This will certainly help Commonwealth relations : England now requires proof of English-speaking ability from all residency applicants. Including Australia, NZ, Canada, South Africa ... more inside

Trial Proceedings from London's Old Bailey -- 100,000 fully searchable cases heard between 1674 and 1834, including details of the crime, the offender, and sentencing. The site also has essays about policing, crime, gender and general life in 17th century London. The Old Bailey remains a fixture of London's criminal justice system and has some of the nicest courtrooms I've ever been in (lots of dark wood and men in wigs). more inside

Ouchie. Looks about as much fun as a poke in the eye. more inside

Things That Don't Exist : Non-aggressive authority. September 33rd. Mushrooms with vertebrae. A handy primer on the imaginary, by sock-puppets. [QT movie] more inside

Triangle Morning's Which Way Adventure -- a knifty little game that defies genre. Ok, it doesn't but it is fun. [some potential scenes NSFW. Music. Honestly, don't know if it's Flash or not. I'd speculate on my suitability to own a computer therefore, but that might be off my own topic so...] more inside

Learn (sort of) as you eat Using new technology ingeniously called "Prints", text can be printed directly onto food. Apparently, one of the inaugural uses is printing Junior Trivial Pursuit questions onto Pringles Potato chips (with the answers on the back, presumably). more inside