Conference on World Affairs. Founded in 1949, free and open to the public, discussing many many issues that affect us today. Notables who've spoken at it include R. Buckminster Fuller, Henry Kissinger, Roger Ebert, Andy Ihnatko, and Arthur Miller. more inside

Lost Films is the project of a single photographer, but spans the work of many. He acquires old cameras that still have film in them, or comes across exposed but undeveloped film. The film is developed and what prints can be salvaged are made. Though they're mostly family snapshots, there's something fascinating and lovely about these glimpses into the lives of ordinary people and the decades they lived in.

The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913. A fully searchable edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing 197,745 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court.

Live Webcast of a Collossal Squid Dissection Coming Up - lets go watch them chop this fat bastard up. more inside

TED: Ideas worth spreading. It is what it says "Inspired talks by the world's greatest thinkers and doers". This site has astounded me on more than one occasion. It's made me cry and left me speechless on more than one occasion, too. more inside

Curious George I need some help, monkeys. Remember "The People's Court"? I'm talking old school, with Judge Wapner. At the beginning of each episode, there is a voice-over that begins with something like... "The people you are about to see are not actors..." I need the full text of that voiceover, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Help me, monkeys!

Play chess differently with fog of war, specific line of site, and your pieces randomized on the home row.

Attila the Hummm. The singing Hun, that's mine recollection. And falling off a lot of horses.

Glued-to-the-Screen-George: Doctor Who Series 4 The fourth series of Doctor Who has been running for a few weeks now, and I have found myself very impressed so far. I know that a few Monkeys are loyal Who followers, have you been enjoying it as much as I have? more inside

Design a hat: win $250.

Why do so many baseball players have August birthdays?

Autonomous Robotic Jellyfish Jellyfish robots that are autonomous.

monkey want comix What are your favorite smart daily/weekly comics? Here are a few of mine. It seems like I used to have more than this though, at least enough to last through a cup of coffee.

Al Jaffee's fold-ins for Mad magazine in interactive click and drag form. more inside

Hobotopia reveals the real origin of the Laugh-Out-Loud Cats. I found the series charming.

It's A Flee Country! Former CIA analyst Chalmers Johnson, who coined the geopolitical usage of the term "Blowback", says in this Good Magazine piece that the time has come to give up on America. more inside

Joan's Mad Monarchs This is an old site, but it's a good 'un, and I've never seen it here on MoFi. more inside

Air Monkey. Trash bag street art by Joshua Allen Harris.

Oh dear, timesuck alert. Race your little car against other little cars by typing movie and book quotes. It's a little biased if you're good at remembering quotes, like I'm not. more inside

"...it is not inappropriate to an organisation that’s looking to have a firm grip on Government spend."