An unconventional artist who became notorious for turning the Trevi Fountain in Rome into a surreal pool of blood two weeks ago, mounted another protest action, this time using more than a million multi-colored plastic balls which he released from the top of Rome's famous Spanish Steps. "This was an artistic gesture to demonstrate the problems we have in Italy and to do so, I used art," Graziano Cecchini said of his latest stunt. "Both the Left and the Right are telling us so many lies and I and the Italians have had enough. They have broken our balls and hence this live art display. "

A man threw a bucket of red dye into Rome's Trevi fountain in front of astonished crowds Friday. The fountain, which normally runs on a closed cycle, was left gushing red water. It was briefly shutdown in order for technicians to restore normal clear water flow.

The producers of an off-Broadway show are giving away free tickets to anyone who can prove their purity. "My First Time" opens July 28 and as a promotional stunt producer Ken Davenport, 34, is letting virgins in for free.

If you can prove you're still a virgin you can get into a New York City off-Broadway play free. Proof comes at the hands of a hypnotist who the play's producer has hired to screen the people standing in line to see his 90-minute comedy titled "My First Time. "The virgin status check serves as a lead into the play's subject, "which is to get people to talk about their first sexual experience, something that almost any person on the planet has in common, whether in the United States or Rome," said Ken Davenport, 34, according to AP reports.

A New York-based beauty company has introduced a new range of dyes for pubic hair. And Betty Beauty says sales have been brisk since the product line was introduced. The company, which markets the products as "color for the hair down there," has appeared on television and in magazines such as Vogue to promote the hair dyes.