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Japanese chimp disarms Zookeeper
A chimpanzee at a zoo in western Japan apparently wanted to escape into the shade. To stay there, he disarmed a zoo worker
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Fire breaks out at Universal Studios
A large fire is burning at the world-famous Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California. The blaze was reported before dawn on a sound stage at the film studios.
More than 100 city and county firefighters are helping studio staff tackle the flames, which have caused several explosions.
No injuries have been reported at the 230-acre site, which saw filming for King Kong and The War of the Worlds.
Helicopters have been dropping water on to the burning structures, and television pictures showed flames leaping into the air as a thick cloud of smoke covered the site.
Reports suggest the blaze has damaged Universal's New York street scene.
It is likely that there would have been a good deal of flammable material and props, as well as fuel supplies, on the site. A large fire is burning at the world-famous Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California. The blaze was reported before dawn on a soun... more -
Apples-n-oranges, savages-n-subtext...?
Well, I'll be damned...
I've been hearing about the supposed 'controversy' over the current Vogue cover that features basketball phenomenon Lebron James posed with superlativemodel Gisele Bundchen, and though I'd seen the cover a number of times it didn't really strike any chord within me other than "Huh---a brotha's on the cover of Vogue---dig that isht...."
BUT: I mean, damn. When you place the Vogue cover side by side with the King Kong joint... What's that line Arsenio Hill used to pop back in the day: Things that make you go "Hmmmm...."
When you realize how much more dignified and, frankly, 'civilized' the alternative photo looks, that really gets the wheels spinning.
I dunno - is it just me----or is there truly a kinda King Kong-esque janky - and painfully obvious - subtext going on with that Vogue cover...? Well, I'll be damned... ... more -
Alternate photos from Lebron's controversial Vogue issue
Would you have picked any of these other alternate shots for the cover of Vogue this month?
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Vogue plays with King Kong & King (Lebron) James
Was it deliberate that King James posed like King Kong?
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