The sanitisation of Times Square provided a model for anti-sleaze forces around the world. But did this urban colonic take the red meat out of Manhattan? picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Page after page of this unsettling effect applied to well-known folks. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

A blind man was allegedly turned away from an Indian restaurant - because the owner said it was against his Muslim beliefs to allow dogs into his establishment. picked by twoflies 11 months ago

What was supposed to be a workers' strike turned into violent riots in northeastern Egypt on Sunday resulting in 150 arrests, around 100 injured and at least one dead. Our Observers in the country explain why. Other sources here. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Behold celebrities who turned down the roles of a lifetime. (In most cases I'm glad they turned down the roles. Forrest Gump would not have been the same if John Travolta had taken the part.) picked by escaflowne 2 years ago

Last week, when his buddy "Skip" Gates got busted for being Black in Boston, Barack Obama forgot his official role: to soothe America's conscience with the happy fairy tale that his election marked the end of racism in the USA. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Dozens of girls were turned away from a prom because a teacher thought their dresses were too revealing. "I find it's wrong, because you can't help what the girl has. You're born with that," he said. "I think it was discrimination toward a woman who has features." picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Earning real money playing online games? Confusing to say the least, but don’t be surprised if you start seeing Second Life Linden dollars and World of Warcraft Azerothian gold being traded on the stock market in a few years. Business savvy gamers have turned a handsome profit spending hours in front of their computer screens, defeating three-headed monsters and selling virtual real estate. picked by nightcrawlerx 6 months ago

When it comes to beauty pageants, we’re so used to hearing about scandals that this news is rather unusual: Kristina Higgins, who was crowned Miss Georgia, turned down the prize and gave up her title after just hours of winning it because … she’d rather teach middle school! picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Recently there have been a number of stories about amaxophilia, or as it is sometimes known, dirty, filthy car humping. See here and here for examples. This video gives an insight into the kind of person for whom Autotrader is best enjoyed alone. *May not actually be truth. May be a new(ish) sketch from Kids In The Hall . Who are apparently back. NSFW for language. These people don't ... read full post picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

It'd annoy me too but not that freaking much.
I wanna know what he was watching, because it must have been one hell of a program. picked by doggylives 2 years ago

In honor of Earth day, I give you Earth's greatest protector from the evils of pollution. picked by donteatpoop 3 years ago

The balls of fire turned out to be flaming, s**t filled nappies - which flew about 300 feet into the air and then started raining down on the house, the cars, the tractor, us and everything else. We also found out that stamping on them to put them out isn't nice. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

In England a group of Muslims turned on the radical extremist groups, telling them they were 'sick and tired' of their behavior. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

Sarah Wheeler's three-year-old son turned to his parents at the breakfast table and flashed them a smile of sweet innocence. 'I love you Mummy, and I love you Daddy.' As his parents smiled fondly back, Oscar turned to the second man sitting at the table and said: 'And I love you too, Jeff.' picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

The 16 year old who skipped the country to be with her forbidden computer love (met on MySpace), made it to Jordan but was picked up by FBI agents and sent home has turned 18.

Now she can leave legally and has done so. picked by moe 2 years ago

Artist Guido Daniele has turned his hand to creating a wholly different style of painting.
Rather than working on canvas, he uses human hands to produce these stunning animals - like a Technicolor version of the "shadows on the wall" game. picked by specialthinking 2 years ago

You remember the days when Pop Secret turned popcorn making into a new microwaveable revolution! Now you can relive those memories while licking your lips with the Pop Secret Lip Balm! picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The gray lady of journalism, rejecting other newsworthy pictures, has placed a photo and story about the the elevator that goes between just two floors at the Upper West Side grocery institution, Fairway, where shopping carts are turned into instruments of, if not death, then serious bruising amid well-priced products. picked by suebe 10 months ago

Etisalat, a United Arab Emirates based phone and internet provider sent out a "performance enhancement patch" to 100k of its subscribers. Many started complaining about poorer service and quicker battery drains. Upon investigation, it turned out the patch had spyware embedded in it which could be used to forward all e-mail and text messages to a third-party. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago