Jan 2nd, 2009 · A Washington State man says he wanted to stop a friend from driving drunk. And that's why Shawn Wallace allegedly blasted his friend's windshield with paintballs. The Tri-City Herald reports police arrested Wallace, but gave him credit for being creative. Creative people around Milwaukee have an event for bike riders. On New Years' Day, they ride their bikes into Lake Michigan. Half a dozen people plunged into a lake so cold they had to break the ice first.
Keywords: riders · plunges · Creative · drunk · friends · lake · Wallace · Milwaukee · windshield · Washington State · Lake Michigan · Paintballs
Jun 1st, 2007 · Iraqi artist Wafaa Bilal, who left his country in 1992 but still has family there, wanted to bring into sharp focus what it's like to be constantly worried about personal safety. So he moved into a gallery in Chicago and invited computer users across the country to shoot paintballs at him -- through the Internet. Chicago Public Radio's Sam Hudzik paid Bilal a visit as his 42 days of self-imposed confinement draw to a close.
Keywords: Iraq · country · Safety · Chicago · artists · imposed · Computers · Family · Internet · 1992 · virtual · Chicago Public Radio
