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Jeff Cagle
Jeff Cagle is a Chicago-based writer, editor and photographer. He spends too much time on the internet on Tumblr, twitter and news sites. When not staring into a computer screen, you can usually find him playing in traffic somewhere on his bicycle.
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Recent Blogs
Have Mercy! John Stamos Victim of Failed Extortion Plot
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While all things celebrity are focused on whether Tiger Woods will run out of fingers and toes to count the number of his former mistresses, apparently John Stamos, better known as Uncle Jesse from "Full House," was recently the victim of a failed extortion plot.
Hilarious Facebook Status Update Becomes Alibi
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You know you've seen status updates on Facebook like, "I am eating a taco" or, "I am hanging out with my boo" and thought where's the creativity? Well now you have even more reason to get all Tracy Morgan with your updates and write something absurd: it could prove to be an alibi.
Lost NY Teen: The Female Jason Bourne?
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A teenage girl who turned up in Midtown Manhattan recently apparently has no memory of her name, home or family. Child service officials that the girl is safe but just wants to know who she is and what happened to her. That's all Jason Bourne wanted to do, too, then he reflexively dropped a couple of cops and went on a killing spree to retrace his steps.
It’s Official: Jon Gosselin is a Masochist
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Just when you thought Jon Gosselin was in the clear after dropping his controlling she-devil other half, he up and decides to celebrate his bachelor status by shacking up with the Mayor of Crazytown, Octomom. Apparently his love of Ed Hardy shirts is the least of his worries...
DJ Hero Out Today
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Activision released "DJ Hero" in North America today, the latest installment in the let's-not-learn-real-instruments-and-instead-press-buttons genre of video games. A number of DJs and artists have helped collaborate for the game, whether it's lending their image for avatars or creating some of the game's mixes. Artists who've helped out along the way include DJ Shadow, the late DJ AM (RIP), Jay-Z, Eminem, Grandmaster Flash, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and everyone's favorite DJ gods, Daft Punk.
Things to Not Do as a Cop: Get Drunk, Bring Gun to Haunted House
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Things never usually end well when you mix alcohol and weapons. Such is the case for Sgt. Eric Janik, a Baltimore police officer who got scared and allegedly pulled his service weapon on a haunted house employee dressed as Leatherface over the weekend, and is now suspended without pay and probably going to get canned.
Bears, Humans, Ice Skates: A Recipe for Disaster
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You kind of have to wonder what drugs the person was on who first thought up the idea to take a bear from the wild, try to domesticate it, then slap a pair of ice skates on it and make it skate around for a paying audience. To Russians it's a crowd pleaser, but it's also a great way to get you killed, like circus hand Dmitry Potapov found out this week when he was mauled to death by a 5-year-old bear who likely took exception to being strapped to figure skates instead of more masculine hockey skates.
