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00Dumbass
British Secret Agent Chief's Wife Outs Him As Speedo-Wearing Nazi Homie On Facebook
British secret agents are supposed to be exponentially smoother than their American counterparts. We get Ethan Hunt, they get James Bond. Except, not, because the chief of MI-6's wife had her Facebook profile set to public. Very public.
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By Foster KamerComment by DahlELama: Hey, has anyone checked to see if bin Laden has a MySpace page? That might actually be really helpful. 1 Responses | Other threads
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I CAN HAZ MASTURPEESUZ
A Context-Free, Comment-Free Review Of Contemporary Art, With Suggestions
Things I Did On My July 4th Vacation: hit up The New Museum's Younger Than Jesus exhibition. It's a contemporary art exhibit showcasing only artists born after 1976. It ends today. Here is what I saw, presented without comment. More »
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By Foster KamerComment by Foster Kamer: I mean, if you guys didn't watch the Ryan Trecartin video, you absolutely should. You will have nightmares. 7 Responses | Other threads
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accidents
Disney's Scariest Ride: The Monorail Crash
At Walt Disney World in Orlando, around 2 A.M last night: two monorails collided. One employee piloting the monorail was killed, no tourists were seriously injured.
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By Foster KamerComment by Lincolnsbeard33: So far this year we have had a ton of celebrities die and a bunch of freak accidents. 7 Responses | Other threads
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mysteries
Why Did Sarah Palin Resign?
Sarah Palin's resigning from office. What the hell? And she's now supposedly telling people that she's done with politics forever. The entire thing is sketchy. The announcement, reasoning, speculation, and more Friday news-dumping after the jump. More »
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By Foster KamerComment by TedSez: Here's Andrea Mitchell saying that Palin's quitting politics. "She is fed up with politics, she doesn't like her life, she feels... 10 Responses | Other threads
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recaps
Real World Cancun: Please Don't Spit In My Taco
Oh, Mexico. Land of sand and ruins. Place of history and blood. Of vines and mountains. Mexico: where you can get drunk at a laser lightshow nightclub and then spit in your roommate's taco and no one bats an eyelash. More » -
campaigns
Acting Like a Petulant Child Did Not Endear Sarah Palin to Her Handlers
During the McCain campaign, Roveian media strategist Steve Schmidt proved that he was a shitty Roveian media strategist. He was also responsible for the Palin pick. But he quickly grew to regret that.
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By PareeneComment by Pamela Strangeways: What is the female version of "douche", because that's what I want to call Ms. Palin. Douchesse? Douchette? Douchenozzle? 18 Responses | Other threads
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relocating
Sarah Jessica and Matthew Fleeing to Brooklyn?
We knew there was a reason we're leaving the neighborhood. Sarah Jessica Parker and her mighty steed Matthew Broderick might be movin' on over to Park Slope. The New York Post thinks they've found the family's apartment.
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Comment by mathnet: Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge? Bray it ain't so. 21 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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inside baseball
Sony Knew What Soderbergh Was Up to on Moneyball Script
Yesterday we posted Sony's take on why Moneyball, the Soderbergh/Pitt film based on Michael Lewis' book, died five days before shooting was to start. Now someone close to the project has provided us with a different version of events.
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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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Comment by contains_hot_liquid: Out of genuine curiosity/ignorance: Why don't the papers just start charging subscriptions for their online content? I'd pay $5 a month,... 66 Responses | Other threads
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recaps
NYC Prep: Embarrassment of the Riches
There was a moment on NYC Prep last night that was just so brutal, so true-to-life, that I feel I just have to get it out of my system and talk about it right now. Camille and her teeth. More »
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Comment by thatonegirlsays: It is cruel to give us these awesome recaps with the knowledge that THEY ARE CEASING AT THE END OF... 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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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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wingnuts
What This Country Needs Is a Good Terrorist Attack!
Last night Glenn Beck's guest was ex-CIA person Michael Scheuer, who stated that the only hope for the country was for Osama Bin Laden to "deploy and detonate a major weapon in the United States." Seriously. More »
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Comment by The One: Scheuer is the opposite of a neoconservative. The loon (who keeps bragging about having been in charge of the CIA's... 36 Responses | Other threads
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flackery
The Best and Worst Press Release of All-Time
Over the course of any single day, Gawker receives numerous press releases, many of them ridiculous and sad. This one may be the most ridiculous and sad we've ever seen. Poor John Ratzenberger.
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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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mark sanford
It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to My Argentine Mistress
It turns out Mark Sanford left some things out of his big long weepy affair confession, including three New York encounters with his mistress. It turns out he felt the need to break up with her twice! Imagine that.
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By Ryan TateComment by Juancho: It appears he's trying to count on his fingers the number of trips he made down there. 11 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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vigilantes
Wait, Did Geraldo Just Ask the Fox News Audience to Kill a Child Molester?
