Dear Wonder Woman: YOU Will Get Arrested If You Fight Crime In That Top

Dear Wonder Woman:

I did always admire your invisible jet, which I knew mostly through the Superfriends cartoons.

I've seen some of your costume reboots (no pun intended). I realize that you have often been asked to embrace the ridiculous, the silly, the impractical, the spangled, the swimsuit-y, and the downright inappropriate.

Now granted, that — your latest look for your new pilot at NBC — is better than the original version we saw. You have dark blue pants instead of electric blue pants, and they gave you back your red boots. THERE IS NO SUCH POSSIBILITY. You would not run to catch a bus in that top, unless you crossed your arms over your chest the whole way there.

There was a time when nobody understood that women could be good at fighting and also hot. There was a time when functionality had to take a back seat to fashion, and this is when your star-spangled undies were invented, you see. Linda Hamilton didn't wear fishnet stockings in Terminator 2, did she? There's nothing in The Hunger Games about Katniss wearing stilettos in battle. Buffy didn't slay vampires in a tube top and I think you get my meaning. I am all for you embracing your right to be a sex bomb and a crime fighter at the same time, but that doesn't mean a strapless corset made of plastic. Not only can you not use your lasso in that outfit, you can't raise your arm to hail a taxi in that outfit. I understand that you have an invisible plane. Maybe you have an invisible Vespa because of the urban environment. Um, Hatchet-Head? Circus-Face? We can't afford to have you distracted because you're yanking up your top all the time like a poorly-fitted bridesmaid at a hastily planned wedding. If you wouldn't wear it to step class at Bally's Total Fitness, don't wear it for battle.

Bearing olive branch, Warren braves Chamber

The chamber is the nation's largest and richest business lobbying group.

"The chamber has been very aggressive in opposing pretty much any policy the Obama administration has proposed," said Christian Weller, an associate professor of public policy at the University of Massachusetts-Boston.

WARREN DEFENDS FUNDING

Warren used the chamber event to attack a proposal from congressional Republicans to put the CFPB's funding through the congressional appropriations process, instead of getting funds independently as the Dodd-Frank legislation required.

CFPB funding should be independent of the appropriations process, she said, as it is for other bank regulators.

"A new restriction has been proposed to subject the consumer bureau to the yearly appropriations process. "There is no principled reason for breaking from this historical practice and for stripping the independence of the first banking agency devoted to consumer protection," said Warren, a Harvard Law School professor.

Jamie Dimon, CEO of banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co, spoke at the event later on Wednesday. Senior White House economic adviser Gene Sperling was also due to appear.

John Wall ejected in Wizards' loss to Heat

WASHINGTON -- LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat had a surprisingly tough time against the lowly Wizards -- even after No. 1 draft pick John Wall was ejected for a second-quarter scuffle.

James finished with 35 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, Wade had 33 points and nine assists, and Chris Bosh scored 26, helping Miami get past Washington 123-107 Wednesday night and avoid what would have been a second consecutive embarrassing loss.

Washington was left without its best player when Wall and two Miami reserves -- Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Juwan Howard -- were kicked out of the game. Crawford -- like Wall, a rookie -- scored 39 points, 12 more than his previous career high.

The 6-foot-4 Wall moved out to play tight defense on 7-3 center Ilgauskas near the 3-point arc. Wall responded by swinging his right hand at Ilgauskas.

As officials went to intervene, Wizards center JaVale McGee arrived to separate Wall and Ilgauskas and was pushed away by Heat backup forward Howard. Eventually, Wall and Ilgauskas each was assessed a flagrant foul-2 and ejected. Howard was called for a technical foul and ejected for escalation; McGee was called for a technical but allowed to stay in the game.

Ilgauskas had two points in 2 minutes, while Howard was scoreless.

Without Wall, Washington allowed Miami to lead 63-52 at halftime. In that game, Washington's Hilton Armstrong flagrantly fouled Miami's Joel Anthony. Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin was in the crowd.

