Filmmaker Sydney Pollack (Out of Africa, Tootsie) dead at age 73.
Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown has a crack in his left front hoof. Let's hope the Belmont favorite doesn't repeat Eight Belles' Kentucky Derby tragedy.
12-year-old girl stung by scorpion at Wal-Mart. Always hurts like a bitch. Always.
This article appears in May 21-27, 2008.