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    • Death

      Real Estate Mega-Mogul Commits Suicide

      Chicago real estate mogul Steven Good, head of the "largest real estate auction company in the nation," killed himself with a gun yesterday. He did deals with Trump. His motivation is a mystery: More »
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      Comment by meetballz: Where was John Travolta and his gay lover during this? more » | Other threads

    • Defamer

      Dakota Fanning is the New Black

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    • rudderless brooklyn

      We Know What's Going to Happen On Tonight's Real World Premiere

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    • Cultural arbiters

      David Carr Just Doing What Feels Right

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    • Recessionomics

      It's So Awkward Being Rich These Days

      Unconspicuous consumption is the hot new thing. That $300 million megayacht? Tacky, what with the layoffs. Private jet? Forget about it, after Detroit's debacle. Even the celebrity goodie-bag business is endangered. More »
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      By Owen Thomas

      Comment by slainte_pants: As long as this results in more Popeye's chicken, I can't see how it can be a bad thing. That was 3 Responses | Other threads

    • journalismism

      Joe The Latest Desperate Attempt at Remaining Relevant

      "Joe the Plumber" is going to war! Some website is paying him to go to Israel and talk about things he knows nothing about, specifically everything. We were so close to being rid of him! More »
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      By Pareene

      Comment by bringmemyTofu: I'm glad the Buckeyes lost, you prick.... 5 Responses | Other threads

    • Jezebel

      This Week In Tabloids: Thin Jen Writes Poetry For John; SJP's Moving Out

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    • Television

      New Mad Men Ripoff Lacks Sex Appeal, Cigarettes

      Because every excellent, original TV series must have an inferior ripoff on another network: forget Mad Men, the new advertising-centric drama is Trust Me. On TNT! Your new Don Draper: that guy from Ed. More »
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      By Hamilton Nolan

      Comment by Richard: Are there two more ambiguously gay, inexplicably annoying actors working today? I think not.... 22 Responses | Other threads

    • It's just lunch!

      Obama Has Lunch With Lonely Old Failures

      Barack Obama had to have lunch with a bunch of boring old white guys today. Was it a round-table discussion on the future of the media? No, it was the presidents' lunch. More »
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      By Pareene

      Comment by Iceland_Spar: Barack should stay away from Jimmy Carter because Barack just reminds me wayy too much of Carter and we're not... 11 Responses | Other threads

    • open caption

      "Miss... Um... Madonna If You Nasty."

      [A heavily airbrushed Madonna, a fifty year old British woman, in a new campaign for clothier Louis Vuitton (pronounced "Lewis Vootin"); image via Splash]
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      By Richard

      Comment by bringmemyTofu: I can't see the picture, but I will take a shot in the dark: Material Hurl 12 Responses | Other threads

    • Advertising

      Atheist war on ChristmasJesus strikes London. Beware. [NYT]

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    • death of print

      Google Boss to Newspapers: No Bailout

      Everyone wants a sugar daddy to save them. Wall Street has found one in Washington. But the newspaper industry has been batting its eyes in the direction of Mountain View, Calif., home of Google. Ha! More »
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      By Owen Thomas

      Comment by CodePink: Um, this man resembles a mentally challenged adult who likes doing that fast hand moving thing when he gets excited.... 8 Responses | Other threads

    • Fox and Friends

      'Two fingers in, you get yourself some jelly, and just moisturize yourself!'

      Fox & Friends anchor Brian Kilmeade says a man stuck on a ski lift with his ass hanging out should "get a Vaseline sponsorship," so he can "slide two fingers in." Plus: "Stimulus." More »
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      By Hamilton Nolan

      Comment by Private Hangnail: And by stimulus you obviously mean our prostate economy. 5 Responses | Other threads

    • Jezebel

      Teen Vogue Makes Gossip Girl's Patch-Wearing Little J Pretend To Exercise

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    • sad things

      The Ghostly Remains of The Wire's Set


      The masterpiece of television's modern age, The Wire, came to an end last year. Everyone just left the soundstage, trash-strewn and abandoned and forgotten. Someone recently took photos of the ruins. They're sad. More »
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      By Richard

