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Bikinis Optional at Olympics

Since beach volleyball's introduction to the Olympics in 1996, female athletes have been required to wear a bikini or a full body suit for cold weather. However, the London 2012 Olympics will allow women to wear less revealing clothes like shirts and shorts. The sport is currently dominated by the western world (United ... [Read More]

Madam to the Stars

Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss is at it again but this time she's pimping some truly exotic women. Fleiss will provide the costumes and props for an alien-themed brothel in Nevada where prostitution is legal. "She's the chief alien design queen," says Dennis Hof, owner of the Alien Cathouse. Hof is expanding his famous Bunny ... [Read More]

Homeless Hotspots

Homeless Hotspots are the squeegee men of the information superhighway. Equipped with MiFi, mobile Wi-Fi hotspots, they offered internet access to attendees of South by Southwest (SXSW) for a suggested donation of $2. It was the brain child of Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) Labs, which has been criticized for exploiting the ... [Read More]

Mammoth Hoax

A purported wooly mammoth has been spotted in Siberia, but skeptics say it's just a bear carrying a fish. The fishy footage was captured by government-employed engineer Michael Cohen, who just happens to be a paranormal writer. Derek Serra, a Hollywood video-effects artist who has previously analyzed faked UFO videos, ... [Read More]

Vermont Pigs

Talk about sloppy police work, Vermont State Police have been driving around for years with decals that feature a cow with a large pig-shaped spot. The decals were ordered in 2009 from the Northwest State Correctional Facility, where an intrepid inmate altered the image. Public Safety Commissioner Keith Flynn says he can ... [Read More]

Larry King Moderates Fake GOP Debate

Larry King returns to reluctantly moderate the "Yahoo! News Funny or Die GOP Presidential Online Internet Cyber Debate." It's set up to look like Hollywood Squares and ends with the Reagan speed round, in which candidates see who can say Ronald Reagan's name the most. The winner is Jon Huntsman but just like in real life no ... [Read More]

Kiss Your Mother with that Mouth!?

A Minnesotan principal can kiss his job goodbye after organizing a provocative prank for the school's pep rally. Students at Rosemount High School were blindfolded and told that they would receive a kiss from a "special someone." Afterwards, they tried to guess who it was. One student said his kissing partner had "luscious ... [Read More]