Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:47:50 EDT
KROQ To Blame for Andrew Breitbart [Still Rock And Roll To Me]
"When Breitbart's favorite radio station started playing grunge-which he despised-he flipped to talk radio instead. 'At first it was like a foreign language to me. But over time, it started to make sense.'" [
Slate]
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:23:15 EDT
The Spy Who Wronged Me: The New York Times' Messy Entanglement With an Ex-CIA Operative [Spooks]
The
New York Times reported this morning that an off-the-books intelligence operation may be assassinating people in Pakistan with the help of a sketchy former spook—the same guy that the
Times hired to save reporter
David Rohde's life.
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:29:08 EDT
Showbiz's Reigning Smart Brit Couple Is No More [Splits]
Celebrated and Oscar-laden British expat couple
Sam Mendes, a Director, and
Kate Winslet, an Actress, announced today that they have separated, after seven years of marriage. We always liked this couple and thought they'd stay together forever. Ah well. [
People]
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:46:08 EDT
The Pacific: Who Doesn't Love a Good War? [About Last Night]
Last night HBO rolled out their new mega-miniseries
The Pacific, about Americans fighting in the Pacific theater of
World War II. We had high hopes. Were we let down?
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:43:46 EDT
How to Make It in America Lesson of the Week: Ecstasy Will Turn You Gay [Recaps]
HBO's Horatio Alger story for hipsters taught us less about how to make it and more about how to make out. Or how not to if you get, you know, bisexual urges while dropping X with your girlfriend.
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:08:45 EDT
New York Times Reminds Freelancers Not to Accept Free Things, in All Caps [Memos]
Here's a totally friendly memo from the
New York Times that went out to all their freelancers, apropos of nothing in particular, reminding them to please not accept free stuff. Looks like someone is in trouble!
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:50:26 EDT
The Glorious Return of Matthew Lillard [Trade Roundup]
Yes, he's coming back. Also today: news from pilot season, the
USA network just keeps getting weirder, and a Showtime series finds its villain.
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:32:20 EDT
Medical Doctors Try to Uncover the Biological Mysteries of the Jersey Shore Cast [Gossip Roundup]
MTV is having all their top moneymakers examined.
Kate Gosselin hates the dancing stars in her galaxy.
Corey Feldman is banned from
Corey Haim's funeral.
Martha Stewart can't get laid. Monday's gossip got up an hour late.
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:55:00 EDT
Today's birthdays, marriages, divorces and deaths [Milestones]
BIRTHDAYS
- Eva Longoria Parker, 35
- will.i.am, 35
- Fabio, 50
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 77
- Judd Hirsch, 75
- Bret Michaels, 47
- Mark McGrath, 42
- Sly Stone, 67
- Eva Amurri, 25
- Kim Raver, 41
- Kellan Lutz, 25
- Jimmy Swaggart, 75
- Ry Cooder, 63
- David Cronenberg, 67
- Jennifer 8. Lee, 34
- Mark Green, 65
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:23:56 EDT
Which Famous Actor Likes to Get Spanked—Hard? [Blind Items]
This A-lister is into S/M, another star must leave his sunglasses on in bed, and an actress likes to bed down with her brother and his wife. Next to them, a cheating actor looks normal. Today's safe word is "gossip."
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:20:32 EDT
Wonderland Will Always Be Better Than Iraq [Monday Box Office]
This weekend Alice beat Matt who beat Jay, but barely. Jay beat James but only because James is old. Marty and Leo keep beating each other. Yes, in
that way.
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:25:52 EDT
"It's Important That God Thinks You're Cool, You Know?" [Open Caption]
[
Teen scenesters Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato are accompanied by a random weirdo to church, actual Church, yesterday; image via Bauer-Griffin]
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:22:13 EDT
More Seniors Are Coming Out as Gay, Lesbian, Bi or Transgender [Gums]
According to those who work with them, anyway,
via the AP. "Experts say coming out late in life comes with a unique set of hurdles. That includes fear of being shunned by children and grandchildren and a sense of loss over having fewer years to live life outside the closet." Who precisely are these experts? What is their job title?
