Top 10 craziest state legislatures.

Eye-popping article from AlterNet. Some highlights:

10. Michigan: Passed a martial law bill that would end democracy during tough financial times.

8. Ohio: Ohio Republicans had a fetus testify on the floor of the legislature.

7. Montana: Made sure homosexuality is still a crime.

And lots more.

Coozer-Bits.

Hero: Man saves dozens of people from suicide.

Tech: Top 10 stupid Hollywood hackers.

Science: Prehistoric mammal hair found in amber.

Health: How to slow hair loss.

Gross: Woman finds mutant blob in Capri Sun.

D'oh: Sand drives army to ditch Velcro in favor of the simple button.

Lame: GOP operative embezzles $1m from Bloomberg.

Coozer-Bits.

List: Top 10 worst film & tv characters.

Eats: Guidelines created and to be enforced on what makes olive oil "extra virgin."

PSA: McDonalds recalls 12 million Shrek glasses for containing toxic cadmium.

Awesome: California to expand plastic bag ban.

Awesome: It's National Doughnut Day!

Coozer-Bits.

Yuck: Top 10 most common ingredients in fast food.

Politics: Obama plans new antitrust effort.

Interesting: Somalian pirates may be part of larger corporate conspiracy.

Awesome: Someday we can have bones like Wolverine!

Yipes: Russian police have committed 18,000 crimes... in the past 3 months.

Sad: UN condemns Sri Lankan civilian bloodbath.

RUW: 5 new robots inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame. (Why are we honoring these heartless killers?? Damn you, Roomba!!)

Coozer-Bits.

Film: Disney execs are nervous about Pixar's new one, Up, because of its lack of commercialization.

Lame: Paris liberation made "whites only."

Creepy: EU forcing ISPs to store all internet user data, including emails and net phone calls.

Creepy: Israeli strips in supermarkets to protest the sale of bread.

Top 10: 10 things you might not know about eggs. (Lame list, actually - this article has little to do about eggs themselves.)

WWIII Watch: North Korea satellite made out of popsicle sticks fizzes out, lands in ocean. WWIII averted.

Misc: Stephen King finishes book in progress for 30 years.

Yipes: Colombia investigates 22,000 disappearances.

RUW: Your grandchild will be a robot.

Eats: Chocolate helps with math.

Tech: Viruses used to grow greener batteries.

Lame: 1,000 hipsters take over Wall Street with pillows.

WTF: Gisele and Tom Brady's bodyguards open fire on paparazzi.

Rush: 5 things you didn't know about Rush.

Duh: Nicotine is really, REALLY bad for you.

Aww: Dog overboard survives deserted island, returns to family four months later.

Top 10 ugliest famous buildings and monuments.

True this! Reuters hits the nail on the head - at least the ones I've seen. Here's the list and click here for the write-up and pics.

1. Boston City Hall; Boston, MA
2. Montparnasse Tower; Paris, France
3. LuckyShoe Monument; Tuuri, Finland
4. Metropolitan Cathedral; Liverpool, England
5. Port Authority Bus Terminal; NY, NY (I didn't realize this was considered a famous landmark)
6. Torres de Colon; Madrid, Spain
7. Liechtenstein Museum of Fine Arts; Vaduz, Liechtenstein
8. Scottish Parliament Building; Edinburgh, Scotland
9. Birmingham Central Library; Birmingham, England
10. Peter the Great Statue; Moscow, Russia

Personally, I'd like to add:

- The Swiss Re Tower (aka The Gherkin); London, UK
- Pompidou Centre; Paris, France
- Anything by Frank Gehry (especially the EMP in Seattle)
- Any type of space needle, sky needle, or variation thereof

Top 10 places to find free snacks.

An important public service from Snackerrific. Click here for the 411 on free snackin'. Trader Joe's and Whole Foods may be obvious ones, but Heini's Cheese Chalet?? Gas up the car, I'm going to Ohio!!!

America's top 10 most confusing traffic signs.

Funny piece from Jalopnik. I'm glad I don't drive anymore.

Top 10 All-Girl Bands.

My 10 ten. Yes, I like Puffy Ami Yumi.

1. Le Tigre
2. All Girl Summer Fun Band
3. Cub
4. Puffy Ami Yumi
5. Akiakane
6. Halo Friendlies
7. The Pipettes
8. The Runaways
9. L7
10. Metallica

Honorable Mentions: Go Betty Go, Lunachicks, Betty Blowtorch, The Bodysnatchers (even though they only had two songs).

By the by, anyone know of any good all-girl or female-fronted punk bands from South America?

Top 10 albums by bands that start with "B."

1. Buzzcocks - "The Complete Singles Anthology"
2. Bouncing Souls - "Hopeless Romantic"
3. The Bongos - "Drums Along The Hudson"
4. Bluehearts - "Super Best"
5. Beck - "Guero"
6. Blue Oyster Cult - "Tyranny And Mutation"
7. Beastie Boys - "Check Your Head"
8. Brian Jonestown Massacre - "Give It Back"
9. Bad Manners - "Heavy Petting"
10. Boris the Sprinkler - "Gay"

But the 14-year-old in me cries out:

1. Blue Oyster Cult - "Fire Of Unknown Origin"
2. Black Sabbath - "Master Of Reality"
3. Blue Oyster Cult - "Tyranny And Mutation"
4. Blue Oyster Cult - "Secret Treaties"
5. Booker T & The MGs - "The Very Best Of..."
6. Beastie Boys - "Check Your Head"
7. Black Sabbath - "Sabotage"
8. Beastie Boys - "Paul's Boutique"
9. Black 47 - "Fire Of Freedom"
10. Beatles - "Rubber Soul"

Sometimes I think I was cooler at 14.