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Actor slits own throat on stage after prop knife switched (2,824 diggs) An actor slit his throat live on stage when the prop knife for his suicide scene turned out to be a real one.

Double Lives:The Children of Refugees Caught Between Culture (263 diggs) The children of the first wave of refugees fleeing conflict in Sri Lanka, Somalia, Turkey and Iraq are coming of age now and are confronted with the expectations of their parents.The 1st imperative is to preserve their cultural and ethnic identity,to engage with their homeland. Then there are the expectations of the society they were born into.

Newsweek Mulls Huge Drop in Circulation - Old Media is DEAD! (300 diggs) Facing increased costs of postage and maintaining its circulation, Newsweek has been quietly considering a drop its circulation guarantee by a million copies or more

Digg if you support NPR: First major layoff in 25 years (6,917 diggs) NPR is canceling two shows and making first organization-wide layoffs in 25 years. Due to a serious slowdown in the sponsorship market, these cutbacks may only be the beginning.

Blow Smoke In Her Face and She'll Follow You Anywhere (PIC) (1,186 diggs) I'd love to see clips of men around the country following the advice of this ad and the end result. I'm thinking she follows him to his car and smashes a cinder block on his hood.

10 Reasons To Tell Her You've Cheated (813 diggs) So you cheated on her -- it's done. There's nothing you can do about that now. All that matters is what you do next; it's a dilemma to be sure. Your first inclination might be to cover your tracks, come up with an airtight alibi and make sure she never, ever finds out. How about this for an idea... tell her!

Chris Britt - Cartoonist [HD Video] (644 diggs) Watch as editorial cartoonist Chris Britt brainstorms, sketches, draws, and completes one of his amazing cartoons. Fascinating narration gives a view into the process and life of a cartoonist.

So My Dentist Sent Me This Innocent Email... Oh Wait [PIC] (3,969 diggs) Well, actually the email wasn't sent to me, but this is funny regardless. Though, I can't say I blame him.

Italian Barack Obama waxwork looks nothing like Obama (1,218 diggs)

What's in my bag? (PIC) (1,036 diggs) Cool shot! Makeup...check. iPhone...check. Dagger...wait, what?

The Las Vegas Sign Graveyard (PHOTOS) (590 diggs) These were shot in 2 locations 2 years apart: The YESCO backlot in May 2000 and the Las Vegas Neon Museum in August 2002. The black and whites are daytime shots desaturated in Photoshop.

Crowdsourcing Improves Effectiveness of Warning Signs (PIC) (768 diggs) Sometimes the drawing isn't enough, and we need an artist to come around and really let us know what electricity feels like. Does it hurt, or does it feel good, I can't remember...oh look it says right here...

How to Write Your Own Memoir (490 diggs) Thinking about your legacy? Wondering how to achieve a small measure of immortality? Write a memoir.

The 50 Most Wonderfully Geeky Moments of 2008 (850 diggs) In the gallery below, you'll find superheroes, robots (both real and fictional), geek girl crushes and even a giant particle accelerator that may eventually destroy Earth. These are the news stories that struck us as particularly geeky; the movies, TV shows, Web series and video games that got our "Spidey senses" tingling.

Hefner to Step Down as Playboy CEO (674 diggs) Christie Hefner announced today her plans to step down as chairman and CEO of Playboy Enterprises.

Big Name Makeovers in 2008 (351 diggs) We round up some of the biggest product and brand makeovers of 2008. For two, Tinkerbell and Strawberry Shortcake are now, officially, sluts (or at least trying to look like one).

Santa's Little (Slave) Helper (375 diggs) Few European Christmas traditions elicit as many diverse and divergent opinions as Black Pete of the Netherlands. Santa's former slave may have been whitewashed in recent years, but many still view him as a racist caricature from the country's colonial past.

So True [Pic] (2,534 diggs)

TIME's Top 10 Everything of 2008 (960 diggs) A meta-list of Top 10 lists. From a groundbreaking American President to a historic economic collapse - with everything from the Olympics to Puppycam in between - here's TIME's comprehensive look at the year that was.

Why DOES the World Love Homer Simpson? (1,113 diggs) He's a fat, yellow moron who strangles his son. Yet politicians and bishops are his fans - and he's just won the Turner Prize for modern art. So why DOES the world love Homer Simpson? He's been a scribble on a piece of typing paper; the star of his own TV show; the subject of media controversy and presidential disapprova.

Why Do Some Americans Hate the French So Much? [PIC] (3,063 diggs) Freedom fries and all that. Just wondering, ya know. Share your thoughts?