Zoroastrians in Iran A BBC pictorial around the Zoroastrian community of Iran.

Balance. A quirky and compelling movie. Flash required.

Canterbury's final voyage. The HMNZS Canterbury was built in the Clyde shipyards and launched in 1971. It seems likely to end up as a dive spot, but it's most famous moment was when the Labour Government of 1973 sent it to escort a flotilla of private vessels protesting French nuclear testing in the Pacific, an action which lead to the ending of open-air tests. more inside

Wreck homes like Angelina! Flash, language probably NSFW, hi-larity.

Curious George and the Man in the White Coat. Curious George was never curious again. [Flash, large]

Thhe Cuddly Menace Pink Zogg will supervise population cleansing. more inside

Women will get sterile just looking at you. Star Wars fans, cameras, and a desire to shoot fish in barrels.

Comparing Apples and Oranges. See, that wasn't so hard.

Copts, the forgotten Christians. One of the oldest Christian sects, formed in Egypt, the Coptic Christians endured persecution by Roman Christians for their supposed heresies. . Initially they flourished under Islamic rule, but shifts in Miuslim attitudes, exacerbated by the Crusades, led to waves of persecution that did not recede until the 19th century. The Coptic language and writing system is the most direct descendant of ancient Egyptian, and was pivotal in decipering the hieroglyphs of old Egypt.

Diary of a brothel. Allegedly the shift diary of a Florida "escort" agency.

I clawed out my eyes, but I can still see! "FOR THE MAN who loves the feel of lycra spandex on his body." Never has so much been presented less pleasingly. [via jwz]

Japanese Know-How. While in some countries sex education consists of telling people condoms can't help with AIDS, or that it's spread by sweat and other casual contact, Japan in the 1950s was puliblishing how-to manuals starting at the proper hand holding to more, uh, advanced techniques. [NSFW] more inside

Blunkett's Britain. David Blunkett has been the driving force behind some the most sweeping, repressive laws and policies sweeping Britain under the auspices of the so-called war on terror, as well as a miscellany of immigrant-bashing; this is one journo's encounter with some of his representitives. Of course, Mr Blunkett himself appears to consider rules as being something for others to follow. more inside

The Hanging of Mary. Mary killed a man in 1916, and for that she had to hang. The people of Erwin, Tennessee shot her, but the bullets just bounced off. She wouldn't eat poison. And the town didn't have eneough power to electrocute her. more inside

Martial Arts + Magic + Internet = Power! Turn guns to bananas with your l33t powers!

It's disease-errific! It's the Malady of the Month; this month's is Dermoid Cysts, which "...have to rank as one of the creepiest things that can happen to a girl...result from a very independent (or confused) egg thinking that it can develop on its own with only half of its own genetic material..." more inside

New Olympic events... "Jumping into the convertible." The clicky-clicky-click brings back fond memories of Daly Thompson's Decathalon... Flash. NSFProductivity.

Knight Replicas. Always wanted to own the best-acted, most well-rounded character in Knight Rider? Well, these people will help you. more inside

Worst Jobs in Science, II Anal wart inspector? Eww! more inside

Serpent's Wall "60 years ago a Kiev's area witnessed ones of the most severe battles of WW2." The woman who gained fame for her motorcycle trip through Chernobyl visits another Soviet landmark.