Sugar baby love Nicely done short animation promoting safe sex by telling the story of a young man's discovery of his sexuality (thus not surprisingly NSFW. Embedded QuickTime)

Museum of English Rural Life Some decent text about and old pictures of rural industries like bodging and charcoal burning, country people, landscapes, and buildings and plenty more. more inside

Ancient Chinese sex advice What to do if your "jade stalk" won't rise? The White Girl has the answers. more inside

Combat colouring book for Chinese kids. Lots of young'uns still like to play war, but do they really need to learn how to draw a silenced handgun or a mobile rocket array? Full Flickr set

Bus Stop Shelters in Ukraine "Some are frescoed, some are etched, some are tiled mosaics -- all are beautiful. Most have fallen into a state of disrepair because the local governments can no longer afford to maintain them." via This is what the Internets were invented for.

Catholics attempt pagan purge in Glastonbury, armed with condiments and foul language. more inside

A Low Impact Woodland Home and all for 3,000 quid. Warning: link may contain beards

Taking a the piss? Veselin Topalov is threatening to quit after accusing his opponent at the World Chess Championship, Vladimir Kramnik, of taking an excessive number of toilet breaks (more than fifty a game, apparently). more inside

Microsite at the V&A to accompany their upcoming Leonardo da Vinci exhibition. Jolly nice, if I say so myself.

Historic brothel may be demolished, or perhaps restored. That's the dilemma facing heritage officials in Jinggang, Hunan. more inside

A lost love letter purported to be from poet John Betjeman turns out to have an altogether different message for one of his feuding biographers, the somewhat controversial AN Wilson.

Hutong photography Scenes from Beijing's fast disappearing traditional lanes and alleys.

7 tonnes 2 [FLASH VIDEO W／ SOUND] animation by Nicolas Deveaux, in which a pachyderm performs. Downloadable QT version at the maker's site

Digital Domesday Britain's earliest surviving public record now available in a searchable online format. Some decent background on 11th century England linked off the main page too.

The Legacy of Genghis Khan Flash w/ sound Nice introduction to the history of the Mongol empire, as founded by national hero Chinggis Khaan.

This is Haywards Heath "The average sized town between London and Brighton on the A272". So much to see and do, fine cuisine, great shopping and friendly pubs. Sadly love connections can no longer be made.

Watch paint dry. (Flash) Oh those wry polymer scientists. Previously

The Orochen Foundation seeks to preserve the culture, language and identity of one of China's smallest ethnic groups. The Orochen were among the last hunter-gatherers in what is now the People's Republic. Post 1949 they were settled, and are losing their traditional culture as their way of life changes and outsiders move in to their homeland. more inside

The winners of the Irish blog awards are announced 'Best Political Blog' Slugger O'Toole has been linked here before, and it's where I saw the announcement. Only had a quick glance at the others, but might be something in there to like. If only I could read An tImeall.

Folk Archive Resource North East "the home of Northumbrian music online". Lots of information and audio introducing one of England's finest folk traditions, including its tunes, instruments and dance styles. more inside