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Both Entertainment Tonight and The Insider have decided not to run video footage of recently deceased Australian actor Heath Ledger doing cocaine, but it's the pot confession that Radar magazine finds highlarious.

 

 

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Boy takes wheel at 70 mph after mum blacks out
A nine-year-old autistic “superhero” schoolboy grabbed the wheel of his mother's car when she blacked out at 70mph and saved them from a potentially fatal pile-up.

New Topps baseball set includes dozen presidential candidate cards
How many Giulianis will get me an Obama? Is a Huckabee worth two Pauls? Who'll take these 12 Kuciniches off my hands?

Why are the French so unhappy?
Despite living in the world's top tourist destination and enjoying a quality of life envied the world over, the French are more miserable than they have been for two decades.

“Fishermen beat rare dolphin to death” and other Web headlines
In their craven pursuit of clicks, the editors at CNN.com, MSNBC.com, Foxnews.com and Around the Web turn their sites into virtual tabloids by peppering their pages with the most sordid and bizarre stories that can be culled from the world's news wires.

Domino’s announces online pizza tracking that's accurate to 40 seconds
The system even gives folks the first names of the workers who take their phone order and deliver their pizza — and asks customers to rate them.
 

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posted by aroundtheweb on Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 11:33 AM
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High School Musical: bland, cheesy, queasy
To describe this stage show as cheesy would be an insult to any half-decent cheddar, stilton or brie, writes Britain’s Telegraph reviewer Andrew Gimson.

Cannabis joint equals 20 cigarettes
Smoking a joint is equivalent to 20 cigarettes in terms of lung cancer risk, scientists in New Zealand have found, as they warned of an "epidemic" of lung cancers linked to cannabis.

Football ... for ladies
A Super Bowl Sunday guide for the fairer sex written in Radar magazine’s inimitable style. Don’t read this if you’re easily offended.

Why are there so many hot Russian tennis players?

The same mechanisms that brought Sharapova to Wimbledon might one day bring you the Ukrainian doctor who cures your cancer or the Polish stockbroker who makes your fortune.

Cruise, Travolta duped by fake Heath Ledger father
In a shocking development in the Heath Ledger tragedy, the NY Post is reporting that an unidentified con man has been making calls pretending to be Heath's father.
 

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posted by aroundtheweb on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at 11:03 AM
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An entire subculture of young political wonks have turned the hallowed annual presidential State of the Union address into one big excuse for a drinking game.

Here's the game.

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posted by aroundtheweb on Monday, January 28, 2008 at 12:56 PM
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Boy, who was deaf for 9 years, regains hearing after cotton bud pops out of his ear
A school boy who was deaf for nine years was suddenly cured - when a cotton wool bud suddenly popped out of his ear. Jerome Bartens, 11, was diagnosed as deaf in his right ear when he was just two.

Pet rottweiler savages owner to death in horrific street attack
A grandfather was savaged to death by his pet rottweiler after he collapsed in the street from a medical condition.

The "Treasures" hunters
Another Texas roundup of mug shots as cops raid strip club for third time in year,  busting dancers on assorted charges, including prostitution.

It’s time to drink toilet water
Recycling sewage is safe and efficient, so why aren’t we doing it?

Britney’s new man: Clever sleazeball!
Adnan Ghalib, the paparazzo who sleeps with Britney Spears while snagging footage to sell to the tabloids, may be one of the sleaziest characters to emerge in the celebrity industry in recent years.
 

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Heath Ledger may have died from natural causes, not a drug overdose, because the amount of drugs in his system was too low to have killed him, it has been reported.

 

 

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Sheep make own crop circle
There were strange goings on at the farm today when a flock of sheep made their own version of a crop circle. About 100 of the woolly creatures formed an orderly ring - baffling the farmer and passers-by.

Madison Avenue hot and heavy for gay dollar

With a median household income of $83,000 — and, typically, no tots to spend it on — American homosexuals are a marketer's dream.

