Lovers of Wisdom - And ACTION! From the award-winning comic series ACTION PHILOSOPHERS! comes these biographies of the titans of thought! Thrill to the killer koans of Bam-Bam Bodhidharma! Shudder before the noble savagery of Terrible Thomas Jefferson! more inside

... Just Us, We Caught The Bus: "None suspect that idealistic committed little folk-singer Bob Dylan is in fact the amazing Zimmerman -- faster than a proxy ballot, more powerful than an ulterior motive, and able to buy tall buildings with a single bond!" [More inside] more inside

Everything I Know About Canada... I Learned During The Commercials. A collection of NFB Vignettes that taught a generation of Canadians about archetypal norsemen, hydraulic treeshears, birling, how to speak French without having to learn it, and more! (YouTubeorama) And a link to the Hinterland Who's Who archive, for a one-two combo of unbridled nostalgia!

Curious, George: "What's So Civil 'Bout War, Anyway?": I'm researching the American Civil War and the Reconstruction. I'm having trouble figuring out who this Johnny Reb guy is, but he seems to be everywhere, man! more inside

Monkey Washes Cat ... donkey rinses, I presume. [Embedded QT] [via]

419 is a Joke... Or at least a game, to the Nigerian fraudsters who flood your e-mail with countless spams. "The atmosphere of silent concentration inside the cafe is absolute, strangely reminiscent of a university library before exams. Except, that is, for the odd guffaw or cheer. The doors are locked from 10:30 p.m. until 7 a.m., so the cyber thieves can work in peace without fear of armed intruders." [Via] more inside