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NYT's Racially Segregated Gift Guide Offends, Not Least of All Because the Gifts Are Lame

NYT's Racially Segregated Gift Guide Offends, Not Least of All Because the Gifts Are Lame #thatsracist #newyorktimes

Tiger Woods Shows Why Text Message Flirting Sucks

Tiger Woods Shows Why Text Message Flirting Sucks #flirting #tigerwoods

Ask an Expert: Is Uganda About to Start Executing Gays?

Ask an Expert: Is Uganda About to Start Executing Gays? #askanexpert #uganda

Five Things Billy Corgan Should Be Doing Other Than Dating Jessica Simpson

Five Things Billy Corgan Should Be Doing Other Than Dating Jessica Simpson #advice #jessicasimpson

Choir Boy to Power Player to Morning Host: George Stephanopoulos' Career in Eight Steps

Choir Boy to Power Player to Morning Host: George Stephanopoulos' Career in Eight Steps #manysecondacts #georgestephanopoul

Upper East Side Smut Castle Ruined by Uptight Hedge Funder

Upper East Side Smut Castle Ruined by Uptight Hedge Funder #sadthings #guccionemansion

Brooklyn's Hottest Stereotypes in Battle of Bike Lane Martyrs

Brooklyn's Hottest Stereotypes in Battle of Bike Lane Martyrs #williamsburg #stereotypes

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  • #blinditems

    Which Reality Star Is Telling Everyone a Twilight Actor Has a Small Wang?

    It's one thing to kiss and tell, but don't go around blabbing about an ex's endowment. Also shameless, a celeb who can't keep his affairs out of the tabloids and a binge-eating actress. It's enough to make you go limp. More »
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  • #sexytime

    Alleged Hot Lesbian Teacher Known to Pal Around With Women

    This hot sexxxy lesbian teacher story is rapidly evolving, and we aim to keep you, our 14 year-old audience, up-to-date with all the day's enticing developments. The latest: One teacher has been spotted hanging around with women. And looking rock-n-roll! More »
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  • #updates

    We've added several new names to our New York Times Buyout List this morning.

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  • #scandal

    Madoff's Sons are Looking for Finance Jobs

    According to the Wall Street Journal Andrew and Mark Madoff are putting the feelers out and whipping their resumes into shape. Which must count as a lesson in optimism. More »
    08:24 AM
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    By Ravi Somaiya
  • #frontpages

    Public Option? What Public Option?

    Yesterday it was news that the public option had died in the Senate healthcare bill. Today it's news that Senators think it's a good thing. Oh well. It was a nice idea. Back to poverty and sickness everyone! More »
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  • #schooldaze

    Sexy School Gets Sexier

    The Daily News find more sex at the sexy school where two sexy female teachers (pictured) romped! Now another sexy teacher is accused of... stuff... with a student. More »
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    By Ravi Somaiya
  • #gossiproundup

    Casey Johnson and Tila Tequila to Achieve World's Messiest Marital Bliss

    The worst meltdown of Casey Johnson's life coincides with a career high for Tila Tequila, a mysterious flower bouquet arrives at the Woods residence, and Liza Minnelli settles a $100M lawsuit for sexually assaulting her bodyguard. Thursday gossip, voila. More »
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    By Azaria Jagger
  • #playgirl

    Did Anyone Want to See Levi Johnston in Playgirl?

    Page Six report, via Popeater, that Playgirl may have made a loss on the not-quite-naked Levi Johnston photoshoot . More »
    06:41 AM
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    By Ravi Somaiya
  • #businesstime

    Obama Is Too Busy for Nobel Prize Debauchery

    Most recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize luxuriate in it — they accept invitations to lunch with the Norwegian king, go to concerts, give press conferences. Not Barack Obama. He's doing the drive-through Nobel experience. More »
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  • #scandal

    Mark Sanford, South Carolina Governor and haver-of-affairs, will probably not be impeached.

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  • #thatsracist

    NYT's Racially Segregated Gift Guide Offends, Not Least of All Because the Gifts Are Lame

    Got a non-white person on your Christmas list? Know nothing about him/her other than his/her race? For racist grannies who maybe feel funny about their adopted Chinese grandkids, The New York Times offers a very special "Of Color" gift guide. More »
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    By Azaria Jagger
  • #traderoundup

    Another Person Sues Sacha Baron Cohen, This Time for $110 Million

    If the amount of money someone sues Sacha Baron Cohen for reflects how pissed off they are about him making them look stupid on camera, then this Palestinian is by far the most pissed off. He's suing for $110 million. More »
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    By Adrian Chen
  • #poll

    20 Percent of America Wants to Impeach Obama Right Now

    Corollary: 20 percent of America does not know what an impeachable offense is. "There may be a certain segment of voters... that simply think the president doing things they don't agree with is grounds for removal from office." [WashIndy]
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    By Azaria Jagger
  • #sadstarlet

    Carrie Underwood's Esquire Feature Suggests Deep, Lurking Depression

    Apparently Esquire's Tom Junod interviewed Carrie Underwood, but instead of printing a profile, they just listed a bunch of quotes under the headline "What I've Learned," and it's the most unintentionally depressing portrait-in-a-series-of-mosaic-like-glimpses ever. More »
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    By Azaria Jagger
  • #fascinating

    Barbara Walters Is Utterly Fascinated by People Who Are Not Straight

    As usual, Barbara Walters' "Most Fascinating People of the Year" special wrongly assumed public fascination with a person somehow confers on them the quality of being fascinating. What was most fascinating were Walters' funny faces when she talked about sexuality. More »
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  • #rockstars

    Sarah Palin Enters Next Level of Stardom by Signing Woman's Chest

    Today marks the day that Sarah Palin rose from mere fame to 80s-hair-metal-trashing-hotel-rooms-snorting-coke-in-the-tour-bus-level superstardom. She signed some woman's chest with a Sharpie at a Utah Costco. Red and Blue America: Put aside your differences for a sec and give props.
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  • #tv

    WTF Just Happened on Larry King Live?

