Rocketboom Spotlight: La Princesse, a giant mechanical spider documented by Tim Brunsden of Liverpool Stories.

Huge tribute to Lenin visible on Google Earth, Marshal Mcluhan, Cold War, Nazca Lines, Microminiature Art, more, a look at the 2008 Ars Electronica Festival from sms ;), the Muwi Mower by Yuli Sung

Michelangelo’s David, Spore Gets World’s Tiniest Billboard, Requires Telescope To See, Spore’s DRM is awesome, 9000!! NINE THOUSAAAAANDD!, Feature Film to be Released on MySpace, The Mannsfield 12, Michael Moore to release new film for free online, Michael Moore’s Slacker Uprising, Brilliant: HP Packages Laptop in its Own Bag, Koichi Toyama wants to be President of the United States, video of Koichi Toyama, Sporepedia, Preteen girl helps family escape crashed vehicle , GTA San Andreas, 2008 TechCrunch 50, DEMOfall 08, Probably Nano

Joanne speaks with James Powderly of Graffiti Research Lab upon his return to the United States after he was arrested and detained in Beijing last week while preparing to perform acts of civil disobedience by Students for a Free Tibet during the 2008 Summer Olympics. Related: Back from Beijing: Brian Conley

James Powderly of Graffiti Research Lab, Students for a Free Tibet, GRL L.A.S.E.R. Stencil, LED Throwies, LED Throwies II, L.A.S.E.R. Tag, Enter The Ghetto Matrix, A Timeline of Noel Hidalgo’s Arrest and Deportation from China, Journalist Deported after Filming Protest in Tiananmen Square , Alive in Baghdad, Brian Conley, Rocketboom Interview with Alive in Baghdad’s Brian Conley, 5 Americans Are Arrested for Protest in Beijing, China sentences 2 women to ‘re-education’ for seeking to protest, Beijing: Ethnic Park Protest - Aug. 13, 2008, Citizen Journalists, Videoblogger, Activists Detained, Beijing Police detain six foreigners for 10 days for upsetting public order

NASA, Campaign Reveals Just a Little Bit of Coke’s Secret Formula, $100,000,000,000 bill from Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Faces 50 Million Percent Inflation, Uses Gasoline Coupons For Currency, The Zimbabwe Situation, Man Successfully Undergoes Double Arm Transplant, Goro, The Unofficial Mortal Kombat 3 Movie Page, MontyMash, Bodies in Urban Spaces via SwissMiss, Ian Usher, the guy who sold his life on eBay, Ian Usher wants to reach 100 Goals in 100 Weeks, Ian Usher Travels to Dubai, Matt Harding Dances at Yahoo

David Byrne’s interactive art project Playing the Building at South Street Seaport in New York City.

Story Links: Artist Ben Wilson paints pictures on chewing-gum left on the streets of High Barnet, North London.

Interview with Austin artist, Steve Brudniak and his latest art work which will be carried to the the International Space Station by private citizen and game developer Richard Garriot.

story links: artist Brian Feldman celebrates Leap Year Day.

story links: joanne visits huong ngo’s pop-up studio, music by evan tate (thanks, kenyatta!)

story links: the municator, popurls, scoty robot (via time), celebrity look-a-like (via steve garfield), coffee art, home theater (via techeblog), monty python coconut orchestra (thanks for the tip connie!)