Anti- genital mutilation ad campaign features blowup love dolls
"More than 140 million women in the world are condemned to feel nothing." Link to post at Ads of the World, more scans on kuteev's livejournal. Campaign by Contrapunto BBDO, Barcelona. The ads are for a group called AMAM, Association of Women against Genital Mutilation, who have run some very provocative PSAs before, too. Oddly, AMAM appears to have no web presence at all, but there are lots of blog posts about past evocative print campaigns.
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/05/11/anti-genital-mutilat.html

Stolen Laptop Helps Turn Tables on Suspects
WHITE PLAINS — The thieves were voracious, filching flat-screen televisions and computer games, purloining iPods and DVDs, even making off with a box of liquor and a set of car rims in a burglary two weeks ago at an apartment three young people shared here. Luckily, they also took two laptop computers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/10/nyregion/10laptop.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
(http://punto-informatico.it/2281228/PI/InEvidenza/Le-rubano-il-Mac-ma-lei-li-frega-via-webcam/p.aspx)

Neil Young gets new honor -- his own spider
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Iconic singer and songwriter Neil Young has had an honor bestowed upon him that is not received by many musicians -- his own spider.
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSSP19797120080512
Neil Young passerà ai posteri grazie a un ragno
Nuovi onori e fama imperitura per il musicista canadese Neil Young, questa volta in campo scientifico e senza dover alzare nemmeno un dito: un biologo californiano ha nominato una nuova specie di ragno da lui scoperta con il nome del suo cantante preferito, Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi.

France may breathalyse clubbers
Francia: etilometro obbligatorio per i clubbers
Il consiglio dei ministri francese sta per vagliare una proposta di legge per rendere obbligatorio il test dell'etilometro in tutti i locali notturni che tengono aperto fino alle 2.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7395401.stm