Wholphin

McSweeneys' media empire continues to expand, this time into the world of moving pictures with the launch of Wholphin, a quarterly DVD magazine. Named after the offspring of a Whale and a Dolphin, the premiere issue's bold-type lineup includes an Al Gore profile by Spike Jones, Miranda July and Miguel Arteta's pre-You And Me and Everyone We Know short, called Are You the Favorite Person …

Knitta Please

Taggers of a different sort, AKrylik and PolyCotN leave their mark by attaching knitted fragments to poles, antennas, trees and anything else they can find. These two Houston area knitters have kids and jobs and a lot of chutzpah. They even have a page on My Space. Keep it up ladies. Thanks to Houston reader Magda for the tip.

Two Headed Albino Snake

Unfortunately this little creature missed being included in our holiday gift guide. "We" as he/she is called (it apparently has both a male and a female head) is a six and a half year old albino black rat snake that lives at the World Aquarium in St. Louis, who are now selling it to raise funds. "We" can be yours for $150,000 (no reserve!), but …