A fan challenged actress Jessica Alba to an online staring contest:

Did Linday Lohan walk off with someone else’s mink coat? The owner, who eventually got the coat back, is now asking for a “rental fee.” Lohan’s people says she didn’t take it.

Talk about inflation — a woman was charged more than $100 a minute for parking for 8 minutes at the airport.

A man dressed up like Prince Charming and borrowed a horse in order to propose to his fairy-tale-loving girlfriend.

Sen. John McCain made his 13th appearance on “The Daily Show” on Wednesday; Jon Stewart offered him the chance to renounce his own problematic relationship and told him exactly what to do to win.

And from “The Colbert Report,” just how long will two grown men continue to touch something that hurts? (In Colbert’s case, the answer is apparently until it hurts a lot.)

– compiled by Cathy Maestri