So that British sailing couple that blogged their every move and were kidnapped by Somali sea criminals last week? According to CNN’s “pirate source,” they’ve been taken off their sailboat and “moved to a hijacked Spanish ship” that is equipped with more supplies and buccaneers. Fun. |CNN|
Last night the Daily Show did what the Daily Show often does so artfully — uses past audio and video clips to highlight blatant hypocrisy — to Fox News, only last night’s takedown went beyond just about anything I’ve seen Jon Stewart and his staff do previously. The segment, which drove a knife through the heart of Fox News’ trademark claim of being a “fair and balanced” legitimate news organization, was downright surgical in its precision. I kind of felt the urge to stand and cheer when it was done. Yes, it was that good. Read more »
A Sheboygan, Wisconsin man charged with DUI blames his scoring a 0.07 on a breathalyzer test on eating a steak marinated in Jack Daniels. In some parts of Long Island, I’ve heard of people attempting to use the “my ma put too much red wine in the gravy” excuse, and that always fails too. |Sheboygan Press|
In a couple of hours, as the sun is setting over the Mississippi River, the marquee of the Saenger Theater on Canal Street in New Orleans will be lit up for the first time since it was almost destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The 4000-seat Saenger, which opened in 1929 and has hosted countless traveling Broadway shows, concerts and comedy performances, is currently in the midst of a $38.8-million renovation/restoration project. Read more »
In what sounds like a great sequel to The Happening, according to new research, “some trees may themselves contribute to the likelihood of wildfires in order to promote their own abundance at the expense of their competitors.” In layman’s terms, trees want to burn and destroy other species, Malilbu houses included. |ScienceDaily|
Joining Youtube star BUKET in the annals of justice, a Los Angeles graffiti artist was arrested in Melbourne yesterday after tweeting his painting plans and blogging photo proof of his vandalism. According to WAtoday, REVOK was arrested at the airport, attempting to fly home, by Melbourne police who were undoubtedly aided by the self-portraits he’s helpfully posted online. Read more »
Yet another Republican politician in South Carolina is caught up in a sex scandal: a married former state legislator currently employed as a deputy attorney general was arrested after a cop caught him in his SUV with an 18 year-old stripper, some Viagra and a bunch of sex toys. |Atlanta Journal-Constitution|
For people who enjoy watching paste dry, the truth-challenged street artist Shepard Fairey will be installing his work at the Levi’s store in Times Square to celebrate his cross-branding endeavor with the jeansmaker: a collection of pre-painted, shredded and patched apparel mimicking Fairey’s own dirty denim. Enticing street art fanboys to buy into the commercial collaboration, “a series of four new poster designs,” actually all old prints updated with the denim company’s bootstrap-pulling slogan “go forth,” will be given out with the purchase of a piece from the Obey x Levi’s collection. The installation begins at 7 PM tonight, followed by Shepard’s promotional poster signing.
Remember Francisco Martin Duran, the guy who, in a lame attempt to assassinate Bill Clinton, sprayed the White House with 29 rounds of gunfire from the street in 1994? No? Well, me neither. Anyway, for 15 years he says that he’s refused to talk about the whole thing, but was recently inspired to conduct an interview with himself and mail it to Vice because “VICE shares with her audience real people out having a blast or doing what is necessary to survive. The bullshit does fly, yet it’s with a message and kickass pictures as a sort of ride-along to give the reader a face with the message. I like that.” Below is an excerpt of Duran’s Penthouse Letter-esque “interview” in which he brags about all the pussy he ate during his cross-country journey to Washington D.C. to murder the president. Read more »
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