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# projectrunway
A bunch of nobodies with no taste will be making catty comments about ...
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A bunch of nobodies with no taste will be making catty comments about other people's gowns. No, it's not the Academy Awards red carpet, it's Project Runway. Please join us to make some catty comments of our own! More »
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# twitterati
Alex Blagg is not going to improvise like some sort of monkey; Lily ...
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Alex Blagg is not going to improvise like some sort of monkey; Lily Allen is not going to stand for your "fat whore" condolences; and Nick Bilton is not particularly enjoying this week's pressure cooker. The Twitterati defied reality. More »
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# picoftheday
[ This isn't a jumper. It's one of 31 life-size fiberglass statues insta...
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[ This isn't a jumper. It's one of 31 life-size fiberglass statues installed by British artist Antony Gormley around NYC yesterday. Image via Getty] More »
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This is an awful commercial for Calvin Klein's new brand of "X" underwear . More »
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This is an awful commercial for Calvin Klein's new brand of "X" underwear. More »
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# tooeasy
"They're an elitist pestilence," Andrew Breitbart says of liberal Hollywoo...
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"They're an elitist pestilence," Andrew Breitbart says of liberal Hollywood celebrities in this Wired profile of the conservative internet publisher. And then, after saying that, Andrew went to a Manhattan nightclub to drink Cristal with rich people. More »
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# foolserrands
Slate blogger and pathological counterintuitionist Mickey Kaus is ac...
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Slate blogger and pathological counterintuitionist Mickey Kaus is actually serious about challenging Barbara Boxer in the California Democratic primary. The deadline to file nomination papers is tomorrow, and he's been gathering signatures. Will Slate let him write as a candidate? More »
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# wereadyou
Today we looked at our screwed up public school system and it sparked a ...
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Today we looked at our screwed up public school system and it sparked a lively debate among you commenters. What's to be done? One commenter in particular unpacked the problem nicely. Nothing was solved exactly, but nothing ever is. More »
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# crime
An Apple Store staffer said she was choked by Richard Belzer . The Law & Or...
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An Apple Store staffer said she was choked by Richard Belzer. The Law & Order star, meanwhile, says he just touched the employee's shoulders to get her attention. Plus she's a crazy person who kept him waiting. More »
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# opencaption
[ The actor, who apparently broke his arm during an arm-wrestling match,...
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[ The actor, who apparently broke his arm during an arm-wrestling match, in New York; image via INF] More »
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Here are the dates for Conan O'Brien 's live tour. It's pretty much sold out already. More »
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Here are the dates for Conan O'Brien's live tour. It's pretty much sold out already. More »
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# rubes
According to director Joshua Newton 's lawsuit against Variety for breach o...
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According to director Joshua Newton's lawsuit against Variety for breach of contract—he's mad that Variety trashed his movie after selling him on a $400,000 Oscar campaign—the paper doesn't think its own reviews matter. More »
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# trailerpark
Zomgoggles, here is the just-released trailer for the new Twilight...
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Zomgoggles, here is the just-released trailer for the new Twilight movie, Total Eclipse of the Heart. There is: replacement vampire witch Bryce Dallas Howard (a big movie star!), everyone loving Bella, and shirtlessness. Always with the shirtlessness. Sparkly news day! More »
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# shorething
Angelina " Trash Bags " left Jersey Shore after three episodes. Even ...
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Angelina " Trash Bags" left Jersey Shore after three episodes. Even that short stint in the house has ruined her life, though: Three of her former cast mates have threatened her life and DJ Paulie D blew her off. Tragedy! More »
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# hackers
Mark Zuckerberg 's hacking of email accounts and user profiles in 2004 c...
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Mark Zuckerberg's hacking of email accounts and user profiles in 2004 could be felonies under Federal and state law, according to privacy lawyers who spoke with Business Insider. More »
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# saltytales
Peter Clarke, former shipmate of ex-Rep Eric Massa , told the world abo...
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Peter Clarke, former shipmate of ex-Rep Eric Massa, told the world about Massa's "snorkeling" expedition. He's been telling anyone who'd listen about Massa for years. All he wants in return? To warn future victims. And to be on Howard Stern. More »
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# modernandawkward
United Airlines ordered tech writer John Battelle to stop vide...
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United Airlines ordered tech writer John Battelle to stop video chatting with his daughters because "maybe I could communicate with a terrorist on the ground." Other in-flight wifi uses were OK, since terrorist don't tweet or email. ( Pic) More »
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# projectrunway
Ready for a different kind of March Madness? Then read this selection ...
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Ready for a different kind of March Madness? Then read this selection of insane comments from Gawker's last Project Runway live blog—and join us for the next one tonight. We promise there will be no sports talk. More »
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# exclusive
Did you know that Scott Brown —the new star Republican Senator&mdas...
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Did you know that Scott Brown—the new star Republican Senator—was accused of harassing a female campaign worker in 1998? We have the documents to prove it. Did the Democrats blow an opportunity to keep their 60th Senate seat? More »
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# recaps
Tinsley Mortimer 's bargain-basement CW reality show premiered last nig...
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Tinsley Mortimer's bargain-basement CW reality show premiered last night! Boy was it an ugly mess. It's gotten to the point where I can't really tell if shows like this are actually entertaining or not. I just watch them and gurgle. More »
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# crazies
A study of the 57 largest metropolitan areas in the country shows NYC is on...
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A study of the 57 largest metropolitan areas in the country shows NYC is only the seventh craziest. Cincinnati is nuttiest. What? Cincinnati? If we don't have loons on the street, what do we have? More »
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# mediawars
On one side, a media outlet controversial for misleading readers, running ...
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On one side, a media outlet controversial for misleading readers, running sleazy ads and misappropriating private letters. On the other, a British tabloid. Facebook is in a big teen-sex-scandal feud with the Daily Mail — ironically, its old-media doppelgänger. More »
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# mediacrack
In your sober Thursday media column: another round of layoffs hits Busin...
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In your sober Thursday media column: another round of layoffs hits BusinessWeek, Sulzberger Jr. goes to court, a cop fired for helping a drunk newsman, and Adam Nagourney may be headed to LA. More »
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# americanidol
Well. I think it's official. Men are more interesting and better...
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Well. I think it's official. Men are more interesting and better at things than women. Sorry JezeFriskyXX.com. It's just how things played out in the ol' game of evolution. I'm basing this on scientific Idol Evidence, mind you. Truly credible. More »
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# homelandsecurity
Are you ready for a what will become the most enraging and omnipres...
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Are you ready for a what will become the most enraging and omnipresent pseudoscandal of the next, say, year? Attorney General Eric Holder once acknowledged that we cannot be completely safe as long as we remain an open democracy. More »
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# recaps
This report, fictionally filed by NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg, show...
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This report, fictionally filed by NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg, shows that the female residents of a house at 2000 S St., NW in Washington, D.C. are not only influenced by negative media portrayals of their gender, but also perpetuate them. More »
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