BBC NEWS | UK | Anne's dog 'kills Queen's corgi'

From the "Oh dear!" dept. [Princess] Anne's dog 'kills Queen's corgi'. BBC

The Register

The 'Nigerian' scam appears in Baghdad! The Register

Image Library :: Bluescreens and similar things

Various 'Bluescreens of Death' spotted and photographed - this could become an art form! Image Library via travelersdiagram.com via Incoming Signals
Full audit trail for those people who ask - "where in hell did you find that?".

New Zealand News - NZ - In memory of our darkest night

On this day in 1953... NZ Herald

Pilgrimage in Buddhist India: Pilgrims Guide, Buddhist Holy Sites.

Guide to Buddhist Pilgrimage in India. Not long to go now \o/ buddhanet

Weather Underground: Gaya, India Forecast

Gaya is the closest city to where I'll be in India for the next 3 weeks... Weather Underground

WhyCry Baby Crying Analyser - Blissful Babies Ltd

Chris, you still readin this? WhyCry Baby Crying Analyser

another pointless dotcom - look or search? what'll it be, amazon?

Umm.... you really have to see this onepointless.com via incoming signals

What Tolkien Officially Said About Elf Sex

Elves and sex. ansreg.com

Wired 11.12: PLAY

One for the geeks - the computing power behind ROTK. Wired

ScienceDaily News Release: Altruistic Actions May Result In Better Mental Health

Do people who are altruistic experience better mental health, or is it that people who experience good mental health are more likely to be altruistic? Sci Daily

MahaBlahBlah

ROTK Saw it last night, and it is very good, the best of the three! It's been a long journey following the films, and there was a sense of completion. I can imagine some purists complaining about bits cut out, and some minor diversions from the book, but overall it is great. Won't add any spoilers :) Peter Jackson... what a guy!

The New Yorker: The Critics: A Critic At Large

Analysis of the LOTR score - apparently composer Howard Shore was listening to Wagner a lot while he was working. New Yorker

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Film | Tolkien relative's Kingly role

Interview with Royd Tolkien who appears in ROTK - JRR's grandson, son of the grumpy old Chris who doesn't like the movies. BBC

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)

ROTK has wowed the critics. Metacritic gives it 95/100. metacritic via incoming signals.

Guardian Unlimited | World dispatch | Not-so-nice New Zealand

Racism in NZ? Well duh! Still it's good to see something Kiwi other than the LOTR in the UK papers... Guardian

Frank Zappa and LOUIE LOUIE

From the anorak dept... a website devoted to the song Louie Louie - has a page on Frank Zappa's use of the song as conceptual continuity fodder. louielouie.net

Kill Ugly Radio: Escape from the weight of your corporate logo

FZ devoted blog. Kill Ugly Radio

Untitled Document

Animated Flash version of Don't Eat the Yellow Snow by FZ. Untitled Document

Wired 11.12: The Key to Genius

Story about autistic savants - fascinating. Some insight into the origins. Wired

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Film | Rings fever in Leicester Square

LOTR fevour starts to take hold... 5 days to go! BBC

BBC NEWS | Magazine | Flights of fancy?

Other contenders for the title of "First to Fly" - including a Kiwi! BBC

Education

More old news. An interview with John Tevener.Ind
You need to believe in something outside yourself

Times Online - Britain

Old news, but interesting. Andy Goldsworty successfully sues Habitat for stealing one of his ideas. \o/ Times

David Beard

David finally got a blog...not much there yet, but keep watching! Double Chocolate

Entertainment News - Jackson wants to bring 'Hobbit' to screen

Jackson wants to bring 'Hobbit' to screen. Yay \o/ NZ Herald

Wired News: Whimsy for Your Special Nerd

Whimsy for Your Special Nerd - nice little app in the advert to make snow flakes out of Absolut bottles as well. (thanks to David for this one) Wired

APOD: 2003 December 9 - NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery

Nice APOD from yesterday. Turn your head round to the right and look at this one upside down. Am I just nuts or can you see a monkey as well? APOD

New Scientist

Pretty women scramble men's ability to assess the future. Amazing what these scientists discover ain't it - like we never knew this :-)
New Scientist

ABCNEWS.com

Lying liars. ABC

Entertainment News - The Return of the King: Jackson's crowning glory

The Return of the King: Jackson's crowning glory - usually I disagree with Baillie's reviews, but for what it's worth... NZ Heralnd

The Bad Plus

Heard these guys on Late Junction the other day - doing a wicked jazz rendition of Smells Like Teen Spirit. Available on the website. The Bad Plus

Mr. Picassohead

Create your very own Picasso. Nice application, but it does make you wonder why? Mr. Picassohead

Wired News: Jorn Barger Has Left the Building

Jorn Barger found. Lets hope he starts blogging again soon! Wired

BBC NEWS | Programmes | Working Lunch | Google changes anger web businesses

Google changes anger web businesses - I wrote and complained about Google to the BBC and look what happened! BBC

Where is Jorn Barger?

The editor of Robot Weblog is missing. Where is Jorn Barger?

A Science Odyssey: You Try It: Probe the Brain

Probe the Brain. cool and macabre. PBS via Incoming signals

Raw Vision

Met this guy Ben Wilson in the weekend - an "Outsider Artist". Raw Vision

Entertainment News - World press swoon over The Return of the King premiere

First reviews of The Return of the King are good... NZ Herald

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Thai MPs protest mistress ban

Thai MPs protest mistress ban - where will it end. BBC