Study: Students with more sexual partners get worse grades

A survey from one of England’s top universities has revealed students who have the most sex get the worst results. Students studying medicine are among those who have the most sexual partners compared to mathematicians who had the fewest.

Dumbing down the U.S. Army
The Army is lowering recruitment standards to levels not seen in at least two decades, and the implications are severe—not only for the future of the Army, but also for the direction of U.S. foreign policy.
 

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posted by aroundtheweb on Friday, January 25, 2008 at 11:37 AM
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Kinky sex, shocking death
A Pennsylvania man is charged with electrocuting his wife during a bizarre, yet routine (for them) sexual encounter.
 

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posted by aroundtheweb on Friday, January 25, 2008 at 11:36 AM
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Dog-leash couple ‘hounded off bus’
A goth who leads his girlfriend around with a dog lead and collar was stopped from getting on a bus amid fears for passenger safety, a bus firm confirmed.

The naked artist
Even if you don’t know Spencer Tunick's name, chances are you've heard about his work. He’s the guy who photographs huge groups of naked people in public places around the world.

Couple uses manual to end lives together
A devoted elderly couple who could not bear to live without each other used a suicide instruction book to help them take their own lives, an inquest heard yesterday.

Forever young: Heath Ledger and Hollywood's other fallen stars
The death of Heath Ledger at the age of 28 shows what fame can do to a young actor. Movie success can bring extraordinary pressures.

No lives destroyed on disappointing “Moment of Truth” premiere
Neither of the show’s first two contestants, confronted with the possibility that their lives could unravel because of a nationally televised confrontation with The Truth, suffered the kind of debilitating stroke teased during the pre-release hype.
 

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posted by aroundtheweb on Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 11:09 AM
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Sir Richard Branson unveiled a concept interior today for his Virgin Galactic company's suborbital spacecraft SpaceShipTwo (SS2).The SS2 prototype is being built now at SS2 developer Scaled Composites in Mojave.

Check out the first pictures of Virgin Galactic SpaceShip2 tourist spacecraft interior unveiled in New York today.

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posted by aroundtheweb on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 02:10 PM
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Bigfoot on Mars? NASA captures alien figure
The photograph, taken in 2004 by the Mars explorer Spirit, appears to show a human shaped object that looks startingly like previous photographs purporting to have captured Bigfoot.

Cops seize Amy Winehouse crack video
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse’s heartbroken dad last night claimed that The Sun newspaper’s shocking video could convince the singer to quit drugs for good.

‘Internet suicide cult’ rips apart town when seven young people hang themselves
A small town has been rocked by the copycat suicides of seven young people and now as coroner is investigating the link between social networking websites and the string of deaths in South Wales.

Time for rich people to save the economy
Your country needs you now, more than ever. And after all we've done for you, it's the least you can do.

Video of the day
The Home Shopping network goes mad crazy
 

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Shoot a presidential candidate
A popular online games site offers kids the opportunity to assume the identity of a leading presidential contender and then shoot their political opponents in the White House.

Chilean man wakes up at his own wake
An 81-year old man in the small Chilean village of Angol shocked his grieving relatives by waking up in his coffin at his own wake, local media said on Sunday.

Amy Winehouse filmed smoking crack
Amy Winehouse spent today holed up at her east London house locked in crisis talks with her father Mitch, as she came to terms with the fact that she may have blown her music career for good.

Weirdest and most endangered creatures
They could all merit a place in a gallery of Nature’s strangest creatures. But apart from their strange looks and shapes they have one thing in common — they are all in danger of extinction.

Bill Clinton nods off
During an appearance at the Convent Avenue Baptist Church in Harlem, the former president was caught napping during a service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
 

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Californian photographer John Harte took this photo at Sunday's bridal show at the fairgrounds. Here's Around the Web's caption:

Sunday's bridal show took an unexpected turn when a 'wardrobe malfunction' revealed a strategically placed ad for wedding night enhancers.
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50 things you need to know about Simon Cowell
The ‘Idol’ judge doesn’t want you to know this, but he’s a Kool-smoking high-school drop out mama's boy with a fondness for strip clubs.

