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That's Soooooo Ninety-ish

Better late than never? Not this time: > Inspired by the movie Forrest Gump, a U.S. man is running across the United States from Newport Beach, California to Newport, Rhode Island. > The cities are nearly 3,000 miles apart. Jonathan Williams is shooting for an average of 25

Wow, If Only We Had that Much Spare Time

> A former Hollywood stunt man now living in the Netherlands launched his greatest project to date Tuesday: a 45-foot replica Viking ship made of millions of wooden ice cream sticks and more than a ton of glue. Link [http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/

The Whining Culture

Out of Australia. If you can't beat 'em, whine with 'em: > Two recent controversial TV ads have provoked a rash of complaints to the Advertising Standards Bureau. > More than 30 people lodged formal complaints last month about a Morning Fresh dishwasher detergent ad that

"Jew" is a Slur?

Yeah, we suppose it's mildly distasteful to be identified by one's ethnicity, but to call it a "slur"? Strikes us as overly sensitive: > The bill was a shocker, and not because of the amount. After eating at a Jersey shore restaurant, Elliott Stein

Branding Sex: Playboy, Hooters, Now Maxim

> Brand-extension mania has seized Maxim, the men's magazine. Maxim already sells a line of bedding at Macy's stores, and Maxim Radio, the first around-the-clock radio station based on a magazine, started broadcasting in January on Sirius. > Now, in an attempt to

Well, Far Out . . .

. . . but how many times have we found Atlantis now? > An undersea island hit by a tsunami 12,000 years ago may be the source of Plato's Atlantis myth, according to a geologist and a report this month in the journal Geology. > Marc-Andre Gutscher, a geologist

Potential Characters . . .

. . . in a re-telling of C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce? > A 43-year-old man was cited Tuesday for painting a sign that reads "Die you miserable bitch" on a house he owns, Pasco County sheriff's deputies said. > A neighbor dying of

Kind of Odd . . .

. . . but fine with us: > Sex offenders tracked by the state are banned from public hurricane shelters in Florida under a new policy that allows them to weather the storms in prison instead. Link [http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=104&sid=551557].

On Airport Security Madness

Sixty-two-year-old Phyllis Dintenfass resisted the ridiculous airport security and now stands in danger of losing everything. The folks at Lew Rockwell come to her (and Martha Stewart's) defense. Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/akers/akers11.html]. Excerpt: > Phyllis had the guts to do what