Sleeping by the Mississippi has to be one of the most beautiful, elegant photo galleries I've ever seen. The photographer is Alec Soth, who utilizises unusual techniques and is becoming increasingly well-known. His Bogota photographs are amazing too.

Reading on a Dream: A Library Musical [quicktime] When musical theatre invades the library. Very funny. (via the devastatingly sexy Spoonbender)

"Never complain about the quality or brand of a free drink." And 85 other prudent rules for boozing. [via]

I Wonder If He Asked Her to Touch His "No-Spin Zone" [via] The Bill O'Reilly sex scandal. Here's a news article about it. I have no idea whether any of it is true, but it sure makes for good reading.

Mike's Amazing Cakes Check out the galleries. Cakes shaped like Austin Powers, a knight in armor, a luxury cruise liner, an Italian villa, paint cans, a violin, and more. Just astonishingly well done. My favorite is the cake made to look like a slab of steak for a vegetarian's birthday. [via] more inside