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- Yesterday - November 28, 2009
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#openthread
Saturday Night Special
Good christ. I need a drink. So do Tiger and Brad, and probably some Secret Service guys, too. Time to pour some Saturday night open thread. More » -
#gatecrashersgate
Seven Reasons Why White House Party Crashers are Awesome for America
Everyone needs to stop being so mean. Why aren't our White House Party Crashers being toasted? These guys are awesome...for America. Why? More » -
#killyourtelevision
Christmas-Saving Dogs Fight Raging Battle Royale For Prime-Time Network Domination
Tomorrow night, a TV ratings battle for the ages. Two dogs, on two different networks, will attempt to save Christmas. In doing so, they will demonstrate the completely brainsucking, disturbingly palpable lack of originality in television programming. New lows, ahead. More » -
#crime
"French oyster farmers suffer wave of thefts." As far as stealing goes: whimsical, right?
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#volunteerism
Problems of Brad Pitt: Pretty Lower Ninth Public Housing Pissing People Off?
Further proving the road to hell as indeed paved with good intentions—or in this case, "green" concrete—Brad Pitt's taking flack for building housing in New Orleans' Katrina-devastated Lower Ninth ward. The houses are dreamy. The reaction isn't. More » -
#howto
Jenny Sanford's Six-Step Guide to Capitalizing on Disgraced Politican Pussyhound Husbands
Jenny Sanford's husband, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, cheated on his wife with an Argentinean lover. Now, with his political career is in shambles, it's time for Jenny Sanford's star to shine bright! And make a decent buck, too. More »
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#scrapingthebowl
How Much Weed Humor Can NYT Writers Roll Into a Cannibis College Profile?
After getting into Tulane, NYU, USC, Michigan State, an Ivy, a safety school, and whatever liberal arts school you threatened your Republican parents with actually attending, there's only one you really need to worry about: Cannabis College. Bongs away. More » -
#andnowtheyredead
Mike Penner, Sports Columnist, 52
Mike Penner, LA Times sports columnist, was found dead in her apartment yesterday; it appears to be a suicide. Penner famously came out as a transsexual, becoming Christine Daniels, and one of America's few transgender sports writers. [LAist] -
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#operationlovetap
National Enquirer's story on Tiger Woods at center of cheating allegations: posted.
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#trannypeegate
"OMG TRANNYPEEGATE!" or "Did Adam Lambert Get Peed On at The Box?"
I can't even begin with this one. Some blog is pretty sure Adam Lambert got peed on by a transvestite at The Box. Ergo, TRANNYPEEGATE. More » -
#operationlovetap
Correction: Tiger Woods' Wife Kicks His Ass
Whoops! Last night, everyone was pretty sure Tiger Woods' "Operation: Lovetap" accident was followed by his wife smashing his car's back window to save him. Looks now like she was doing it to bludgeon him. Scorned lovers, coming up. FORE! More » -
#gossiproundup
Also, Jennifer Aniston May Be Dating Your Thanksgiving Leftovers, Too
Jennifer Aniston takes Morocco by....storm? She's dating (or not dating) a camel. Posh Spice has bunions. Jake Gyllenhaal is special. Courtney Love's greatest hookup ever. Thanksgiving Dinner at the Waverly Inn. LiLo being LiLo. Presenting your Saturday Morning Gossip Roundup: More » -
#plottwist
Pulp Fiction Screenwriter Tweets From Jail, Ends Up Re-Imprisoned
Jailhouse tweets: harrowing, educational, and a bad idea if you're dodging the terms of your sentence. In the midst of his prison term for a fatal DUI, Roger Avary blew the whistle on his own short-lived accidental freedom via Twitter. More » - Friday - November 27, 2009
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#breaking
Tiger Woods' Wife Kicks Ass
According to the latest Associated Press update on Tiger Woods' car crash in Florida his wife, Elin Nordegren, used a golf club to smash the back window of the Cadillac Escalade, then helped him out. More » -
#rumormonger
Derek Jeter: Sportsman of the Year
According to Sports Illustrated anyway. An email tipster says the magazine will hand the title to the Yankees captain on Monday in a story by baseball writer Tom Verducci. But what about Elizabeth Lambert? -
#printisdead
Ousted Forbes Employees Rumored To Be Shopping a Tell-All
Tipsters never rest! Today a source says that editors axed in brutal cuts at Forbes are rumored to be shopping a book about the Forbes brothers and a feud between them about the company's direction. More » -
#blackfriday
Apparently No Tramplings This Black Friday
Good job, shoppers: You didn't trample anyone to death this year. Things are looking positively lackadaisical out there. The Times even quotes a shopper as saying, "Everybody has been really pleasant." But what are we going to write about!? [NYT] -
#idreamedanightmare
Susan Boyle Is Cracking Again
Congratulations, celebrity-industrial complex, it looks like you've sucked another relatively defenseless human into your boom-and-bust cycle of fame, crash, rehab, and relapse. And who can blame her. More » -
#dictatorstyle
Equatorial Guinea's Corrupt President Suspiciously Confident About Upcoming Election
Shamelessly corrupt dictator-presidents should know that predicting a near-100 percent victory two days before an election is bad behavior, even for them. Unless they care more about enriching themselves while their country starves, like Equatorial Guinea's Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. More » -
#breaking
Tiger Woods "Seriously Injured" in Car Accident
Not much detail about this breaking news, but Tiger Woods was apparently "seriously injured" in a car accident this morning. From the Orlando Sentinel: More » -
#recaps
Glee: You're Not Ready for This Jelly
As we shake off the food-induced haze of Thanksgiving, we should all say thanks that there is an episode of Glee waiting for us in the DVR. Our dancing pilgrims had a lot of distractions, but just as many revelations. More » -
#beer
Need a Drink?
