It Has Achieved Sentience, And It Is Hungry: Nine dead after plane and helicopter collide over Hudson.
And You Thought We Were Having Crazy Weather This Summer: One million evacuated off China’s coast because of typhoon.
And Not To Be Outdone: Japan has 7.1 magnitude earthquake. No word on Korea suddenly sprouting massive volcanoes.
The City’s Outreach To Low Level Dealers: Already making positive impacts on the neighborhood.
Like Small Children, But Not Teenagers? Get A Mutt: Researchers find that dogs can get as smart as average two-year old.
It’s Not Excessive Force, It’s Excited Delirium: Researchers look into suspected cause for sudden death while in police custody.
Finally, What Every Lifetime Single Person Knows: Marriage is pain and suffering sacrifice.
40 Years Of “Paul Is Dead”: It’s the 40th anniversary the Beatles’ Abbey Road. Watch people make the famous crossing, and read how the local government wants to move it.
And In Other Music News: Hip-Hop pioneer Kurtis Blow turns 50 today.

You had it right the first time. Pain and suffering indeed. And by the way, two-year-olds aren’t really very smart.
The Breaks is one of the lamest hip hop songs ever.
Amazing that a group from 40 years ago still has a worldwide fan base willing to recreate an album cover. I went to see Paul McCartney at the Key Arena 2 years ago, and the front rows were full of screaming pre-teen girls!
Meanwhile, I watched Gus Van Sant’s “Final Days” about the end of Kurt Cobain. Seriously, it’s getting to the point of “Nirvana who?”. Hasn’t most of GenX technology and art gone by the wayside?
And the White House is caving on the public option.
Awesome. Here’s your fucking change, poor people.