Spanning the Web

Taking you around the Internet for your afternoon enjoyment.

Apocalypse now? The latest bailout plan didn’t pass the House, and the stock market is down hundreds of points as a result. [MSNBC]

In case you didn’t have enough financial worries: Be careful who you give your credit card to at the CambridgeSide Galleria. Police report a spate of card thefts there over the weekend. [Universal Hub]

What price klutziness? A woman is suing the city of Salem for $100,000 after she tripped over a city employee’s bag in 2005. [WBZ]

A shining role for Stephen King: The writer and die-hard Red Sox fan is pretty funny in this SportsCenter spot. [YouTube]

And here’s what Bostonista and Chowder have for you.

We can’t resist a new product: Bostonista tests out Umi Haircare.

So cold: Does ice make the drink? One local bar thinks so.