8/30: Morning Communique

CITY PAGES BLOGS

Steve Monaco has last week's Monday Movie Quiz winners at Couch Pundit.

THESE DAYS

California Attorney General Bill Lockyer has filed a lawsuit to force top makers of potato chips and french fries to warn consumers about a potential cancer-causing chemical found in the popular snacks.

A former Scottish police chief has given lawyers a signed statement claiming that key evidence in the Lockerbie bombing trial was fabricated.

David Smith Sr., who already holds a world record for the longest distance traveled by a human fired from a cannon, added to his list of cannonball coups Saturday by shooting across the U.S-Mexico border.

MINNESOTA BLOG OF THE DAY

A Minnesota family joins Cindy Sheehan at Camp Casey. Follow their story at EllaGoes. [via Norwegianity]

TIME WASTERS

Hurricane Katrina photos at Flickr

Why do they do it? Cuz they're cool and kitty-shaped: Cats in Sinks

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

"I want to live a nice life, have money, be rich, have a BMW and cellphone."

-- 16-year-old Zodwa Mamba, vying to become the King of Swaziland's 13th wife