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Elsewhere in the ‘ist-a-verse

Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Lollapalooza (Jim Kopeny/Chicagoist) Chicagoist had a surreal Lollapalooza experience, starting with a soaked first day that included a man dying during one of the first sets, followed by hot and steamy days two and three , lots of amazing pictures , people in Buckingham Fountain , and ending with a man punching a horse . Londonist witnessed unecessary tabloid shock at the … (News Source: Chicagoist - 22:22:27)

Zambrano speaks: ‘I’ve been lazy’

“My problem is I’ve been lazy,” a contrite Carlos Zambrano admitted after his morning session. “I don’t like abs [abdominal muscles workouts] but I have to do them.” (News Source: Chicago Tribune - 17:33:19)

Blame Michael Jackson, Not His Doctors!

Call it the ultimate whodunit twist: Michael Jackson did it. As famed attorney Mark Geragos told E! News, a Jackson homicide trial in which Dr. Conrad Murray is the defendant may well… (News Source: E! Online - 21:19:58)

Motocross Legend Travis Pastrana Gets Toasted And We Talk To BMX Star Daniel Dhers

Travis Pastrana has been the only person to land a double back flip on a motorcycle , enjoys jumping out of planes without a parachute , has done a back flip in a monster truck, won nine X Games gold medals and three Rally America championships, has a show on MTV where he and his crazy friends do incredibly dangerous (and … (News Source: LAist - 22:13:48)

Athletics Worlds - day two as it happened

Usain Bolt becomes 100m world champion with a new world record and GB’s Jessica Ennis is crowned heptathlon champion on day two. (News Source: BBC News - 15:57:57)

Are those bears? In Middlesex? Maybe

A bear with a discerning palate is presumed to be the culprit that is ravaging Charles Healey’s watermelon patch, where about three dozen melons have been eaten, clawed or otherwise abused last week. (News Source: Daily Press - 22:45:27)

Lots doing in Lebanon Saturday

LEBANON - For some family fun this weekend, the Lebanon Historical Society is hosting its inaugural Community A-fair Saturday followed by the annual Lebanon Community Club chicken barbeque on Sunday. (News Source: The Oneida Daily Dispatch - 21:56:48)

Govt training plan ‘crazy’

The idea that retraining programmes can offer a solution to job losses is “crazy”, says a political analyst at the University of Johannesburg. (News Source: News 24 South Africa - 06:55:47)

Cruising the strip remains a popular activity

Sixteen years after an anti-cruising ordinance killed the teen pastime in downtown Janesville, cruising remains popular in Janesville. (News Source: The Janesville Gazette - 21:05:06)

Roundtable: Palin Controlling World by Facebook?

A recap from ‘This Week’ roundtable discussion on the partisan controversy over “death panels.” (News Source: ABC News - 19:11:41)