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The Internet
50 Cent Squashes Beef With Pubescent Tween Dis Master
Canadian tween 'Pruane2Forever' is best known for calling out 50 Cent for having no street cred, in a YouTube video, filmed in Pruane's South Park poster-bedecked room. Now 50 got him, for real. Click to watch and learn (PR). More »
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Comment by RaptorAvatar: Unfortunately, we won't really know who the bigger man was until they market the Pruane2Forever Vibrator. 2 Responses | Other threads
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Mysteries
Where In the World is Ruth Madoff?
US Marshals came to evict Ruth Madoff from her fancy apartment today but guess what, she has moved to an undisclosed location. She's gone Cheney! If she's following our advice she's already in Botswana, shoveling poop. [NYP. Pic: Getty] More » -
Health
Stop Smoking and Kill Yourself
You should stop smoking, doctors say. Here, we have medications to help you stop, doctors say. But oh—these medications could make you kill yourself. What the hell is science good for? More »
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Advertising
Should Police Academy Alumni Direct Microsoft Ads? No.
Microsoft has heard your pleas: it's pulled its "Worst Tech Commercial Ever," which tried to use a puking theme to sell Internet Explorer. And you'll never guess who the director was! You will never guess. More »
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Comment by smokee: He should definitely go back to his day job. You know, directing such atrocious bombs as "Chappelle's Show", "The Man... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Conspiracies
Puking Pug Police Coverup Goes All the Way to the Top
Was puking pug dog owner Chrissie Brodigan roughed up by the NYPD simply for tending to her dog, and its throwup? The most powerful cop in New York is now involved in the case. Read between the lines, people.
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Comment by HowardRoarkLaughed: A friend of mine shit his pants while waiting at Astor Place one morning - bit hungover, thought he had... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Polls
We've added New Orleans and Miami to our Great American News City poll. Re-vote now!
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Polls
Where Is the Great American News City?
Gambling, gangsters, celebrities, creeps—Las Vegas is "journalism heaven," says this guy. OH? We know a few cities that would dispute that. Newspapers may be dying, but news is alive and well. Where are America's Best Stories? Candidates below! More »
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Comment by Perhaps Not: Um, nowhere in the South? No New Orleans, no Atlanta? Try again. 8 Responses | Other threads
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Flackery
The Accomplishments of Famous Publicist Charmaine Blake
Charmaine Blake, famous publicist, is of course best known for issuing a press release about—and during—her date with Cliff Clavin last night. What else has this famous publicist accomplished? We've prepared a Top 10 list. More » -
Magazines
Vibe's final issue will be on newsstands after all. Why waste a Gucci Mane article?
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Bright Ideas
Let's Screw Up the Entire Internet to Save Newspapers
The hot new idea among people who think about "journalism," and the sanctity thereof: let's ban linking, on the internet! Let's also ban wheels, in order to save the horse industry. Let's also ban talking about things!
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Gq
L.A. Parents Don't Want Bruno Pretending to Sodomize Their Kids, Period
You might have thought that Los Angeles is a progressive city, but think again. All it takes is one little wink-wink ass-fucking photo shoot with a movie star and high school students to get parents all upset. More » -
Crime
American Apparel 33% Illegal
Because Dov Charney is a hero to immigrants, The Man is all up in his business, trying to point out nitpicky technical "violations," like the fact that 1,800 of his employees are illegal. Jeez. More »
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Comment by badasscat: Man, that is some seriously ugly underwear. No offense to Anahit. 12 Responses | Other threads
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Controversies
Pukey Pug Hugger or Kooky Jew Boo-er?
Yesterday, Chrissie Brodigan said she was manhandled by a cop and arrested just because her pug dog threw up on the L train. But the cop says she's a raving anti-Semite! Let's explore this breathtakingly minor controversy.
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Comment by The_Rodge: If you've ever had a "disagreement" with a cop, you should know that unless she's a psychotic, which seems unlikely,... 13 Responses | Other threads
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Monsters
The North Carolina Poop Monster Mystery [Solved!]
Summer's here. That means monster season. What creatures do lurk in the darkest sewer pipes of the Tar Heel State? Some disgusting, pulsating, alien blob creatures do. More »
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Comment by malphigian: According to this link: [deepseanews.com] (currently being murdered with traffic by the entire internet), it's a clump of worms: "They are... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Crime
Ruth Madoff: Innocent Victim
Bernie Madoff will rot in jail, but Ruth Madoff—his constant companion—didn't do anything criminal and won't be charged, the Feds say. Though she does still face social ostracism in Palm Beach. So. More »
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Comment by therealgoogle: I already don't remember her face but that's because she looks like most upper east side, Long Island and Palm... 10 Responses | Other threads
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outrage
Owner of Puking Subway Dog Treated Roughly
All she wanted to do was get her poor little puking pug dog out of her tote bag on the L train. But then the cops arrived. And they were mean.
