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Ballroom billionaire

By Mike Abrams · Thursday, Sept. 6,2007 12 a.m.

If there is one person who has no problems putting his money where his mouth is, it is Mark Cuban. But can he put his feet there, too?

3. An eyewash for people who have been pepper-sprayed

ON THE BLOCK

By Erin Riley · Thursday, Sept. 6,2007 12 a.m.

This summer, WEEKEND Features Editor Erin N. Riley spent 48 hours in jail for failure to appear in court two years ago. She tells the story of her time in jail and offers insight into what a typical jail experience might be like.

Photo by David Corso

We fought the law, and the law won

By Alberto D. Morales · Thursday, Sept. 6,2007 12 a.m.

5 to 8 percent of people are impervious to the effects of pepper spray. One WEEKEND reporter (who was not lucky enough to be part of that 5 to 8 percent) took on the task of finding out what it feels like to get a shot of pepper spray in the face.

In South Bend it is illegal for an individual to make a monkey smoke a cigarette. This was first brought into notice in 1924, when the accused was to pay a $25 fine. Illustration by Natalie Avon

WEEKEND lays down the law

By Stefania Marghitu · Thursday, Sept. 6,2007 12 a.m.

In the movie "Footloose," Kevin Bacon stumbled into a sleepy small town that outlawed dancing. In Indiana, there are actual laws just as crazy as the one Bacon encountered. WEEKEND investigated some of the state's most outlandish legalities.

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