Archive: October 14, 2007 - October 20, 2007

Ellen DeGeneres's Ticket out of the Doghouse?

Could this be the Emmy-winning solution the all-important Iggy Issue?

By Emil Steiner | October 19, 2007; 9:30 AM ET | Comments (78)

This Week In Offbeat Crime

The usual roundup of this week's stupidest crimes and the criminals who attempt them.

By Emil Steiner | October 19, 2007; 6:00 AM ET | Comments (2)

Thursday Breakfast Bender

Pythons and toothbrushes in strange places dominate this morning's dose of offbeat news.

By Emil Steiner | October 18, 2007; 6:15 AM ET | Email a Comment

Cry Me a River, Ellen DeGeneres!

Was Ellen DeGeneres's on-air sob fest genuine or strategic?

By Emil Steiner | October 17, 2007; 6:00 AM ET | Comments (980)

Wednesday Breakfast Bender

Stephen Colbert is running for president! That and a bunch of other wacky news, including a woman arrested for cursing at her toilet.

By Emil Steiner | October 17, 2007; 5:00 AM ET | Comments (3)

Hanging Free Expression Out To Die

Banning nooses may make a lot of us feel better, but will it erase racism?

By Emil Steiner | October 16, 2007; 12:29 PM ET | Comments (26)

Chinese 'Vampire' Gets Two Months In Jail

A Hong Kong man gives 'bloodthirsty' a literal meaning.

By Emil Steiner | October 16, 2007; 7:29 AM ET | Comments (5)

Tuesday Breakfast Bender

This morning's dose of strange news comes from Russia, West Virginia, Britain and Indiana.

By Emil Steiner | October 16, 2007; 5:00 AM ET | Email a Comment

Bohemian Baby Dilemma

If you discovered after 10 months that the hospital had accidentally given you the wrong baby, would you switch back or keep the one you have? OFF/beat readers decide.

By Emil Steiner | October 15, 2007; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (11)

Monday Breakfast Bender

From cannibalistic method writers, to human/robot marriage, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.

By Emil Steiner | October 15, 2007; 6:00 AM ET | Comments (1)

 

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