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Ellen Gray: Make way for Margaret Cho's new show (Philadelphia Daily News) THE CHO SHOW. 11 tonight, VH1. FOR YEARS now, I've defended some "reality" TV as being a reasonable alternative to the several dozen sitcoms that used to crowd the airwaves, most of which seemed to be about friends living in Manhattan or average-looking guys with hot wives. Exhibit urges a 2nd look at art of tattoo (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) A larger-than-life skull wearing a colorful sombrero and surrounded by sultry flowers greets visitors to The Hot Spot Gallery at K Space Contemporary. The work has purposeful lines delineating the sections of the skull and careful shading creating the illusion of three-dimensions. S'ville inks new tattoo policy for cops (The Times of Northwest Indiana) SCHERERVILLE | In Schererville, the cultural popularity of tattoos is colliding with the idea that police officers should look a certain way. Police launch gang crackdown in Santa Ana (Los Angeles Times) The move comes in response to a surge in violence and targets gang members in an area near the Civic Center. Authorities are also encouraging residents to report gang activity. It was nine hours into the anti-gang surge, and an empty wheelchair sat in the driveway. Sob story: Why tears are no longer taboo (Independent) Sharron Davies shed some after Rebecca Adlington won gold in Beijing. Windsurfer Bryony Shaw couldn't hold back when she picked up bronze, and Sienna Miller's been at it while filling up at the petrol pumps. Suddenly PDTs (public displays of tears) are everywhere. But what makes us well up?
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