melissa, were you in memphis this weekend, or was this barbara?

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Memphis Zoo officials have banned a woman after saying she climbed over a barrier to the enclosure where lions are kept and tried to feed them cookies.

The unidentified woman's actions were reported by other zoo patrons, who saw her jump the barrier and heard her singing to the animals. (via)

SPOTTED.

little jenny humphreys and stupid vanessa, banned from gossip girl forever. or something.

look at egypt!

last night the protesting went completely off-the-fucking-rails. i watched some live coverage on rachel maddow, and folks were running around beating each other up, throwing molotov cocktails, and just generally burning shit to the fucking ground. there were tanks driving this way and that, shooting out smoke screens for people to escape under. the military was firing "warning shots" every 15 seconds. shit got real real, real fast.

in related news, thomas wilhelm and i thought it might be fun to organize a similar-style protest of the law that was passed in nyc yesterday banning smoking in parks. i'm thinking union square. wanna come? will you pick up some alcohol and bottles and rags? k thx.

nooooOOOooooo!!!

UPDATE:
JOHANNESBURG -- FIFA has defended South African fans' right to blow their vuvuzela horns at World Cup matches despite global criticism from television viewers of the constant blaring noise.

"I have always said that Africa has a different rhythm, a different sound," the FIFA president Sepp Blatter said in a Twitter message on Monday. "I don't see banning the music traditions of fans in their own country."

Blatter went on to ask: "Would you want to see a ban on the fan traditions in your country?" (via)

yeah! tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot!!

toooot toooooooooooooooooooooooooot!!! some of the TV stations are threatening to ban my fave part of the world cup, the vuvuzela!