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#arnandjonalexander
Rapist Designer Will Die in Prison
No surprise: convicted rapist and former designer Arnand Jon Alexander, who appeared America's Next Top Model, was sentenced in LA to at least 59 years in jail. The 35-year old now faces trials in NY and Texas. [NY Post] -
#scandal
Did South Carolina (Of Course) School Board Chair Quit over Erotica?
Republican South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford became a household name for his affair with an Argentine woman. Then, Monday, we heard that his Lieutenant Andre Bauer does dudes. Now the GOP may have a new, sexy, erotica-writing star: Kristin Maguire. More » -
#crime
Did Sicko Phillip Garrido Follow a Google Vehicle?
Attached are pictures of a van that tailed a vehicle shooting pictures for Google Street View. Looks like a stereotypical child rapist van, right? That's the thing: It apparently pulled out from beside the home of rapist-kidnapper Phillip Garrido. More »
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#dining
The New Restaurant Bribery
The Web was supposed to disintermediate business, replacing corruptible middlemen with accurate information fed directly to consumers. But judging from the restaurant industry's experience, it may have just made corruption more widespread and louche. Just look at this receipt: More » -
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#80daystonewmoon
Authorities on Alert for Civil Unrest as Twilight Stars Turn to Nudity
Whatever government agency is in charge of monitoring rioting by hysterical teenage girls went onto high alert today with the release of information about nudity (full and sorta) from two stars of the Twilight series. More » -
#tomorrowsparties
Manhattan's Club Kids Are All Dressed Up with No Place to Go
It's Saturday night in New York. You want to put on a cute outfit, fierce shoes, and maybe some glitter and go out for a night of dancing and carousing. The crowd's ready but it's got no place to go. More » -
#magazines
OK! magazine has landed a Vanity Fair-caliber contributor.
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#twitterati
Web Expert Can't Make Website Work
John Batelle couldn't promote his Web summit, for want of a working website; a Wall Street Journal reporter ogled her own book and Bonnie Fuller undermined Angelina Jolie's body image. The Twitterati took self promotion to new places. More » -
#picoftheday
Wildlife of the Party
[Rapper M.I.A. rocks the animal print at the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco yesterday. Photo via Getty] -
#scandal
South Carolina's Lt. Guv Has His Own Secret
Mike Rogers—who outed Larry Craig and Mark Foley some time before they outed themselves—has now outed South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer. Hah. More » -
#faketrends
How One Journalist Killed Facebook
A New York Times columnist last week wrote that Facebook was almost dead after a user "exodus." Just six months earlier, though, she wrote that Facebook showcased a "perfect" cultural vitality. And she cited the same source. More » -
#godatwork
Fancy Water Bottles Full of Cancer Chemicals
Haha: Those shockingly expensive Sigg water bottles beloved by yuppies and hippies for being free of some specific deadly chemical did in fact contain that deadly chemical. Do we spy the hand of The Creator? More » -
#blinditems
Which New York Journo Is Prowling the Craigslist Slopes?
219West has struck again. It's always been bizarre how someone so prominent would be so public on his Manhunt profile. Now he's indiscreetly responding to Craigslist m4m ads at 5am looking for "ski" partners. (Psst, that's code for "snort coke.") More »
