Gerd Ludwig photography Striking and disturbing photos of pollution and its effects in the former Soviet union. (WARNING: dying baby photo) via digg more inside

Bead Me Up, Scotty - a crafty take on Star Trek. more inside

The peace symbol is fifty years old. It was originally created as the logo for CND by wartime conscientious objector Gerald Holtom.

You don't see one of those every day Musical instruments.

A Brief History of the Home Video Game Console From Odyssey to Wii

Curious George: not a nymphomaniac but a compulsive liar. Visiting this thread on the mother ship this morning got me thinking -- who among you saw Ally Sheedy 's transformation in The Breakfast Club as a good thing? Who among you was disappointed by it? (It is interesting to note that she didn't go for such a make-over in real life, but whatever.) Was it a sell-out? Did they all just buy into the stereotypes they just destroyed? How do you see it now, as compared to then?

Japan's internet group suicide problem.

The Asylum- Bringing you the Mockbusters you crave! From the giddy tech thrills of Transmorphers to the adrenaline pumping mysteries of The DaVinci Treasure, we've got it all! Crave a little creature on creature action but don't want to pay HIGH HOLLYWOOD PRICES? Let me suggest Alien Vs. Hunter, or AVH as we like to call it. You kids going crazy for snakes on some sort of transportation? We can do that, too- Bang! Snakes on a Train! Just like that Sam Jackson picture, only better cause it's on a train. more inside

'Mean Spirited' Goat kills Pastor - an angry goat, probably looking something like this one, in the words of the police 'just went berserk' and attacked and killed an elderly Christian Ecclesiastical official in Tennessee, USA. more inside

<b>Curious George:</b> A very Good Year? Murder? Wine? CATACOMBS??? more inside

How did humans evolve a brain that supports language? - a post from Babel's Dawn blog discussing the events of the Evolang* conference in Barcelona, which apparently signals the end of Chomsky's Generative grammar theory as an explanation of human language evolution.

Let's Talk - picture by Polish photographer Marcin Nawrocki

Calculating the terminal velocity of a Balrog.

Canada in a Box "...cigar boxes from this era provide tantalizing vignettes of everyday life in the new country, Canada." more inside

Where good taste ends.

Obamamania on the comics page, and it's not a strip you would expect. I am a longtime fan of "Over the Hedge" (not even CGI and Bruce Willis could ruin it for me) and, well, "Yes, folks, he can talk to animals... even at 3AM" is cool on top of cool.

Monkey see, monkey do.

Are you a god? So Bennett Prescott and a friend are on their way to California. Apparently, they live somewhere between the oughts and the nineties (the bad ones where the web designer didn't allow for your 19.2K modem). more inside

Tommy Gravedigger, Billy Bricks, Dai Llewellyn and all "Home on vacation in 1972, a photography student saw that the essence of his Welsh town was about to be torn apart by redevelopment. Now the social significance of his images has been recognised."

Today is Mister Rogers' 80th birthday, and in honor of this most momentous of days, I think you should read this Esquire profile of him. It's a little long, so if you haven't got the time, you can look at a list of 15 Reasons Mister Rogers Was the Best Neighbor Ever. Or you could watch a a nine-part Google video of interviews with Fred Rogers. more inside