KRT Wire | 05/16/2005 | Marlins' Conine's 3 hits earn a chance to get more: "The Marlins called on 'Baseball Tonight' to clarify John Kruk's comments about Jim Mecir on Sunday's broadcast.
Apparently unaware Mecir was born with a club foot and walks with a limp, Kruk criticized the Marlins for using an injured reliever in Sunday's loss to the Padres.
Mecir didn't take offense.
Kruk told the Marlins he would apologize on-air if the broadcast bosses let him. He also asked to be put in contact with Mecir."

2004 Asian Mustache Olympics

Miscellaneous TV: Pat O'Brien Doesn't Want To Be The H'wood Insider; He Just Wants To Be Inside 'Her: "We have accessed Hollywood Insider's Pat O'Brien's alleged voicemail messages to a coworker he is trying to coerce into a threesome with both he and an anonymous woman identified only as 'Betsy.'"

Amazon.com: Apparel: China Man: "China Man"

Well, at least the hanbok is cute: "Kindergarten children in Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province point a gun at a poster mocking the U.S. president."

Pyongyang youth athletic festival

Sky News : Palace Blunder: Prince's Smoking Charity Pics: "Prince Harry has been pictured holding a cigarette next to a young orphan while carrying out charity work in South Africa.

Harry, whose wayward behaviour has never kept him far from the headlines, was snapped crouched on the ground with the cigarette hidden by a shadow."

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business2blog: Paris and the Hamburger Ad: "Carl's Jr., a hamburger chain that recently used a talking fetus as a spokesman, has now got Paris Hilton for its TV ads."

The New York Times > Dining & Wine > Diners and Dinner, Close to the Flame: "SOME American cooks believe that grilling is the national pastime. But it's also a passion in Korea and Japan, where cooks enjoy a particularly cozy relationship with the fire.

In Korean restaurants the grill is in the middle of the table, where everyone can reach it.

'Cooking together and serving other people are part of the barbecue experience,' said Max Han, who runs an online guide to Korean-American culture at newyorkseoul.com. 'It's one of the ways we Koreans feel jeong, a bonding, a connection that's very important in our culture.'"

Boing Boing: MP3: Burger King 911 call