Oh, the Irony

The story from AP:

A water main break in the Valley Village-North Hollywood area of Los Angeles creates a giant crater, and a fire truck rushing to check out another sink hole gets submerged in water. No one was injured. (Sept. 8)

You Go Girl!!

Women have been breaking all sorts of barriers. Here is yet another. Women can go anywhere with a device called "Go Girl." No Limits!!

Susan Boyle Beats Whitney Houston

Susan's album doesn't come out until November, but many fans have pre-ordered. In the process, she beat the Beatles and Whitney Houston.

Nude Model Arrested at Museum

Nudity in art is nothing new, but nowadays it may not be entirely legal. A woman was arrested for stripping naked at New York's Museum of Modern Art in order to pose for photographer Zach Hyman.

The Hudson River @ 400 Years Old

A New York Times reporter takes a tour of the Hudson to see how she looks at 400 years old.

Burning Man Live

Burning Man is an annual event that drew almost 50,000 people to a remote location in the Nevada desert. According to Wikipedia, "features of the event are subject to the participants and include community, artwork, absurdity, decommodification, and revelry."

Sept 5th-6th 2009 are the last days of this year's Burning Man. Check out the live webcast:

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Sex Shop Robbery

Times are tough. Sometimes you just have to steal your sex toy. Check out the surveliance video.

Lawsuit Slower than Decline in Popularity

The image above is the front of a card by Hallmark a few years ago.

Paris Hilton tried suing Hallmark in 2007 for "misappropriation of publicity and infringement on a federally registered trademark." Hallmark tried to get the case dismissed, but an appeals court ruled yesterday that the lawsuit will go ahead. Meanwhile, "Paris Hilton" as a search term seems to be locked into a steady year-on-year decline...

Crack down on public urination

If you're going to Paris any time soon, try not to urinate in public.

Medical Case Baffles Doctors

Teen cries blood. Check out the video.