Tampon Blowgun! Have a shootout between rival tampon brands, or use it as a fun alternative to paintball. Also popular among blowgun enthusiasts: Paper darts!

"The main purpose of our talk was to be humorous." The press is buzzing about a problem in FiFox's JavaScript which "could lead to remote control of any affected computer, including Windows, Apple, and Linux systems." But -- as hard as it may be to believe -- journalists may be sensationalizing the issue.

Stop Destroying Lebanon. This is what war looks like. WARNING: Includes gruesome images of dead civilians. Baleboosteh has images from the Israeli side, mostly of military personnel. more inside

Think (About Paying Your Workers) Differently. Claudia Joseph's article from the UK's Mail has forced Apple to "look into" allegations of wretched worker conditions. Last year Apple achieved a record billion-dollar profit.... "We have to work too hard and I am always tired. It's like being in the army. They make us stand still for hours. If we move, we are punished by being made to stand still for longer." ... Labor costs in the Chinese factories we traced are ... Pounds 4.20 ($7.74) per iPod.... In Britain they sell for between Pounds 109 ($201) and Pounds 179 ($331). more inside

Interstation 3D. Some very nice digital art from Croation artist Toni Bratincevic. more inside

Animator v. Animation. [Flash] Xiao Xiao meets Harold & The Purple Crayon. (And also a hint of Fred's Escape.) Even more enjoyable if you work with Flash.

Try New "Carbon Dioxide"! (Link to page with QT and WMV streams.) Yes, these are advocacy ads for carbon dioxide. The Competitive Enterprise Institute has produced two 60-second television spots focusing on the alleged global warming crisis... more inside

Bush Was Right! (embedded video) Yeah, baby! Killer rock music with a neocon flair! Democracy is on the way / Hittin' like a tidal wave / All over the Middle East / Dictators walk with shakin' knees more inside

Matzah! Smooth-E drops lyrics on the tasty treat with "the same flavour as the box it came in." Embedded video, via ABS. more inside

Lego "Thieves". An embedded video for the Ministry song (bad words make it NSFW). See a Lego mosh pit. See a huge robot thing rip off peoples' heads. See (for the first and only time anywhere) Al Jourgenson smile. Fast forward through the slow part in the middle.

Bee All That You Can Bee. DARPA's current big idea is to implant tiny microsystems into insects at the pupa stage of their development, when they can be "integrated" into their internal organs. via CommonDreams more inside

Why Are We Here? The body of Christian Peacemaker Team activist Tom Fox was found today in Iraq. Evidence suggests he was tortured and assassinated. This message was composed the day before he was abducted. We are here to stand with those being dehumanized by oppressors and stand firm against that dehumanization. We are here to stop people, including ourselves, from dehumanizing any of God's children, no matter how much they dehumanize their own souls. more inside

Real Life Simpsons Intro (Embedded Video). Via digg, via Layer 8. more inside

Curious George: Cheeky Little Monkies. Is British society more randy than its Yankee counterpart? more inside

Pig cells cure monkey diabetes. Rest easy, simians. The latest study involved only a dozen monkeys. But it showed "proof of principle" that pig cells can cure animals that are "one step away from humans," said Dr. Bernhard Hering. more inside

Brokeback to the Future. Flash video. via ABS. more inside

They are making yet another Rocky movie!? Have they no shame? What's wrong with these people? more inside

Furious George. Win98 problem -- I tried to keep from posting here. more inside

This is What US-UK Hegemony Looks Like. A gruesome gallery -- not for kids or weak stomachs. And in the interest of fairness, this is the other side -- Marines handing out toy cars and food aid.

Mass. Saturday Flash Fun. On animation and negativity. Via ABS. more inside