In Search of a Good Death for Lobsters

Freeing lobsters, spraying hair glue, and more...

(NEWSER) - Dina Lohan almost got herself arrested over an ice cream cake. Lohan apparently attempted to use her daughter’s free ice cream card, and a Carvel employee asked for ID. They both freaked out, resulting somehow in police helicopters arriving. Inspired by this insane incident—Lohan actually said, “It just shows how we get treated so much worse than regular people.”— The Frisky rounds up five more ridiculous celebrity crimes: More»

Crooks target educational facility's outdoor tanks

(NEWSER) - Two 30-pound halibut and 20 lobsters from an educational aquarium in Los Angeles are missing and presumed lunch. Officials at SEA Lab, which is visited by 20,000 schoolchildren a year, say thieves broke in and raided the tanks over the weekend, the Los Angeles Times reports. They suspect the crooks sold their haul at markets, where the halibut could fetch up to $1,000. The aquarium has now installed surveillance video cameras. More»

Larry's plight stirs conscience of restaurant writer

(NEWSER) - Restaurant writer Ryan Sutton has dined on his share of lobsters, but the plight of one venerable crustacean has left him without an appetite. "Larry" is a 70-year-old lobster at New York's Oceana restaurant awaiting its fate as a $275 entree. Sutton admits he's never given much thought to the age of any of the cows or pigs he's feasted on, but 70 years? More»

Fiona is a 1-in-30-million genetic mutation

(NEWSER) - The one-in-30-million special at one Boston eatery isn’t on the menu. Caught off the Canadian coast, “Fiona” is believed to be a rare yellow lobster. The spotted 7-year-old (the coloring is actually closer to orange) is fed sushi-quality tuna and will eventually be sent to live at a museum, the owner tells the Boston Globe. Meantime, nobody’s eating her. “That would be like steaming a Rembrandt.” More»

(NEWSER) - Maine lobster prices are uncharacteristically low, leaving the industry unsettled on the eve of the all-important summer tourist season, the Portland Press Herald reports. Wholesale prices are as low as $3.25, and retail prices start at $5.50. But some aren’t worried by the mercurial interplay of supply, demand, weather, and gas prices. "I think that we're going to have a good season," said one lobster dealer. More»