2007
YEAR THE IPHONE DROPPED
BREAKING

ARSONIST EX-HUSBAND ARRESTED: 'I CAN FIX HIM' CULT EMERGES ONLINE

INLAND EMPIRE COUNTY SHERIFF • 07.17.2007
Gerry McAuliffe

Local woman's ex-husband Gerard 'Gerry' McAuliffe was taken into custody Tuesday following a house fire that destroyed their former marital home. Investigators are calling it arson. Meanwhile, an online fan club has emerged and we are deeply concerned...

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EXCLUSIVE

LOCAL SCULPTOR FINDS LOVE AFTER MESSY DIVORCE

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Erin McAuliffe

Metal sculptor Erin Meriweather is moving on. Just months after her divorce was finalized, sources say she's been spotted with a local attorney. Friends describe her as "finally happy." We caught up with her for an exclusive interview...

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URGENT

MISSING CAT: DO NOT APPROACH

CALL ANIMAL CONTROL IMMEDIATELY
Mitzy

Her name is Mitzy. She is bitter, aggressive, and possibly plotting something. If you see her, do not approach. Call animal control immediately. Or buy the t-shirt and wear it as a warning to others...

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PROFILE

UNDERDOG LAWYER SCORES MASSIVE SETTLEMENT IN DAVID VS. GOLIATH CASE

COHEN & ASSOCIATES
Jaime Q. Cohen

Attorney Jaime Q. Cohen just won big. The little guy took on a major corporation and walked away with a settlement that has the legal community buzzing...

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TRANSCRIPT

STERN GOES OFF ON EAST OREGON READING APP LIVE ON AIR

THE HOWARD STERN SHOW • APRIL 15, 2007

HOWARD: Okay so some schmuck in East Oregon — which by the way has produced nothing but gonorrhea and shitkickers — this guy says he's going to get people to read BOOKS on their PHONES. On their PHONES, Robin.

ROBIN: Ha.

HOWARD: Nobody is reading a book on a phone. You can barely watch porn on a phone.

ROBIN: People manage.

HOWARD: I'm sure you do. Next you'll tell me that YouTube is gonna be the next MTV. What a bunch of horseshit.

ROBIN: To be fair, they do have an interesting idea—

HOWARD: Robin. Stop. You're killing me. An interesting idea. From East Oregon.

ROBIN: I'm just saying.

HOWARD: Nobody asked you. We'll be right back.

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BREAKING

GERRY MCAULIFFE SELLS RIGHTS TO HIS STORY FOR SIX FIGURES

PUBLISHERS IN BIDDING WAR OVER ARSONIST'S MEMOIR

In a move that has shocked absolutely no one who knows him, convicted arsonist Gerry McAuliffe has sold the rights to his story for six figures. Publishers are calling it "the most unhinged love story of 2007."

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ART NEWS

ERIS SCULPTURE IN CORTEN STEEL SURVIVES HOUSE FIRE

WITNESSES SAY IT BURNED BRIGHTER • FIRE POPPIES BLOOM IN THE ASH
Eris Sculpture

When firefighters arrived at the Meriweather property, they found the sculptures standing in the wreckage—untouched, rust-orange in the smoke. Neighbors described the scene as “like they were meant to witness it.”

In the weeks since, fire poppies have emerged across the scorched land. The wildflowers, dormant for years in the soil, bloom only after fire.

Word has spread that Erin Meriweather has no intention of rebuilding. What she does intend is less clear. A contractor was seen on site last week.

The sculptures haven’t moved.

VIRAL

NOBODY KNOWS WHERE THIS CAME FROM AND WE CAN'T STOP WATCHING IT

WEB VIDEO • APRIL 2007

A 30-second clip appeared online this week and nobody can figure out who made it. Girl meets guy. The guy is great. The other guy, so not. He brought whiskey and gasoline to a party where he wasn't invited and a goddess made of steel was the only one who survived the fire. Kidding. But some shit went down.

47,000 views in 48 hours. No credits. No explanation. We have questions.

COMMUNITY

DREAD NEWCOMER LAUNCHES TASTY BAKERY

DREAD, OREGON • FEB. 2007
Yummy Crumbs Bakery

Ava, 20, newly engaged to a Navy SEAL, says she's not worried about the gloomy economic forecast. "I put everything into this bakery," she said, smiling. "So it has to work, right?"

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