they might make a monkey of themself. Link leads to comical ape motif IBC root beer commercial (video) from ad outfit Basement.

Pope Gregory is responsible for war, pollution, and global anomie. Only with a new calendar and a global day out of time can we activate the planetary light body and regenerate the biosphere. What, not convinced yet?

Freaks, Geeks, and Hoochie Shows on the Road
Some histories of Traveling Carnivals, the American circus and the culture of Vaudevillian showmanship. more inside

Goth in the suburbs. He worships Satan! He desecrates the Bible! He gardens! He recycles! remember, real goths stick out their tongues when they rake.

Photo Poems. When words and pictures collide.

100 most mispronounced words and phrases in English. Shamelessly stolen from Those On The Blue.