Actually, you can pickle that. I’m not suggesting you go to the outrageous lengths of pickling an old shoe or parking tickets (although that would be cathartic ...), as depicted in the famous “Portlandia” sketch, but if you’re looking at any decent vegetable and wondering whether it can be pickled, the answer is probably yes. At least it is if we’re talking about quick pickles, which allow you more flexibility with less work and less stress while still delivering the same enticing vinegar tang, crunchy texture and salty punch you would get in more traditional pickling.

Randy Cox was sitting in the back of a New Haven, Conn., police van last week, having been arrested on a gun charge, when the vehicle suddenly stopped. Cox, who was handcuffed and not wearing a seat belt, flew headfirst toward the front of the van’s holding area, smashing his head on the wall and falling to the floor, according to video footage from inside the vehicle published by multiple news outlets.

#Fact1Quaid no longer speaks to his younger brother Dennis do to a real estate deal gone horribly wrong, in Montecito California.2As of 2014, has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Last Picture Show (1971), Bound for Glory (1976), Midnight Express (1978) and Brokeback Mountain (2005).3Cousin of Bo Brinkman. First cousin once removed of Corbett Tuck and Dakota Brinkman.4Quaids Father William Rudy Quaid left the family after Randy Quaid moved to Hollywood giving Quaid a step sister named Brandy Quaid and stepbrother named Buddy Quaid.

By Mike WendlingBBC News Getty ImagesAfter a disappointing season, Aaron Rodgers contemplated his future on a 'dark retreat'Some athletes use downtime for a beach holiday or training sessions. Star quarterback Aaron Rodgers took a different approach, emerging this week from four days in a small underground room devoid of natural light. The owner of Sky Cave Retreats told US sports network ESPN that Mr Rodgers had stayed in a 300sq ft (28sq m) space - a bit smaller than an average American hotel room.

LOS ANGELES — Going into Taylor Swift’s final show this year on the American leg of the Eras Tour, her fiercely devoted fan base had a theory: The pop megastar was going to use the occasion to announce that her next rerecorded album would be her highly anticipated “1989 (Taylor’s Version).”The hints had been building, but a major indication was that the date was 8/9 — and Swiftloves using numerology to drop clues about her work.