Betavote. What if the whole world could vote in the U.S. presidential election? more inside

Fear itself. A lengthy but fascinating article about terrorism and how people around the world react to it on a day-to-day basis.

Think chess is too dull? Boxing is too dumb? Why not try Chessboxing?

GREENLAND! WE ARE AT WAR! [Via MeFiFoFum] more inside

Slightly obscure music news. Holy flibberty gibbet! Slint are back! more inside

Spider-maaan, Spider-maaan, Does whatever a spider can... Apart from in this instance spin webs. Instead he's got to rely on the Batman Lookalike Trapeze Artist Union to safely guide him through the skies of New York. Or, uh, something. [Flash]

The Creatures In My Head. A new funny, scary, sad, sweet creature every day.

How to turn your iPod into a pirate radio... And other crazy fun tricks.

The Devil's Dictionary. A fascinating, humourously vitriolic, ultra-cynical list of words from the turn of the last century. CONSERVATIVE, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. more inside

Amusing place names in the UK. As a follow-up of sorts to this post, find amusing place names in the UK within a 40-mile radius of your home. Close to me include Bottom Flash, Menlove Gardens, Dick Slack and Hole Bottom. PeurileFilter

The Voynich Manuscript. In 1912, the book dealer Wilfrid Voynich came into possession of this mysterious document, which has so far proven indecipherable. It was possibly written by the Franciscan monk Francis Bacon, and has links with Emperor Rudolf II of Bohemia among others. You can view the entire thing here. It includes a number of astounding illustrations, many biological drawings and, uh, some recipes, apparently. more inside

Petals around the rose. A simple Flash game. I can tell you the name of the game, and that the answer is always either zero or an even number, but apart from that it's up to you to work out the rule governing the number of petals round the rose. Apparently, the smarter you are, the longer it takes you to work it out (which makes me really really stupid). More information here. more inside

Real life people with rude names. Including my favourite, Randy Bumgardner.

Curious George: Music... Of the FUTURRRE See inside... more inside

Wayne White If you're lucky enough to be in New York, check out Wayne White's exhibition at the Clementine Gallery. White buys cheap trashy paintings at garage sales and thrift stores, and adds his own text, to amazing effect. You may recognise his work from Lambchop's albums. Okay, maybe he's a one-trick pony, but what a trick. [Via http://www.kottke.org].

The best car in the world.

Strong stomach? Then join a surgeon and perform a total knee replacement on a (flash) patient.

Where are you going on holiday this year? Spain? Greece? Turkey? How about the centre of the earth? If you've got $18,950 spare, you can join Steve Currey on his epic journey to the North Pole... And Beyond. more inside

Afraid your dork isn't getting enough exercise? If not, you might like to load him up with WiFi equipment and cellphones and send him running all over Manhattan in a real-life version of Pacman.

Can you get to the top of the mountain? I certainly bloody can't.