The biggest diamond in the universe. A couple of days too late for Valentines day, though.

Busted Wonder. A weblog of very good pictures, by Charity Larrison. (Via diepunyhumans)

The day the earth screamed. "It was important to get the sound between the two towers going down ... It's kind of eerie." So says Mark Bain, a 37-year-old Seattle-born "vibrations artist" who has recently completed a CD project using seismological data from New York during the September 11 2001 terror attacks. A small section of the piece. (Real Audio, sorry) more inside

Comic Book Bondage Cover of the Day. Welcome to Comic Book Bondage Cover of the Day, the web's foremost reference site for bondage covers on mainstream comic books. The archive contains about 1200 covers. (Some images might be unsuitable for work. All images are probably only suitable for misogynists. And sometimes only racist misogynists, at that.) more inside

The history of Tetris. Probably the most played computer game ever (although Super Mario Bros or Space invaders might beat it), Tetris is currently the subject of a documentary on BBC4 (BBC news companion piece). Of more interest, maybe, is the Tetris Taxonomy, with its comprehensive look at the pieces, moves, and even the philosophy in the game. more inside

The Snow Show. The Snow Show is a unique cultural project that brings together internationally recognized artists and architects to design collaborative installations using snow and ice as their primary materials. more inside

1 Player Online Scrabble. (via Spike Magazine)

Kikkoman Extravaganza. Soy sauce hero will save us all from Banana and Shrimp. (japanese flash, via brainwashed) There is an English translation of one of Kikkoman's adventures here.

Quality Control. The plant was also perturbed that they "did not hear the title in some songs." It seems that a logical doublecheck for most WEA manufactured albums is to match up the lyrics with a tracklist of titles. It had to be explained that the songs on this album don't necessarily feature the titles shouted out in the choruses. . . . Manufacturing was undertaken at the customer's risk. An amusing story from Damon and Naomi's website. more inside

Illegal Art: Freedom of Expression in the Corporate Age. A special edition of the magazine Stay Free. The Illegal Art Exhibit will celebrate what is rapidly becoming the "degenerate art" of a corporate age: art and ideas on the legal fringes of intellectual property. Some of the pieces in the show have eluded lawyers; others have had to appear in court. (via World of Stuart) more inside

They Made me Do It. Donnie Darko inspired graffiti. (flash required, unfortunately).

The Hayao Miyazaki Web. more inside

The MiniBosses. They play only music from classic Nintendo Entertainment System videogames. And they are rock stars. (via The World of Stuart Forum) more inside

Monkey Fight. Monkey Battle. Monkey Puncher. Another Monkey Fight. Monkey Fighter. Monkey Pirate vs Monkey Ninja. Monkey and Monkeytron vs A Dinosaur. The End of Monkey Fight. more inside

Today in 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was assasinated. more inside

Insane dodging game. (Links direct to a downloadable .exe file) via World of Stuart and Kieron Gillen's workblog more inside

Moby Games. An extensive database of videogames (a computer game IMDB, basically). The Killer List of Videogames, a site devoted to just arcade machines. Which is part of The International Arcade Museum, a site devoted to all coin operated machines. more inside

Timeship. The world's first comprehensive facility devoted to life extension research and cryopreservation, a six-acre structure that will house research laboratories, animal and plant DNA, and up to 10,000 temporarily dead people. more inside

The decline of fashion photography. An argument in pictures, by Karen Lehrman. more inside

Snackspot. Kind of a sister post to SideDish's wonderful sugar cube thread. A wonderful (but UK based) website chronicling all the rare and insane new sweets companies keep putting out. (Also includes alcohol, crisps, and fast food) more inside