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What's Opening in Theaters Today

Richard Lawson · 10/22/10 05:50PM

Friday is here, which means movies! It's a fairly quiet week for releases, but let's take a look anyway. Mostly, this week's movies are about g-g-ghossssts! We've got Paranormal Activity 2 and Hereafter, plus a couple of indies.

Woman Drove Around With Corpse For Close to a Year

Maureen O'Connor · 10/22/10 04:15PM

A police officer ticketed an illegally parked car and peeked inside. There sat a mummified female human. Apparently the owner's friend died while sitting there and the owner "continued to dress the body and drive around with it."

Did Sharron Angle 'Shush' This Reporter?

Jim Newell · 10/22/10 02:54PM

Nevada Senate candidate Sharron Angle has revolutionized campaigning this year in that she won't tell reporters where she's going, making the day-to-day work of covering her events into a private investigation. And when reporters find her? Apparently she "shushes" them.

The Hippest 'Save the Date' Video You'll Ever See (Updated)

Richard Lawson · 10/22/10 10:45AM

Here's a pre-wedding invitation "Save the Date" video made by a couple living in, duh, Austin, TX. It's in the style of nü-vintage filmmaker Wes Anderson's work and we can't decide if it's annoying or not. You be the judge!

Company Renting Drug-Sniffing Dogs to Insane Parents

Max Read · 10/22/10 02:07AM

Hey, parents! What's the best way to stop your kids from doing drugs? What's that you say? A conversation? Ha! Nice try, hippie. The best way to stop your kids from doing drugs is to search your home with a drug-sniffing dog once a week, rented from Maryland's very own nonprofit organization, Dogs Finding Drugs:

Meet the Most Influential Man on the Internet

Ryan Tate · 10/21/10 07:33PM

Fast Company asked online voters to decide on the most influential person online. And after being lobbied via Twitter, Facebook and spam emails they've spoken: Jeremy "Shoemoney" Schoemaker is our king. Surely you know him? Shoemoney? Anyone?

Hand Sanitizer Is a Lie

Adrian Chen · 10/21/10 06:24PM

A new survey finds most people think hand sanitizer works for an hour or more. Actually, it only protects for two minutes. "The best germicidal thing you can do is wash with soap and water," says a doc. [NYDN]

Enraged BBC Newsman Destroys Protester's Sign

Maureen O'Connor · 10/21/10 05:29PM

A group of protesters stood behind BBC political editor Nick Robinson last night, waving an anti-war sign behind his head. Mad that they ruined his shot, he grabbed their sign, tore it apart, and stomped on it. On camera.

Meet the Cartoon Character the Army is Using to Combat Wikileaks

John Cook · 10/21/10 03:49PM

Wikileaks has the Army totally freaked out, and it's stepping up its efforts to keep sensitive information out of unauthorized hands. This lame cartoon character it uses to train soldiers not to leak stuff doesn't seem up to the challenge.