Too late for V-day, to early for Christmas.

Arts:
-10ft 'photographs' drawn with a ballpoint pen. Casas, 31, can use up to four 14p ballpoint pens for a canvas and his works are already a sell-out at exhibitions.

Science:
-US scientists close to creating artificial life: study. It is one of the Holy Grails of science, but also one that stirs deep fears as forseen in Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel "Brave New World" in which natural human reproduction is eschewed in favor of babies grown artificially in laboratories.

Society:
-Three models banned from fashion show in Madrid for being too thin. Spain has taken the lead on the so-called “size 0” debate, even asking high street shops to stop using unrealistically thin dummies.
-The Pirate Bay Interrogations. I had to share this because it was funny, but also place it under society, because I believe that someday... someday...

Ecology:
-City sues man for canceling trash service. “I don’t understand a city ordinance that requires you to fill up a can. That’s downright foolishness,”.

Humor: because... what's life without a good laugh.
-John Cleese’s “Letter to America”
Dear Citizens of America,
In view of your failure to elect a competent President and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately.
Her Sovereign Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories (except Kansas, which she does not fancy), as from Monday next.
Errata: it was not written by John Cleese.
-This is the funniest photoshop video I've seen. You will not only learn, you will laugh with someone else's misery. Why is misery funny?
Ask Miguel Esteves Cardoso, o amor é fodido.

And again on love: