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some evil shit
Dick Cheney Now Linked To C.I.A. Concealment, Is Officially The Shadiest Dick Ever
The New York Times has two sources reporting: C.I.A. director Leon E. Panetta's been testifying to Congress that Dick Cheney ordered the C.I.A. to withhold information regarding a secret counter-terrorism project. And just how sketchy is this Dick?
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By Foster KamerComment by seyswho: I can only hope that more and more awful stories about Cheney surface before he dies, so he can live... 2 Responses | Other threads
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creature comforts
Raccoon Infiltrates John Varvatos' SoHo Flagship
SoHo's full of all kinds of interesting creatures going shopping on a Saturday afternoon: celebrities, locals, foreign tourists. Competition for their patronage is stiff. But now, John Varvatos can lay claim to the awesome, hot new clientele in town: raccoons! More »
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By Foster KamerComment by lil red: I know everyone is going green and getting back to nature, but how in the world did a raccoon invade... 8 Responses | Other threads
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LITIGATION FAIL
Bruno's First Big Lawsuit Dropping Assault And Battery Claims
During the release of Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen and Fox faced a bunch of lawsuits, most of them claiming the film's irreversible damage to reputations, none of which were even moderately successful. Now, Bruno's first litigation failures have arrived.
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How We Are Hungry
Ruth Madoff Coupon Clipping At California Pizza Kitchen
Poor Ruth Madoff's been reduced to coupon clipping. Sadly, since Cipriani's no longer running their Buy-Nine-Truffle-Strewn-Lobsters-Get-An-Iced-Tea-Free promotion, Ruthie went elsewhere: California Pizza Kitchen. How'd it go? Terribly. Also, tasty tips for her!
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By Foster KamerComment by m4ximusprim3: In her defense, most of the uber-rich people I've been around are A) totally clueless about what things cost and... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Ice Cold Promotions
The Day Of Free Slurpee Reckoning Is Upon Us
Whenever someone gives out free things, it can be anything from a positive, organized promotion to lawsuit-inducing mass hysteria. And today will be no exception, because today, my friends, is FREE. SLURPEE. DAY.
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By Foster KamerComment by momof3wildkids: For those of you who partake in this artificial color and flavor confection and have the resultant brain freeze, remember... 10 Responses | Other threads
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forensics
A Frame-by-Frame Analysis of Obama's Alleged Ass-Peek
ABC News has come up with video purporting to prove that Barack Obama did not lasciviously check out a woman's ass in Rome yesterday. We undertook a Zapruder treatment and determined that he probably did, but had no choice. More »
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By John CookComment by resipsaloquacious: As always, Cook, your work is excellent and thorough. However, I was hoping for additional info re: the identity... 8 Responses | Other threads
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moguls
Sun Valley's Mogul Parade
Barry Diller is cornering guys in the bushes, Harvey Weinstein is "stress eating" and Tom Freston's wife is letting it all hang loose. Here's a gallery of the summer fun you're missing at Allen & Co.'s annual Sun Valley schmoozefest. More »
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Kari ferrell
Hipster Grifter Catching Mad Charges, In Utah
Just when you were about to give up on life, there's a Hipster Grifter news update! Kari Ferrell had more charges filed against her out in Utah yesterday. Let's learn about them!
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Comment by resipsaloquacious: Why did mike68128 quote the word tramp? 9 Responses | Other threads
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politics
Young Republican Leader Audra Shay Is Crazy, Illiterate, Racist
38-year-old Young Republican leader Audra Shay got in some trouble for lol-ing at racism. She is standing tough, though! So it is time to go back and find all the other crazy in her Facebook feed, for our own lulz.
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By PareeneComment by TheHonJudgeSmails: Pretty sure I believe her original defense: that she was responding to the crazy racists first and non-racist comment... not... 16 Responses | Other threads
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foreign assets
The American President is an Ass Man, Apparently
Uh oh. Somebody's sleeping on the White House sofa when he gets home from the G8 Summit in Italy! And Matt Drudge is never going to let this die. More »
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Comment by The Cajun Boy: This is kind of unrelated, but Sarkozy got me thinking of this song I love called "Paris" by Friendly Fires.... 7 Responses | Other threads
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the gays
'Bruno' Bestows His Top Ten Upon America
Earlier in the week Sacha Baron Cohen shockingly appeared out of character on Letterman's show. Tonight he returned in character as "Bruno" to read the Top Ten—"Top Ten Reasons to See The New Movie Brüno."
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recaps
Real World Cancun: At Least You Weren't Adopted!
