itty bitty kitty committee: teeny tiny bloggy about itty bitty kitties.

Caring or cruel? Inside the primate laboratory. "The Guardian, given rare access to an animal research facility, talks to scientists about their experiments on monkeys." [Via]

WWII Vet Vs. Right Wing Blogger Smackdown. A WWII veteran responds to a blogger who contacted him in search of dirt on Barack Obama's great-uncle. The story becomes even funnier when the blogger in question turns out to be a homophobic furry with a cigar fetish. Oh dear. [Via MeFi and MeTa.]

Caution: Clawed Frogs.

Air Monkey. Trash bag street art by Joshua Allen Harris.

Surgeons give hope to blind with successful 'bionic eye' operations. [Via Disinformation.]

You Walk Wrong. "It took 4 million years of evolution to perfect the human foot. But we’re wrecking it with every step we take." [Via Neatomrama.]

Calculating the terminal velocity of a Balrog.

Eyeing the Evolutionary Past: "As we survey nature, the eyes of various creatures reveal the underlying means by which a single attribute can express itself over millions of years."

Top 5 Amazing Kinetic Sculpture Videos

Practicing self-control consumes real energy. [Via Mind Hacks.]

The Medicated Americans: Antidepressant Prescriptions on the Rise. "Close to 10 percent of men and women in America are now taking drugs to combat depression. How did a once rare condition become so common?" [Via Mind Hacks.]

John McCain: Yes We Can! [Via]

Monkey Portraits: Allegories of Brand Loyalty, by Laurie Hogin. [Via Right Some Good.]

Top Secret Audio: Democrats Meet Republicans at NH Debate.

Your Daily WTF: Hallelujah (possibly NSFW).

Paleo-Future: A look into the future that never was. [Via linkfilter.]

FAIL.

Hand in Hand. A short dance by two dancers who are each missing a limb.

The Daily Coyote. "Charlie came into my life when he was just ten days old, orphaned after both his parents were killed. He lives with me and a tomcat in a one-room log cabin in Wyoming." [Via MeFi.]