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:34:54 EDT
FCUK Downsizing Devastating for Shiny Shirt Wearers [Fcuked]
French Connection is cutting its number of US stores from 23 to 6, leaving a gaping void in Meatpacking District clubgoers' wardrobes. The announcement may spark a rush on remaining inventory of shiny shirts, sending stock prices up. [
WSJ]
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:40:19 EDT
A Guide to the Neocon Bloomberg May Back for Senate [Fieldguides]
With support from several GOP luminaries,
Dan Senor, husband of
CNN's Campbell Brown and delusional neocon hawk, may be primed to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for her seat. Here's a field guide to your potential next Senator.
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:59:49 EDT
My First TV Station: $550,000 [For Sale]
Broadcast channel WMKG-LB, Channel 38 in Muskegon, Michigan, is
for sale on eBay. $550,000, equipment included. Buy it and who knows, maybe it will be your first step to becoming the
Rupert Murdoch of all of Western Michigan. [
NYT]
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:15:36 EDT
Rielle Hunter the Only Person on Earth Who Loves John Edwards [Crazy Love]
Rielle Hunter: She's famous because
John Edwards did it with, and put a baby inside of, her. Now
The Washington Post has 'obtained' a copy of a forthcoming
10,000 word GQ interview. And they read the whole thing, apparently.
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:02:45 EDT
Detroit's Problems Now Include Smelly City Workers [Ew]
Poor Detroit! First an economic catastrophe, now an olfactory one: After a woman sued the city because her coworker's perfume gave her breathing problems, Detroit is warning city workers not to wear "any scented products." [
Detroit News]
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:40:44 EDT
Video Game Journalist's Innocence Lost to Pole-Dancing Booth Babes [Innocence Lost]
The video game industry's mix of unchecked testosterone and nerdery lends itself to
'booth babes'—hot women paid to hawk product at events. One doe-eyed journalist was taken aback by the debauched scene at last week's Game Developers Conference.
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:33:45 EDT
Actor Peter Graves Dead at 83 [And Now He's Dead]
Peter Graves, who starred in the original
Mission: Impossible series, is dead.
He was 83. More »
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:51:14 EDT
Newest Weapon in New York's War on Nightclub Smoking: 'Hipper-looking' Inspectors [Smoking Ban]
In the cat-and-mouse game that is New York's
smoking ban, the cat just got a sweet new asymmetrical haircut. The Health Department is deploying "younger and hipper-looking" inspectors to snitch on New York's coolest clubs. The sketch comedy potential!
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:46:26 EDT
Jennifer Love Hewitt Gets a Meal for One [Pic Of The Day]
[
A newly single Jennifer Love Hewitt with takeout from Koo Koo Roo. Image via Bauer-Griffin ]
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:14:31 EDT
Green Zone Flops: Iraq War Movies Apparently Still Don't Sell [Oh Well]
The weekend box office is in. And Universal's gamble on
Green Zone seems to have failed dismally, despite positive critical reception and the Oscars success of the Hurt Locker. The $130m movie pulled in just $14.5m on opening weekend. [
NYT]
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:54:37 EDT
The Independent Rather Regrets Calling Its Writer a 'Hooker' [Oops]
"We accept that Ms. Margolis is not and never has been 'a hooker',"
The Independent self-corrects. It gets worse:
Zoe Margolis is their writer, and the mistake was a headline that begins, "I Was a Hooker."
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:18:00 EDT
Axelrod is Having a Bad Day. Do Not Cross Him [Fuckyeahaxelrod]
Recently Presidential Special Advisor
David Axelrod has been painted as a beleaguered figure, upset at the world he sees around him. Today he told the Republicans to "make my day" and the Israelis a new policy announcement was an "insult."
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:31:19 EDT
Black Cobra Crime Ring Steals Almond Tarts, Apple Crowns, Brownies [Cute Crime]
The theft of 120 boxes of "almond tarts, punch rolls, apple crowns, and brownies" in Sweden has been attributed to members of Europe's
Black Cobra crime ring. After a series of raids, officials confiscated hundreds of cakes.
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:20:54 EDT
Three Reasons it's Fine That Justice Thomas' Wife is a Tea Partyer [Inconsequential]
The
LA Times report on ethical concerns raised by Virginia Thomas, wife of
Supreme Court Judge
Clarence Thomas, who is an active tea partyer and conservative campaigner. But it will make no difference to anything. And here's why.
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