50 Greatest Commercial Paradies of All Time
These are the greatest fakey commercials ever created, from the beginning of television history. My personal favorite is #12, because I am a huge fan of Lily Tomlin's.

A Genetic Theory of Homosexuality
A fascinating article at Slate.com. "Gay couples can't have biological kids together. So if homosexuality is genetic, why hasn't it died out?"

Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project
"Cylinder recordings, the first commercially produced sound recordings, are a snapshot of musical and popular culture in the decades around the turn of the 20th century. They have long held the fascination of collectors and have presented challenges for playback and preservation by archives and collectors alike. With funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the UCSB Libraries have created a digital collection of nearly 8,000 cylinder recordings held by the Department of Special Collections. In an effort to bring these recordings to a wider audience, they can be freely downloaded or streamed online."