I am truly a product of Hollywood in-breeding. When two celebrities mate, someone like me is the result. More →

Pirates chased and shot at a U.S. cruise liner with more than 1,000 people on board but failed to hijack the vessel as it sailed along a corridor patrolled by international warships More →

Designer Wong makes engagement rings that can kill you. The razor-sharp diamond point is set into the ring so it cant get knocked out when you smash someones face in, and the edges of the ring are really soft so it wont cut into your skin during the pounding. Its romantic because it means, Will you marry me but it also means, I cant always be there to protect you so if some jerk wont stop bothering you, puncture him with this. The diamond sharp edge will also cut skin down to the bone (with a minimum 1 karat stone - but the larger the better). Or it may simply be used to tag hard surfaces, like cars and windows for S.O.S. messages or that last will and estimate when pen or paper (or lawyers) arent conveniently around. More →

WITH even the largest vessels now vulnerable to pirates, these are dangerous times for shipping. The same goes for financial supertankers such as Citigroup. More →