As stunts go, planning to jump out of a helicopter, fall 2,400 feet, and land safely without a parachute seems like just about the craziest.
We've all thought it, right? We've thrown up our hands, despite the carpal tunnel; we've set our laptops to sleep; we've vowed to take a day off, to stop looking at the little screen, to ignore the beeps and groans and vibratory sensations emanating from our technological friends.
The hosts of a Dutch TV program left a bad taste in some viewers mouths when they cooked and ate human flesh on air last night.
The UCLA math major who went to fight in Libya for summer break is heading home
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