Shopkeepers Revolt Against Sicilian Mafia

…all products and staff are 100 per cent guaranteed Mafia-free, supplied only by shops and producers which have stood up to Sicily\’s Cosa Nostra and refused to pay protection money.

\’I decided it was right to give those traders who refuse to pay an extra opportunity,\’ said Messina, 29, a former boating instructor and bar owner and now owner of Punto Pizzofree.

In other news today, police in Siciliy found the body of a 29 year old man drowned in a river…

We Are The World performed entirely by Japanese impersonators. Cyndi Lauper\’s awesome.

Terrifying Mining Gear. I like number 13. That thing looks like it\’ll fuck you up and take your wallet.

Nine Inch Nails just released Ghosts I – IV, an instrumental double album. The first 9 tracks are free to download, while the entire album is available for download as high quality mp3s for $5. An actual CD copy is $10. This is the first album Trent\’s released completely independently and free of any contract with any label. It\’ll be interesting to see how successful this is (the insanely heavy traffic to the site might be a good indicator).

Heh heh, Garfield cartoons without Garfield. This one is perfect.

Wired has a great article about guys who salvage sinking ships. It\’s a tough and deadly job but the pay is really good.