Moms Talk Q&A: What's Appropriate April Fools' Day Joke for Kids?

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Friday is April 1 – the day for April Fools' Day jokes and pranks. Some parents may enjoy getting in on the fun with their kids, while others may worry about the effect "harmless" tricks and pranks may have on their children or their peers.

How do you talk to your kids about playing fun and safe pranks on April Fools' Day? Where are the limits and how old do kids need to be to recognize them? What about yourself — do you set the example for pulling pranks in your household?

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April Fools’ Day history, most memorable pranks

Bix said there is also history dating back centuries of people playing jokes and teasing one another in the Roman era.

Considering all the possible origins, there is no simple answer to where and when this holiday actually began, but Bix said spring is historically a time to celebrate the rebirth of nature, and April Fool’s Day may have broader connections to spring festivals. April 1 is the one day a year where it’s historically acceptable to “suspend your normal routine,” Bix said. “People accept that to blow off steam.”

Historic April Fools’ pranks

Memorable pranks throughout history — information from “Museum of Hoaxes” compiled by curator Alex Boese:

In 1996, Taco Bell released a statement announcing the corporation had bought the historic Liberty Bell and had plans to rename it “The Taco Liberty Bell.”

In 2008 BBC released a video of Antarctic flying penguins. In 1957, a BBC news report featured a report about the harvest of a spaghetti crop in Switzerland. People actually believed this.

April Fools’ Day memories:

Andy Mumgons, senior in computer engineering: “I don’t really have any memory of pranks happening on April Fool’s, but it is my dad’s birthday on April Fool’s Day and no one seems to believe me.”

Victim in fatal hit, run was actor and model

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Eric B. Zentner, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Highway 101 near Buellton early Saturday morning, was an actor and model who appeared in a Katy Perry video and various commercials, television shows and magazines such as Vogue and Esquire.

Among his credits are appearances in the soap opera “Guiding Light” and the television series “Life on Top.”

“Special is an understatement. What he did best was he gave a little piece of that special to everybody who came in contact with him,” Zentner’s brother, Andrew Zentner, said Monday.

Andrew Zentner said his brother enjoyed skateboarding, snowboarding, and loved writing, especially screenplays. He also played bass and wrote music.

“He was just truly wonderful. We’re grieving terribly, but I know so many others are as well. The family thanks everyone for their prayers and thoughts.”

Zentner, 30, who was born in Winters, near Sacramento, and lived for a time in Santa Barbara, was fatally injured when he was hit by a motor vehicle as he walked to get gas about 3:45 a.m. Saturday , according to the California Highway Patrol.

The CHP is searching for a light blue 1995-96 Dodge Caravan with front-end damage including a broken headlight, turn signal assembly and windshield wiper, in connection with the fatal crash.

“Our speculation is that Mr. Zentner was hit from the front and went up and over the hood of the vehicle,” said CHP Sgt. Tom Mullen.

Highway Patrol officers found Zentner’s body in the southbound lanes of the highway near the Old Coast Highway south of Buellton after

responding to a 9-1-1 call about 3:45 a.m. Saturday .

The Highway Patrol said a passenger in the vehicle who remained behind did not know Zentner had been hit.

There was no one around Zentner’s body, although numerous vehicle parts and debris at the scene indicated the make and color of the vehicle involved, the Highway Patrol said.

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Matthew McConaughey Poses for April 2011 Cover of Esquire

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Actor Matthew McConaughey will appear on the April 2011 cover of Esquire magazine.

According to Gather Celebs News Channel, McConaughey posed for the cover and was interviewed about his life as an actor and as a family man. He talks about his life with Camila Alves and their two children and he mentions that it is “nobody’s business” about why he and Alves have not married.

Just Jared reported that McConaughey posed for the cover photo shoot in a Dolce & Gabbana suit.

McConaughey has appeared in such films as The Wedding Planner, Failure to Launch, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Sahara and Fool’s Gold. He has most recently appeared in The Lincoln Lawyer, which was released on March 18.

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