Long weekend ahead

Sorry there was no column yesterday. I was working late and so was Richie and, well, sometimes that happens.

I have to lead with this shot of Britney Spears and Madonna kissing. Here's a closer shot. Oh yeah, Christina kissed Madonna too. (Sorry about the wrong links earlier. Yahoo must have changed the pages.)

Here's a rundown on the 20th annual Video Music Awards.

The FBI plans to arrest a teenager today as the author of the recent LovSan virus.

Milford town officials are now trying to get the Penthouse Boutique to remove some Grecian statutes that are displayed outside their store. According to the head of the Planning and Zoning department, their "regulations are clear that signs can’t show buttocks or breasts." That, my friends, is utter bullshit. In fact, I have a memo from the City Attorney to the P&Z Chairman that specifically states P&Z cannot control the content of any signs. Whether these statutes are even legally considered "signs" is another matter.

Nice drug bust in West Haven. A few less scumbags on the street.

That North Haven bride who went berserk at her wedding last week pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of creating a public disturbance and paid a $90 fine. The judge recommended she take an anger management course.

Jessica Simpson's cleavage.

Ouch! A North Texas man woke up from bladder surgery to find that doctors had amputated his penis without his permission.

Nice promo shot of Anna Kournikova. (Check out the abdomen lines near the bottom of the photo)

Wanna see your first name in Chinese characters?

Here's another person who faked his own death to avoid a court appearance. That's two faked deaths in two weeks in the Column.

They're good, but they're not that good: For 13 nights, Annie Lewis slept on the street just feet from the area's first Krispy Kreme store.

Did you see Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1977 interview in Oui magazine?

Have a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend.