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#thingsweactuallylike
Design Without Reach: Vengence for that Stupid Name
Read: this great piece on how Design Within Reach—who sell shiny pretty expensive tables and chairs—got popular and fell from grace, all while keeping their headache-inducing name. IT'S NOT WITHIN REACH IF I CAN'T AFFORD IT. Ugh. [FastCompany] -
#snowpocalypse
It appears, by way of "giant snowflakes," that New York City's Snowpocalypse '09 has begun.
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#partyreport
The Media Holiday Party Circuit: Drunken Ragers, Danceoffs, and Food at the ______ Party
Everyone got crunk at the IAC/College Humor/Daily Beast X-Mas party. Did you? Did Julia Allison? Know what a "walk off" is? The Elle party apparently does, so suckit, Vogue. VICE? And what about this here website's shindig? Party roundup, right here! More »
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#finally
Man From Nebraska: Democratic Holdout Sen. Ben Nelson's Vote Sealed for Healthcare Bill
Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, you cantankerous mufuh, you always need a little push. He got it with 13 hours of negotiations. Nelson puts Democrats at 60. Nobody's arguing that Joe Lieberman remains an asshole. More » -
#gossiproundup
Demi Moore's Ages-Old Empire of Dirt
Someone dares invoke the earth-shattering wrath of Demi Moore by calling the ageless aged? Indeed! PageSix got porn-y. Sheriff TMZ's busting Maria Shriver and Lil' Wayne. Courtney Love, Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin: still suck. Presenting your Saturday Morning Gossip Roundup! More » - Yesterday - December 18, 2009
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#mixedbag
10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week
In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, Wanda Sykes creates a Sarah Palin pop-up book, Tyra makes another half-assed attempt to be Oprah, and a mom gets a job growing marijuana. [Jezebel] -
#twitterati
Preparing for the Worst
Chris Lehmann went shopping for end-times food with end-times people; Kevin Smith prepped his readers for more ass talk; and Evan Williams tried to adjust your movie expectations. The Twitterati braced. More » -
#picoftheday
Dateline: Slumberland
[A group of journalists catch some z's waiting for the end of negotiations on the twelfth day of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Image via Getty] -
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#weekinreview
The Week Secret Societies Were Exposed as Goofy
Are you working, still? Seriously? Get to the bar, ASAP! But before you go, click on some of this stuff, maybe? More » -
#sadthings
Our Beloved Snooki Immediately Sinks to the Bottom of the Barrel in Steppin' Out
Snooki did an interview with deplorable New Jersey nightlife rag Steppin' Out. Is this the worst union of trashy cool and trashy horrible or is it a marriage made in heaven? Either way, she has some crazy shit to say. More » -
#opencaption
iSchlep
[Ed Westwick walks the streets of Manhattan with his haul from a day of shopping, including at the Apple store. Image via INF] -
#herogram
German reporter to Senator Jim Inofe: "You're ridiculous."
