dre in the morning

Sunday Mirror journalist Rupert Hamer killed in Afghanistan
British newspaper’s defence correspondent killed and one of its photographers severely injured by roadside bomb in Helmand province. (guardian)

Drug law changes little for life in Mexico
The reform seems to have had more impact in the rhetorical war over drug decriminalization than it has on Mexican streets. Rather than claiming victory, legalization advocates say the new law may even make things worse because of the way it’s written. (azcentral)

David Bowie, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd Arrive on U.K. Stamps
British letters have acquired a taste for rock music. Yesterday, the Royal Mail released a set of 10 special stamps featuring classic British album covers including David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust, the Rolling Stones’ Let It Bleed, New Order’s Power, Corruption and Lies and Coldplay’s A Rush of Blood to the Head. (rollingstone)

NBC pulls plug on Leno’s nightly prime-time show
NBC said Sunday it decided to pull the plug on the Jay Leno experiment when some affiliate stations considered dropping the nightly prime-time show, and the network is waiting to hear if Leno and “Tonight” host Conan O’Brien accept its new late-night TV plans. (ap)

Marijuana store owner battles would-be burglar
Video. (fox31)

No Pants Day in subway
Hundreds of practical jokers minus their pants have crowded into New York subways to mark the annual No Pants Day. (9news)

GPS Lingerie Device Has No Conceivable Purpose
You know you’re a lucky guy when you find a girlfriend who puts on lingerie without having to be asked. You know you have “happily ever after” material when you find one who puts a GPS device inside that lingerie and then scampers off to hide in your sex dungeon. (Honestly, we can’t think of any other use for this bizarre from a Brazilian clothing company). (asylum)

Do Americans like dogs or cats best? No contest: Dogs win, cats are most disliked
Clearly, there are dog people and there are cat people. But it’s not much of a contest: 74 percent of people like dogs a lot, and only 41 percent like cats a lot. (latimes)

Who is stupider: the 143 people that complained about “anti-ginger sentiment” in Doctor Who, or the newspaper which reported it?
A statement from the corporation said: “We would like to reassure viewers that Doctor Who doesn’t have an anti ginger agenda whatsoever. This was a reprise of the line in the Christmas Invasion episode in 2005, when David Tennant discovers that he’s not ginger, and here he is, missing out again – disappointed he’s still not ginger.” (telegraph)

Sword Canes: The Next Great Airport Security Challenge
But wait: Aren’t sword canes only carried by Romantic poets and villains in Bond movies? According to the Wall Street Journal, they are also wielded (unwittingly) by 78 year-old retired deli owners on their way to visit their relatives in Seattle. (gawker)

You Press The Dre, We Do The Rest
The Advertising Slogan Generator is good clean fun. (thesurrealist)