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#contests
Yes, that's right: nobody's won the $1,000 prize for a Nikki Finke photo yet.
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#comcast
When Philadelphia Devoured Hollywood
The official announcement today that Comcast will take over NBC/Universal marks the greatest counter-revolutionary change in show business history with flyover country now postioned to put its stamp on Hollywood, rather than vice-versa. More » -
#trendwatch
Every Healthy Action Bound to Backfire
America just can't win. We stopped smoking—then we all got fat. So we lipo-sucked all the fat out and put it in our breasts, where it could do some good. Then we got sex-harassed at the gym! More » -
#wtf
Friendster Re-Brands With New Video, Remains Completely Irrelevant
Hold onto your hat because Friendster is BACK, y'all! And this time, it's personal. And in their new and superultracool new video promoting the new ultrasuperawesome site, they somehow manage to look even more outdated. [Gawker.TV] -
#google
Eric Schmidt's Kinky Fantasy
Google's CEO writes in the Wall Street Journal that "frustrated newspaper executives are looking for someone to blame" for their decline, but they shouldn't blame him: His "fantasy news gadget" makes you pay for access to the goods. Freak. -
#cotomersevis
How to Read the New Car and Driver
January's issue of Car and Driver magazine sees what many would term a "major" redesign. We've asked Eddie Alterman, the new C/D editor-in-chief, to walk us through some of the layout changes of the newly-redesigned buff book. — Ed. [Jalopnik] -
#mediacrack
National Geographic Adventure Folds
In your terrible Thursday media column: Another print magazine dies, rumors of layoffs at ALM, the Dallas Morning News goes straight to journalism hell, and Town & Country is now officially sexy. More » -
#coverlies
Elle: Women Will Never Be Satisfied, Should Buy Expensive Sh-t
The December Elle would like to remind its readers that they will never be happy this holiday season. [Jezebel] -
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#recaps
Glee: Smile, Though Your Heart Is Breaking
Wow, who ever thought that a show about a band of lovable losers could be so dark? We were crying tears of sadness instead of our usual tears of joy. It still felt pretty good, but damn! More » -
#keepingmum
The One Thing Kathie Lee Gifford Won't Do for Ratings
Kathie Lee Gifford rose to fame sitting next to Regis Philbin and talking about her personal life ad nauseam. Now that she co-hosts the Today show's daily dose of wacky, what is the one subject she won't broach? More » -
#howthingswork
How Fox News Landed That Derek Jeter Interview
Gretchen Carlson interviewed Derek Jeter on Fox News yesterday. What a get! She mentioned that Jeter is "the last pure athlete" and that he lives his life "so perfectly," but not that she's married to his agent. -
#controversies
Everybody Mad at Dolls, Cartoons
We like to "jest" with the advertising industry about how stupid and evil they are, but the truth is that marketing is not easy. Today in Fuzzy Public Outrage: Dolls are racist, and soap bubbles are rapists. More » -
#christmasshopping
Comcast Buys a Bunch of Awesome Cable Networks and Some Broadcast Thing Called 'NBC'
GE and Comcast officially announced that this morning that they've come to terms on a deal over NBC Universal. It's really, really complicated, but the upshot is that Jeff Zucker still has a job for some reason. More » -
#holidaze
Yelp's Holiday Party Way Lustier Than Yours
At Yelp, every review is a chance for free drinks, every email a chance for distasteful punning — and every company party a chance to leer, spank and orgy out. Judging from the pictures, 2009's holiday bash was no exception. More »
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#crime
Ho hum, Minnesota man convicted in $3.6 billion Ponzi scheme. No one notices any more.
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#advice
A Simple Plan for Tiger Woods: Play Some Golf
It might appear that Tiger Woods has lots of problems these days, but in fact he only has one problem: He is a boring, boring man who finds himself in a non-boring situation. We know how to solve this.