This week was the Cleaning episode. It was also the Blowdown episode. And it was the Let's Watch the Roommate Who Won an Online Contest to Be Here Alienate Herself and Yell At Everyone episode. So many episodes in one! More » -
journalismism
White House Press Corps Happy to Attend Barack Obama's Off-the-Record BBQ
Reporters from roughly 30 television networks, newspapers, magazines, and web sites celebrated the Fourth of July with Barack Obama at the White House last weekend. Why didn't you know that? Because they were sworn to secrecy.
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By John CookComment by GisellaElectryon: What a scandal: Journalists actually go to off-the-record parties thrown by politicians. Whatever could they be up to? Certainly not... 3 Responses | Other threads
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ch-ch-changes
Gawker Comments Are Made of Stars
The new Gawker commenting system is here. And, if everything works out as planned, it will let us highlight the brilliant, witty and informative comments. Welcome to a new hierarchical era.
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Comment by BadUncle: All of this is well and good. But can you please bring back Friday executions, commies and - for the... 16 Responses | Other threads
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real estate
Ruth Madoff's 1BR Fixer-Upper
Ruth Madoff is looking at an Upper East Side apartment. A smallish one! According to somebody at her broker's office, probably, who leaked to the Post. Behold the grandeur of what could be Ruth's new, diminished home: More »
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Comment by dissentingopinion: Does she really want to stay on the Upper East Side? No one there likes her, and $425k could... 9 Responses | Other threads
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scholars
James Franco's Rejected UCLA Speech: 'Who Doesn't F-ing Fall Asleep in Class?!'
Last month James Franco was supposed to deliver UCLA's commencement address, but he screwed the grads by backing out so he could go to a party—we thought. Now we know the real reason he didn't deliver the address.
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fashion
Agyness Deyn Is, Like, So Very Bored Right Now
Agyness Deyn is, like, such a rebel. She's a model who is so unmodel-y. She, like, hates fashion! And she, like, lives in East Village and wears Converse sneakers and quirky hats and smoke Parliaments. She's, like, so unique!
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Comment by MisterHippity: The writer's name is Cintra Wilson. Here's her picture ... her appearance kind of goes with the writing style, no? 17 Responses | Other threads
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special friends
Brian Kilmeade Would Like Species and 'Ethnics' to Remain Pure
To stave off dementia! Yes, today the befuddled screech owls on Fox & Friends were discussing a study that states that those that stay married fend off Alzheimer's and dementia better than lonely divorcees. Brian Kilmeade took issue with this. More »
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Comment by aMagnificentBasterd: Btw, Kilmeade's claim that they stay pure in Scandanavia as a matter of "rule" is simply not true. Beam a guy... 6 Responses | Other threads
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science
College Kids All Racist In Their Own Special Ways
College: where drunk kids are guinea pigs for social science. The funnest college-kid studies involve race, because they make everyone uncomfortable! Now comes a new study of interracial college roommates that proves we're all terrible. A racial breakdown:
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Comment by Pareene: oh, god, the studies are from Indiana and Ohio State? What a shock that white kids from shitholes who've never... 12 Responses | Other threads
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double standards
Magazine Newsstands: Hos Before Brünos
We knew that newsstands have been treating GQ's July cover, featuring a nude-but-not-all-hanging-out Sacha Baron Cohen is like porn. But a tipster at a Hudson News in Manhattan has noticed the decision has lead to some interesting juxtapositions. More »
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By John CookComment by ♥Anti-Social Socialite♥: naked men are funny or grotesque - naked women are... decidedly not. 10 Responses | Other threads
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recaps
NYC Prep: Winter Break My Heart
What is it about Mexico that provokes such drama from reality shows? There's sandy, stupid Real World. The Cabo adventures of the Hills gang. The lonely journey of Danielle from Jersey (mostly made up by me). And now, PC. More »
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Comment by Spirit Fingers: Feck! I was in a MJ stupor and completely forgot about one of the best comic parodies on television. Will... 7 Responses | Other threads
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lawsuits
'Promiscuous Slut,' Legally Defined
Maximilia "Ava" Cordero, alleged underage lover of billionaire perv Jeffrey Epstein, sued the New York Post two years ago after it ran a story saying she was born a man, and was slutty. The decision is in! Sexlaw frontiers, here.
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Comment by anxiogenic: Suing someone for re-printing something that you put forth for public consumption on myspace is idiotic. I think once you... 5 Responses | Other threads
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clips
The Ten Most Important Moments of the Michael Jackson Memorial Mess
Well, that was both horrifying and depressing. The Michael Jackson Public Memorial has lurched to a close and, to paraphrase a commenter, we feel like we've been underwater for hours. Messy and strange, let's remember the remembrance. More » -
the gays
The Crowdsourced Celebrity Gay List
Crowds may be wise, but they're not necessarily savvy. Witness this online poll, where the first 2,500 respondents have deemed Mario Lopez flamingly gay, while Kevin Spacey and Vin Diesel get loads of votes as straight.