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#kreepiekats
Kreepie Kats in: "It's X-Mas!! Let's Nail a Vagina to a Krucifix & Rape Your Dad With a Stick" Part I
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#rumormonger
How Google CEO's 'Ex' Girlfriend Keeps Tabs on Him
Eric Schmidt's rekindled relationship with sometime girlfriend Marcy Simon may be heading into another season: After a summer of hanging out and an autumn jet ride, they've been spotted again this winter. And Simon's keeping a close eye on Schmidt. More » -
#winterwonderland
New York Snow Storms Throughout the Ages
Snow is coming! Snow is coming! In New York City, this is either the best or the worst thing that can happen. Let's reminisce on what the city looks like when it's buried in ice crystals. More »
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#death
There Is No Job That Would Not Make a Great Reality Show
People liked Mad Men, so of course there will be an MTV reality show about getting hired at a Brooklyn digital ad agency. That show will then be featured on the meta-reality show, "America's Most Boring Career-Based Reality Shows." [Adfreak] -
#clipjob
Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day
Today at Gawker.TV, Snoop and Martha talk drugs, pondering if we're sick of Jersey Shore just yet, Today celebrates itself, crime television shows use "image enhancements," and David Letterman drives around in a $25,000 car shaped like a cupcake. More » -
#immature
Congressional Ethics Office Closes Dicks Investigation
First we thought, "when did we get a job writing headlines for venerable old Roll Call?" but then we were like "oh, there is a sorta sleazy congressman named Dicks. Norman Dicks." Anyways him and Murtha are (mostly) ethical! -
#recessionomics
Perhaps an Amusing Dog Photo Will Take Your Mind Off Unceasing Economic Doom
The Way We Live Now: Fading out. But then coming back! So, not to worry. We didn't need that fire station. We didn't need those "lights." Or that job. Gas prices are a bargain! More » -
#violence
China Declares War on US Press! Obama Bows to Wen (Figuratively)
Chaos in Copenhagen! A tense meeting between Barack Obama, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began with violence. Reporters were shoved! More » -
#yourprivacyisanillustion
Making Facebook Pay
Facebook doubtlessly hoped forcing open user profiles would help the social network compete more profitably with open systems like Twitter. But there could well be a multi-million-dollar price to pay for the aggressive change, particularly if Facebook broke the law. More » -
#recaps
Jersey Shore: Complicated Courtships
The ultimate goal for all male and female guidos at the Jersey Shore is to hook up and "not fall in love." You would think this would be simple, but you would be very, very wrong. More » -
#academia
So Is There an Abundance of Lucrative Literature Professor Jobs Now, Or What?
"The job outlook for graduate students in language and literature is..." That's as far as you have to read before you stop and laugh ruefully at the carnage sure to come. More » -
#pullquote
Jude Law —
explaining why he tossed oranges at the NYU students who had the temerity to look outside their dorm windows when he was on his balcony, according to Hollywood Life. -
#publicrelations
Google Attempting to Swallow Trashy-Tasting Yelp
Google is more likely than not to buy Yelp, say news reports. Which raises one glaringly obvious question: Will Google exacerbate or correct the local review site's worst tendencies, which have brought extortion allegations, porny bacchanals and physical violence? More » -
#filmschooled
"Hard" Times: Analyzing Rihanna's New Video
The new video for Rihanna's track, "Hard," hit the web late yesterday afternoon. The message she's sending comes through loud and clear: She's hard. As in tough. But as we all know, there's more to this story. [Jezebel] -
#howthingswork
Tiger Woods, Media Equally Shady
The WSJ takes a shot today at the story of Tiger Woods' clandestine deal to appear in Men's Fitness in exchange for the National Enquirer keeping his affair quiet. AMI, Tiger Woods, and News Corp all look ridiculous now. More » -
#the00s
There Will Be Blood Wins the Decade
In its day, Paul Thomas Anderson's oil-drilling epic had to take a back seat to the Coen Brother's nihilist No Country For Old Men. But a few years later, this Blood will not be washed out.
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#science
Scientists discover dark matter in dark mine shaft. Should have checked there earlier!
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#shutuptwitter
Twittered Toddler Death Immediately Converted into Flame War
Shellie Ross lost her two-year-old child when he drowned in the family swimming pool. She tweeted about the incident, hoping for emotional support. How do you think that went? More » -
#opencaption
Rollin' with the Holmesies
[Robert Downey Jr, Guy Ritchie, and Jude Law are pimpin' at the after party for the Sherlock Holmes premiere in Manhattan last night. Image via Getty] More » -
#shutupcollege
College Kids Refuse to Censor Joke About Racism, Outraging Dumb People
A college humor magazine has written a satirical story on the subject of race, and they are refusing calls to take that story off their website, thereby bucking the important American college traditions of censorship and terrified racial silence. Outrageous! More »
