THE RETURN OF MORNING SPEW: Digital billboard chat, John Hopkins hanging, mushroom suit and more ...

By Volcano Staff on August 5, 2011

WHAT WE HAVE FOUND TODAY >>>

Tacoma City Council candidates Anders Ibsen and Karen Smitherman do not want giant TV screens blinking outside your living room window at all hours of the evening. (Tacoma Urbanist)

Ben's Quality Lube & Tune in Puyallup will change your oil for free if you say "Vote for John Hopkins," a Puyallup City Council candidate. Katie Blinn, co-director of elections for the Office of the Secretary of State, doesn't have a problem with that. Anybody home? (The News Tribune)

After the Stock Market dip and debt debacle, 82 percent of the country disapproves of Congress, the highest number since the New York Times began recording the statistic in 1977. (New York Times)

Celebrity broadcaster Bothaina Kamel, 49, is Egypt's first female presidential candidate. While she may not stand a chance of winning, at least she's better than Roseanne. (NY Magazine)

Men who dig Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash are called "Bronies." (Jezebel)

OMG it's a Harry Potter cookbook. Swoon. Recipe for Daniel Radcliffe to love us, please. (Serious Eats)

On a slightly less calming note, here's a trained "mushroom suit" that will eat you when you die. (Dvice)

LINK: After this news you could use a happy hour