      Comment by Spirit Fingers: Most poignant Wire moments: (Possible spoilers) 1) The Deaths of:a Wallace (Remember that?! He was trying, he really was!)b) D'Angelo (Punk-Ass... 4 Responses | Other threads

    • Clips

      The Tears of a TSA Agent

      If a TSA agent cries after making you take off your shoes or throw away expensive makeup, will you still be mad at him? ABC's Homeland Security USA sought an answer last night. More »
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      By Richard

      Comment by TheHonJudgeSmails: If Obama's smart, he won't do anything about the Department of Homeland Security, other than rename it to something less... 19 Responses | Other threads

    • Celebrity science

      Celebrity Vacations of Doom: Bonnie Fuller Explains

      Oh hey, former celebrity magazine editor Bonnie Fuller is still writing some of the internet's columns most inexplicable columns, about celebrity issues. Today she answers the secret question: Why do celebs always die on vacation? More »
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      By Hamilton Nolan

      Comment by contradicto: Um. . . name one other celebrity (and I refuse to even consider Jett Travolta a real celebrity) who has 13 Responses | Other threads

    • what the hell

      Roland Burris Will Very Probably Be a Senator

      So Roland Burris, the crazy new Illinois Senator-in-waiting, will be seated! According to the Associated Press! But not according to Harry Reid. But... maybe? More »
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      By Pareene

      Comment by Almostbanned: This is so awesome. And maybe why Democrats never really seem to try very hard to actually win anymore? Because... 3 Responses | Other threads

    • lapdance

      Chaunce Hayden's Strip Club Movie Revealed!

      If you're waiting anxiously for the Tucker Max movie release, you can look forward to this too: Jersey gossip Chaunce Hayden (pictured) has written a movie about stripper palace Scores. He sent us a summary! More »
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      By Hamilton Nolan

      Comment by katastic you can EAT ME IN HELL, SQUIRREL-KILLERS!!!!!: "Mammary mecca" is my new favorite phrase. I may get it tattooed somewhere.... 7 Responses | Other threads

    • Invitations

      You Should Go To Luke Russert's Inaug-Eve Partay

      Thick-necked celebrity son Luke Russert is having an Inauguration Eve party! For that black guy who won! Would you like to go? Here is the invitation. More »
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      By Richard

      Comment by Beautiful Stranger: Al Franken and Michelle Bachmann should co-host their own inauguration party for me and my fellow Minnesotan ex-patriates. That would make... 7 Responses | Other threads

    • Recessionomics

      Job Hunting Grows Ever More Cutthroat

      As the mobs of newly unemployed people tire of eating squirrel, they determine to do anything necessary to land that next job. Even if it means cheating on the world's easiest "personality test": More »
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      By Hamilton Nolan

      Comment by braak: I shall NEVER tire of eating squirrel. A man who is tired of eating squirrel is tired of LIFE. 19 Responses | Other threads

    • Crime

      Face-Slashing State Senator to be Seated Today

      Cops are leaking details of their investigation into incoming State Senator Hiram Monserrate's little face-slashing incident. More »
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      By Pareene

      Comment by Aaron Altman: This is so fucking sad. Even sadder that this douchebag was a fucking cop. 4 Responses | Other threads

    • Jezebel

      Brad Pitt In W: The Angie Vs. Jen Controversy Is "Created"

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    • Sonja Kohn

      Financier's Life Becomes Crazy Spy Movie

      Movie idea: the daughter of Jewish refugees flees Europe for Wall Street, strikes it rich, gains billionaire mobster clients, but is then forced into hiding by a deal gone wrong. Bonus: it's a true story. More »
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      By Hamilton Nolan

      Comment by keithsherwood: After finding that a VP of an American hotel chain was gunned down in broad daylight blocks from me in... 14 Responses | Other threads

