Art tricks for the non-arty: mypictr takes a photo and turns it into a profile pic for Flickr, MySpace, Gmail, etc. This can be useful if you don't have photo editing software!

In Venice, they're finally designing a plan of floodgates to protect the city. They're lucky they haven't had some disaster yet, really.

This one's for Glenna: the role of female villains on the stage, and how they always had to get their comeuppance. (They also point out that villains, of course, are much more interesting.)

If you like the idea of fantasy leagues, but would rather watch movies than sports, perhaps Fantasy Moguls is for you!

And finally, some nice pretty escapist art: clothespin dolls and lovely scenery behind them.