Rewriting History

Yesterday the story was that during a photo shoot Leibovitz had asked the Queen the take off her tiara, saying is was too...

And that was as far as she got. The Queen cut her off and "stormed out". Now, the BBC is saying that was not the case. (Or....was it???)


Blank Slate With Tar

The Dutch have started taking down all road signs and found that it actually increases safety and traffic flow, while reducing overall traffic speed. Should we try it here?


Tour De France

A Spaniard is still in the yellow jersey after 5 stages, but the "real racing'" hasn't started yet. The silence about last year, Floyd Landis, doping, etc, is absolutely deafening. Bunch of crashes this year, more than I've ever seen -- bad juju?


Quotation of the Day

Old Jewish lady: ... And what do you want to be when you grow up?
Six-year-old girl: A shampoo girl.
Four-year-old boy: A hooker!
Mother, smoking: I like it when they have low expectations about life.

From Overheard Everywhere