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...Quincy Assassin, an annual event in which ordinary Harvard students are inexplicably transformed into heavily armed, highly skilled stalkers. Their sole purpose: demolishing classmates by shooting them with plastic or foam darts...
...prototype to demonstrate the capabilities of the new character animation system for 3D Studio MAX. Originally, the creators made an adult skeleton dance. Next, they had an alien dance. None of these characters made an impact. But one fateful day, the designers superimposed an image of a large plastic baby doll over the dancing adult skeleton. A star was born. Shortly thereafter, company employees began sending the animation file through email, and soon it became an Internet favorite, accompanied by music ranging from B.J. Thomas' "Ooga-Choka" to Peter Gabriel's "Digging in the Dirt...
Sources: Washington Post; Miami Herald; New York Times; San Francisco Examiner; American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
...around 4:45 p.m., the last blue and white float drives out of sight, and the loyal crowd disperses. The park remains incredibly busy, though, and a youth attracts a number of parade-goers by drumming on a plastic can. Eventually, he hands the sticks off to a buddy sitting on a bench just behind their makeshift stage. Four young men take turns playing the cans, until a cop on horseback approaches. The policeman makes a signal with his hand that looks like he's cutting his throat. The drummers are suddenly silent, focusing their attention...
...Brooklyn, N.Y., a car that had been towed as a scofflaw vehicle was sold at auction. Moments later, a decomposed body wrapped in plastic was discovered in its trunk. Police believe it had been there "a few months...