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In a bit of unfortunate timing, Stephen Colbert’s new children’s book “I am a Pole (And So Can You!),” which has a very prominent endorsement from the just-deceased Maurice Sendak right on the cover, comes out today. (via Stefan Becket)
This earless rabbit was supposed to be a German zoo’s main attraction. The problem is, Tiny Til drew press, specifically a photographer who … um, stepped on him and killed him. Let this be a lesson to photojournalists: Don’t kill your subjects, especially if they’re cute. (Photo by Uwe Meinhold/Associated Press)
Kid wins award from City of Chicago for drawing vehicle sticker. Kid has picture taken with Rahm Emanuel. Kid has award taken away after city officials think said award featured hands showing off a gang sign. Kid (above) shown on TV crying over lost award. Kid claims award had nothing to do with gangs. … Kid’s dad, it turns out, is wanted for being in a gang. Kid the first kid beat won’t let city use her runner-up sticker. Kid’s bummer of a story leads city to start over and design sticker in house. Everyone else facepalms.
Remember that graphic we posted yesterday? You know, the one from USA Today, with the sun and the thermometer? Our friend Charles Apple got a hold of a high-resolution version of it (it ran on Friday), and he has a lesson for budding copy editors — journalism is an industry for dirty minds.
» Yes, it’s illegal: Bhutan banned the practice of smoking in the country way back in 2005, and last year tightened the grip further by working to prevent smuggling. For his part, Tshering, who was in tears after the ruling, says that he should have been punished, but “but the penalty could have been lighter. I wasn’t aware about the act.”
Yesterday, Jigme K. Norbu, the nephew of the Dalai Lama, started a 300-mile walk across Florida (with a large group of other people, by the way) to help raise awareness for the Tibetan Independence Movement. He didn’t get very far. Norbu was hit by a car less than 50 miles from his starting point, near the end of the first leg of the journey, off the coastal State Road A1A. A terrible, meaningless accident. source
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So now, they’re down to three. Green Bay Packers fan Robert Cook, who up until now has been to every Super Bowl, won’t make it this year after getting hospitalized on Thursday. The guy, who was immortalized in the above commercial, is depressed about it but will be watching the game from his hospital bed. ”To have the Packers go to the Super Bowl, we were just over the moon about it,” said his wife, Sarah. Now, he can’t go. Sigh. source
so, our alarm didn’t go off this morning. Weirdest thing. It was set and everything, but it simply didn’t make noise. Fortunately, our internal clock managed to wake us up at 9 a.m. so it wasn’t too bad. But apparently the problem is widespread. See, our alarm clock? It’s an iPhone. And for some strange reason, the alarm stopped working on everyone else’s phones, leading to people not waking up in the morning. While Apple claims the problem will disappear on January 3rd … uh, wow. How did this happen in the first place? Isn’t this something you might test when you’re building your Jesus-phone? source
My whole family was like that, we all have lead feet. Who would care about a water bottle? … I’m just like in damn disbelief.Debra Hilling • On the death of her son, Michael. See, Michael, who couldn’t swim, jumped into Lake Michigan in an attempt to recover his girlfriend’s water bottle, which had fallen in. You know, on January 1st, in Chicago. The emergency call was received at 12:08 a.m., by the way, just minutes into 2011. Fark calls it “The first Darwin Award of 2011.” We just call it extremely unfortunate. See, Michael’s first anniversary with his girlfriend was Friday night. Now we’re really sad. Poor guy. source (via • follow)
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