Curious George: the lost art of letter writing In this day and age of ubiquitous email, instant messaging, online forums, and text messaging, do any of the Monkeys write letters anymore? more inside

Newsfilter: Judge rules Intelligent Design not acceptable in Pa. Biology Curriculum Judge John E Jones described the Dover, Pa., school board policy requiring Year 9 Biology students to listen to a prepared statement that evolution is not a "fact" as being one of "breathtaking insanity." more inside

Curious George: share your RPG memories Inspired by this comment by Fes, I'm wondering how many of the Monkeys used to (and perhaps still do) play 'analogue' RPG games (ie, you know, the ones where you'd sit in the same room with the other players)? more inside

You've always wanted to, and now you can. Write your name in Elvish. more inside

Library Thing A tool for building an online representation of all those precious books on your shelves. Browse the shelves of others, find people with similar reading interests. more inside

Curious George: stationery fetishism It seems the English language is lacking a convenient label for someone who 'suffers' from a stationery fetish more inside

A brief history of English, with Chronology

She asked for it? A poll commissioned by Amnesty International in the UK indicates that 34% of the population believes a woman is partially or totally responsible for being raped if she has behaved in a flirtatious manner... more inside

How many of these have you read? And which ones did you enjoy? more inside

Seeing is sometimes not believing What, you may ask, is so special about a site dedicated to the photography of ketchup bottles, napkin dispensers and the like? more inside

At first I thought it was a pigeon And then I realized it was a skeleton. And then it became something else. Requires flash, and may be ever so mildly not suitable for work, if you work somewhere where these things are considered not suitable.

Curious George: collecting books I have a hankering - nay, a veritable yearning - to begin collecting books. I'm wondering if any of the other monkeys are experienced book collectors and what advice, if any, you would impart to a novice who doesn't know anything about books, and the collecting thereof, but loves a good read. more inside

Aging George: skincare for men? By surprise I've managed to make it into my late 30s, and staring into my mirror recently I decided it was time to make at least a token effort at keeping my skin zesty-fresh. My problem being, I don't really know where to start... more inside

Wondering George: which online forums do you spend time on? I work nights and often spend long hours killing time doing very little. I'm wondering what online forums the other Monkeys enjoy spending time participating in (aside from the rather obvious MoFi / MeFi)? Be it politics, technology, entertainment, special interest, sex, you-name-it - what are the engaging forum sites out there on the net?

Curious George: high mobility from laptop / notebook I'm wondering if the Monkeys have any suggestions for a high-end laptop / notebook with excellent 'use-it-any-damn-where-you-like-pal' features? more inside

headtrauma.org The story-based blog of a guy who just wants to sell a few human organs. Almost certainly NSFW, unless you happen to work in an abattoir or as the evil henchperson (equal opportunity henchness) of a certifiably mad scientist.

Surprising results in Florida. Again. Did something fishy take place in Florida during the recent election? An analysis of registered voters versus actual results in Florida counties suggests some very surprising swings to the Republicans in the face of party registrations. In particular, the results for Libery are worrying, but by no means the only county where concern maybe warranted.