The Postmodernism Generator ...randomly generates wonderful postmodernist nonsense. Refresh the page and get oppressed by a totally different metanarrative each time. It's like a free dissertation/thesis! more inside

Tour the Maginot Line. Early 20th century France's precursor to our Missile Silo fortification system. more inside

Residence rules. When you just really need to know what avunculocal means. With diagrams. more inside

Furious George I am being libelled on an escort review board. Is there still nothing that can be done about this legally? Information is being presented as factual which is clearly not. It's hard to really get an overview Google-wise. The operator of the board and myself are both in Canada. This is stressing me so badly I'm sick to my stomach.

Curious Geordie: carrying code to Newcastle. Would there be good job opportunities for a computer geek in the Newcastle upon Tyne area? more inside

A first step out of Iraq. Indefatigable US Senator Russ Feingold has introduced a resolution calling on Bush to set a timetable for achieving goals and getting troops out of Iraq. more inside

NPR, PBS DOA? A [United States] House subcommittee voted yesterday to sharply reduce the federal government's financial support for public broadcasting, including eliminating taxpayer funds that help underwrite such popular children's educational programs as "Sesame Street," . . . In addition, the subcommittee acted to eliminate within two years all federal money for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. more inside

Julian Beever is an artist whose pavement drawings have to be seen to be believed. He uses an anamorphic technique that makes the images appear three-dimensional when viewed from the proper angle.

Curious George: tracking wires through walls. How can I track a coaxial cable or telephone wires that do not complete a circuit? more inside

Tunes for Pets. Well, it's simple really. A bunch of us were sitting around the office one day brainstorming about new business ideas. We had music going and our two office mascots, Rusty and Frances (2 really big Standard Poodles) looked like they were enjoying the tunes. The rest is history...

Porn Bread offers a delectable collection of recipes to titillate your palate [NSFW]. more inside

Moving rocks of Racetrack Playa, Death Valley.

Tour an abandoned missile silo. When the weather's hot, it's nice to cool off underground.

Repeal the 22nd? James Sensenbrenner has proposed a resolution asking for a constitutional amendment repealing the 22nd amendment - you know - the 2-terms-max for a president one.

Bobs Dune Buggies

The Harper's Index (1998-2005)

The Story of Welsh

The Lost Boys of Utah

Up to 1,000 teenage boys have been separated from their parents and thrown out of their communities by a polygamous sect to make more young women available for older men, Utah officials claim. Many of these “Lost Boys”, some as young as 13, have simply been dumped on the side of the road in Arizona and Utah, by the leaders of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS), and told they will never see their families again or go to heaven.

Spunky scientists! A book review for "The Genius Factory" about the whacky antics of highly-intelligent(?) people. See men who think they are smart beat themselves senseless trying preserve their attributes for all time. Come dumpster-diving through the annals of shameful Nobel-related behaviour. This post and an earlier one form a wierd kind of synergism. more inside

Discreet Loveology. "When love is not enough." An online dating service for married folks and attached individuals.