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#opencaption
Discomfort and Joined
[The network trotted out big guns Rob Thomas, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Zach Levi, Jane Krakowski, Michael Buble, and another selection from Aretha Franklin's curious hat collection for the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony last night. Image via Getty] -
#recaps
Top Chef: Three Chefs and a Little Lady
A rainbow parabolas over the fertile Napa valley. A dream is asphyxiated amongst the vines. Top Chef is nearing its end. I'm Joshua David Stein. I'll take you there. Ain't nobody cryin'. Except the loser. More » -
#blinditems
Which Celebrity Has Been Having All Sorts of Affairs?
In the most shockingly easy item ever, this star has been diddling club hostesses and waitresses. Who could it be? Also, the return of Coke Mom and another old gem about keeping it in the family. Blind items are fun! More » -
#revisionism
Pirate-Hijack Ship Crew Ungrateful For Being Made Heroes
Well-known fact: Hero naval captain Richard Phillips is the biggest hero next to Sully, due to his heroic act of getting rescued from Somali pirate hijackers. So why is his ungrateful crew staging a retroactive mutiny? More » -
#gossiproundup
Lindsay Has Her Eye on Jessica Alba's Man
Lindsay Lohan's Rashomon-like love life takes three different turns in one day, Tiger Mistress #1 prepares to tell all, and the Salahis cancel Christmas. Come bathe in a sea of Thursday's gossip. More » -
#mannipples
Sexy Men Are Happy to Show Their Sexy Chests
Men do not have breasts. But our chests are beautiful creatures in their own right, which is probably why the man-cleavage, or heavage, is taking America by storm. We are apparently in a new "golden age of male chest hair." More » -
#fieldguide
Meet Jasmine Lennard, Casey Johnson Vibrator Victim and Transatlantic Fameball
After moving to L.A., this hypersexual British socialite and reality TV star couldn't land a headline, no matter how many nips she slipped or how much body paint she wore. Then, Casey Johnson planted a sex toy in her bed. More » -
#servicey
Reverse Cowgirl Is the Most Swine Flu Resistant Sex Position
Just in time for flu season: Cosmo's guide to making your man's cheeks flush with pleasure, not fever. It should be noted that sex partners you don't kiss may be "high risk" for other contagions. [scan via] -
#traderoundup
Rupert Everett: Gay Actors Should Stay in the Closet
Hollywood gays: Stay in the closet! That's what Rupert Everett ("Another Country," "My Best Friend's Wedding") told the UK's Guardian. Even though you may be happier in the end, your career will suck, which is the most important thing. More » - Yesterday - December 2, 2009
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#blogsaredead
Handicapping the Impending New York Times Blog Massacre
New York Times brass is publicly hinting that its 70 (!) blogs will soon be culled to a less absurd number. Worried your favorite will be killed? We've handicapped the survival chances of eight blogs for your convenience.
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#yeahman
Obama's Face Appears on Blotter Acid
It's like how Jesus is always appearing in pieces of toast in Argentina! Change we can eat and stare at the ceiling for hours on. Thank God this didn't come out during the election. [Boing Boing] -
#holidaze
The Year End Party Is Over for Yahoo, We're Told
We hear Yahoo is canceling its annual "Year End Party" for 2009. That's quite a change for a company that last year held three company parties and additional bashes at the departmental level, amid layoffs. More » -
#twitterati
Shopping with the Enemy
A purged BusinessWeek-er ran into the leader of the new guard; Loren Feldman heckled some oversharing newlyweds; and a celebrity devoured a whole McRib thing. The Twitterati swallowed the awkwardness. More » -
#picoftheday
Cop a Feel
[Two security guards take pictures of radio host Meredith Walusek outside of Tiger Wood's house in Florida. Her sign says, "Tiger—They offered me $500,000—I'm keeping my mouth shut!" Image via Getty] -
#jurisprudence
The Man Who Was Really There
Firas Al-Qaisi is an Iraqi attorney who risked his life helping the American forces in Baghdad which led to weeks of torture and dentention by Shiite militias. Now he's suing the U.S. for $200 million for trying to murder him. More »
