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Couple Who Made 12-Yr-Old Niece Their Sex Slave Head To Prison For Decades
The Oceanside couple who tortured their 12-year-old niece, forcing her to serve as their sex slave, were sentenced to lengthy prison terms Monday. [ more › ]
Henry Henderson: Illinois Fracking Update
With almost no laws in place to protect the public from the known -- and very scary -- dangers associated with the controversial oil and gas extraction technology, communities across Illinois are in harm's way.
Hideout's 'A Day In The Country' Is Teeming With Twang
The lineup for Hideout's annual "A Day in the Country" is another jam-packed assemblage of bluegrass, country, Honky Tonk, Americana and cowpunk that we've come to expect from the venerable road house. [ more › ]
One Shot: Electric Avenue
Monday night Chicago saw its first real summer thunderstorm of 2013, and for Chicago photographers that means it's time to set up a tripod and try to capture the lightning. [ more › ]
Photos: The French Laundry and Wine Country Come to Manhattan Beach
Here's what ate alongside Massimo Monticelli's B Wise wines. [ more › ]
Gregoire and Royer Endorse Murray
Former Governor Chris Gregoire and former Seattle Mayor Charlie Royer (who last ran for office when Anna was in diapers) have both endorsed state Senator Ed Murray in his bid to unseat current Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn. In a prepared...Show More Summary
Video: Goat Frolics On NJ Highway, Causes Accident
How long does it take first responders to remove a goat from the Pulaski Skyway in NJ? About 90 minutes on a Tuesday morning. We learned all this today, when a rascally creature was "hopping over the hoods of cars" and causing a four-car accidents. [ more › ]
The Reviews Are In!
At dawn last Sunday morning, in a remote and wooded area of Seattle, Saint Genet director Ryan Mitchell re-created Chris Burden's notorious 1971 artwork Shoot. In the original, Burden was shot in the arm with a.22 rifle inside a gallery and called it sculpture. Show More Summary
Hate Crimes In NYC Are Down, But Anti-Gay Attacks Are Way Up
At a press conference this afternoon at NYPD headquarters, Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Ray Kelly addressed a recent spate of anti-gay hate crimes, which included the murder of Mark Carson at the hands of a stranger in Greenwich Village this weekend. Show More Summary
Go Home Already: Crabby
Sweetgreen is coming to The Yards, fewer people in the region will travel for Memorial Day. [ more › ]
Jim Henson's World Finds Permanent Home In Queens
Over the past few years, the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens has had some spectacular Jim Henson installations, and this morning they announced that they'll now be a permanent home to his characters (at least, the ones who don't live on Sesame Street). [ more › ]
Video: NYPD Censors Heated Brooklyn Community Meeting
It would stand to reason that public meetings are legal to record, under the logic that since anyone is free to attend them, anyone should also be free to view them. Such was apparently not the case at the 67th Precinct Community Council meeting on May 16th, during a which an attendee was told by a Community Affairs Officer that he could not record the proceedings. [ more › ]
Georgia Supreme Court reprimands Democratic Party chairman for ethics violations
The Georgia Supreme Court yesterday issued a legal reprimand against Democratic Party of Georgia Chairman Mike Berlon following two ethics rules he broke while representing a former client.
The Loganville lawyer, who chalks the matter...Show More Summary
Three Letters Offering an Arrested Development Tasting Menu; Brooklyn Label Hosting a Bourbon and Pork Belly Event
? On Saturday, May 25, Hester Street Fair will feature a brand-new vendor, Ducks Eatery. There will also be a ping-pong tournament — with prizes! [Grub Street] ? The Windsor is providing another reason to stay in town this Memorial Day. Show More Summary
Jay Weston: Paul Anka's :My Way," Reviewed from the Inside!
For most of the first decade of his amazing 60 year career, I was Paul Anka's publicist. So I read his new autobiography, MY...
Martha Stewart Was At Whole Foods Today
She talked about what it means to have a good website (yours is great, Martha!) and other "big ideas" and then Whole Foods gave her cowboy boots. [ more › ]
School for Sommeliers
At the school for sommeliers
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to sit in for the first leg of the four-part education and examination sessions organized by the Court of Master Sommeliers — a certifying organization that promotesShow More Summary
What It Feels Like to Visit Nicolas Cage's Estate Sale
Alison Agosti expected to see some weird shit when she attended Nicolas Cage's estate sale. turns out the first weird and awful thing she saw—a dog peeing blood—turned out to be just about the only weird and awful thing she saw. ButShow More Summary
Oklahoma's tornado and political cheap shots
It's as predictable as it is disheartening: A red state gets hit hard by a tornado outbreak -- in this case killing at least 24 people, many of them children attending school -- and the first batch of letters from readers (most of them from Southern California) use the tragedy to score political points. Show More Summary
Amazon Wants to Build Biodomes in the Denny Triangle
Lots of people are sending us links to this Seattle Times story, about Amazon's plans to build three biodomes in the Denny Triangle: The online retailing giant is expected to discuss the new plans at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall before...Show More Summary
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