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Comment by ArtfulSlinger: So where were the cops when that dude shit himself a few weeks back and made the entire car of... 15 Responses | Other threads
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Layoffs
Daily Intel hears there were layoffs today at Spin. Know details? Email us.
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Advertising
'The A-hole is Nasty'
You thought that Hardees' "Name Our Holes" campaign was the pinnacle of pornographic fast food advertisement? You are correct. "The A-hole tastes funny," declares a guy in this ad, for greasy doughballs. Well, okay. Let's just drop it. [via Adfreak] More »
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Comment by The Dominant Glee Club: I thought you were supposed to go directly from the A-hole to the B-hole? Depending on which order you go... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Field Guide
Alex Bogusky Is That Ad Guy
Have you ever known any "creative" advertising guys? Alex Bogusky is the epitome of that guy. He is not afraid to grow his hair long and wear a cool t-shirt and fashionable sneakers while sexing up your brand strategy! More »
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Comment by ninety_nine: For a minute there I thought you were describing Doug Jaeger. 4 Responses | Other threads
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Safety
Coming Soon: Airplane Air Bags
Air France flight 447 plunged 35,000 feet into the Atlantic earlier this month, obliterating everyone aboard. Last night, a Yemenia Airways flight ditched in the Indian Ocean, killing 152. If only those planes had been equipped with air bags! More »
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Comment by lobstr: If I may, I will use this opportunity to yet again vent how the crash of AA flight 587 (NYC... 12 Responses | Other threads
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Great magazine die-off
Vibe Folds (Updated)
Vibe Magazine—one of the biggest music magazines in America—is folding. The entire music magazine landscape is full of the dead and dying. [UPDATED below.]
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Comment by T-RO: let's just imagine what it must be like to be a music journalist or a critic. the perfect storm of... 17 Responses | Other threads
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rumormonger
Thousands of Layoffs Coming at Gannett?
Gannett, America's largest newspaper publisher, has already written down the value of its papers by almost $6 billion and instituted mandatory furloughs this year. But it could get worse—are thousands of layoffs coming next week? More »
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Comment by Better to Eat You With: I heard this date a week or so ago from a family member at a Gannett paper. They've all been... more » | Other threads
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Marketing
Teens Flock to Denny's for Inexplicable Dork Band Promotion
Hey, kids: We've noticed you all aren't hanging out at Denny's all night as much as you used to. Denny's wants you back, teenage vagrants! Come meet your "cool" bands, at Denny's! Like Rascal Flatts. You kids like that, eh?? More »
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Comment by Richard Lawson: Who Will Save Your Fillet of Sole? Foolish Game Hens? These Hams? 24 Responses | Other threads
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class war
The Three Stages of Madoff Victimhood
Bernie Madoff's been sentenced to die in prison. Now, all those victimized by him have found peace. Just kidding! They're all in anguish. Seriously, we're worried about them. The victims are dealing with their rage in three distinct ways:
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Comment by strunkenwhitey: If I had millions to lose, I'm sure I would be blinded by fury had Madoff lost it. I also... 5 Responses | Other threads
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high society
New York Times Lavishes Praise on Lady Married to Its Third Largest Shareholder
Lisa Falcone is the bubbly, money-flinging wife of billionaire hedge funder Philip Falcone—who owns 20% of the New York Times. Lisa enjoys the simple things, like her $50 million mansion's basement apartment. She's a role model for young billionheiresses! More »
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The Swedes
Meanwhile in Sweden, they're giving condoms to religious kids and asking for sexy condom-use stories!
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Magazines
What Had Better Be the Nine Best Words Ever
Opium Magazine is running "The Longest Story Ever Told": it's printed on the cover, then printed over in black ink, which will fade over the course of 1,000 years to reveal the nine-word-long story. We already guessed it: More »
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Comment by Thomas Paladino: This is, literally, the dumbest thing ever. Like, in the history of mankind. 4 Responses | Other threads
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Branding
Consultant Somewhere Fired
What to call the Nigerian joint venture with Russia's Gazprom, hmmm? Hmm. "Nigaz." That's an even worse faux pas than Gazprom's Ukrainian joint venture, "VladimirPutinIsAnEvilFucker." [Post your own joint ventures in the comments!] More »
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Advice
Ruth Madoff's Guide to Redemption
Lost in the glee over Bernie Madoff's prison sentence is this: What will become of poor Ruth Madoff? She's stalked by paparazzi; rejected by landlords; and left with a mere $2.5 million. Here, Dear Ruth, is your road to redemption.
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Comment by newsnun: Anyone consider that maybe she didn't know what he was doing? Most families need copious amounts denial and repression. How... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Media Crack
Still a Few More Years Before the Total Collapse of the NYT
In your sad Monday media column: the New York Times will limp along a little longer, Iran locks up journalists while they're engrossed in Twitter, Tim Rutten is predictable, and the television industry loses a couple billion, no biggie. More »
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