The monumental statues of Easter Island draw tourists from around the world. But the modern-day descendants of the people who made those ancient figures, the indigenous Rapanui, have a conflict with the Chilean state. They want to recover ownership of their island.

Johnny Anderson was denied a business license to open a tattoo parlor in Hermosa Beach, California. The city banned the parlors because of health and safety concerns. An appeals court ruled that's an unreasonable over-reaction. There can be health regulations but not a ban.

Swedish furniture giant Ikea tried a new idea for its 2011 catalog. A hundred cats and kittens were let loose overnight in a London store. Five film crews tracked the felines as they hissed and hid, jumped and explored and napped.

Despite the dominance of reality shows on television, it's become harder and harder to tell what's actually real and what's been augmented, massaged or just plain made up. Casey Affleck's new film, said to be a documentary about an actor in full flame-out, is only going to add fuel to that fire.