World map showing average age of virginity loss

Latest Amy Winehouse news
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse has sparked new concerns for her health after she revealed an bandage on her arm during a shopping spree in London.

Tom Cruise compared to Joseph Goebbels
A respected German historian has compared a speech by actor Tom Cruise to the Church of Scientology with a call to war by Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.

Our neighbor stinks!
A Wisconsin man who allegedly defecated on the clothing and shoes of neighbors was charged yesterday with the repulsive, month-long soiling spree.
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Will viewers go for the meth-making chemistry teacher? It's certainly a gamble, but "Breaking Bad" on AMC seems like it has all the right ingredients, writes the San Francisco Chronicle's television critic Tim Goodman.

Far-fetched you say? Perhaps not:
Shafter teacher caught in meth plot.
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Californian photographer Casey Christie took this picture Wednesday afternoon of several cows eating hay out of a skip loader along Taft Highway.

Here's Around the Web's caption:

Kern cows watch a moovie in their lavish new digs.
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Teacher suspended over saucy video
A teacher at an English private school has been suspended amid allegations that she starred in a risqué advertisement which has become an internet hit.

Study: 59% of women and 51% of men DON’T love their spouses
Millions of Brits are stuck in unhappy marriages but will not walk away for fear of financial or emotional hardship, a report reveals today.

The good news about the recession
If you delve deeply into the black economic clouds, it might be possible to detect a lining that looks a little like silver.

Tom Cruise's main man
Nutcase L. Ron Hubbard once told FBI about a rather bizarre assault.

Mozza: Heaven knows why he's miserable
With a residency at the Roundhouse next week and a new album due later this year, Morrissey is more popular than ever.
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Students discover teacher in porn video on YouTube
An attractive teacher at a private school in Greater Manchester, England, is at the center of a sex storm after pupils spotted her in a raunchy video.

Cruise scientology video leaked

A four-year-old video of Tom Cruise talking about his Scientology beliefs has been leaked onto the internet.

Computer communicates with dogs
Whether a dog is barking at a ball, or wants to play, can be now be discerned by a new computer program with greater accuracy than owners of the pets.

Global warming least of your worries
With global warming hogging the limelight, and Nostradamus predicting our impending demise, it's easy to forget the other apocalyptic scenarios threatening to do us in.

Randy Moss restraining order
A Florida woman claims that New England Patriots star Randy Moss beat her earlier this month and kept her from seeking medical attention.
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Starbucks not actually evil at all
There is a large segment of the American population who hate big, successful companies. They particularly like sitting around in local coffee shops drinking awful decaf jawing about it.

Polish teen derails tram after hacking train network

A Polish teenager allegedly turned the tram system in the city of Lodz into his own personal train set, triggering chaos and derailing four vehicles in the process.

Amy Winehouse’s producer makes a special delivery
Fresh from the Brit Awards launch last night, music producer Mark Ronson decided to celebrate with his pal Amy, and he came armed with a curious tightly wrapped packet between his fingers.

The Mitchell Report: “American Gladiators” Edition
An independent investigation into the use of steroids by Titan, Venom, and of course, Laser.

Video of the decade!
16-year-old Aussie holds party for hundreds of kids while parents are on holiday
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Best bits from new Tom Cruise bio
Slate.com read the new, unauthorized Tom Cruise biography so you don’t have to. They also highlight all the juicy parts from author Andrew Morton’s expose.

Good site. And that’s no joke!

Listen to some great jokes and post your own funnies. There’s also a joke from the 2007 comic wonder of the year.

How much are the candidates worth?
If you’re looking to support a presidential candidate who is most like yourself then you’d better be a multimillionaire. A simple bar chart shows their worth.

