The truth is stranger than fiction

Ever wondered how to get over the pain and anguish of a broken heart? Well, here's one possible course of action: construct a "total body sculpture" (preferably robotic) of your ex.

Are indie darlings The Shins party to top-secret US intelligence information? "The US military investigated building a 'gay bomb', which would make enemy soldiers 'sexually irresistible' to each other, government papers say". Surely that can be the only explanation why there's a track called 'Pink Bullets' on Chutes Too Narrow.

Fancy going out for a quick bite in Birmingham? Well, someone certainly does, if the stories are to be believed. Don't know about you, but I'm off to buy some garlic, taking care to wear a scarf - a pain in the neck, but better than a pain in the neck, as it were.

(Thanks to Charlie, the folks at New Links and Bushra for the links.)