● In your totally unsubstantiated rumor of the day: Was Meg Ryan the reason Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins split? [Perez] ● If you should be unfortunate enough to find yourself in the hospital, at least now your ass won’t be hanging out of your gown. [BBC] ● Proving New York City has really become as lily-livered as all the “back in the day you could get mugged in Union Square if the rats didn’t get you first” olds say, public school gets canceled 24-hours in advance of possible blizzard. [Daily Intel] ● A Make-Out Mix for Valentine’s Day. Somehow it doesn’t include “Let’s Get It On,” but then it would've had be called the Having Sex on Valentine’s Day mix. [NPR]

You know what we rarely get in politics? Neatly tied-up ends and parallel plot points. So this news of a Sarah Palin heckling in Minnesota is pretty inspired. Although my projectile of choice probably would've been a Zhu Zhu Pet. But perhaps grazing Sarah Palin's eye would've been a fate too punishing even for a palm-sized plush novelty toy. Still it's an excellent time of year that someone can serendipitously make a little time to valiantly chuck some slimy produce at Sarah Palin's mug. And though our hero sits in a cell in Minnesota because of his poor aim, he remains a winner in the hearts of billions of people worldwide.

Like the saying goes, things are bigger in Texas. And David Adickes -- sculptor, painter, octogenarian -- aims to make sure that statement stays true. He's the creator of the Presidential Parks & Gardens, located in the Waterlights District in the Greater Houston Metropolis. The park, which broke ground last President's Day, mostly consists of giant 20-foot busts of all the United States Presidents. Adickes spent 6 years creating these 42 busts after a trip to Mount Rushmore, where he wished he could get closer to the statuesque monuments.

President George Bush was more amused than insulted by the odd gesture originally introduced to audiences worldwide by shoe-throwing Austin Powers villain Random Task. "I was amused," Bush said. "I've seen a lot of weird things in my presidency but this is the weirdest ... If you want the facts, it was a size ten shoe." He later expanded, "I thought it was interesting. I thought it was amusing, I thought it was weird to have a guy throw his shoe at you." Speaking to the media (as reported by the New York Times) aboard Air Force One, Bush said he had a lot of experience ducking trouble from years dodging questions from reporters. "I didn't know what he was saying to me, but I did get a look at his sole." (Later, it was learned that the Al-Zaidi screamed in Arabic, "This is a gift from the Iraqis! This is a farewell kiss, you dog!"). Al-Zaidi, who now faces a two-year jail term and is currently being held under mysterious circumstances, was dragged from the room by Iraqi security officials. Reporters said they could hear him crying in pain. "He was crying like a woman," said Mohammed Taher, a reporter for television station Afaq. But what did it all mean?

Here's Prince Charles defiantly abandoning his trad bespoke suits for something a little more exotically bucolic. What is this, you ask? More importantly, why would he wear this, unless he's taking a shift the poppy fields? Turns out Charles was reaching out with some sartorial goodwill to a foreign nation, just like Obama going native in Kenya with a turban, Clinton in an African Jesus robe, and Bush in Chinese silks or a Chilean Pancho. Believe it, after the jump.