The "45 minutes" claim was false Well, not a big surprise or anything, I guess. But it did have some rather large ramifications at the time. more inside

AIDS "a plot" more inside

The counting has started I'm sitting here with all fingers and toes crossed hoping that the electorate will kick the Rodent out on his shiny arse, but it's vewy vewy tight. Expect a result in the next few hours, unless we get a hung parliament. They count 'em pretty quick these days.

2000! 2000 members! Fantastic! Well done us!

I'm hungry! Arf! Staff at Battersea Dogs Home were mystified when they arrived at work one morning to find that the kitchen had been raided for an animal version of a midnight feast.

Saddam Hussein's lawyer has told a Danish newspaper that the ousted dictator will run in Iraq's general elections with a view to becoming president again. Yee-haw! bugger@mailinator.com bugger

Conceal partial baldness! Why have I not heard of US patent no. 4,022, 227 earlier? I'm looking at you, Mr Smart-Aleck Internet! Pictures here.

Your attention please Warning -- contains jazz lite.

Can't find my way home An interview with Martin Torgoff on drugs and the arts in America during (his phrase) "the Great Stoned Age".

"Perseveration" describes a mental dysfunction due to which a person cannot abandon a given course of action although they know that it's irrational and quite possibly fatal. more inside

Unfortunatly named authors (Via b3ta, obviously)

Makes your eyes water. Or milk, as the case may be.

Let's be friends! Touching photos of unusual animal friendships.

Fresh! It's got fruit, sex, Catholics, and sweets. Will that do for today?

Furry hopping shark found in Germany.

You can't fake how damn cold it was How fake is fake? I report, you decide.

Reviewese OK, I'm a book reviewer. But I swear I have used no more than two of these horrible buzzwords and fashionable phrases. Ever. more inside

Wow, this black metal is scary stuff!

Sneaky porn director turns curious cops into boys in blue.

This site is a priceless resource for all interested in the semiotics of fried chicken sales. And in the study of manky take-aways riddled with salmonella and rat faeces.