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Jessica Alba Is At LAX

Jessica Alba was once one of the hottest pieces on Earth, then she had a kid, and it kinda went to hell for a while. I realize she probably smells like lavender and a diaper genie most of the time now, but that won't matter when you watch The Killer Inside Me. She plays a prostitute that likes to get choked out with a belt while she gets banged from behind. I'm not gonna lie, this movie gave me a fresh perspective on Jessica Alba. And on life.

Postcards from Hell

For the last half-decade, the Fund for Peace, working with Foreign Policy, has been putting together the Failed States Index, using a battery of indicators to determine how stable -- or unstable -- a country is. But as the photos here demonstrate, sometimes the best test is the simplest one: You'll only know a failed state when you see it.

Britney Spears Has Powerful Nipples

Here are some shocking pictures of Britney Spears exposing her nipples in a parking lot through her tank top the other day. Alright, these are just an everyday occurrence with the pop princess, but I needed to punch it up a bit because we see her wonky nipples so often that we’ve just gotten used to it. They’re losing their appeal. She looks like she’s wearing a bra too, those things must pretty damn powerful, I bet they beat up other celebrity nipples at parties.

Critters

My folks' backyard is frequented by a number of chipmunks, squirrels, and an occasional ground hog. Over the years, there have been a few clever, comical chipmunks that have become friends. It's not something that happened overnight, though. It took a lot of patience and persistence (and almonds!) to get them each of them to interact with me on a regular basis. At the culmination of this process, I could almost always call them to the yard just by whistling. Buddi was the first chipmunk I befriended in this manner. I thought she was male early on (not being particularly aware of the differences between male and female chipmunks at that time), but then she disappeared for a month and showed up with three pups. She was a real character; very friendly, and she never hesitated to jump into my lap to get my attention. She visited us over four summers, though in the last summer she was a bit off and it was clear her health was waning.

Concept Cars: RX00047

Some independently designed concept cars nicely lend themselves to certain manufacturers. Others - like this one from the Ukrainian designer Islyamov Patel - are so unique and wild that they are difficult to attribute to a certain auto maker. That's why he just gave it the cryptic and alphanumeric title of 'RX00047'. The RX00047 is a eye-catching futuristic single-seat sports car which was inspired by the open-wheel configuration of racing cars from the 1930s, and also supposedly the "Eliminator" album by ZZ Top - although quite where this second influence has had an effect is difficult to pin down. It would also appear that the design, or at the very least the paintwork, of the RX00047 is somewhat inspired by WWII aircraft. The chrome finish, coupled with the various oversized intakes and power bulges make the vehicle look a bit like a classic fighter aircraft with the wings and tail chopped off.

The Titanic of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

She may have set sail from Southampton on her ill-fated voyage to New York 98 years ago but the Titanic is alive and well - in rural Tennessee. Standing 100 feet tall and three decks high, this 50 per cent scale replica of the famous ship's front bow is set to attract nearly one million visitors this year. Costing £16million and taking over one year to build, the Titanic of Pigeon Forge is billed as the world's largest museum attraction. Built to include a 30-foot tall replica of the infamous iceberg off the ship's starboard bow, the 30,000 square foot museum was opened in April of this year to celebrate the 1,517 passengers and crew who died on April 15th 1912. The second such museum of its kind in the United States, the Pigeon Forge Titanic has an identical sister ship in Branson Missouri.

E.T. Mercedes-Benz 300D Limo

This hodgepodge of automotive parts of all sorts and sizes fused onto the welded bodies of two Mercedes-Benz 300TD estates of the early 1980s, is up for auction at eBay. The asking price is probably even more ridiculous than the 'Thing's' looks: just under a million US dollars - $950,000 or about €770,000 at today's exchange rates, to be exact. The extra-terrestrial Mercedes diesel model is the work of one Antti Rahko. The 10-seater model measures a whopping 29 feet in length (or close to 8.9 meters) and tips the scales at a scary 7,500 lbs or about 3,402 kilograms, featuring parts from more than 40 cars including 86 lights and 36 mirrors.

Secret Pac-Man Drawings

Toru Iwatani created Pac-Man. He still carries top secret documents with him to game conferences. No, really. Iwatani was a speaker at the recent Festival of Games. To the surprise of the conference's host, Iwatani was carrying the original Pac-Man sketches with him. See that ?? It means these documents are secret — well, more like they were secret. Wonder if Iwatani's boarding pass is secret, too.

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