School district scanned kids' eyes without parents' consent
Daily Caller
The Polk County School District was carrying out a pilot program to track bus riders administered by the private surveillance company Stanley Convergent Security Solutions, The Lakeland Ledger reports. The district sent parents a letter giving them a …

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'Storage Wars': Brandi Disgusted By A Urinal Shaped Like An Open Mouth …
Huffington Post
"Princesses: Long Island" (Bravo). <em>Series premieres Sun., June 2 at 9 p.m. ET.</em> <strong>What To Know</strong>: The reality series follows six college-educated women from affluent areas of Long Island who are still living with their families.

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Bristol City Dog Poop Poster Gets Crappy Reaction
Huffington Post
Tamaseseri Festival. Naked men wearing only loincloths vie for a wooden treasure ball weighing eight kilos to bring good fortune, during the Tamaseseri festival at Hakozaki shrine in Fukuoka, on Japan's southern island of Kyushu on Jan. … The circa …

Anderson Cooper Comic Book Reflects CNN Anchor's Life As Openly Gay …
Huffington Post
The 43-year-old mother of three, who's long enjoyed a sizable lesbian fanbase, told <em>Out</em> that she first had a relationship with a woman while still in high school, after moving from her native England to suburban Michigan. "If I had thought I …

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Why I'm Totally Not Offended by 'Princesses: Long Island'
Jewish Daily Forward (blog)
Bravo recently debuted their new reality show “Princesses: Long Island” which is about, in the network's words, “six young women from Long Island who return to their pampered lifestyles in the comfort of their parents' estates and at the expense of …

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As Coney Island Stirs, One Man's Vision Is Unbuilt
New York Times
And while a burst of new retail development and two additional amusement parks have been attracting more visitors to Coney Island, Mr. Bullard's ideas for a few key parcels seem stalled again. He died of Lou Gehrig's disease in April, prompting his …

Charlie Sheen And Selma Blair: Actor Wants Co-Star Fired From 'Anger …
Huffington Post
em> <strong>What To Know:</strong> Bravo's new eight-episode docu-series follows four newlywed couples and their most personal moments, from their wedding day to their first anniversary. … "Long Island Medium" (TLC). <em>Season 4 premieres Sun., May …

Disconnected on the Web
WNYC
Late in the evening, usually around ten, after the masses of pilgrims who'd come to visit the shrine of Imam Ali had left for the day, the ayatollah presented long lectures to anyone who would listen. The speeches were anti-shah diatribes, filled with …