Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Online
Twitter-Addled CNN Refers To Tweets As A ‘Source’
11:41PM John Cook | Everyone’s coverage of the uprising in Iran has been Twitter-centric, for obvious reasons. But CNN, in an apparent attempt to look like they have real, non-Twitter newsgathering capabilities, has been regurgitating Twitter posts and attributing them to unnamed “sources.” More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Which Former Boy Band Star Is Now A Sad, Coked-Up Mess
11:35PM Richard Lawson | Today we have a cocaine-addled former crotch juggler (boy band singer), a foreign actor who likes to say a really verboten word, and a couple that’s not quite as happy as we thought. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Never Throw Your Drink At Anna Kournikova
10:01PM the cajun boy | Anna Kournikova viciously brawls with another woman in a Vegas club, Leighton Meester sings and acts in a video for Cobra Starship, Michael Jackson looked frail on stage at his concert rehearsals and Chris Brown gets shut down by Jay-Z. More »
Small Screen
The Daily Show Exposes Bernie Madoff’s Prison Handjob Ponzi Scheme
8:10PM the cajun boy | So Bernie Madoff was sentenced yesterday to 150 years in prison, but he’s already been locked up for a few months, where, according to the Daily Show’s John Oliver, he’s been running another Ponzi scheme! More »
People
Rick Astley Is Not Dead Yet
6:05PM the cajun boy | So in the last couple of hours the internet has been buzzing with rumours that singer Rick Astley was found dead in a Berlin hotel room. ASSME’s Steve Huff thinks this was the work of those dastardly 4Chan people. [ASSME]
Print
LA Times: ‘What If TMZ Got Michael Jackson’s Death Wrong?’
5:09PM the cajun boy | Well you knew this was coming after the LA Times got scooped in their own backyard—An article went up yesterday on their website wondering, “How would we have reacted if TMZ had been wrong about Michael Jackson’s death?” More »
Big Screen
3:30PM Jess McGuire | Wahey! Famous and totally in love couple Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have finally arrived in Australia, and the Herald Sun has the photos of their backs to prove it! More »
Tom Cruise And Katie Holmes Have Arrived In Australia!
3:30PM Jess McGuire | Wahey! Famous and totally in love couple Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have finally arrived in Australia, and the Herald Sun has the photos of their backs to prove it! More »
Print
OK! Paid $500K For Macabre Michael Jackson Death Photo
1:28PM the cajun boy | The absurd follies at OK! Magazine, British publisher Richard Desmond’s cash-hemorrhaging tabloid weekly, never seem to end. This week they’re tossing a desperate “Hail Mary” by paying huge to plaster an image of a dying Michael Jackson on their cover. More »
Music
12:43PM Jess McGuire | Does creative wunderkind Lady Gaga ever take a break from being so fabulously over the top and naughty? Girlfriend needs to learn about boundaries before she sits in front of a microphone again! If she doesn’t start keeping herself in check, she just might say something saucy and suggestive that the media will jump on, and we all know how much she hates attention! More »
Lady Gaga’s Outrageousness Continues!
12:43PM Jess McGuire | Does creative wunderkind Lady Gaga ever take a break from being so fabulously over the top and naughty? Girlfriend needs to learn about boundaries before she sits in front of a microphone again! If she doesn’t start keeping herself in check, she just might say something saucy and suggestive that the media will jump on, and we all know how much she hates attention! More »
Small Screen
11:32AM Jess McGuire | I’ve got to be honest, I am feeling a little bummed now that Cassi Van Den Dungen’s Twitter account has been confirmed as a fake. As I said the other day, I like my reality television stars slightly crazy and aggressive. But someone from the Australia’s Next Top Model team kindly emailed me and shattered my dreams. More »
Cassi Van Den Dungen’s Twitter Account Definitely Fake
11:32AM Jess McGuire | I’ve got to be honest, I am feeling a little bummed now that Cassi Van Den Dungen’s Twitter account has been confirmed as a fake. As I said the other day, I like my reality television stars slightly crazy and aggressive. But someone from the Australia’s Next Top Model team kindly emailed me and shattered my dreams. More » 