A million penguins - writing a novel by wiki. Join in! Via spurgeonblog more inside

World Press Photo Awards 2007. The winner, and a few of my favourites: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. more inside

The Truth About Beauty. "Beauty is not just a social construct, and not every girl is beautiful just the way she is."

Doomsday vault design unveiled. The Svalbard International Seed Vault, built into the natural refrigeration of the permafrost in Arctic Norway, will safeguard the means to resurrect the planet's agriculture - in case it all goes to hell in a handbasket. more inside

HAVIDOL: When More Is Not Enough. Via.

Anna Nicole Smith is dead. She was found unresponsive in her hotel room in Florida and pronounced dead at a local hospital.

2006 Village Voice Pazz & Jop music critics poll. more inside

I'm confused... so how old am I exactly?

Curious George: Make Windows Pretty Now! I'm sick of the look of Windows and want to make it pretty and/or shiny. Or something. I use Style XP on one machine, but I paid for that years ago and there's got to be some excellentness out there in free, opensource glory. What do you use? See also the Desktop thread. more inside

Lloyd? Is that you? Searching for some information on Lloyd Moseby, I found what looks to be his myspace page. more inside

Guinea-Bissau discovers that Whoopi Goldberg is their most famous daughter. "Come to visit us!" they ask. more inside

Steve Jobs wants to end copy protection for online music. This could be controversial, eh?

It could be humanity's oldest story of doomed love. Buried between 5,000 and 6,000 years ago, the prehistoric pair are believed to have been a man and a woman and are thought to have died young, as their teeth were found intact.

MetaMix! In case you missed my announcement on MeFi, I just launched MetaMix, a forum for MeFi, MeCha, and MoFi members to trade mixtapes and talk about music. Sign up with your MeFi, MeCha, or MoFi username and join the fun!

Video: Mind Control Made Easy (or How to Become a Cult Leader). A humorous yet informative video on cult brainwashing by Evil Films.

Ghost radar does not guarantee to detect ghosts, nor does it imply that they exist. But it might, and they may. However, your interaction, emotional state, and belief system, may be important factors in how you interpret unusual events.

Letter bomb sent to London Congestion Charge Office. And I've just heard that another letter bomb has been sent to the offices of Vantis in Wokingham, a company apparently involved in speed cameras. 'Captain Gatso', the head of Motorists Against Detection, has denied responsibility, although he said, "there is a war against motorists, and this was an act of retaliation". Official activities like the Congestion Charge divide opinion in London. More unpopular are poorly regulated clamping and towing companies - but at least there's a solution for that. But watch out libertarian motorists, along with your god, Jeremy Clarkson, George Monbiot is on your case! more inside

Astronaut or Space Cadet? Astronaut Lisa Nowak has a court appearance today, relating to a kidnap plot in a love triangle over astronaut William Oefelein. more inside

British cops clamp down on lone flasher Somerset Police handed out disposable cameras to women to help them catch a lone flasher in Burnham-on-Sea. Ladies are helping the police doing their job in this "winkie-cam" sting!

Chillis [sic] galore. Here are some pretty pictures of chilis and how hot they are. There are chile facts, growing tips, recipes, and links. more inside