MSNBC: Diamond told authorities he drove around for an hour before arriving at the warehouse and shooting Angel Guadalupe, whom he did not know, as the temporary worker was leaving the site, Henry said. Guadalupe, 46, fell out of his vehicle and collapsed on the ground, at which point Diamond stood over him and kept firing, he told police. He then spotted forklift operator Reginald Woodson, 52, running toward the building and started firing, Henry said. Woodson, a 20-year employee and father of four, was shot in the back, she said. Diamond told authorities he had been harassed by co-workers […]
RAWK TALK: Q&A With The Whigs
BY MICHAEL DONOVAN The Whigs — currently the pride of Athens, GA — play the Download Festival tomorrow in Camden in support of their rocktastic second album, Mission Control, released earlier in the year. We managed to catch up with Parker Gisper, just back from the Whigs whirlwind tour of Japan, and currently stuck in traffic somewhere on 95… PHAWKER: First and foremost: Download’s tomorrow — how’s it feel to be going on stage with Iggy Pop and The Killers? PARKER: It’s pretty exciting! We’re huge Iggy Pop fans, and I’ve never seen him live, so hopefully we’ll get done […]
HOT DOC: Indie Mall Bomb Scare Affidavit
AFFIDAVIT This affidavit is in support of a criminal complaint charging LOUIS C. BOUMPANI and KATHY BOUMPANI as follows: In Count One, LOUIS BOUMPANI is charged with transporting a firearm in interstate commerce, while under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. LOUIS BOUMPANI and KATHY are each charged in Counts Two and Three with possession of a dangerous weapon in a federal court facility, and a federal facility, respectively, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 930(a), (e)(1). This affidavit is based upon this affiant’s investigation as well as information supplied […]
JUST IN: Magnetic Fields To Play Merriam Theater
THE MAGNETIC FIELDS SATURDAY OCTOBER 25 @ THE MERRIAM THEATER – 250 S. Broad St, Philadelphia Tix: $36 and $32 / Drs: 7pm / All Ages On Sale: Fri. 8/8 MAGNETIC FIELDS: California Girls [Dir. by JAMES DOOLITTLE]
CONTEST: Win A Dream Date With The Hedgehog!
WIKIPEDIA: Ronald Jeremy Hyatt (born March 12, 1953 in Bayside, Queens[1]), best known as Ron Jeremy, is an American pornographic actor. Nicknamed “The Hedgehog“,[2] he was ranked by AVN Magazine at #1 in their “100 Top Porn Stars of All Time” list.[6] Jeremy has also appeared in non-pornographic films with studios such as Troma Entertainment.[3] He is well known for his 9.75 inch long penis[7] and gained some notoriety for being capable of autofellatio (which he first demonstrated on-screen in Inside Seka[8]) but he has since stated in a 2003 interview that all he can do these days is kiss […]
WORTH REPEATING: Lust For Life
LUST FOR LIFE: Iggy & The Stooges, Electric Factory, Last Night [FLICKR] BY JONATHAN VALANIA FOR THE INQUIRER Thanks to the many miracles of our modern affluent society, today’s super-rockers are kicking out the jams longer and harder than ever before. (Think about it: For the better part of the ’70s, the smart money would have been on Keith Richards’ dad snorting his son’s ashes, not vice versa.) As Iggy Pop (aka, James Osterberg), who turns 60 next week, proved Wednesday night at the Electric Factory, men well-acquainted with the business end of a sigmoidoscope are still capable of rocking […]
WEAPONIZED: Top Government Scientist Commits Suicide To Beat FBI Rap For 2001 Anthrax Attacks
LOS ANGELES TIMES: A top government scientist who helped the FBI analyze samples from the 2001 anthrax attacks has died in Maryland from an apparent suicide, just as the Justice Department was about to file criminal charges against him for the attacks, the Los Angeles Times has learned. Bruce E. Ivins, 62, who for the last 18 years worked at the government’s elite biodefense research laboratories at Ft. Detrick, Md., had been informed of his impending prosecution, said people familiar with Ivins, his suspicious death and the FBI investigation. Ivins, whose name had not been disclosed publicly as a suspect […]
NEWS CLUES: Like A Tiger Cub On The Teat Of Truth
EUREKA: Scientists May Have Discovered The ‘Thin Pill’ INQUIRER: Today’s booming gym business could start to go bust if scientists confirm the initial promise of two performance-enhancing, fat-melting pills that mimic the physiological benefits of exercise without all the sweat. Results published today in the journal Cell show the drugs turn ordinary mice into trim marathon champions. There should be no shortage of volunteers ready see if they do they same in humans. The two drugs, which go by their scientific names AICAR and GW1516, have two different target demographics: Couch potatoes might consider AICAR, which seems to build endurance […]
DAILY DOS: Elizabeth Edwards On Colbert Report
Last night’s complete Daily Show With Jon Stewart after the jump. Enjoy.
Weapons Scare Shuts Down Independence Mall
INQUIRER: The area around Independence Mall was tied in knots this morning after a man and a woman attempted to enter the William Green Federal Building about 11 a.m. with “prohibited items,” authorities said. The couple was detained and federal agents searched a car in an adjoining garage, where they discovered additional “prohibited items.” Broadcast reports said the couple had ammunition and a knife in their pockets and a shotgun stowed in their car. As a precaution, police evacuated the Federal Building, Philadelphia’s best-known tourist attractions and a daycare center. A garage adjoining the federal building also was evacuated. Traffic […]
BREAKING: Elizabeth Taylor Taken Off Life Support
DAILY MAIL: Elizabeth Taylor was put on a life support machine after suffering congestive heart failure, it was reported this evening. The 76-year-old’s condition was said to have deteriorated after she was initially diagnosed with pneumonia last week. Her children were at her bedside and doctors warned she might not survive, said the U.S. publication National Enquirer. UPDATE: LOS ANGELES — Elizabeth Taylor was hospitalized for an undisclosed reason but was expected to return home soon, representatives for the Oscar-winning actress said Thursday. A statement released by Dick Guttman, her Los Angeles-based publicist, did not say where Taylor was staying, […]
JUDGE: No Legal Precedent For White House Aide ‘Executive Privilege’ Claim, Rove, Miers, Bolten Must Appear Before Congress, Turn Over Documents
ASSOCIATED PRESS: President Bush’s top advisers are not immune from congressional subpoenas, a federal judge ruled Thursday in an unprecedented dispute between the two political branches. House Democrats called the ruling a ringing endorsement of the principle that nobody is above the law. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge John Bates said there’s no legal basis for Bush’s argument and that his former legal counsel, Harriet Miers, must appear before Congress. If she wants to refuse to testify, he said, she must do so in person. The committee also has sought to force testimony from White House chief of staff […]