Alexis Cohen, former American Idol contestant

I was saddened today by this news story on Mail.com (click on the image to see a larger version):



Saddened that the defining fact about this woman's life (at least according to a news organisation) is that she auditioned for American Idol twice.

APP.com: 'Ex-'Idol' contestant died after being struck by car'

Caption: Cops ... investigating

Given the photo it goes alongside, is this the least informative picture caption ever? A colleague of mine spotted it on the Sun website. (Click on the image to see a larger version.)



Just in case you can't see the screengrab, here's a link to the original article.
The Sun: Shooting on quiet street

BBC News and attack on Sri Lankan cricketers

The attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team is a big story, but big enough to occupy two of the three tabs in both the BBC News 'news' widget and the BBC News 'sport' widget – at the same time?

Monday roundup: inline comments, chicken foetus

Too many bits and bobs to wait for a Friday roundup, so here's a Monday roundup instead.

• I've just enabled inline comments on this blog, so you'll no longer be taken to a non-blog page when you comment on one of the posts. Please let me know if it causes you any problems. I found it a bit fiddly to implement, so if you want the same functionality on your Blogger blog, I strongly recommend the Blogger Buster guide to inline comments.

• A good British spoof news website I've only just come across is The Daily Mash. Current lead story: 'Hamilton wins world car pointing championship'.

• One recent story that isn't a Daily Mash spoof but sounds like it should be concerns a chicken foetus found in a Liverpool alleyway. "Stop grieving, it's only a chicken," the Metropolitan Police tells the people of Liverpool in what could be the quote of the year. Thanks for this one, Harry.

• Another great story, this time from the Valleys (sorry! Just teasing!), concerns mistranslated bilingual road signs. Again: thanks, Harry.