Exploring the meaning of Evil Pictures by Danish artist Nina Kleivan of her daughter dressed as Stalin and Saddam, as part of her exhibition 'Potency'. more inside

SHOUTING IS FUN! OMG HAI YOU GUYS GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS AGAIN! NO WAI BET YOU CAN'T GUESS NUH-UH! more inside

London Meetup Again! Hurrah! more inside

The only woman in the French Foreign Legion

There once was a Curious George... Does anyone know any good bawdy (but not filthy) limericks or poems? more inside

Crowdsourcing Star Wars A New Hope cut into 473 15-second clips, each re-made by enthusiasts, edited back together.

Artist Simon Schubert makes rooms by creasing paper

Urban Repair Squad They say city is broke. We fix. No charge.

Devolve me! What would you have looked like as an early human?

Save The Words!

Finding Esther In 1926, Emma Alice Smith, aged 16, cycled off from her home in Waldron, East Sussex, England, headed for the railway station. She was never seen again. Eighty-three years later, a fictionalized account of her disappearance has been made into a film by the local dramatics society The Waldron Community Players - which has led the police to reopen her case as a possible murder investigation.

An artistic bent(o) More here and here, and a how-to here. more inside

Curious Sideshow George I'm looking for information about old-fashioned circuses, carnivals and traveling shows. more inside

2008 in pictures A repository thread for end-of-year news photo links. more inside

Rom-Coms can ruin your love life! A study by the Family and Relationships Laboratory at Heriot-Watt University explores how the portrayal of romance in popular media affects the way people experience their real-life relationships. The study is on-going: take part!

Creative Grooming. Creative is one word for it, certainly. Extreme is another.

Google Earth Ancient Rome more inside

Hair Hats. That look like animals. Made out of hair. more inside

Advert versus reality Not doing what it says on the tin.

Sleeveface! 1. Take a record sleeve 2. Put it where your face is (youtube) 3. Take a picture and upload it to the intarwebs 4. !!!!