CRISS ANGEL FREAKS OUT HIS MOM
Illusionist Criss Angel freaks his mom out so much, he's vowed to stop doing high-risk stunts. But first, he's going to squeeze in one more death defying act.
http://www.flashnews.com/news/wfn1080725J25284.html NANNY SNATCHING EPIDEMIC CAN'T BE STOPPED
Watch out parents, your nanny could be stolen right off your lawn. Comedienne, actress, and mom Susanna Brisk says there's a "nanny stealing epidemic" happening in the affluent Los Angeles area.
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`EUREKA' RESPONSIBLE FOR TECHIE TREND?
Eureka! The technologically savvy Sci-Fi Channel series Eureka may be responsible for the latest techie trends. Series star Colin Ferguson believes the show about a small town of scientific geniuses started the whole hand-held PDA craze, because the characters are constantly using the gadgets onscreen.
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SURFER BAND GETS MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY NAKED
One so-cal surf rock band inspired Matthew McConaughey to drop trou. Dirty Heads are surprised that they have a fan in the chilled-out actor, who's using their song, "Hip Hop Misfits," in his upcoming movie Surfer Dude.
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HISTORY'S GREATEST THINKERS DID DOPE
Great minds need a little boost -- drug boost, that is. In his book The Chemical Muse: Drug Use and the Roots of Western Civilization (St. Martin's Press), Dr. David Hillman reveals that the great Greco-Roman minds that produced the ideas behind democracy, philosophy, biology, and many other concepts were all hardcore junkies.
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ECO-FRIENDLY CLOCK IS KIND OF A SHOCKER
A new eco-friendly product is pretty shocking -- in a safe way. The Bedol Water-Powered Clock is a mean, "green" time-keeping machine that runs on the energy produced by salt water.
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NEW YORK MAN CRUSADES FOR FUN
Having fun isn't just for kids. Jake Bronstein is on a mission to get New Yorkers to have a good time with his Fun Idea Machine, a gumball machine that dispenses ideas that people can use to have "child-like, wide-eyed fun."
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ARTIST FINDS BEAUTY IN NERDS
One British photog uncovers the beauty of super nerds in their natural habitats. For his latest work, titled Land of the Free, Steve Schofield photographed British Trekkies, Star Wars fans, and Elvis enthusiasts who choose to live life in their geeky costumes every day.
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`BIG BROTHER' REJECT MESSES WITH THE BULL, GET HORNS
The latest Big Brother reject just couldn't grab the bull by the horns. This past Wednesday (Jul. 23), gay rodeo champion Steven Daigle got the boot from the Big Brother house, which he says was the craziest rodeo he's ever been to.
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