The Icelandic Volcano Eruption in Pictures

Ravi Somaiya · 04/17/10 02:04PM

Volcanic eruptions are very inconvenient if you have travel plans, or get caught up in one. But they are very nice to look at. Here's some of magma-and-ash-spewing Eyjafjallajokull's finest work.

Saturday Shorts: Intervals

Daniel Barnum-Swett · 04/17/10 02:00PM

Street scenes repeat themselves by variations in Peter Greenaway's early experiment with rhythm and editing. In a triptych of identical footage, flashes of strangers set in black and white surroundings gain distinction and lose their places when the music changes.

Pasta Cookbook Calls For 'Freshly Ground Black People'

Ravi Somaiya · 04/17/10 01:36PM

A recipe in Australian cookbook, Pasta Bible, for "spelt tagliatelle with sardines and prosciutto," threw in a bit of unfortunate imagery. The book has now been pulped. Our theory? Someone said 'people' just as the author was typing 'pepper'. [BBC]

Meet the Three-Year-Old Tattoo Artist

Maureen O'Connor · 04/17/10 01:07PM

When she turns four, Ruby Dickinson will use a specially-designed miniature tattoo gun to ink a spider on her dad's leg. This will make her the world's youngest tattoo artist. Peaches Geldof has her wobbly little hands on retainer already.

Cops Say They Can No Longer Beat People With Impunity

Ravi Somaiya · 04/17/10 11:10AM

The rise of video cameras — surveillance or cellphone — means that loose cannon cops, who won't do things 'by the book' no matter what the chief says can no longer mete out their own brand of vigilante justice. [AP]

The Plot to Murder Sandra Bullock, and Other Assassinations

Maureen O'Connor · 04/17/10 09:55AM

The FBI investigates a Bombshell-related threat. Kiefer Sutherland gets wasted and rips his shirt off. Everyone knew about Larry King's dalliance, except his wife. Taylor Momsen thinks Leighton Meester is "awesome" ...not. Saturday's gossip roundup undermines.

Birdman: Yesterday and Yesterday's Past

Anderson Evans · 04/17/10 09:30AM

Far from being the most recognized superhero ever conceived, Birdman shows a very clear illustration of how television cartoons have evolved. All one has to do is compare the character's initial run (1967-1969) with his return to television in 2000.

Mary Lynn Rajskub on Kissing Rush Limbaugh

nightintern · 04/16/10 08:00PM

You might recognize Mary from her work in the recently canceled 24. Here she discusses the time Rush Limbaugh kissed her on the mouth...yuck.

What's In #tips?

Kaila Hale-Stern · 04/16/10 05:26PM

Today in #tips, cocktail bitters are back, Apple patents 3D glasses, a health-care CEO mints $100 million, a stash of panties is discovered, Eli Roth in the buff, and more.