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Wed Feb 10
56 posts in the last 24 hours

#drugs

Memphis punk Jay Reatard's death caused by "cocaine toxicity," and "alcohol was a contributing factor."

02/03/10

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#andnowitsdead

Def Jux, 2000-2010

Platonic ideal of an underground indie hip hop snob record label Def Jux is effectively shutting down after ten years so founder El-P can focus on his own music. Angry abstract rhymes atop atonal beats will commemorate its passing. [Vulture]

02/03/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#politics

Famous Loser's Own Family Votes Against Him

Norm Coleman will not campaign for governor of Minnesota, because his family opposes a run. But he does plan on challenging the result of that family vote in court, and the appeal is expected to last until at least May.

01/19/10

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By Pareene

#sad

The Time Campbell Brown Almost Broke Down on TV

Talking for an hour over pictures of unspeakable destruction has got to be a grueling task. Tonight, CNN's Campbell Brown was nearly overwhelmed by two hurt kids in Haiti. More »

01/14/10

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By Adrian Chen

#sad

Christopher Hitchens Is Disappointed In Gore Vidal

In what Spencer Ackerman accurately calls "the best case of un-self-conscious projection on the internet at the moment," Christopher Hitchens has written a Vanity Fair piece on how 9/11 made Gore Vidal go crazy. More »

01/12/10

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By Pareene

#mcmusic

McDonald's Is Not the Savior of Hip Hop

Oh hell no. More »

01/12/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#sad

104-Year-Old Coney Island Strongman Killed by a Minivan

01/12/10

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#andnowshesdead

Vice President Joe Biden's mother, Jean Finnegan Biden, has died.

01/08/10

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#trendwatch

All Human Interaction Now Meta-Interaction

Being in the same room with another human can be "weird," but being in a room every day watching television alone can be "suicide-inducing." If only there was some way to interact with other lonely, isolated television watchers, while alone... More »

01/04/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#sad

Some People Wait Until the Holidays To Do Mean Things

Two examples of downright, calculating festive nefariousness have happened today in Afghanistan and China. One set of media-savvy people wanted to hide their cruelty and the other wanted to show it off. See if you can guess which is which. More »

12/25/09

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By Ravi Somaiya

#sad

Snowball Fight Violence Continues, Armed Vigilantes Abound

First someone pulled a gun during a snowball fight in DC. Now, in Wales of all places, a 20-year-old man was stabbed to death with a kitchen knife after another one, apparently, got out of hand. More »

12/24/09

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By Ravi Somaiya

#simonmonjack

Brittany Murphy's Husband Breaks His Silence

Simon Monjack has been telling the media about his wife's last days. And his version is very different from the picture painted in the press. He calls rumors of drugs and anorexia "crazy." More »

12/23/09

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By Ravi Somaiya

#holidaze

Conde Nast's Subsistence-Level Holiday Gift

Conde Nast's beautiful holiday gift this year: a $15 gift card to the Conde Nast cafeteria. Oh, you really shouldn't have! More »

12/17/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#sad

Uganda wants to impose the death penalty for being gay.

12/09/09

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#sad

Nine Years After Mike Huckabee Freed Him, Man is Wanted in Cop Killings

Former Arkansas governor/GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee might have made a huge mistake when he commuted Maurice Clemmons' 60-year prison sentence nine years ago: Now, Clemmons is wanted for questioning in the horrific shooting of four Washington State police officers. More »

11/29/09

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By Adrian Chen

#fameballs

White House Party Crashers Are Awesome, Sad

Did you hear about this DC couple that crashed Obama's first state dinner last night? Michaele and Tareq Salahi—aspiring reality show stars, bedeviled vintners, polo enthusiasts and lawsuit magnets: You inspire and sadden us in almost equal measure. More »

11/25/09

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By Adrian Chen

#curses

NY1 Anchors 2/3 of the Way to Terrible Trend

NY1 news anchors: Cursed? Portly (former) political anchor Dominic Carter ruined his own career by beating his wife and trying to squirm out of it by name-dropping. Now, another anchor's dad is critically injured in a crack pipe fire. More »

11/25/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#sad

Kentucky Census Worker Was Not Murdered

When a census worker was found hanged with 'fed' scrawled on his chest, many across the country denounced anti-government nuts like Glenn Beck for inciting a lynching. It now seems that wasn't the case. Prepare for some unbearable crowing. More »

11/24/09

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By Ravi Somaiya

#sad

South Korean Celebrity Deaths Continue

Model Daul Kim, 20, who had worked for Chanel among others, was found hanged yesterday. She may have died by suicide. If so, she is the ninth Korean celebrity to take her own life in just over a year. More »

11/20/09

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By Ravi Somaiya

#sad

Funny Headline Features Culturally Relevant Acronym

Ha: the Christian Science Monitor has a funny headline: "Irish Priest Kidnapped in Philippines released by MILF" (Moro Islamic Liberation Front). ROFLMAO, until you learn that the MILF is a violent paramilitary group which sometimes beheads people. WTF.

11/12/09

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By Adrian Chen

#puppies