I've often wished I could make my own shoes - I mean, just think of the money it would save! - but this wasn't quite what I had in mind...
These are by artists Nikos Floros, and if you look carefully, you'll see that the shoes are actually made out of old beer and soft drink cans, with the "buckle" fashioned from a ring-pull. Destined never to be worn - I doubt even the most hardened of high heel fans could bear the feel of cold metal against their feet for long - they're part of an exhibition which also includes a corset and ball gown (both made from drinks cans) which is on display in Athens. There are lots more pictures over at Team Sugar - I'm in pain just from looking at some of them!
In a return to the public stage, John Edwards has confirmed plans to talk politics a month after admitting to an extramarital affair. But his wife won't be at his side.
AFP - Australian police have cleared an Indian doctor of involvement in failed bomb attacks in Britain last year after a bungled 14-month probe that is now the subject of a judicial inquiry.
Reuters - Personal income tumbled unexpectedly
in July and inflation-adjusted spending shrank as government
economic stimulus waned, but consumer spirits rose this month,
a hint the economy may muddle through its woes.