Family holidays can be stressful. And hitting the hard liquor will just cause lips to be pursed and tuts to be tutted. But the solution is here in the form of 32 per cent alcohol beer. More » -
#whoops
Television News Reporters Just Can't Catch a Break
Jesus. As if those YouTube videos of reporters falling down in funny ways weren't bad enough. Mobile, Alabama's WPMI-TV thought it was a cool idea to post tweets of breaking news on a billboard next to anchors' pictures. Nope! [PalmettoScoop] More » -
#goingrogue
'The State That She Did Govern Was Right Across the Street from Russia'
Some nice people decided to interview Sarah Palin fans at a book signing in Ohio about precisely which of her policies, in detail, made them want her to run for president in 2012. More » -
#cruising
Read Your In-Flight Magazine and Save Journalism
Apparently the way to get people to read magazines, and advertisers to pay you enough money to support your fancy editorial aims, is to lock them in planes where there are fewer distractions. More » -
#internalmemos
This is why you shouldn't ask people to work for free.
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#gatecrashersgate
Did an Indian Diplomat Help the Salahis Crash the White House?
The Secret Service is currently investigating how fameballs Michaele and Tareq Salahi crashed Obama's first state dinner, Bravo camera crew in tow. We have a theory: Their polo buddy, Indian ambassador Arun K. Singh, got them in on the DL.
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#shootemup
Marauding Camels to be Rounded Up and Strafed From Helicopters, Palin Style
A plague of thirsty camels has overrun a small, drought-ridden town in the Australian outback. The only way to survive: Round thousands of those suckers up and gun 'em down from choppers. More » - Thursday - November 26, 2009
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#thanksgivingguilt
Have You Puchased Your James Franco-Endorsed Sarah Palin Slambook?
Drunk yet? Good. Now, grab your wallet, and beat the Black Friday crowds to the best present ev-ar: our James Franco and National Book Award winner-endorsed Gawker Sarah Palin Slambook. It's awesome, and it's for a great cause. More » -
#wingflap
Glenn Beck Dismisses Palin-Beck 2012 Because Sarah Belongs 'in the Kitchen'
For his pre-Thanksgiving radio broadcast, Glenn Beck made a joke about how Sarah Palin belongs "in the kitchen," and how he's sick of her "yapping." It's why he won't consider Palin-Beck 2012, but Beck-Palin is a different story. More » -
#graythursday
Don't Just Sit There — Go and Shop!
Big retailers are opening today (maybe to mitigate Black Friday tramplings). Does this mean that next year they'll open yesterday? Is this gray Thursday? Anyway, people are tired of being broke so they're buying stuff. More » -
#listicle
Five Ways to Avoid a Black Friday Trampling
It inevitably happens every year, someone gets trampled trying to get a DVD player for $15.99 at Walmart at 5am on Black Friday. This year, don't let tragedy strike! We have some strategies that will keep you safe while spending. More »
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#oops
Berlusconi's Wife Wants $64m Just Because He Sleazed on an 18-Year-Old
Some people. Just because Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi reportedly fawned over a teenage lingerie model his wife wants a divorce, $300,000 a month and tens of millions up front. More » -
#thanksgivingofhorror
We're Serving Up Thanksgiving Horror Story Pie for Dessert
Misery loves company, so write your Turkey Day terror tales in the original post's comments section. It's like liveblogging torture. For those of you without internet access, we've extended the contest deadline to Monday so you can share your pain. -
#gobblegobble
The Internet Knows What You're Eating Today
Recipe websites get a huge spike on Thanksgiving day. The New York Times, which loves a trend, analyzes them all. Cheese balls in the Midwest! Sweet potatoes in North Carolina! Something called the Broccoli Casserole belt! More » -
#romanholiday
Happy Thanksgiving! Also, Roman Polanski is probably out of jail today.
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#tips
How to Talk to Your Conservative Relatives
You are probably at this very moment attempting to communicate with family members you have almost nothing in common with. What do you do if it turns out Aunt Edwina is a birther? More » -
#whoops
Dubai Has No More Money
Dubai—home to the future world's tallest building, artificial islands shaped like a palm tree, and a misplaced faith in the power of wealth—is broke. The government has asked its many creditors for a six-month reprieve from debt payments. More » - Wednesday - November 25, 2009
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#excuses
The Associated Press' Helpful List of Excuses For Not Visiting Your Family this Thanksgiving
If you're not already at the airport trying to smash your way to the front of a ticket line, you're probably not visiting relatives this Thanksgiving. You need an excuse besides "they are annoying." The AP has a bunch! More » -
#history
Website Releases 573,000 Sad, Frightened and Banal Text Messages from 9/11
Wikileaks.org has released 573,000 text messages from 9/11—they range from "The only thoughts I have are of Nicholas, Ian and you I am terrified," to "YOUR DOG WILL BE OVER AT MOTHER'S HOUSE BY TOMORROW MORNING." [CNN]
