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Man In The Mirror
The One Michael Jackson Article You Have To Read: His Death, Predicted
New pieces about the final days of Michael Jackson are flooding the news, along with tributes, memorials, debates on the nature of the conversation about him, etc. If there's one article you have to read on it, however, it's this:
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By Foster KamerComment by PandoraSpocks: The bankers didn't force him to spend 30 million a year, get hooked on painkillers, live in a literal fantasy... 6 Responses | Other threads
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the way we live now
How Will the Media Profit from Michael Jackson's Death?
Now that Michael Jackson's passed away and the mad scramble to cover the breaking story has settled down a bit, the media can now turn its focus toward more important matters—How to profit from Jackson's demise. More »
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Comment by LeeroySpitzer: It's OK Gawker, Rush Limbaugh said we need hypocricy. It shows that we have cultural values. 4 Responses | Other threads
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journalismism
ProPublica Investigates Farrah Fawcett's Feelings
Charlie's Angels star Farrah Fawcett is upset with her lack of privacy as she undergoes cancer treatment, reports ProPublica. Now, for cheap laffs, let's juxtapose that with ProPublica's mission statement: More »
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Comment by Uncle_Billy_Slumming: If ever there was an appropriate candidate for the WeedNeeder Card... 1 Responses | Other threads
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fin de celebrity
A Failed Celebrity Blogger's Book: Tales of a Z-Grade Nothing
Jonathan Jaxson—world's worst publicist, victim of Perez Hilton's sex cons—is so over all this bullshit celebrity culture. (Well after the rest of us!) Still needing cash, though, he's got a book proposal. More » -
gossip
OK! Magazine Murders Jade Goody
British former reality TV star and current terminal cancer patient Jade Goody is a national obsession. She will die soon. But not soon enough for OK! magazine.
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Comment by BoomBoomBoo: Why begrudge her the chance to make money while she's dying? Regardless of whether you agree with it or not,... 5 Responses | Other threads
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sick
Don Imus Has Cancer
Radio-talking Marlboro Man doppelganger Don Imus, a famous racist, has cancer. He announced it on his show this morning: More »
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Comment by MissTicklebritches: Wait, should that be "has" cancer or "is" cancer? 8 Responses | Other threads
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drugs
Japan Shocked, Shocked By Everyone Smoking Weed
While America's new president is totally cool with you smoking weed, other countries are not so lucky. Did you know Japan is like a dark ages bizarro world that is shocked by ganja? It's true! More »
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Comment by braak: Come on, really? Isn't this the country that has a whole genre of comic books that it sells at... 5 Responses | Other threads
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loathsome
Ten Cartoons from Sean Delonas
The outcry over New York Post cartoonist Sean Delonas' dead monkey cartoon today is growing louder. But he has such a rich history! We assembled ten of his all-time classics of hate: More »
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Comment by bourgeois: "Incorrect. Homophobia isn't discourse. It'll be OK to joke about once when we can get married everywhere and adopt children... 23 Responses | Other threads
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updates
Rare 'Madonna With Hair' Photo Sets Record
That hirstute Madonna nude photo sold for $37,500, more than double its estimate. A-Rod's having a happy Valentine's! True trivia: Madonna got paid $25 for the shoot. Not even enough for Nair. [BBC, Previously] -
blind items
Which Famous People Crave Sex and Fame?
Today in shockingly vague celebrity gossip: a "disturbed loser" with a kinky ex, a divorcing TV actress, a singer who enjoys sex, and an actress who wants publicity. Get right out of town! More » -
events
Your Fashion Week Craiglist Ticket Guide
Fashion Week this year will just be full of commoners and riff-raff, because people are scalping "tickets" for it all over Craigslist! The five priciest—and five cheapest—"tickets" below. Buy some for the hobos! More »
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Comment by slainte_pants: Why does the phrase "I am a hot female with blonde hair and big boobs" just conjure of the image... 5 Responses | Other threads
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uncool
Michael Phelps Gets Eight Kids at Party Arrested
Yea, they thought it was so cool to hang out and take bong hits with Olympic champ Michael Phelps. Until the freaking sheriff started arresting everybody for it. Thanks a lot, Phelps.
