Weird but true
Now ladies can dare to bare in Fort Collins, Colo.
“Free the Nipple,” an activist group that filed suit in May, scored a victory when a federal judge ruled the city must stop enforcing a statute banning women from appearing topless in public.
US District Court Judge Brook Jackson wrote that the law “perpetuates a stereotype . . . that female breasts are primarily objects of sexual desire whereas male breasts are not.”
In New York City, women can go topless — although they have to stand in specific areas in Times Square if they’re asking for money.
Selfie-reflection. Boston College art-history professor Karl Baden has been taking a daily picture of himself since Feb. 23, 1987.
“As much as I try to make every picture the same, I fail every day,” he said of the 30-year project. “There’s always something that’s a little different, aside from the aging process.”
As if jury duty wasn’t bad enough.
Federal authorities in Las Vegas warned about scam artists who have been calling residents and telling them they’ve skipped jury duty. Conveniently, a fine paid over the phone would clear it all up — but authorities suggest those on the receiving end call the FBI instead.
Pumped to protect and serve.
The Volusia County Sheriff ’s Department in Florida posted a picture of one of its deputies driving away from a gas station — with a pump nozzle still attached to the cruiser.
“When you’re just in a hurry to get back on the job,” the Sheriff’s Office quipped.
This Bud’s for you — but this gal isn’t.
A North Carolina woman is suing Anheuser-Busch and Raleigh distributor R.A. Jeffreys for using a picture of her in advertisements.
Kayla Kraft’s photo ended up on promotional materials for the “Every Natty Has a Story” campaign for Natural Light.