Ellen DeGeneres dog drama sends America into a spin Really!? WTF!? Is this what galvanizes America these days? more inside

Joe Zawinul 1932-2007 more inside

Rewarding mass homicide. Lionel Shriver makes the case in this thought provoking op-ed piece (WaPo-registration possibly required) that we reward mass murderers with our round-the-clock, wall-to-wall coverage of the horrific aftermath to the carnage. In related news, Newt Gingrich blames liberalism. for the shootings. more inside

Scientist says cremation should meet a timely death. Says cremation is environmentally damaging. Suggests being buried in a cardboard box under a tree. Plant you now-dig you later.

Chimps Observed Making Their Own Weapons Chimpanzees living in the West African savannah have been observed fashioning deadly spears... more inside

Steve Jobs wants to end copy protection for online music. This could be controversial, eh?

Caring for the wounded in Iraq From the New England Journal of Medicine. Warning: Graphic Content

El tren de la bruja is an award winning short film by Spanish Director Koldo Serra. It's 15 minutes of riveting cinema and intense psychological terror. Long unavailable, it's now offered online by our enlightened Canadian brethren at the CBC. In Spanish w. English subtitles and NSFW.

Anti Cancer Drugs to be produced from eggs laid by genetically modified Chickens. more inside

Apple unveils iPhone and Apple TV What do we think? Will you buy them? Will the new rollouts be another iPod or another (shudder) Zune? Warning: Discusses Apple Products

Don't Bleat, Don't Tell The issue of gay sheep is one that deeply divides our society. Fortunately for those brave sheep who have dared to come out of the closet, a major tennis star has come to the rescue- "Navratilova defended the “right” of sheep to be gay" was the sentence that caught my eye. more inside

Knicker Vicar to the Rescue Concerned clergyman bravely confronts New Zealand's chronic underwear shortage. more inside

Curious Detective George: I'm looking for info on investigating shady characters... more inside

Physics Limericks Warning: perceived humour may be knowledge dependent. more inside

Curious Poetical George: Night Poetry I'm looking for Poems about night. more inside

Uh-oh! This can't lead to anything good. Any monkeys speak Arabic? In search of some reading material? This is your chance to tie Saddam to MetaFilter or the Boy Scouts or whatever. (New York Times) more inside

Shame A rant via dailykos more inside

If Microsoft packaged iPod (parody) more inside

War on Christmas Waged by Gang of Drunken Santas Senior Sergeant Matt Rogers said..."it was fairly average behaviour from an organised group of idiots who had had too much to drink" more inside

Top Ten Nitpicked Movies of all time. more inside