    • Hoaxes

      Oprah Deigns to Acknowledge Herman Rosenblat Hoax

      Infallible God that she is, Oprah never makes a mistake. No, what happens is that people make mistakes near her and then her gravitational pull forces them close to her. Like Herman Rosenblat's lying! More »
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      By Richard

      Comment by Private Hangnail: My problem with the story wasn't the lies or Oprah but rather the choice of food that was lobbed over 5 Responses | Other threads

    • Clowns

      Greta Van Susteren Leaps to Defense of Her Good Friend Sarah Palin

      Fox News' Greta Van Susteren is Sarah Palin's close friend and kitchen buddy, and she's not about to stand back and let CNN slanderously accuse Palin of "falling from grace" last year. Huh. More »
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      By Hamilton Nolan

      Comment by NuncioJahoovafat: Clowns is the right title for you. From what I've seen most of you are clowns, with nothing better... 14 Responses | Other threads

    • Snubs

      Universally Reviled Australian Bumping Obamas From Blair House

      We finally learned who Bush booked in the Blair House instead of letting the Obamas stay there. And—surprise!—it's a major-league asshole. More »
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      By Pareene

      Comment by Iceland_Spar: He is one of (if not the longest) Australian prime ministers ever. He served 11 or 12 years, which in... 6 Responses | Other threads

    • open caption

      Roger Kumble Directs New Teen Version of Doubt

      [Blake Lively filming that "The Amazing Gossip Brothers Detective Agency" show she's on or whatever in St. Louis or Central Park or something; image via Splash]
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      By Richard

      Comment by EleanorRigby: Honestly, a Filofax?? Will Verizon please step up their sponsorship game and get these poor, underprivileged children phones with calendar 1 Responses | Other threads

    • Blind Items

      Which 'Paunchy Hollywood Star' Likes Eastern European Hookers?

      Today we just have lots of stuff about hookers. It's sort of sad, really. Oh and something about bad breath. More »
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    • Television

      Ann Coulter Is Not Grateful For Today Show Invitation

      After all the "banning" bullshit, NBC had Ann Coulter on the Today show this morning. She is that person you didn't want to invite to the party, but did, and then wished you hadn't. More »
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      By Hamilton Nolan

      Comment by flossy: "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean you don't have enemies." Matt Lauer, you are being glib and I LOVE it.... 5 Responses | Other threads

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      Fake G.E. CEO Drives Drunk

      It regrettable quote day! Josh Broslin called Russell Crowe an "asshole;" Lily Allen defended cocaine; Sumner Redstone bragged about sex and 30 Rock's Rip Torn insisted the ground was drunk, not him. More »
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      By Ryan Tate

      Comment by oyvehisyou: I want to meet these people who can AFFORD to go on a coke binge 3 nights a week! Can 5 Responses | Other threads

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      The Caroline Times File: Maureen Dowd's Insane Love Letter

      Caroline Kennedy is not only close friends with the publisher of the Times, Maureen Dowd "knows" her as well, so the senate hopeful got a love letter from the Times columnist, for sucking. More »
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      By Ryan Tate

      Comment by if_i_only_had_a_heart: 1. dowd is an old, tired act and should go away2. kennedy is a blank slate, publicly3. i don't much... 8 Responses | Other threads

    • The Internet

      Critics Slam Rap Tribute By Bhutto's Daughter

      It's pretty amazing that the daughter of slain Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto recorded and uploaded to YouTube a rap song about her mom, in English. Also amazing: The harsh reviews. More »
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      By Ryan Tate

      Comment by Hans Uy Maristela: It's her mother for her crying out loud! She can do anything. Screw the critics. Let them experience an assassination 5 Responses | Other threads

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      In The Depression, You Will Eat Squirrel

      The Brits suddenly love squirrel! And so will we, probably: the critters run $3 each, and the Times concedes they seem perfect for a recession. More »
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      By Ryan Tate

      Comment by Aaron Altman: "Did that muthafukka Tate just say to EAT ME???" (Kidding of course, Ryan.) 6 Responses | Other threads

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