Archive: September 30, 2007 - October 6, 2007

This Week In Offbeat Crime

Here's your weekly roundup of strange crime news.

By Emil Steiner | October 5, 2007; 6:00 AM ET | Comments (1)

Larry Craig Flip-Flops on Resignation Pledge

The Idaho Republican won't be coming out of Congress after all.

By Emil Steiner | October 5, 2007; 12:27 AM ET | Comments (58)

Love in the Time of Computer Viruses

Cyberspace has made love faster, cheaper and easier. But is it better?

By Emil Steiner | October 4, 2007; 10:01 AM ET | Comments (3)

Thursday Breakfast Bender

From the world's hottest chili to publicly subsidized pole-dancing classes, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.

By Emil Steiner | October 4, 2007; 6:00 AM ET | Comments (1)

Middle School Shows Love By Banning Hugs

Who needs hugs, anyway?

By Emil Steiner | October 3, 2007; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (41)

Wednesday Breakfast Bender

From Hugo Chavez's assault on time to Belgium's fecal politics, here is your morning dose of strange news.

By Emil Steiner | October 3, 2007; 6:00 AM ET | Comments (1)

Cavemen: Spinning Ads Into TV Gold

ABC's "Cavemen" sitcom raises a question: What other commercials could go prime-time with shows of their own?

By Emil Steiner | October 3, 2007; 1:40 AM ET | Comments (13)

Blackface-book: Should Whites Reenact Jena 6?

A college student's blackface rendition of the "Jena Six" stomping stirs Facebook controversy.

By Emil Steiner | October 2, 2007; 2:30 PM ET | Comments (87)

Holyfield vs. Foreman: The Grill Rematch

It's not as if celebrity endorsements matter. But it's fun to speculate which ones may (or may not) have been pitched on Madison Avenue.

By Emil Steiner | October 2, 2007; 9:29 AM ET | Comments (2)

Tuesday Breakfast Bender

A 24-year-old marrying an 82-year-old, the planet's greatest skipper of stones on water and other offbeat news.

By Emil Steiner | October 2, 2007; 6:00 AM ET | Comments (4)

Attack of the Terrible Excuse

Sometimes even the best-intentioned reasoning can go terribly wrong. Here's the latest example.

By Emil Steiner | October 1, 2007; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (24)

Monday Breakfast Bender

From Santa's surprise appearance at Oktoberfest to the disappearing Loch Ness Monster, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.

By Emil Steiner | October 1, 2007; 6:00 AM ET | Email a Comment

 

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