UN told Israel 10 times that artillery attacks were near its observers But, you know.

Knob, $485 Try removing the bakelite knobs and listen. You will be shocked by this! The signature knobs will have an even greater effect … really amazing!

Lomax collection About 400 photographs ca. 1934 - 1950 documenting sound recording expeditions carried out by John Avery Lomax, Alan Lomax, and Ruby Terrill Lomax for the Archive of American Folk Song, including African American and Latino musicians, singers, and dancers, primarily in the southern United States and the Bahamas. (via) more inside

RIP Arif Mardin Ace record producer (Aretha, Averge White Band, Chaka Khan ...) rocks no more.

Keen of trimly

Minke filter Japan has gained the support of three more small countries to give its position a definite majority in the International Whaling Commission. This marks the climax of a 10-year campaign of using substantial foreign aid packages to persuade small countries - often with no whaling tradition, or even a coastline - to join the IWC and vote on the Japanese side.

I was Russell Crowe's publicity whore All the world's a stage, it seems, and an elite few are aware of the plot. We clueless extras are there to be deceived, abused and bullied into playing our parts, for the show that celebrates the stars must go on.

Human, Chimp Ancestors May Have Mated Early human ancestors and chimpanzee ancestors may have mated and produced offspring, according to a new DNA study. via Mackerel

Hitting the high notes A musical mystery today surrounded Britain's highest mountain after a piano was discovered near its summit.

New family of primates found? A rare and reclusive African monkey discovered last year is believed to belong to an entirely new family of primates - the first such find for 83 years.

Beauty AND Brains! "At first we were blown away by her beauty. Then we read one of her articles and we've been hooked ever since. Now we're blown away by her brains." Meet the lovely and perspicuous Gabrielle Reilly! She has the Gift of the Gab!

Bad Boy for Love Dead at 58 Pete Wells, the slide guitarist, songwriter and founder member of the Australian hard rock group Rose Tattoo, has died. RIP, matey.

Stop teaching creationism! The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has stepped into the controversy between religious fundamentalists and scientists by saying that he does not believe that creationism - the Bible-based account of the origins of the world - should be taught in schools.

Bad girls smoke! NSFW, particularly if you are working in or around 1910.

Curious Mac to MSN OK -- I got iSight, I got aMSN as per advice proffered here. more inside

Daggy old news I am old and daggy. Have some daggy old news about rude words in lollies.

Hitler? Good in parts! An interview with David Irving. From prison.

NESARA! There is, RIGHT NOW, a law on the books that when announced IMMEDIATELY Improves YOUR LIFE! more inside

Obscene interiors is a collection of real online male personal ad photos and a critique of the naive interior decorating exposed therein. (No need to shield your timid eyes, the often-nude figures have been laboriously obscured.)

The Duke, the thief, the millionaire and the Count I'm pretty sure it was Colonel Mustard in the library with the iron pipe, but I've been wrong before.