Nordstrom The internet erupted in outrage on Tuesday over a pair of $425 muddy jeans for sale on Nordstrom's website.
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Mike Rowe, who hosts the TV show "Dirty Jobs" on the Discovery Channel, wrote a blog post calling out the pants.
"Finally — a pair of jeans that look like they have been worn by someone with a dirty job... made for people who don’t," Rowe wrote.
It turns out, the jeans in question aren't the only expensive dirty clothes that the brand PRPS sells. Read More...
World newsFema official regrets fake press conferenceBy the standards of Fema, the US government agency that notoriously botched the relief effort after Hurricane Katrina, the attempt at news management following the California wildfires seemed relatively benign. At least it didn't leave thousands of people stranded without food or shelter.
When no reporters showed up to a last-minute news conference on the fires last week, agency staff members simply asked the questions themselves. Read More...
ShortcutsFoodHow Adolf loved a bit of troutMan, some people are so touchy: descendants of the victims of Adolf Hitler have successfully lobbied to get a TV chef the sack. The 30-year-old Flemish cook, Jeroen Meus, was recreating the favourite dishes of famous men, for which, on this occasion, he had journeyed to Hitler's mountain hideaway, Eagle's Nest. You must admit, it lacks sensitivity. But get some perspective, people! He only waggled a fish at the memory of six million dead. Read More...