Curious George: Sankyo for your help. Monkeying around with an old movie projector and roont it! more inside

A million penguins - writing a novel by wiki. Join in! Via spurgeonblog more inside

Curious George: what're you keeping cool? Go on: swing that fridge door wide and take a quick candid photo. Betcha wish you had one of these beauties. more inside

Your favourite band has teh ghey. In "this Internet Age of MP3 piracy", homosexuality invades family life through popular music. Parents: make sure your children only listen to these safe bands, lest they become damned for eternity. Brought to you by lovegodsway.org. Sway, love god, sway! more inside

Le Grand Content - an exquisite witty look at "the omnipresent Powerpoint-culture", in which your older brother's suit, goldfish, alcohol and religious doubt are charted. Here's a quick YouTube version. Via .

Housing project in Scotland for badgers. Protects them from being kilt, you know. more inside

The changing face of Chinese women on propaganda posters. There's a shortage of Chinese women, you know. But extra Cameroon wives to go around, apparently. And Rice is one of Cameroon's main food imports. Let's make a deal!

Jill Greenburg's monkey portraits and more, and more. more inside

Potion bottles! Gitcher potion bottles here! - quite lovely handpainted ones. Or fetching pottery ones. Or these elegant beauties. more inside

Scottish soldiers forced to share kilts due to shortage. No word on sporran supplies. In related kilt news, the EU has decided not to classify kilts as women's clothing after all.

All scores of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's works available online free. The site opened Monday, according to the CBC story, and has been deluged ever since ("NOTE: We are overvelmed by the resonance of this website"). New improved mega-servers expected soon.

Carve that critter! There are many delicate bits about a calf's head, and when young, perfectly white, fat and well dressed, half a head is a genteel dish, if a small one. more inside

Dog poo as artistic statement. Via jafproject. more inside

Keep 'em on! Canadian survey probes the crucial matter of sock-wearing during sex. "We've discovered that 72% of Canadians don't find socks sexy". But by god we leave our shoes at the door! more inside

Musicovery - a fun radio thingy that lets you explore related songs by genre, year, mood, tempo, etc. Free in Lo-Fi version. Good-gawd - hunh! Via.

Silverfish! Adults can hang around for 2 or 3 years, EATING UR BOOKS. more inside

Big Stranger Rodeo For those of us who weren't exposed to this UK telly show, here's a (YouTube, yep) look at the fine art of leaping onto the backs of humans and hanging on for dear life. Don't click, GramMa! more inside

Driver distraction. With a tiger, no less. Tiger pelt rugs! (Not really, but quite lovely.) more inside

Sock-sorting It's been too long since we've had any sock-related posts. Sort 'em here. Sort of via Mefi.

Curious George: unscrupulous online seller. Have you been stung by an internet purchase? Is there any hope of chasing this cyberwretch? more inside