Last night on Fox News, Geraldo Rivera took a hit out on David Earls, a convicted child-rapist whose atrociously low sentence Bill O'Reilly has been demagoguing. More »
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By John CookComment by ChillbearLatrigue: "These men actually want people to die." Yes, but to be more accurate they want a specific person to die.... 36 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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nerdspotting
First Sighting of Steve Jobs Officially Back at Work
Apple won't say whether Steve Jobs was at the office today as part of his official return to the company. But a Valleywag spy spotted the CEO on his company's Cupertino campus. Jobs apparently left early:
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By Ryan TateComment by atlasfugged: He still looks pretty frail to me (and still sporting the black turtleneck - in summer?). 6 Responses | Other threads
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sad things
Joe Jackson: Plugging Away
Oh, Joe Jackson. Deceased Michael's monster of a father held a press conference today with Al Sharpton in which he managed tolovingly honor his tragically-fated sonpromote his "record company" and just appear all around looney-tunes. More » -
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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first impressions
Hung and Nurse Jackie: Shows We'll Warily Watch
So who watched Hung last night? HBO's latest installment in its string of series depicting lives lived on the fringes of America is about a well-endowed gym teacher who becomes a gigolo to earn some extra cash. It was... good? More » -
breaking
Locked Up for Life: Madoff Sentenced to 150 Years In Prison
Bernie Madoff has just been sentenced to 150 years in prison for running the biggest Ponzi scheme in history. It was the maximum sentence the judge could have given him. More »
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Comment by lobstr: No question others were aware of the scam... All the investment money needed to be wired to some sort of... 11 Responses | Other threads
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alice hoffman
Look Who's Snarking Now: Novelist Uses Twitter to Trash Critic
Alice Hoffman has a new novel out. Roberta Silman gave Hoffman's book a lukewarm review in the Boston Globe. Alice Hoffman then went insane on Twitter, even publishing Silman's phone number and encouraging her fans to call and attack her.
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Comment by noonecaresowen: I'm curious, Cajun, did you debate at all about re-posting Silman's phone number and email address? 15 Responses | Other threads
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shameless
Watch Joe Jackson Stoically Use His Son's Death to Plug a DVD
This is just awful. Earlier tonight CNN's Don Lemon interviewed Joe Jackson on the red carpet at the BET awards, where Jackson displayed indifference over the recent death of his son and then plugged some Blu-Ray disc he's peddling. More »
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Comment by IamnotStarJones: I am fearful of what Joe Jackson will plug at the funeral. 7 Responses | Other threads
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Evil, Pure and Simple
Why Is CAA Doing Market Research On Michael Jackson's Death?
Monolithic agency CAA is in all kinds of cookie jars, taking percentages of all kinds of famous cookies' salaries. But did you know about their market research firm...that's crowdsourcing answers on Michael Jackson's death the night after it happened?
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Loud and Proud
So You Think You Can March? The World's Pride Parades
There're parades, and then there are Pride Parades: today's New York's turn, but that doesn't mean that there haven't been awesome ones around the country over the last few weeks as well. Here's a gallery of some of the best: More »
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By Foster KamerComment by leemacnyc: sleezy, sleezy, sleezy...what exactly is being promoted/celebrated here? parade of stereotypes... 3 Responses | Other threads
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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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Pop Culture Aneurysm
Bret Easton Ellis Thinks The Hills Is "A Modern Masterpiece"
So: Bret Easton Ellis is on the cover of expensive Amsterdam-based magazine Fantastic Man, drinking a Diet Coke. In it, he calls the soul-sucking experience that is The Hills "the greatest show that I have ever seen in my life."
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Fight The Power?
Is Honduras' Military Junta The Hot New Revolution?
While you're out this morning at brunch, mumbling semi-coherent thoughts about how amazing the citizens of Iran are, people somewhere will be fighting for change, actually doing something to alter the course of history! Nope, not Iranians. Hondurans! Viva? More »
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By Foster KamerComment by Hiphopopotamus: Now admittedly, my knowledge of the Honduran political system only extends as far as this CNN article and the BBC... 5 Responses | Other threads
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everybody hurts
It's Official: Bernie Madoff Is Completely, Utterly, Totally Broke
Bernie Madoff is about to experience what it's like to have his life's worth taken out from under him. A judge entered a preliminary order today to yank everything he's got, and then some. He's absolutely finished. More »
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By Foster KamerComment by Tremonius: He has been declared the worst sample of humanity on two feet, but he never molested little boys or caused... 7 Responses | Other threads
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quacks
Michael Jackson's Doctor Is A Bankrupting Sketchball
Bankruptcy documents of Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's personal physician who attempted to revive Jackson at the scene of his death, have emerged. The picture painted: Murray was a financially strained doctor who had liens on child support, among other things.
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By Foster KamerComment by SarahHeartburn: While I'll admit the running out on child support is sucky, I do think the term "Divorcee" (which, given the... 9 Responses | Other threads
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