Hello. Hello. How Low. Kurt Cobain Signature Chuck Taylor All-Star Shoes! Wow! Some call it a black spot on whatever. But he always did admire John Lennon. more inside

Republican Congressman Charged, Bailed, Busted. A New York congressman who admitted to fathering a child out of wedlock with a woman who bailed him out of jail on a drunk driving charge this month announced Monday that he will not run for re-election. Adultery? Check. Out-of-wedlock baby? Check. Drunk driving? Check. The change you deserve might be your own. more inside

John Lennon's Piano Is On Tour

Consumers to Providers: Do You Know Who I Am? Poll Finds That Customer Service and Recognition Trump Privacy, Pricing. "There's a whole generation of people coming up that will vote with their feet . . . They say, 'I expect Bank of America to know me this well. I'm on Facebook, and everyone knows me. They know I like cheese ravioli.' " more inside

Curious George: Uphill Both Ways? Where did the expression come from that goes something like, "When I was a kid, we had to walk barefoot to school in the snow, and it was uphill both ways!"? more inside

Curious George: Radio Jingle Chord Yo musical monkeys: what's that chord so typical of radio bumpers (link goes to American Top 40 audio)? Think of singing a radio call sign and it's that chord: "Double-you - Kay - Are - Peeeeeee . . in Cincinnati" kinda thing. What chord is that? more inside

Curious George: I need a new Domain Registrar GoDaddy's StupidBowl XLII ad was grossly offensive and, worse, unentertaining not to mention I some how missed this little gem from founder Bob Parsons. I need to move my domains somewhere more better. Suggestions? more inside

Last vinyl record factory in Canada closes Oh geez, no more Canuck albums eh. Like, that sucks.

Chess Great Bobby Fischer Dies An intriguing character, he. RIP

I wish I was smarter 30 seconds ago A fun quick flash game where you . . well, you'll figure it out. One of you will, anyway. via KerfluffleFilter

Death Penalty Repealed In New Jersey more inside

Atari founder: Modern games 'unadulterated trash' "Video games today are a race to the bottom. They are pure, unadulterated trash and I'm sad for that," said Bushnell "Social games represent something that has been missing," he adds. "Most of the board games are purchased by women for families. It is this gaming world that can be re-energized. We used to have families sit down and play a game together. A lot of video games today are very isolated. You don't see mom and dad, sister and brother, sitting down like they used to play, say, Monopoly," says Bushnell. "That represented good mentoring time for families that just isn't happening now." more inside

Clambake! In one of the earliest hints of "modern" living, humans 164,000 years ago put on primitive makeup and hit the seashore for steaming mussels, new archaeological finds show. Some studies speculate on spuds. more inside

Curious George: I Hate Norton Anti-Virus. It's time for the annual shakedown and I don't wanna. What do you use for AV? Anything good? more inside

It's Alive! Aiiiiive!!! Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher involved in the race to decipher the human genetic code, has built a synthetic chromosome out of laboratory chemicals and is poised to announce the creation of the first new artificial life form on Earth. MuwHAhahahaaaaa!!! more inside

The Birotron Keyboard was inspired by the Mellotron but ran via 8-track tape cartridges. The story of it's creation on the cusp of electronica is a great read. And there's a famous musician in it, too. (Not the keyboard.) via, as usual, The Blueotron

13 Tricks to Motivate Yourself Go for Five - Start working for five minutes. Often that little push will be enough to get you going. Move Around - Get your body moving as you would if you were extremely motivated to do something. This ‘faking it’ approach to motivation may seem silly or crude, but it works. What voo do you do to get things done so well? via lifehacker

Prince Sues the Internet The amazingly talented and accomplished musician and performer is launching lawsuits against YouTube and eBay among others in order to receive more money for his works. In a show of support, Lars Ulrich plans to get sh*tfaced and break things. more inside

Led Zeppelin to Regroup; Play One Show As a tribute to famed record executive Ahmet Ertegun, the legendary and infamous heavy rock band will play together for the first time in 19 years. For US$300 per ticket. via MedFizzlin more inside

Republican Senator Accused of Sex Offense. Again. Again. With Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt at her side, the former prostitute Wendy Ellis told reporters that Vitter employed her services several times a week between July and November of 1999. At the time, Vitter was a new face Capitol Hill, having won a special election only months earlier. Formerly linked to the DC Madam, Vitter denied any consorting with ladies of the night in his home state.