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Comment by saythatscool: This is a pretty serious hit to Michael. I hope this doesn't flame up on him too badly so he... 48 Responses | Other threads
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guys
The Five Worst '50 Hottest Bachelors'
Page Six Magazine is folding, but not before they stroke the egos of anyone who could maybe give them a job with this here list of NYC's 50 Hottest Bachelors. Five problematic entries: More »
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Comment by SanjivaniChrysippus: Seth Meyers, 35, Andy Samberg, 30, & Fred Armisen, 42, three for the price of one. A Seth Meyers/Andy Samberg... 13 Responses | Other threads
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higher learning
Inside The Michael Phelps College Doofus Party
Who took that photo of dolphin-boy Michael Phelps hitting a bong? Who cares? It's no worse than that photo of you in college, licking liquid acid off a naked mule. But the media is investigating! More »
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Comment by FormerEnglishMajor: I'm going to bet the photog was some girl he later dumped/stopped seeing. She had it for a while (party... 3 Responses | Other threads
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recessionomics
Economy's Innocent Victim: Celebrity Vanity Fashion Lines
Every celebrity believes that if they unleash their genius unto the world in the form of a fashion line or fragrance, their many fans will make it a natural hit. They're so wrong. More »
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Comment by TheHonJudgeSmails: Have you ever been bitten by a horse? Not a pleasant experience. 26 Responses | Other threads
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Hopefully true
Vincent Gallo May Be Old, But You Are Gay
Cold-eyed Hipsterwood blowjob recipient and woman-threatener Vincent Gallo is going to be appearing in some ads for H&M! A perfect fit, in Bizarro World. And, under "Too Good To Check": he calls bloggers GAY: More »
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Comment by Mount_Prion: This guy is one of the stronger reasons I wish spontaneous human combustion were real. And under my control. 10 Responses | Other threads
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fanboys
Fanboy King Thinks You Should Leave Christian Bale Alone!
Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News, desperate to be the fanboy in Christian Bale's good graces, has posted a vehement defense of the actor's crazed on-set rant. It was the DP's fault! More »
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Comment by TheologicalSong: tend to side with Harry on this one. who are we to presume we can parse a situation we weren't... 49 Responses | Other threads
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gossip roundup
Quarterback Gets Pissed at Super Bowl
Even football players get peed on from time to time. Also: Britney, Brandon Davis, and lesbian love! More »
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Comment by Kid Twist: I thought Tom Brady was New England's golden boy. 4 Responses | Other threads
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celebrity jeopardy
The English Continue To Pile On Probable Oscar-Winner Kate Winslet
Fresh on the heels of the national "humiliation" that was her Golden Globes acceptance speech, Britain has again turned on Kate Winslet. Now she's "smug" "duplicitous" and "the world's most irritating actress." Harsh much? [Jezebel] -
music
Math Whiz Successfully Wastes Years Studying Beatles Songs
Canadian math professor Jason Brown has defied experts who postulated that it would never be possible for a mathematician to blow years of his life studying minute trivia about the Beatles. More » -
killers
Kanye West's Image Consultant Will Shoot You Dead
Do not get it twisted, people: Kanye West's "personal barber and image consultant" Ibn Jasper will not hesitate to shoot you directly in the head with Glock 9. Now that he's back from Fashion Week. More »
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Comment by bringmemyTofu: Gay clowns are the scariest at the circus. Blowing up small balloon shitzus and spritzing people those spray bottles of... 8 Responses | Other threads
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feuds
Martha Stewart's Favorite Florist is a Wacko White Rapper!
Martha Stewart recently had one of her favoritest florists, Peter Seprish, on her show to discuss flower arranging. You associate with shady characters, Martha! Peter Seprish, a.k.a. Peter Party, is an awful white rapper. More » -
exclusive
Page Six Magazine Going Quarterly
Page Six Magazine, the glossy spinoff of the gossip column stuffed in your New York Post every weekend, is cutting back to just four issues a year. Because of money, yes. More » -
magazines
Top Editor Out At OK!
Celebrity-friendly photo-heavy gossip rag OK! just can't find any stability in this cold world! Its latest editor has been fired, just months after taking over. (Updated below) More »
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Comment by Zeniq: Oh. I thought the headline meant they came out of the closet. Now I'm dissapointed. 1 Responses | Other threads
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music
John Forte's Post-Jail Promotional Tour Going Swimmingly
Bush-pardoned rapper John Forte is finally home, and he's already making new music! We are truly happy for him, so we will just make three gentle points about his "video": More »
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Comment by The Real JR: Listen, I have nothing but love for Forte (in that whole "I've never had a problem with him" plus "I... 4 Responses | Other threads
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field guide
Hilary Rowland
This morning we told you about internet microcelebrity Hilary Rowland, the modelesque blond fond of name-dropping and self promotion. But who is she, really? Time for a field guide! More »
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Comment by SultanaEleusis: That picture with the red background is how she looked after her escape from being trapped in the Playboy Mansion,... 6 Responses | Other threads
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air rage
HBO Exec Angry, Litigious Over Missing Obama's Speech
Sheila Nevins, HBO documentary films president and overall entertainment industry big shot, was very mad she couldn't watch Obama's inauguration live from her first class airplane seat. But were the cops and lawyers necessary? More »
