6,800 books about president Lincoln to make this tower in Washington DC
Will Ferrell delivers “More cowbell!” at the Krewe of Bacchus parade on Sunday, Feb. 19 in New Orleans.
Today, #KurtCobain would have turned 45 years old. #RollingStone pays tribute to Kurt and his music in this issue from June 2nd, 1994. We miss you Kurt. Thank you for the music! #RSCovers (Taken with instagram)
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An anguished search for his daughter’s killer: Donglei Shi was found dead in an Alhambra park nearly two years ago. No witnesses and little evidence were found. Her father, George, has tirelessly pursued his quest and is offering a $200,000 reward.
Photo: George Shi puts up a reward poster on a wall behind an Alhambra restaurant. Credit: Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times
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Kurt Perschke’s fantastic RedBall Project lands in the most interesting places.
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The Amazon rain forest is home to many large beetles, but none of them compares in length to the titan beetle, Titanus giganteus. This gargantuan insect has mandibles that can easily snap a pencil in half, and reportedly they can rip into human flesh, too.
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ONE SHLEP FOR MAN… Two men transported office furniture on tricycles in Beijing on Wednesday.
Relevant to Romney’s current gay-rights stance: This 2002 flyer, uncovered by BuzzFeed.
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latimes: Blacks in New Orleans cry foul over French Quarter curfew: The City Council says stricter rules are meant to protect kids, but critics accuse members of wanting to keep low-income blacks out of sight of tourists.
At the council meeting Thursday, critics said the curfew would result in racial profiling of young blacks. One man called it “the equivalent of a black code.”
Another African American speaker said that instead of “sugar-coating” the issue, the council should “just tell us straight up — you don’t want us.”
Some worried that police would harass black kids going to and from restaurant jobs, or when they were busking or tap-dancing for tips from tourists. Palmer, the councilwoman, said those kids would be left alone because the ordinance exempts, among others, people at work or headed to and from work.
Photo: Police patrol the French Quarter, where the New Orleans City Council is imposing an 8 p.m. curfew on Fridays and Saturdays for kids 16 or younger. Credit: Gerald Herbert, Associated Press
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Trying to get back to the only life he knew: Luis Luna, 20, was smuggled to the U.S. from Mexico when he was 3. He grew up, went to school, found jobs. Then the Washington state resident was deported after a cop pulled him over for a broken headlight. He hopes to return on the undercarriage of a boxcar.
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