John Kerry supports making a joke that only one dude knows is racist

U.S. Election Simulators "Playing as Kerry in one round of Political Machine, I won the popular vote but lost the election. The game didn't offer me a recount." Uh oh...

Marshall McLuhan, the Man and his Message Canada's CBC presents several archival radio and television clips of Marshall McLuhan and discussions about the man and his ideas. [Clips are embedded Windows Media] more inside

Jon Stewart on tonight's CNN "Crossfire" (96.5 AVI) This video seems to be in demand so I thought I'd host it here for a bit. Definately worth watching.

Count the Stars (flash, sound) Make mistake by 1 star and you dont get points, but you also dont lose anything. You can count the stars completely wrong 3 times, then the game ends. - 223 for me before I needed a cigarette. I'm sure some visually acute Monkeys can beat that.

I want one.

The Acid Age of San Francisco Rock The photography of Herb Greene. A little heavy on the Grateful Dead, but whaddaya expect?

Four word film reviews provide some good laughs. [via bifurcated rivets]

Pearl Jam perform "Masters of War" (originally written and recorded by Bob Dylan in 1963) on "The Late Show" with David Letterman (32MB .mov file). File hosted by Michael Moore, of course.

A guide to snowflakes

There Must Be Some Way Out Of Here "We just saw it from a different point of view..."

The Ejaculator (SFW) I don't know what more to say except "Touchdown!!!"

According to rules set by the candidates themselves... The Great Debate: Kennedy, Nixon, and Television in the 1960 Race for the Presidency. Real Audio (7MB, 58 minutes) and text transcripts of the first debate here. I am unable to view the documentaries here but maybe it's just me. Sorry for all the Real media.

How big is your ecological footprint? Answer three short screens of questions about your age, where you live and your eating and transportation habits and this site calculates the global real estate required to sustain your current lifestyle. more inside

Back to the garden A visit with Joni Mitchell

Curious George: War Stories With the intense and ongoing fighting in Iraq, and the incredible collective violence that makes up much of 20th-century history and continues today, I am curious if any Monkeyfilter members have actually experienced combat or have relatives or friends who have lived through battle, either as soldiers or civilians. more inside

We men don't get this kind of lovin' :-(

Pen and ink portraits by Dave Archambault I think my stick men need some more work...

Too funny to be true. Steve Ballmer: The Early Days. His rehearsal for Dance, Monkeyboy, Dance! If Steve Jobs had that kind of enthusiasm the Macintosh might be a very different beast.

Bullseye!