Shopper killed after Uggs get stuck in train tracks
A woman in her twenties has died after getting her Ugg Boot stuck in railway tracks and being hit by a train. Visiting the scene of her death, the victim's distraught father told onlookers, "her Ugg Boots got stuck."
Is that Obama or Jesus running for president?
Son of God, or America's maybe-first black president? Take Radar's quiz to find out.
Advertising revenue plunges for U.S. newspapers
The newspaper industry has experienced the worst drop in advertising revenue in more than 50 years.
Scorsese: Filming the Stones
Veteran director Martin Scorsese talks about shooting the Rolling Stones in action — and why he almost prefers making documentaries to feature films
Bin Laden's bodyguard: My life in al-Qaida
Osama bin Laden is a workaholic who will always be one step ahead of Western intelligence, his former bodyguard has told The Daily Telegraph.
Man claims to speak 'Australian' after allegedly being raped by wombat
A New Zealand man has been sentenced to community service after telling police he was raped by a wombat and the experience had made him speak "Australian."
Killer TV show
Four members of 'lost' Peruvian tribe die after 'being infected with common cold by British TV crew'
Chronic college catastrophe
JuicyCampus.com, the school-centric anonymous message board where you can out slutty coeds with little repercussion, is responsible for an even bigger crisis at New Orleans house of sin Tulane: it's actually causing people to quit dealing drugs!
"Free Organs" post on Craigslist leads to organ harvester frenzy
A Portland man is in hospital after fighting off organ harvesters who came to his apartment searching for "free organs."
'Pregnant' man stuns medical profession
A man who used to be a woman is five months pregnant, according to an article he has written for an American magazine that features a picture of him at 22 weeks, with facial hair and a man’s flat chest above his swollen stomach.
Pot study
Superskunk me: Find out what happened when one woman smoked dope daily for a month for a BBC documentary.
Big Phat Liar
How a federal inmate duped the Los Angeles Times, fabricated FBI reports, and linked Sean "Diddy" Combs to 1994 ambush of Tupac Shakur.
What we read when we read about "The Hills"
Radar compares Slate and the New York Times when it comes to penning thoughts about MTV's successful pseudo-reality show.
Chicago's dumbest thief
When a Chicago man attempted to rob a muffler shop he was told only the manager had keys to the safe. So the 18-year-old left his cell phone number and told the employees to call him when the manager showed up so he could unlock the safe!
Miss Bimbo: Shocking new computer game
Girls as young as nine can give a 'bimbo' breast implants and put her on a crash diet in a new Internet game.
Celebrity ink quiz
Test your knowledge of A-lister's tattoos with Radar's quiz.
Why boycotting the Olympics might be a good thing
The Olympics are the perfect place for a protest
Charges filed against boyfriend of Kansas woman stuck to toilet
A man whose girlfriend authorities say spent nearly two years in a bathroom in their house, sitting on the toilet so long that the seat adhered to her body, has been charged with mistreatment of a dependent adult.
Push-up bra 'greatest fashion invention ever'
They are a favorite of small-chested women everywhere. Now the push-up bra has been hailed as the greatest fashion invention.
Best booking photos
The Smoking Gun collects all kinds of booking photos and has now compiled a list of its favorites.
Cab driver says hair gel saved him from deadly attack
After stiffing her cab driver, a teen girl slashed his throat, but the driver said it would have been much worse had it not been for his hair gel.
Radar’s guide to global contraband
As a dedicated American consumer, you know where to score the latest trendy junk. But what about prescription junk? Or a kidney? Or a surface-to-air missile launcher?
Deer grinder busted
Jack McClanahan's processing operation was widely known among deer poachers, who fed his meat grinder with about 150 deer a year from Nebraska and Iowa.
Woman goes for leg operation, gets new anus instead
A German retiree is taking a hospital to court after she went in for a leg operation and got a new anus instead, the Daily Telegraph is reporting.
ATM customers line up around block as machine pays out double
Bank customers couldn't believe their luck when a cash machine began to double the money they requested.
Woman sues airline over masturbating man
An American woman is suing American Airlines for failing to protect her after another passenger allegedly masturbated near her on a recent flight.
Girlfriend forces boyfriend to have breast reduction
A Chinese woman forced her boyfriend to have breast-reduction surgery because his man boobs made her look flat.
Bromances
Radar magazine rounds up the best, worst, and most unsettling examples of the contemporary bromance (deep relationships between hetero men).
Hero dolphin saves stranded whales
In an astonishing display of communication between species, Moko the dolphin and the whales were heard to call to one another before the dolphin led the pygmy sperm whale and her calf out to open sea.
Woman sits on toilet for 2 years
A U.S. woman spent approximately two years sitting on the toilet in her boyfriend's home before he finally called police for help, according to media reports Thursday.
Minor league team announces Eliot Spitzer night
The Macon Music announced Eliot Spitzer night on June 13 in honor of the disgraced New York governor who resigned after his involvement in a prostitution ring was revealed.
