Hotlinks for 7/19 & 7/20

Last week Eric was almost ticketed for jaywalking while shooting "News To Me." This week, we actually let him behind the wheel of a moving car while we shot the show. Thankfully, we managed to make it though this shoot with no police intervention, (though we did take out extra insurance just in case).

Now that we're home from our little North Georgia road trip, we've got to unpack our duffel bags which we FILLED with links to all the places we visited in this weekend's show. Pretend like you work for the TSA, put on some rubber gloves and dig through our link filled luggage :

Running with the bulls:
Think you'd like to give it a try? We've got three great iReports to check out here, here and here before you book that trip to Pamplona.

Truck and trailer smash into bank:
Check out the video here, and then check out the photos of the aftermath here.

The whale hunt:
Surf over to the Webby Award winning site thewhalehunt.org to experience this innovative approach to new media storytelling.

Baboon rampage:
You may be used to seeing a critter or two in your neighborhood, a possum, raccoon, deer. Maybe even something a little more exotic in certain areas of the country, like an alligator or coyote. But baboons?

Pedal powered phone:
If you would like to make a call, please deposit 200 calories for the first 3 minutes. Get the full iReport here.

Caption this!
Congratulations to Dan who submitted the winning caption for our "Giant Soccer Players" Caption This contest, "It seems that steroid use just isn’t a problem in baseball anymore." Good one dude!

Now's your chance to give it a shot... our NEW Caption This contest is up and running... let the pun's begin!

Henri the cat:
Visit filmmaker William Braden's website willbraden.com to see the full short film that LA Weekly said is “A Hilarious parody of European existentialism, on a budget probably no pricier than a week’s supply of cat food.”

Take a look at a special blog-only bonus video featuring Will reciting some of his favorite cat haiku.

Little girl stuck in vending machine:
It sounds pretty terrible, but it sure does look like she's a having fun to me. YouTube.com

Texting while driving... on a MOTORCYCLE:
We love this video! Props to Mandy the "News To Me" summer intern for turning us on to it! Check it out on YouTube.

Bodega tour
Take a very funny tour of your friendly neighborhood bodega, and find out what 'quarter water' is on InternetsCelebrities.com.

The emergency party button:
Oh sure... Office Depot thinks they're so cool with their "Easy Button." Dude, that ain't nuthin' compared to what happens when you hit "The Emergency Party Button!"

That's all for this weekend! Let us know what you thought of the show, or let us know about a person, blog, site, video or gadget you'd like to see featured next week!