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How Vanity Fair "Groomed" Miley Cyrus
There's a technique called "grooming" that pedophiles use on their victims (yes, we just learned about it today, thank you). One definition says "Grooming behavior is intended to make the victim or potential victim or victim's guardians feel comfortable with the molester and even interested in interacting with him." And here's a characteristic of a regressed child molester: "They place pseudo-adult status on their victims and then view them as they would their peers." Now take a look at the following behind-the-scenes pictures from Vanity Fair's controversial new Miley Cyrus photo shoot by 58-year-old lesbian photographer Annie Leibovitz and ask yourself if any of that rings a bell. We're not accusing these stylists of being pedophiles, we're just saying... ugh: More »
TAG Body Spray To Melt Rappers
News from last week that we unfortunately stumbled onto today, in a blow to our own personal tranquility: Atlanta hip hop mogul Jermaine Dupri is teaming up with the off-brand adolescent frat boy soaking potion TAG, maker of shitty body spray, to launch a hip hop record label. Its artists "will merge their music with brand marketing for TAG." Rage, exasperation, disgust, etc. [via Multicult Classics]
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Which Fox News Employee Has Bedbugs?
How is Fox News supposed to bring the REAL news to the American mainstream when they are busy fighting off a bug infestation of the newsroom? If only we were making a metaphorical joke about the network's tendency to employ cockroaches. We're not! A liberal media outlet, the New York Times, reports that Fox News discovered an infestation of the dreaded, disgusting BEDBUGS a few weeks ago "when an employee 'caught a bug and showed it to us.'" YUCK. But Fox News employees get even nastier than that: One of them brought the bugs in! More »
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Breaking: Giuliani is Disgusting, Likely Sucking Your Blood
Second time tragedy, third time barf! Rudy Giuliani, on whose watch occurred the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, is, by all accounts, still running for president. Rolling Stone's magical politics man Matt Taibbi has been following the barnyard generalissimo around, and it turns out he's worse than the Bushes ("George Bush has balls, too, but even he has to bow to this motherfucker.") and saying inappropriate things to your kids:"America's Mayor" is back on the campaign trail — in a room packed with standard-issue Adorable Schoolchildren, in this case beatific black kids in elementary school uniforms with wide eyes and big RUDY stickers pinned to their oblivious breasts.More »
