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Yes, butane lighters are allowed on planes....

I wear a watch with a fairly heavy stainless steel band, and it doesn't set off the metal detectors either. I've noticed that magnets don't stick to it and assumed that had something to do with the de...

Whether murder is "first degree" has nothing to do with what weapon is used or where someone is stabbed. This wasn't a premeditated attack (nor any of the other qualifiers for first degree murder)....

Great photo, and it looks much better on the Flickr page. For some reason the version that Gothamist posted looks like a photo of a photo....

wow, it's like we're talking about two different places. When I went, my group found it to be the opposite of sublime--the waiters were obnoxious, and the food was carelessly prepared with far too muc...

I agree, this is just regular old fraud. But I guess Ponzi is the word of the day and people are eager to use it....

OK sure, Sigg withheld information that would have impacted their sales, and you want to reduce your exposure to BPA because there's a chance it could be harmful. But seriously folks, take a deep br...

I think Alan Richman's review of Il Mulino sums up my feelings about that place. It's an expensive tourist trap....

I concur. It seems like Ms. Alcock did not learn the correct lesson from this incident....

Another case of feline high-rise syndrome. It's crazy, but cats have this window of height around 4-6 stories where they are at the greatest risk of injury from a fall. At higher altitudes, they have ...

Deja vu: http://gothamist.com/2009/04/18/staten_island_dog_keeps_vigil_onloo.php ...

I think he got scared when he was under suspicion and tried to dispose of the evidence. As others have pointed out, unfortunately it's all too common to have your bag looted when you check it, and i...

Inhaling salty air is hazardous to the health? Time to sell that beachfront property!...

camera_club, if rabbits were an endangered species, then you might have a point. These rabbits are farmed, though, so the comparison is not a strong one....

What kind of question is that? Rabbits are tasty animals. I don't need to eat them any more than I need to eat duck or lamb, but I certainly do enjoy rabbit when I can get it. I would say rabbit is ...