Captain Frodo is a very disconcerting figure. It could be his semi-naked and very white body, bulging eyes, tattooed back, or perhaps the 2in black pegs skewered through his nipples that do it. Or ...

After the topsy-turvy economy threw Jared Rydelek out of work, he decided to become someone else: Jared the Conjurer, contortionist for hire. Nice twist. The laid off telecommunications worker is ...