Artist paid £2,000 to paint fluffy clouds in bid to ‘calm’ yobs
Police officers battling to curb crime on a troubled estate in Brighton, England, have ditched traditional methods and handed out £2,000 to an artist to paint fluffy clouds on walls in an attempt to keep louts “calm.”

Amy Winehouse dresses down
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse has ditched her fifties torch singer look. Amy revealed her new look as she popped to pal Kelly Osbourne’s new pad for Sunday lunch.
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posted by aroundtheweb on Monday, January 14, 2008 at 11:40 AM
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"I'm a pugibbon"
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Twins marry by mistake
A married couple have had their union annulled — after discovering they were twins. The twins were separated at birth and not told they had any siblings. They were adopted by different families, met as adults, fell in love and married.

Drunkest driver ever?
In what may be the most extreme drunk driving case ever, an Oregon woman was arrested last month with a .72 blood alcohol level — nine times the state’s legal limit.

“Celebrity Rehab” not exactly a lighthearted romp
Defamer.com’s hopes that VH1's “Celebrity Rehab” would be a Surreal Life-style romp documenting the antics of semifamous roommates in the Pasadena Recovery Center,  was it turns out, profoundly misguided.

Taylor Hicks and his maybe-fake girlfriend
For most of us Taylor Hicks’ flirtation with relevancy ended as soon as his stint on “American Idol” did, but the details of his love life still hold a curious fascination over his rabid fanbase.

“The Best Political Team on Television”?
On election night CNN ran its proposterous slogan into the ground, informing its viewers more than 50 times that it fields “the best political team on television.”
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Go on. You know you want to.
(that's my note, not my caption)
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A Polish man got the shock of his life when he visited a brothel and spotted his wife among the establishment's employees.
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Pregnant Jamie Lynn Spears dumped; supposed father wants paternity test
Pregnant Jamie Lynn Spears has been dumped by boyfriend Casey Aldridge because he doubts he is the father, it has been claimed. Aldridge is insisting that Spears, 16, has a paternity test to prove he is the child’s father.

Social climbing the Facebook way
Networking used to require communication skills and an actual personality. These days, upwardly mobile strivers merely need access to a Facebook account.

They’re playing my Song. Time to work out
Studies have shown that listening to music during exercise can improve results, both in terms of being a motivator and as a distraction from negatives like fatigue. But are certain songs more effective than others?

Were these the 10 best songs of the 80s?
Speaking of songs, from The Human League’s shimmering synth pop to the strutting funk of Prince, the 80s was a decade dripping with style. The Telegraph picks its 10 best.

Not even E! is going to show up for the Golden Globes
OK, now the Golden Globes are really dead because the E! network can’t even be bothered to dispatch its starving, celebrity-circling vultures to pick at whatever carrion-morsels are left on the event’s bleached bones.
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Andrew Olmsted was killed recently in Iraq. He gave a friend a final blog post to publish in the event of his death.
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Election night lowlights!
Slate.com showcases its favorite moments from cable news coverage of the New Hampshire primary and Iowa caucuses.

McLovin spotted ... drinking!
Yesterday nymag.com caught wind that Christopher Mintz-Plasse, the actor who played McLovin in Superbad, was at Diner on Friday night. Naturally, they wondered whether he had attempted to procure an adult beverage.

Jilted lesbian rugby player kills self after beating lover who had ‘webcam affair’
A jilted lesbian brutally beat up her businesswoman lover then killed herself after stumbling home drunk from a night on the town with her ladies' rugby team.

Amy Winehouse now a blonde!
Troubled singer has binned the beehive. The singer swapped her iconic look with a less glamorous blonde rinse. Wonder where’s she gonna keep the drugs?

'Observer' shock: Some Mormons pretty much normal
Apparently LDSers avoided Manhattan for many years, but things changed with “Friends” and “Mad About You,” all those happy New York TV shows that ruined New York by making it safe for everyone.
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This photo shows Taser personal protectors which are displayed at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Here's my caption:

Don't Tase me, baby!
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‘Drunken recluse’ doctor drank three bottles of vodka a day
A consultant surgeon who put patients at risk by drinking up to three bottles of vodka a day has been suspended for 12 months.

