Flying carpet Just because I like it!

Al Qu'Ady #2 "may be dead"! Yeah, maybe! How many Number Twos does this organisation have, anyway?

Monsterpiece Theatre! Authorities are investigating allegations that the body of British broadcaster Alistair Cooke — among hundreds of others — was illegally carved up in the back room of a funeral home and sold so its parts could be used in transplants.

Ricky Gervais podcast Ep. 1. A half-hour of all-new drivel from Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington.

OCR Curious George: Can anybody suggest a way to get text out of my scanner and into my Mac? (OSX.3.8) I have been trying to use ABBYY Fine Reader Pro for this purpose, and am getting nothing but gibberish. more inside

France in America more inside

Crying Wolof Does the word hip really hail from a West African language? more inside

Axis of weevils New rationale in 3, 2, 1 ... for Australian participation in the Iraq Adventure -- no more paying these obscene kickbacks to Saddam's Evil Régime! more inside

Director's erotic auditions 'were sexual assault' A French film director appeared in a Paris court yesterday accused by four young actresses of forcing them to masturbate as part of their screen tests.

Palestinians hit by sonic boom air raids more inside

Penis size used as defence in trial A Superior Court judge must decide whether to believe a 21-year-old accused who says he could not have committed a sexual assault because his penis is too big.

David Hicks is a Bad Man There have been bipartisan calls in the Australian Parliament for a full inquiry into fresh allegations that Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks was tortured and sexually abused by American soldiers. The military lawyer for Hicks, Major Michael Mori, says he has witness accounts and photographic evidence to back the claims.

U. Toilet The world’s first toilet college is set to open in Singapore to teach cleaners how to improve their lavatory washing skills. more inside

Fuck you, Sir! Pupils are being allowed to swear at one Northamptonshire secondary school - as long as they limit their use of bad language to five times a lesson.

Why the Ashes of 2005 is the best Test series in cricket history more inside

The Mother of All Traitors

GSAVE! God save us all.

Where's the money gone? Auditing the Iraqi reconstruction.

Death ends feud of Kabul's last Jews

emails "pose threat to IQ" The distractions of constant emails, text and phone messages are a greater threat to IQ and concentration than taking cannabis, according to a survey of befuddled volunteers.