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Ixnay On The Omnay
Mia Farrow Quits Darfur Fast, Gets Weak Sauce Milkshake Drunk
Mia Farrow's 15 dayBlueprint Cleansehunger strike for Darfur ended yesterday when her cornerman/doctor decided the Rosemary's Baby actress couldn't hack it anymore. More »
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By Foster KamerComment by ChillbearLatrigue: Q: "Maybe this is the easy party line, but doesn't the island-owning Branson have the coin to simply foot some... 6 Responses | Other threads
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twitterati
Refugees in Chad Could Have Used That Soup, Twitter Lady
What did the media overshare today? Jennifer 8. Lee thought about high school reunions instead of Snapple, Today's Ann Curry toured refugee camps, and Fast Company's Ellen McGirt got down with a lot of leather. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by MissCast: Jennifer 8 Lee, New Jersey. Sorry, couldn't help myself. 2 Responses | Other threads
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creative differences
Unable To Tack A Happy Ending Onto Genocide In Darfur, Steven Spielberg Abandons Beijing Olympics
Steven Spielberg has long been attached to the 2008 summer games in Beijing, his wizardry over childlike wonder™ secured by organizers for their opening ceremonies. The decision greatly angered Mia Farrow, who blamed the Sudanese-backing Chinese government of helping to fund the Darfur genocide; in a now-famous WSJ op-ed from last March, she likened the Schindler's List director to Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl for agreeing to work with a regime with so much blood on its hands. Minutes ago, news broke that Spielberg would be pulling out of the Olympics, citing Darfur as the reason. His statement follows after the jump: More » -
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My Bad, Darfur
Each year (or really, every 11 months and two weeks or so, kinda), the Jews observe Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, during which leather shoes and doing it are totally forbidden. Then there are many apologies. Let it begin with us! Herewith, Balk makes amends to some of the people he's hurt so horribly this year. More »
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By abalkComment by yourfriendandneighbor: Band Of Horses, "Everything All The Time." Best album of 2006. more » | Other threads
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