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Comment by Baroness: She sounds maintenance-y. Like her hairstyle here..I can't stop looking at it. It's like, early-80's Angie Dickinson-in-her-Vegas-act thing that is... 7 Responses | Other threads
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lee abrams
Curing The Celebrity Disease With
Tribune Co. Chief InnLOLvation Officer Lee Abrams has a new memo! "CELEBRITY CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY...We can't underestimate our importance these days. We can change this cultural disease." Both of those assertions are false. More »BongsMemos
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Comment by relunctant entity: When he looks at the Blue Man Group, what does he really see? 2 Responses | Other threads
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videuhoh
Hoda Finds Your Suggestion She Date Anderson Cooper Laughable
On the Today show, Hoda and Kathie Lee took suggestions from Facebook friends. One was for Hoda to date Anderson Cooper. Awkward pause... "Interesting idea....," stifled laughter. They believe he is homosexual, you see. More »
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Comment by lobstr: I think AC would be much better suited to date Rachael Maddow.. 5 Responses | Other threads
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tragedy
Knick Star's Awful '09: Baby's Mother Murdered
Good lord. New York Knicks center Eddy Curry was hit with a shady gay sexual harassment lawsuit earlier this month. And yesterday the mother of his child was murdered, in front of the child. More »
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Comment by BxgrlJeri: That's all pretty horrible stuff. There are certain people in this world who get dealt a bigger lot of crap than... 15 Responses | Other threads
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book club
Paris Hilton Is Basically a Racist Porn Star, Says New Book
New book Six Degrees of Paris Hilton profiles Darnell Riley, a shady criminal and pseudo-celebrity hanger-on who knows many wicked Hollywood-sleaze secrets. The tome spins many damning stories about the hood-lidded socialite's sordid existence.
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Comment by Kari's Favorite Mark: But deep down, if we're honest with ourselves, aren't we all? 5 Responses | Other threads
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ladies
Malcolm Gladwell is the Key to The Game
Are you aware that reading the pop sociology of Malcolm Gladwell will turn you into a Certified Player (of women)? It's true! Real live pickup artist "The Don" reveals Gladwell's seductive lessons: More »
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Comment by blix: Gladwell does great with women now but had to practice for 10,000 hours first. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Hudson Heroes
America's Most Famous Co-Pilot Speaks
Hero co-pilot of the Hudson Jeff Skiles, who was right there in the cockpit when Primary Hero Chesley Sullenberger landed that plane in the river, is finally breaking his silence! He's in the tank. More »
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Comment by DahlELama: Wow, from all the Sully press, I didn't even know there was another guy. I feel like I should wear... 5 Responses | Other threads
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puppies
Jacques Chirac Attacked by His Own Depressed Pet Pooch
Former French president Jacques Chirac was, as the gleeful British press puts it, "mauled by his own 'clinically depressed' pet dog." He — and French stereotypes — are expected to make a full recovery.
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Comment by Smitros: Tying up dogs is deservedly out of style for humane reasons. French stereotypes will remain intact as long as the Chiracs... 8 Responses | Other threads
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pop politics
The Downside of the First Couple's Celebrity Status
John McCain was indeed right. Barack Obama, our glorious just-out-of-the-box new president, is nothing more than a common celebrity. Just look at today's famous person gossip rags. More »
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Comment by ADismalScience: You know, seeing as he's a celebrity - what are the odds that Obama's had an affair of some kind?... 17 Responses | Other threads
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photography
Artistic Madonna Crotch Shot for Sale
In 1979, a hirstute Madonna posed nude for Lee Friedlander. You can buy the photo for an estimated $15,000 at Christies, just in time for Valentine's day. Or just look at it for free. [Christies]
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Comment by James Del: One time, back in college (read: 2 years ago), I had a girl come back to my apartment. We had... 45 Responses | Other threads
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politics
Celebrity Lobby Seeks to Infiltrate White House
McCain couldn't beat Obama by painting him as a celebrity. He is a celebrity, and people love it! But other celebrities are getting greedy now. They're trying to work their way into the Obama cabinet. More »
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Comment by SinisterRouge: Oh puhleeze. Obama soooo doesn't have Jay-Z on his i-pod. He's a straight-up nerd. 4 Responses | Other threads
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magazines
Everything About Kanye West Is Exclusive
VIBE declares that its February Kanye West cover is "the only in-depth cover story interview granted to any major magazine surrounding the release of his controversial album, 808s & Heartbreak." But is it? More »
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Comment by Botswana Meat Commission FC: As one of the few Kanye-defenders around here, let me just say it: "808 & Heartbreak" is the biggest piece of... 6 Responses | Other threads
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celebrity
Being Famous for Being Famous Not Paying Like It Used To
Magazines! Nightclub appearances! The once easy-access revenue stream for desperate celebrities is swiftly drying up in the shadow of this New Depression. More »
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Comment by Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Ok, let's try this again: Parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. (Mountains will be in labour, and an absurd mouse will be born) 5 Responses | Other threads
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