THE WEIRDEST RAPPER IN THE WORLD Wednesday, July 9

Even at 50, Kool Keith hasn't changed his sex-crazed, forward-thinking ways — 
and there's not a damn 
thing wrong with that

ROCKIN' MESSIAH Wednesday, July 9

Prominent theoretical chemist David Glowacki was ejected from a classical music concert at England's Bristol Old Vic in June for disrupting a performance of Handel's "Messiah." He was trying to crowd-surf in front of the stage. Dr. Glowacki, an …

CULTURAL DIVERSITY Wednesday, July 9

A formal-dress rental store in Fukui, Japan, with a side business making keepsake portraits of brides, was surprised at the number of men who requested a similar service — to be outfitted just like the women, in wedding gowns and other frills, …

HAVE I GOT A GIRL FOR YOU Wednesday, July 9

Parental fear of having raised girls and boys who

PRIORITIES Wednesday, July 9

San Francisco's activist Board of Supervisors, among the boldest in the country to rid their cities of obnoxious goods and services, added disposable plastic water bottles to the list in March (joining circumcision, plastic shopping bags and …

HOT CHICK Wednesday, July 9

In a bizarre animal beauty contest, in June, the tiny serama chicken pageant was celebrated on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Seramas (which are thought by natives to have aphrodisiac powers) have richly colored plumage and a bearing — …

DEMOCRACY IN ACTION! Wednesday, July 9

Jordan Haskins, 24, is Michigan Republicans' best hope for the open state House seat in Saginaw in November, but he's burdened by a teenage past of being "young and stupid," he told the Saginaw News in June. Haskins has been in prisons in two states …

YOU MISSED A SPOT Wednesday, July 9

The leader of Romania's Orthodox church was shown in June on the church's website performing a traditional blessing of a newly inaugurated facility, in this case the church-owned Trinitas Radio and Television studios. The rooms are big and the walls …

ZOMBIE OKIES Wednesday, July 9

Congressional candidate Tim Murray handily lost June's primary election (82 percent to 5 percent) in Oklahoma's 3rd District to incumbent U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas, but he didn't give up. In a rambling letter to KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City, Murray accused …

READY? OK! Wednesday, July 9

The county Association of Governments in Phoenix notified Diane "DD" Barker recently that she could continue to address association meetings as a community activist, but was to cease introducing her remarks by performing cartwheels, as she …