Archive: January 27, 2008 - February 2, 2008
This Week In OFF/beat Crime
The weekly roundup of stupid crimes and the people accused of committing them.
By Emil Steiner | February 1, 2008; 6:30 AM ET | Comments (1)
When Video Evidence Isn't Enough
The bizarre case of a teenager who tried to kill her parents -- and videotaped the attempt.
By Emil Steiner | January 31, 2008; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (4)
Thursday Breakfast Bender
From speed-dating sugar mamas to a stash of frozen ferrets, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.
By Emil Steiner | January 31, 2008; 6:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
Is The Canadian Brown Finch Channel 7 Poo Video Real?
Talk about a bad day at the office. A purported on-air reporter at Action News 7 in Detroit is apparently covering an infestation of Canadian brown finches, when all the sudden the birds put the drop on him. . . literally. Let's go to the tape: Since Friday, the tape has flown to the top of the viral video charts, but a lingering question remains, can it be for real? Most bloggers say no. Various theories abound, some which follow the news ticker at the bottom of the screen which would seem to indicate it took place in December, so why would it take something so funny so long to leak out? I made a call to WXYZ Channel 7 Action News, and they say they haven't covered any stories about birds in "at least the past two months." Further muddying the video's credibility is the fact that search engines...
By Emil Steiner | January 30, 2008; 3:58 PM ET | Comments (3)
Today Is International Delete Your MySpace Account Day
The story of one small blogger trying to take down the world's largest social networking site.
By Emil Steiner | January 30, 2008; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (13)
Wednesday Breakfast Bender
From an interesting flavor of risotto to smoked rats ready for cooking, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.
By Emil Steiner | January 30, 2008; 6:55 AM ET | Comments (1)
Tuesday Breakfast Bender
From a monkey's autobiography to a crocodile orgy, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.
By Emil Steiner | January 29, 2008; 6:15 AM ET | Email a Comment
Voytek, the Soldier Bear of Poland Battles Obscurity
The beer-guzzling, chain-smoking bear of Poland's 22nd Transport Company may be honored in Scotland.
By Emil Steiner | January 28, 2008; 11:20 AM ET | Comments (16)
Monday Breakfast Bender
From a frigid stunt to an incident of human-on-horse violence, here is your morning dose of offbeat news.
By Emil Steiner | January 28, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Email a Comment
