Dead man body remained slumped on the balcony of his apartment for four days. Neighbors thought it was a Halloween decoration.

A 10-year-old British girl has been barred from trying to sell her granny on eBay, who she described “cuddly” but “annoying.”

Charity runner in an ape costume stopped by police who thought he was an escaped gorilla.

Two women, one a 92-year-old wheelchair user with cocaine strapped to her body, arrested after arriving in Madrid on flight from Brazil.

Fake-virginity kits. Conservative Muslims in Egypt try to ban a device designed to fool men on their wedding nights

Man sees Virgin Mary in football-sized rock. Friends have called it a miracle. Father Harvey Fonseca, of Livingston’s Saint Jude Thaddeus Roman Catholic Church, isn’t so sure. Related: Shoppers spot Jesus face on the toilet door in Ikea store.

A Vermont man is behind bars after police say he stabbed his son with a corkscrew over a clogged toilet.

A judge has dismissed a felony charge against a Wisconsin woman accused of plotting with her husband’s lovers to lure him to a motel where he ended up tied to a bed with his penis glued to his stomach.

Homeowners insurance expensive on erupting volcano.

The draw of the same six winning numbers twice in a row in Bulgaria’s national lottery was a freak coincidence, officials said.

The Heene family aren’t the first to come up with a balloon-based con: Edgar Allan Poe did it in 1844. Digest: Balloon Boy saga.

Roman Polanski may return to the United States to confront charges against him, one of his lawyers said.

Cindy Crawford’s signature mole has grown, prompting cancer concern.

To understand the real difference between being circumcised and uncircumcised, ask someone who’s been cut and uncut. More: A comprehensive investigation into the pros, cons, and controversies of circumcision.

He modernized Chicago’s emergency-response center, served as Mayor Daley’s chief of staff, and led (albeit briefly) the CTA—all before his 38th birthday. Now Ron Huberman, the Israeli-born gay ex-cop, has brought his intensity and his technocratic management style to the city’s public schools.

About 25% of US jobs are offshorable.

Study reveals previously undocumented evidence about the up and downsides of having authority in the workplace. In most cases, the health costs negate the benefits.

Google to partner with iLike and Lala for their new music service.

But Twitter is already weird: It rocketed into the mainstream without really knowing what its service was.

Is there a difference in the way the brain takes in or absorbs information when it is presented electronically versus on paper? Does the reading experience change, from retention to comprehension, depending on the medium?

Study of rhesus monkeys shows running protects dopamine neurons from death.

The rates of non-familial sex crimes against children under the age of 12 are no higher during the Halloween season than at any other times of the year. The findings raise questions about the wisdom of law enforcement practices aimed at dealing with a problem that does not appear to exist.

In the past few decades, the Asian tiger mosquito has travelled from its natural home in Southeast Asia to the ends of the earth, becoming one of the world’s most invasive species. Related: Invasive beetles of various colors and sizes have infiltrated U.S. forests, despite efforts by government experts.

Pesticides exposure linked to suicidal thoughts.

Astronomers discover 32 new planets.

The long-standing rule of matching wine and food actually has a scientific explanation. Researchers found that the small amounts of iron found in many red wines caused those who eat fish to have a strong, fishy aftertaste.

Alain Ducasse judges New York’s French fries.

A train derailment on Monday morning scrambled subway routes from Manhattan’s West Side to Downtown Brooklyn. No passengers were injured when one wheel of a southbound No. 2 express train jumped the rail as the train entered the Park Place station in the financial district.

A woman standing on a Manhattan subway platform with her pants down bit a New York City police officer in the back, police said Thursday.

Chair made of 10,000 drinking straws, kitchen island made of 20,000 Lego bricks, giant balloon sculptures.

The fastest Cadillac on the planet.

The largest salt desert in the world.

In the 1970s, Stuart Hample was a struggling cartoonist. Then he hit on the idea of turning Woody Allen into a comic strip.

Illustrated Book of Genesis by Robert Crumb features Bible characters having intercourse.

The Red Book: Liber Novus by CG Jung [9 pictures]. [Previously: NY Times, Wikipedia]

Book-pricing. Target has entered the battle to bring down the price of some of the holiday season’s biggest anticipated hardcover books. And Wal-Mart, which started it all, immediately fired back.

The rise of the neuronovel.

The Nation is releasing a book of essays slamming Sarah Palin for being the rollicking jalopy of folksy horseshit that she is titled, Going Rouge, An American Nightmare, on the same day that Palin’s autobiography titled, Going Rogue, An American Life, hits the bookstores. Related: Fox News’ Palin parody book warning.

There seems to be some confusion about what David Lynch’s Inland Empire is about.

The Simpsons has made fun of religions and ethnicities of all stripes, but one they won’t touch is Scientology. 10 Things You Never Knew About The Simpsons.

‘Sup Magazine 20, Carl Craig interview.

Damien Hirst with no glasses on. More: Exhibition at the Wallace Collection.

B/w accident photos.

Mick Jagger letter to Andy Warhol.

Grace Jones polaroids.

L’indovinello più difficile del mondo (The hardest logic puzzle in the world).

Stool, Epsom salts, rare earth magnet, hematite magnet, harmony balls.

Dead albatross.

Anal bleaching is for losers.

Apparently in Slovenia, all billboards have boobs.

Kids on energy drink.

every day the same again | October 22nd, 2009