Oil spill glamour shots in Vogue

Not from The Onion (I think): Vogue Italia pays tribute to the Gulf oil spill with a fashion shoot:

Kristen McMenamy in the "survivor" version, where she interprets in images the environmental drama that's afflicting the Gulf of Mexico.

She keeps her skin golden thanks to Self Tan Face Bronzing Gel Tint (to wear alone or with foundation): it takes care of the skin, while giving it a hint of color.

Carbon, anthracite, and all of the earthy shades "dress" her eyes: Quick Eyes Cream Shadow, cocoa shimmer, a long-lasting cream eye shadow, worn with brown High Impact Mascara, and her lips feature a nude look. All by Clinique.

Tulle dress with beaded embroidery, Ralph Lauren Collection. Rubber necklace, My Sister's Art. Hair by Orlando Pita for Orlo Salon. Make-up Pat McGrath. Fashion editor Karl Templer. Set design by Mary Howard.

You can see the entire spread here.

NFL player sets Guiness World Record for scoring points in a video game, playing as himself

Sounds like a story from the Onion, but it's true, Daunte Culpepper did real well in a Madden football game, playing as himself.

Tiki Barber takes credit for the NY Giants Super Bowl win

This falls under "Not from the Onion." For those of you that don't follow American pro football. Tiki Barber was a star running back for the NY Giants (with an outsized ego) and retired before the season started to become a tv announcer. He spent a significant part of the year badmouthing his coach and quarterback. The Giants just won the Super Bowl without him. Tiki:

“I feel great joy for them because I know in a lot of ways I helped a lot of guys on that team,” Barber said. “I know Brandon was someone who benefited from me being there; even criticizing someone is a way of getting them to think about themselves.”

I asked Barber if he thought his criticism of Manning helped prod him out of a shell. “I don’t know, cause Eli doesn’t pay attention, ” Barber said laughing. “In this case, it made him stand up and I guess become aware.”

Florida had to buy super-sized autopsy tables (and morgue drawers) for fat people

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Headline of the Day from major newspaper: "Jamie Lynn Spears is not the first teen to have a baby"

That's an actual headline from the LA Times from December 31, 2007. Via.

Scotland's New £125k Slogan = Welcome To Scotland

"The new message was devised with help from one of Scotland's top advertising agencies, The Leith Agency." Link. Via.

Britain's House of Lords is considering new rules eliminating thick bread

Unfortunately not from The Onion:

Baroness Gardener said: "I speak as a member of the All-Party Group on Obesity. Why is it that in central London you can hardly find a thinly sliced or medium-sliced load of bread to buy, and any sandwich you buy in any supermarket is now made with thick bread?

"While the House of Lords continues to use medium-sliced bread - and very nice bread - in its sandwiches, even the House of Commons has moved to thick bread.

"Surely at a time when we want to reduce people's consumption, there should be more pressure from the Food Standards Agency, or one of the many departments the Minister speaks about, to take us back to normal-sized bread instead of these super-sized sandwiches."

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Not from the Onion: The British Santa has been told to get in shape

Bluewater shopping centre in Greenhithe, Kent, has even gone one step further and set-up a Santa boot camp.

Fiona Campbell-Reilly, spokeswoman at the shopping centre, said: "Santa has been around for years, but society has changed and our Santa needs to reflect this.

"Bluewater's Santa Boot Camp is getting Santa in shape and setting a good example to children who idolise him.

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Not from the Onion: Violence has declined so much in Iraq, business is poor for cemetary owners

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