I got my baby photographed with every candidate — but one
New Hampshire resident sets out to photograph her 5-month-old daughter, Dahlia, in the arms of every candidate with a prayer of making it to the White House.

Seinfeld, wife sued over cookbook spat
An author today sued Jerry Seinfeld's wife for allegedly plagiarizing a cookbook she wrote and also accused the comedian of defaming her as a "wacko" during an interview with David Letterman.

Winehouse’s husband cuts arms in prison
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse’s husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, is locked up in London’s Pentonville Prison awaiting trial and is missing his wife so much he’s started cutting himself.

TV reporter proves political viability with stupid, pointless stunt
Dale Cardwell spent a week sleeping on a scaffold atop a 320-foot-tall tower … you know, so people would take him seriously.
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This account is on the Web. It hasn't moved on TV or on our news wires. We can't verify whether it's true or not.
It relates to the recent shooting of American soldiers by an Iraqi soldier. One of the victims may or may not have been Bakersfield's Sgt. Benjamin Portell.
Here's the story


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Britain better than the U.S.
For the first time in more than a century the standard of living in Britain is higher than in America, according to a new report.

Biting insects may have killed off dinosaurs
Some of the smallest animals on Earth may have been responsible for the extinction of some of the biggest, argues a new book.

The perfectly healthy 15-year-old girl who has eaten nothing but fries for 10 years
A girl of 15 has eaten almost nothing but french fries for the past 10 years. Faye Campbell has refused to eat nearly anything else since she was a tot.

10 tips for approaching women
What do you do when you see a woman you are attracted to? Do you run and hide? Do you use some canned line that you read on the Internet?

Dog hospitalised for being over the limit
A dog was admitted to a veterinary clinic in Austria at the weekend, barely able to stand on his own four paws and reeking "like a beer hall," a newspaper reported on Monday.
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Starbucks alienates fat baristas
Next time you order your sugar-free caramel skim latte at Starbucks, spare a moment for the barista taking your order.

The force is strong with this one
An 11-year-old boy demonstrated The Force when he defended his mom by hitting an attacker with a toy lightsaber. The man fled after being confronted by the youngster.

Pub chain tells customers with children: ‘You can only have TWO drinks, then you have to leave’
Adults with children are allowed only two alcoholic drinks with a meal to limit their stay at a chain of pubs, the company confirmed today.

Family finds bullet on boy’s pillow, hole in bedroom ceiling
A New Year’s Eve slumber party nearly turned tragic for a Beaverton, Ore. family when a stray bullet pierced the roof of their home and landed on their son’s pillow.

Giuliani evokes 9-11 in Iowa defeat
Rudy Giuliani shook off the early-state blues Thursday as only he can. “None of this worries me — Sept. 11, there were times I was worried,” Giuliani said.
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Here's one to get you started:

You're FINished!
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Rare color photograph of Hitler’s birthday
More than 62 years after his death in a Berlin bunker, images from a newly opened Paris archive show him relaxing with children in the Eagle’s Nest, his mountain top chalet in the Alps near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria.

How to talk yourself out of a speeding ticket
As you coast to a stop on the shoulder of the roadway, you feel angry, frustrated. You really want to give Trooper Bud Smokey a piece of your mind. But what do you say? Do you have a chance in getting out of it?

Did celebs keep their resolutions?
As the New Year begins, and stars begin to work off their hangovers, Radar looks back at the most hopeful 2007 New Year’s resolutions and where those optimists are today. Court, jail, and therapy are good guesses.

In praise of booze in the newsroom
Every profession needs what academics call an “occupational mythology” to sustain it. As hard drugs are to the hard-rocker and tattoos are to the NBA player, so booze is to the journalist.

Happiness may be good for your health
A happy heart just might be a healthier one as well, new research suggests.
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