Holy smokes! NASA released this image of the Los Angeles fires as seen from a satellite in space. It was taken mid-morning on Aug. 30 and shows the smoke plumes rising approximately 4.3 miles above sea level.
Peggy blows her nose, and shit happens. Make yer own! Use the Photo Editor to insert Peggy into dangerous/indie-rock-related situations.
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The car was parked, too, which means these people are just really unlucky. AND the entire incident was observed by the private detective the woman's husband had hired to find out if she was cheating on him. (She was.)
Movie Buzz A stunt driver lost control of his Ferrari last night while filming Nicolas Cage's new movie The Sorcerer's Apprentice, crashing into a Sbarro in Times Square. Two people were injured, although that doesn't speak for the Sbarro's employees already convinced they're cursed for working at Sbarro's.
Leo is turning into Jack (I'll never let go!). This is desperately unfortunate. God, remember the first time you saw that beautiful face through the fish tank? Time is cruel, friends.
Politics Buzz Says the indicted gov: “Dec. 9 to my family, to us, to me, is what Pearl Harbor Day was to the United States…It was a complete surprise, completely unexpected. And just like the United States prevailed in that, we'll prevail in this.” At least he didn't say 9/11.
She loves starting fires, but this devilish girl is responsible for other disasters, too!! Upload yours. Just grab this handy version of the girl with a transparent background and add your favorite disaster as the background. (Shout out to Dave Roth for taking the original.)
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People Google the big fire spreading in Los Angeles. Fire is BAD.
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Culture Buzz Universal Studios caught fire Sunday morning, destroying sets from “Back to the Future”, “Austin Powers”, and “Bruce Almighty”, a mechanical King Kong, and 40,000-50,000 film and TV show reels. A Universal Studios spokesperson said there were no serious injuries, just millions of dollars in damages (not to mention all that toxic smoke!).
Science Buzz The U.N. warns that a quarter of the world’s wheat could be threatened by a new, “highly pathogenic strain” of wheat stem rust called Ug99. The scary what blight strain was first detected in Iran and may be making its way towards the bountiful wheat fields of Asia and the Near East.
Tech Buzz Twitter updates provided breaking news on the major quake near Chengdu, China. Twitter users, coordinated largely through the efforts of Robert Scoble, were providing news of the earthquake — including first-hand accounts — before mainstream news sites began reporting about the 7.8 quake. (Related: Twittering wildfires.)
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