Civic Holiday! Heck yes! Also known as Heritage Day, Natal Day and Simcoe Day! Civic Holiday! Heck yes! It's your civic duty to have fun, so please celebrate responsibly. more inside

WorldCom's Ebbers Gets 25 Years in Prison Bernard Ebbers, who as the once-swaggering CEO of WorldCom oversaw the largest corporate fraud in U.S. history, wept in court Wednesday after a judge sentenced him to 25 years in prison — the toughest sentence yet in the string of recent corporate scandals. [Yahoo!News] I know it's newsfilter, but I couldn't find an appropriate thread to post it to.

Imagine Casting How many times have you read an excellent novel or seen a great play, only to see it made into a film with some horrible actor portraying the main character? Or maybe even a great actor who was just "all wrong" for the part? Imagine Casting is your chance to choose the actors you think would be best in your favorite story and a forum for others to "cast" their votes. more inside

Sokath! His eyes open! And Jalad. At Tanagra. Darmok and Jalad on the ocean.

Mr. T's Be Somebody, or Be Somebody's Fool Part of the Mr. T Webring Made in 1984, this "educational" video teaches kids such great things as "use anger, don't lose it!"; if you're walking down the street and you fall down, just start break dancing so no one will know you fell; one great way to get in shape is to run into the Pacific ocean while fully dressed. more inside

Chimp Quest! Lots of fresh chimpy goodness! more inside

Ex-KKK Member Convicted in 1964 Killings Sorry for the NewsFilter, but I thought it was important. Yahoo!News, may require registration (or not).

Star Wars Episode III - The Backstroke of the West

Sir (or ma'am), you're making a scene. Histrionic George: Have you ever created a public disturbance? Ever tried to be invisible while someone else did? more inside

Breaking News From the World of Science!! Some smart dolphins use sea sponges for foraging. Really smart ones use sea shopping baskets. via robot wisdom

Mark Felt says he was Deep Throat But Bernstein will neither confirm nor deny. via th' blue and peacay

Why I Support John Bolton by Larry David. more inside

Curious Georgette: Endometriosis not for easily grossed-out monkey-men more inside

Mind Your Manners! “Manners are made up of trivialities of deportment which can be easily learned if one does not happen to know them; manner is personality—the outward manifestation of one’s innate character and attitude toward life.” Emily Post We can't all be Miss Manners, but perhaps an Etiquette Seminar might be the right step in becoming an Etiquette Consultant. more inside

/lazy This cartoon sums it up best. Now you can order pizza while playing Everquest II. more inside

Super Fantabulous MoFi Meetup Deluxe The impossible meetup to end all meetups! Come one, come all! more inside

Good bye Ossie. Distinguished writer, actor, director Ossie Davis has died at 87. more inside

Place the State Test your knowledge of US geography! A fun little puzzle.

News Flash!! Federally funded abstinence-only programs teach false and misleading information. more inside

legnipple! (SFW) via cruel.com