    Awkward, unexplained live television moments—a la Spaghetti Cat—have been popping up a lot recently. Last month, it was Miss Piggy on Dancing with the Stars. Tonight, we present a plethora of WTF, courtesy of Larry King Live. [Gawker.TV]
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    By Matt Cherette
  • #flirting

    Tiger Woods Shows Why Text Message Flirting Sucks

    Even as we text more with each passing month, we find ourselves wondering why exchanging sentence-long, misspelled emails has become the preferred mode of flirting for anyone under 40. Texting sucks for flirting; the Tiger Woods-Jamiee Grubbs messages prove it. More »
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    By Adrian Chen
  • #topchef

    Live Blogging Top Chef: The Season Finale

    Bravo is still calling this show Top Chef: Las Vegas, even though we left Sin City weeks ago. If I were to suggest a new, more accurate name for it at this point, I'd go with: Top Chef: Suspense! More »
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  • #truecrime

    Woman Slaps Boyfriend with Raw Steak, Steak Unharmed

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  • #twitterati

    Shakeups for the Hard Core

    A news legend bid his typewriter farewell; people planned their post-New-York-Times futures; and the new wave were overwhelmed by work. The Twitterati were at a fracture point. More »
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  • #picoftheday

    Under the Weather

    [A shot of the Manhattan sky from W 59th Street, where today's rainstorm upset a flock of pigeons. Image via Getty]
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    By Brian Moylan
  • #holidaytraditions

    Congress Tosses Tree, Cancels Christmas

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  • #tiplist

    What's in #tips Today?

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  • #yourprivacyisanillusion

    Facebook Begins 'Privacy' Con

    It would seem our conspiracy theory is coming true: Facebook's big push to give you "more control of your information" is actually an initiative to get you to give up control of your information. Step one: Frame greed as concern. More »
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  • #internalmemos

    Jenny 8. Lee Takes Buyout; Exodus at NYT Metro Section

    John Koblin reports that Jennifer 8. Lee, New York Times Metro reporter, Twitter enthusiast, and master of the trend story, is taking a buyout. Shocking. Below, an internal staff memo that went out this afternoon honoring the Metro section's departed. More »
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    By Hamilton Nolan
  • #foreignaffairs

    Bloomberg's reporting Uganda's anti-gay bill won't include executions, but legislators are still "formulating punishments."

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  • #creepy

    Park Bench Makes You Feel Guilty

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  • #opencaption

    'Of Course I'm Using My Own Hamburger Recipe'

    [Martha Stewart would never tell her dinner guests that she picked up the main course at In-N-Out Burger, which she visited in Las Vegas yesterday. Image via Flynet]
    05:02 PM
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    By Brian Moylan
  • #spoilsports

    People Tells Us Who Won Top Chef, Doesn't Issue Spoiler Alert

    While the rest of us have to wait until tonight's bullshit finale to find out who won Top Chef, People magazine told everyone who picks up a copy on the news stand today. Don't worry, we won't ruin it. More »
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  • #secretsocieties

    World-Leading Secret Society Spotted at Elaine's!

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  • #pullquote

    Karine Bakhoum —

    restaurant consultant, Iron Chef America judge dissing the immature palates of her two children — Jean-Baptiste, 8, and Isabelle, 6 — after letting the New York Post feature them prominently in a story on "koodies." (kid + foodie = blech)
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  • #greatmomentsinjournalism

    Tiger Woods Sex-Spank Animator Is Free-Speech Hero for the 21st Century

    Today's governments are inventing tons of new ways to repress free speech. But there's a hero standing up for civic-minded journalism: The company that digitally re-enacts Tiger Woods spanking a porn star. More »
    04:09 PM
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  • #advertising

    Don't Let Anyone See You Posing in the Tattoo Sticker Mirror

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  • #clipjob

    Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day

    Today at Gawker.TV, awkward on-air silences our favorite TV News anchors, Tiger Woods on the Bob Hope Show, yet another bad Nic Cage movie trailer, an engagement proposal on The Biggest Loser, and how women should properly handle their firearms. More »
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  • #fashion

    Google Phones Too Geeky for Google's Fahionista

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  • #sexytime

    Hot Lesbian Teacher Sex Rumor Is Totally Out There

    Hot lesbian sex! Two hot sexxxy young lady teachers loved each other very much and they had some of the aforementioned hot lesbian sex right there in the schoolhouse, allegedly. There seems to be some public interest? More »
    03:14 PM
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  • #realitytv

    There Is No Such Thing as a 'Two-Part Finale'

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  • #advertisement

    It's Christmas in December on Adult Swim

    It's Christmas in December on Adult Swim! Relive treasured Christmas memories with Gareth's dreams of a tenner in an envelope, Master Shake's holiday rap that answers the question "What rhymes with Ricardo Montalban [R.I.P.]?", and tree-decorating suggestions from the members of Dethklok. More »
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  • #recessionomics

    All Americans Now in Prison Industry, One Way or Another

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  • #midweekmadness

    This Week In Tabloids: Angie & Brad Help Jen Adopt; Tiger's Titillating Texts

    Welcome back to Midweek Madness, in which we search for hot "news" in the celeb tabloids. This week: Read Tiger's lurid text messages and find out how Angelina is helping Jen adopt a little Mexican kid. [Jezebel]
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  • #richpeople

    The Man Who Quietly Bankrolled the ACLU

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