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fish slime
Sarah Palin Continues Her Brutal War on the Media
Not content with ruining the Fourth of July weekends of dozens of cable-news personalities and producers, Sarah Palin followed up by dragging poor Andrea Mitchell and a bunch of other saps to some godforsaken fishing hole in Alaska last night. More »
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By John CookComment by FritzIno: I'm sorry - no politician in US History has taken as many punches as this woman. That includes George W.,... 13 Responses | Other threads
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mourning
Liveblogging the Michael Jackson Memorial
Michael Jackson died. And today is the huge, public memorial clusterfuck. On this post we'll be sharing, in the comments, our reactions to the event as it unfolds on every television network ever. Join us! More » -
investigations
The Only Thing Missing is a Reference to Gypsy Tears
Barack Obama held a news conference with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today and if you caught any of it on the news, you may have noticed that Medvedev's translator sounded suspiciously like Borat, so we put together an audio comparison. More »
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Comment by Mikey-B: Thank you for posting my stupid shit. I can always rely on you, CB. swoooooon 3 Responses | Other threads
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comings out
Perez Hilton Would Rather Be a Racist Than Bad for the Gays
Perez Hilton called will.i.am a "faggot." Now, in an Advocate profile he desperately wants for you to know that he's not a gay hate-monger. He's just a racist. Some of his best friends are gay people. Best friends like... himself!
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Comment by HeatherNumber1: he could have saved himself a lot of trouble if he'd just called him a pussy or c*nt. Then the... 6 Responses | Other threads
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death
Republicans Have Had Enough Remembering of Michael Jackson, Thank You
Republicans are sick of Michael Jackson: it's a meme! We don't know why, but it is! Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is sick of this nonstop coverage of the death of one of the world's most famous and bizarre people.
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By PareeneComment by ithabeleng metesunyane: We joined them in honoring Ronald Reagan's life and death. Now its our turn. 11 Responses | Other threads
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Listicle
Whittling Down the Reasons Sarah Palin Quit Governing Alaska
It has been days since Empress Sarah Palin quit Alaska, forever. And no one yet knows why! Her "explanation" lacked, uh, actual coherent reasons. But there are theories.
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By PareeneComment by flossy: My understanding is that July 3rd was the official launch of her new career as a performance artist. While I'm... 8 Responses | Other threads
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slurs
Young Republican Leader Finds Racism LOL-Worthy
First of all, why is a vice chairwoman of the Young Republicans 38 years old? And secondly, why is she "lol"-ing at racist Facebook comments? Oh, right, because she is a vice chairwoman of the Young Republicans.
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By PareeneComment by dola: Yes, stunning development. Why isn't the Honduran coup being followed up on? There's even video on it: Honduran soldiers shooting the tires... 45 Responses | Other threads
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trailer park
Jennifer's Body: Another Diablo Cody Horror Movie
Oooh, look! It's Diablo Cody's follow-up to her Academy Award-winning (shoot me) Juno. The redband (NSFW?) trailer for Jennifer's Body, a snarky horror movie about Megan Fox being a righteous man-eating demon, has been released and we're... oddly intrigued. More » -
polls
Who Has Sympathy for Ruth Madoff?
Ruth Madoff—loyal, pampered, tight-lipped wife of the single worst financial criminal in American history—seems to be unpopular. But why?? Is it feminist backlash? Anti-feminist backlash? Or, uh, something else? Poll and analysis below!
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Comment by BookishLookish: Did Gloria Steinem really say that? Fail. 12 Responses | Other threads
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shut up, brooklyn
Williamsburg Is Hardcore Again
The ill-concealed dream of every flyover state art school grad and casual hip hop fan to move to Brooklyn has finally come true: Williamsburg is officially the city's worst urban hell of rusting empty buildings. Just like a real ghetto!
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Comment by Mount_Prion: This means the coolest place ever is Detroit! You hear that, hipsters?! You just read it on Gawker: The cool kids are... 11 Responses | Other threads
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stars' crossing
The Tragic Love of Bobby and Jackie
The New York Post runs some tidbits today from the new book Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story, which purportedly reveals some steamy, sad secrets of a long-hidden affair between Jackie Kennedy and her brother-in-law, Robert Kennedy. More »
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Comment by DaveCrabtree: Okay, cheating on your wife is one thing, but cheating in front of her on a boat with your sister-in-law?... 10 Responses | Other threads
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