South Park will brave a topic that Scott Adams backed away from: lampooning Steve Irwin’s death.

Speaking of dead celebrities, Kurt Cobain overtakes Elvis as the top-earning dead celebrity.

ABC TV news cameraman goes on strike in the middle of a live news cross.

Queensland premier Peter Beattie reckons Daylight Saving causes cancer, something denied by cancer experts.

Aleksey Vayner has the most incredible resume ever. (Thanks Pratap)

Coming soon: the invisibility cloak. (Thanks Amanda)

The London Olympics in 2012 will clash with Ramadan, affecting about 3000 Muslim athletes (about a quarter), who will be fasting from sunrise to sunset every day. (Via Link patrol)

Heard snippets of an episode of Background Briefing on the weekend that talked about claims of alternative medicine — among them, that liquid oxygen supplements have marvellous health benefits. And wouldn’t you know it, Lawsy endorses it. (Audio)

A great short film from Dove, on how our perception of beauty is distorted.

Making of a boy-band: “Each of us is packaged as a particular stereotype”: Mummy’s boy, Hot Boy, Bad Boy, Fat Boy, and “the gay one”… (Thanks Amanda)

Carefully prepared corporate launch from one of the country’s biggest companies interrupted by sprinklers going off.

Boredom and a dearth of young adults are apparently leading to illicit sex in Indian call centres (hopefully not while they’re ringing people up).

McDonalds toy wins the Pester Power award.

Headline of the week: Lightning exits woman’s bottom. (Thanks Debbie)

Man pulled over driving 56kmh in reverse. (Thanks Marie)

The annual Ignobel awards, with an Australian entry getting a gong: How many photos must be taken to almost ensure no-one in a group shot has their eyes closed. (Thanks Amanda)

Tintin gets an award from the Dalai Lama for promoting Tibetan culture.

Three year old boy buys £9,000 car on eBay using his mum’s account. (Thanks Jessica)

Ah, it’s a classic love story. Australian swan falls in love with a German swan-shaped paddleboat. (Thanks Amanda)