The writ has been dropped. Canada's election is on.

20 Insane Comic-book Style Photoshop Effects & 50+ Excellent Body Enhancement Photoshop Tutorials

Lessons about memory from Homer Simpson.

The 8 Most Obnoxious Internet Commenters Yeah it's cracked.com, STFU it's Friday. I should really post this over on MeFi, where these commenters all live, but they'd be all "OMG single link cracked.com post u die now". I can get away with it here cuz you guys love me. more inside

Heroin-addict elephant to rejoin herd after rehab.

The highest railway in the world is the line to Lhasa completed and opened in 2006. more inside

Christian Bale and Kermit. Parallel lives. Points for going on and on and on... Once again lifted from the B3TA newsletter. I'm not ashamed

Why Super Nintendos Lose Their Color: Plastic Discoloration in Classic Machines - an investigation into why old computers turn yellow.

Farming Innovations in a Slum. [Via]

HOMOSEXUALITY: LEGITIMATE ALTERNATE DEATHSTYLE (1986), or 'Dick Hafer was an asshole'. An astonishingly honest comic that explains just about everything you ever needed to know about homosexuality more inside

The International Male 1986 Holiday Catalog: The Recockulous Jackpot!

Bill Melendez has died at 91. more inside

Michael Jackson at 50; or, "What Happened?" A photo essay from Rolling Stone.

Think Globally, Act Locally. Behold the genius of William Lamson.

idhi oka idi le - YouTube! WARNING: FAT Moog sounds, shitty Bollywood choreography, massively distorted audio transfer, rubber animal masks, chick singing in an incredibly high pitched voice in Telugu, Chiranjeevi's non-existent genital bulge in a skintight lycra costume, general incomprehensibility rating of OVER 9000!!!11!, Banana-Splits vibe and by god I'm covering this in my 9 piece electro-pop blues band, Fuck Yuo I'm a Dragon (Rhino) Nicked from everlasting blort, naturally more inside

Jerry Reed dead at 71. Smokey unavailable for comment.

Trenary Toast! My very favorite regional food, Trenary Toast is made in the small town of Trenary in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Much like the pasty, also famous in the U.P., it's greatly appreciated locally but largely unknown outside of the area. Which makes me wonder: What's your favorite regional bite? more inside

Stand up, stand up for toilets... We need to talk about... toilets! more inside

The 90-miler. This weekend will see the annual running (?) of the Adirondack Canoe Classic, a canoe race of three days, eight portages, and, well, 90 miles. Classes include one- and two-person canoes and kayaks, War Canoes, and for that touch of authenticity, beautiful Adirondack Guideboats. Can't afford one? Build your own!

Celeb Obits Filt0r: Ken Campbell dies, 'Voice of God' Don LaFontaine passes, and Aussie acting legend Michael Pate leaves the stage. more inside