Short man syndrome not just a tall story
Scientists have now proved small men do make more jealous husbands and lovers than their taller, more relaxed counterparts.
An enduring measure of fitness: The simple push-up
The push-up is the ultimate barometer of fitness. It tests the whole body, engaging muscle groups in the arms, chest, abdomen, hips and legs.
Those crazy cats at L.A. Rag Mag have an exclusive story about "American Idol" David Archuleta's overbearing father.
Read it here.
Two-year-old kept alive by Viagra
He is only two, but Oliver Sherwood regularly takes Viagra — to keep him alive. The toddler has a rare condition that causes chronic high blood pressure. Something as simple a chest infection could kill him.
Eco-friendly? Should you drink beer from the bottle or the can?
Enough info here to bore the pants off even the most hammered St. Patrick’s Day reveler.
Playing it by the book (the Bible)
It seemed a simple idea. New Yorker A J Jacobs decided to follow the Bible to the letter for 12 months. But his sins soon began to find him out.
Rate a cop
New Web site allows you to rate your favorite or least favorite cop and read other ratings. There’s reviews from all over the country, but none for any BPD officers ... yet!
Reefer madness, celebrity style
Celebrity potheads are sharing their years of stoner experience in Shirley Halperin and Steve Bloom's new book, "Pot Culture."
Sort of windy in England today as this classic photo shows.
Did you own this toy?
A replica Evel Knievel with his bike and a red box with a handle.
So you want to open a brothel
The keys to success, as gleaned from the Web site of Eliot Spitzer's favorite escort service.
The ruins of Michael Jackson's Neverland
Unless the singer can pay off part of his massive debt, his legendary Neverland ranch will be sold next week at auction. Aerial photos show the site in disarray.
A Boy Named Sue, and a theory of names
Was Johnny Cash onto somthing when he sang that a child with an awful name might grow up to be a relatively normal adult?
World record holder pulls out of Beijing marathon because of pollution
The Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie said Monday that he was unlikely to compete in the marathon at the Beijing Olympics because China’s air pollution would damage his health.
‘Car surfing’ blamed in teen’s death
An 18-year-old man using a shopping cart to “car surf” was killed when a Cadillac sport utility vehicle he was holding onto hit a speed bump and threw him to the ground.
Brits happy being miserable, says U.S. writer
Nothing makes the British quite so happy as being miserable, or so a best-selling author claims.
Lil’ Romeo is straight ballin’
Last week, the Wall Street Journal examined the events that led to Romeo Miller's (aka rapper Lil’ Romeo) signing with USC, and they’re not pretty.
Two new reality shows about high school
From back rubs and bathrobes to consternation over spaghetti-strap tank tops, reality junkies who wish they were still in high school can get their fix twice weekly.
Chuck Norris facts
• When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.
• Chuck Norris doesn't read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.
• There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live.
Pictures: Woman attacked by lion
This was the horrific moment a British teacher was savaged by a lion — coming within inches of death.
French women 'are the sexual predators now'
French women are becoming increasingly assertive in their sexual habits, while one-in-five younger French men "has no interest in sex", according to one of the most comprehensive surveys of the nation's love lives.
Pictures: Sarah Jessica Parker takes a dive
Sarah Jessica Parker took a rather unglamorous spill on her last Vogue shoot. It is set to hit newsstands in May.
Song of the day
Weekly song submitted by a remarkable young woman.
And you thought gas was expensive here
The £5 gallon is in sight in England as petrol prices rise at their fastest rate since records began. That’s about $10!
Golf pro charged after shooting birdie
Cops say athlete deliberately killed noisy hawk at Florida club.
Pictures: Croc almost gets backpacker in Australia
A backpacker in Australia got the fright of his life when a massive crocodile he was “teasing” suddenly exploded from the water and nearly sank its teeth into him.
Plane flies five passengers from U.S. to London
A major airline is under fire from environmentalists for flying an aircraft across the Atlantic with only five passengers on board.
Video: Plans for the Padre Hotel
And finally from Bakersfield.com, a video providing more information on the Padre’s renovation.
A student at UC Davis is in custody after authorities say they found explosive devices in a dorm room.
University police Capt. Joyce Souza tells the Sacramento Bee that investigators found what appears to be two pipe bombs in a dorm.
Read the full story here.
Best sports photo of the year
Aussie cricketer clashes with an unsuspecting streaker.
U.S. Airmen videotaped taking drugs and waving Samurai swords
Military chiefs have ordered an urgent investigation after shocking video footage posted on YouTube showed airmen taking drugs, drinking and brandishing samurai swords.
Why women are not funny
Christopher Hitchens investigates the reasons for the humor gap in a 2007 Vanity Fair article. Slightly old, but well worth repeating.
Do short people live longer?
Evidence of a link between height and longevity has been found by scientists, suggesting that some short people will live longer than their taller peers.
Ex-partner in dog house, literally
A man has admitted breaching an order banning him from contacting his ex-partner after police found him in her dog kennel.
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