Granted, that's not a very creative opening to a story about the creative endeavor of crossword puzzles, but that's where we end up today after several months of searching for a suitable second puzzle to accompany The New York Times crossword in Sunday' Full Article at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Surfwear company Hurley's board shorts become wearable art at the Anti-Canvas art show and auction this Friday, when Hurley teams up with Contrast Magazine to showcase the work of 31 different artists, including "godfather of low-brow art" and twisted... Full Article at The Honolulu Advertiser

Life is good today for Errol Hood and David Bomar, the former recently coaching his two sons to the league championship in their 5-6 year old flag football division, the latter welcoming the arrival of son Jack McCauley Bomar into the world less than a... Full Article at University of North Carolina

ASHEVILLE — City police charged a Fairview woman with breaking into four vehicles. Tiffany Dawn Pittman, 26, of Robert Williams Road, was charged with four counts of break or enter motor vehicle. Bond was set at $4,000. Full Article at The Asheville Citizen-Times

Published: 11/20/2009 11:37 PM Last Modified: 11/20/2009 11:37 PM Top-ranked Bishop Kelley scored two late fourth-quarter touchdowns but fell to No. 6 Carl Albert, 34-31, on a 1-yard run from quarterback J.T. Realmuto in double overtime on Friday... Full Article at Tulsa World

Next Thursday, Vault from Vans spotlights three masters of the underground comic movement, with collections inspired by R. Crumb, Robert Williams, and Rick Griffin. Full Article at FUEL TV

A hearing Friday to determine if there is enough evidence to try a Carson City couple in the alleged abuse of their two sons was continued after a dispute over whether a police interview of the mother was admissible. Full Article at NevadaAppeal.com

(Left: Robert Williams joined the 'Rally Against Insurance Corporations' on Sept. 22, 2009 in Miami, FL. Photo credit: Joe Raedle, Getty Images. Full Article at Black Voices | Blogs

Underground cartoonist and founder of Juxtapoz Magazine has collaborated with Vans Vault for a super limited edition shoe due for release on Halloween in the DQM store. Full Article at Huck Magazine

Offered below is a better look at the hand painted Robert Williams Vans Vault Era’s. If you haven’t already, make sure you take a minute to watch the video (below) of him rolling out the canvas in his garage, painting it, bringing it to China and... Full Article at Hypebeast

The next governor could remake the state Supreme Court by appointing as many as four justices to the seven-member panel — and loading a majority of the bench to suit his political philosophy. Full Article at NorthJersey.com

Pop surrealism founding father has a new show opening this weekend at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery, and for the first time ever, it will include sculpture. Art Nouveau Magazine has a preview. Full Article at Publishers Weekly

Stephen Moss was named president and chief executive officer of National Public Media, the national corporate sponsorship firm for public radio and TV. Full Article at MediaWeek

Robert Williams, known as a controversial painter and the founder of Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine, will be teaming up with Vans Vault to release a special edition sneaker celebrating Williams’ new show at The Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York. 13... Full Article at Trend Hunter

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Two men have been found guilty of taking part in a "pack" attack on a victim, who was punched, kicked and stamped on. Full Article at This Is Leicestershire

Robert Williams, known as a controversial painter and the founder of Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine, will be teaming up with Vans Vault to release a special edition sneaker celebrating Williams’ new show at The Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York. 13... Full Article at Hypebeast

ST. LOUIS -- Robert Williams, 46, a nightclub operator who lives in Kirkwood, pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to charges claiming he possessed hundreds of pounds of marijuana and property stolen from another club. Full Article at St. Louis Post-Dispatch

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The Vermont Yankee nuclear plant's future as a provider of a third of the state's electricity could be in jeopardy if the plant's owner spins it off to a newly created company, the head of the state Senate said Wednesday. Full Article at Miami Herald