Offbeat | US: Art lovers stage mock anti-Renoir protest at Boston museum

Protesters gathered outside the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston to stage a mock demonstration against the French impressionist painter. Some carried signs that read, “God Hates Renoir” and “Aesthetic Terrorism”

Offbeat | Kuwaiti with Gulf plates nabbed for 1,645 driving violations

A Kuwaiti driver who apparently thought having license plates from another Gulf country would help avoid more than 1,600 traffic citations has been hit with a huge fine. The state-run Kuwait

Offbeat | Titanic’s last lunch menu, from Money Boat, goes for USD88,000

The online New York auctioneer Lion Heart Autographs offered the menu and two other previously unknown artifacts from Lifeboat 1. Abraham Lincoln Salomon was among a handful of first-class passengers who

Offbeat | Elephants, crocodiles kill 7 people at Malawi park

Beware of the wildlife. Elephants and crocodiles have killed seven people in separate incidents over a seven-week period in an around a wildlife park in Malawi, the park’s managers said. African Parks,

Offbeat | Polish army checks site of alleged tunnel with Nazi train

Tomasz Smolarz, the governor of Lower Silesia, said the aim of the work in the town of Walbrzych is to exclude any danger for residents. He said the experts will

Offbeat | Trump tells Bush he didn’t want a Florida casino, but he did

2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush said during a Republican Party debate that Donald Trump wanted casino gambling in Florida. Donald Trump said “I did not.” The fact is, despite what

Offbeat | Katy Perry gives shoutout to assistants during performance

Perry closed her 30-minute set at the Plaza Hotel this week with her inspirational and anthemic No. 1 hit, “Firework.” Before singing the tune, she told the audience: “I always

Offbeat | Young royals to attend world premiere of new James Bond film

Not only will 007 star Daniel Craig and the film’s other luminaries be there, they’ll be joined on the red carpet by Prince William and his wife Kate and Prince

Offbeat | Chinese farmer pretended to be princess to commit fraud

A farmer who pretended to be a princess descended from the Qing dynasty to swindle people out of more than 2 million yuan (USD315,000) has been sentenced to 13 1/2

Offbeat | China warns of corruption behind high-end mooncakes

With the Mid-Autumn Festival just around the corner, a senior disciplinary official has issued a stern warning against corruption and extravagance. While lauding the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) fight against

Offbeat | Las Vegas has Eiffel Tower, Sphinx and now a urinating boy

Already home to replicas of the Eiffel Tower and Sphinx, Las Vegas now has its own copy of Belgium’s Manneken-Pis, a statue of a naked little boy relieving himself into

Offbeat | Naked, body-painted bicyclists ride through Philadelphia 

Debbie Kaighn, who was riding in the popular annual event for the third time, wore shoes, socks and body paint. On her front were streaks and splashes of yellow and

Offbeat | Israel museum repairs ancient item after damage

Israel’s leading museum said this week that a young visitor accidentally bumped into a display case and broke an ancient glass artifact, but later changed its account and said the

Offbeat | Underwater wedding honors Christ of the Deep anniversary

Kimberly Triolet and Jorge Rodriguez exchanged their wedding vows underwater beside a 2.7-meter statue of Jesus Christ. The Miami couple were wed beneath the waves Tuesday to help mark the 50th

Offbeat | Details of alleged bourbon theft ring described in records

A self-described middleman in an alleged bourbon theft ring in Kentucky says he bought barrels of whiskey from the accused ringleader and arranged more purchases. In court records, Dustin Adkins says

Offbeat | Thieves uncap 1,200 beers in German store seeking prize

Police in western Germany are looking for thieves who broke into a store selling alcohol and stole the caps off 1,200 bottles of beer — presumably to collect points for

Offbeat | Guinness: 26-year-old cat in US is world’s oldest alive

A 26-year-old cat named Corduroy has been named the oldest living cat by Guinness World Records. The cat is owned by a family in the Oregon city of Sisters. His owner,

Offbeat | US lawmaker hoped to distract from affair with smear

A state lawmaker had an email sent to his Republican supporters falsely claiming he had been caught having sex with a male prostitute, apparently believing such a smear campaign would

Offbeat | German mechanic wins pay for changing, but not for showers

A German court says a municipal bus mechanic can have hundreds of euros (dollars) in back pay for time spent changing into his work clothes — but not for time

Offbeat | US: Florida man wins Hemingway look-alike contest in Key West

Retired air traffic controller Charlie Boice of Palm Beach Gardens prevailed Saturday night at Sloppy Joe’s Bar, a hangout of Ernest Hemingway during his Key West residency in the 1930s. A

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