Saturday, August 28, 2010
People
Paris Hilton Arrested For Cocaine – Who Was Tweeting For Her While She Was In Jail?
11:59PM Maureen OConnor | Arrested for cocaine possession in Las Vegas, Paris Hilton was in jail from 11.30pm until the wee hours of Saturday morning. She now faces cocaine possession charges. How did she manage to tweet about spending a quiet night watching TV? More »
People
9:30AM Brian Moylan | [President Obama leads his family, including daughter Malia, on a bike ride through Manuel Correllus State Forest in Martha's Vineyard today. Good weather at last! Image via Getty]
Hope On Wheels
9:30AM Brian Moylan | [President Obama leads his family, including daughter Malia, on a bike ride through Manuel Correllus State Forest in Martha's Vineyard today. Good weather at last! Image via Getty] 
Flotsam & Jetsam
Finally, The Anna Wintour Voodoo Doll You Always Wanted
8:08AM Brian Moylan | In honour of Anna Wintour’s fake charity Fashion’s Night Out, Barneys New York commissioned doll maker Andrew Yang to produce a doll of the Vogue editrix. (Pins not included.) There’s also one of Vogue hero Grace Coddington for cuddling.
Flotsam & Jetsam
Don’t Know Your Girlfriend’s Phone Number? You Might Get Dumped
6:54AM Adrian Chen | Who cares how technology is affecting our brains. Is technology making it easier for us be dumped by our girlfriends? The New York Times today explains how a guy’s advanced mobile phone technology indirectly got him dumped. More »
People
6:38AM Maureen OConnor | [On her second public outing since leaving jail and rehab, Lindsay Lohan sports chipped blue nail polish and a sheer skirt en route to a business meeting in Santa Monica. We miss the "fuck u" nails. Image via INF.]
Lindsay Lohan’s Post-Jail Manicure: Not As Good As The Pre-Jail One
6:38AM Maureen OConnor | [On her second public outing since leaving jail and rehab, Lindsay Lohan sports chipped blue nail polish and a sheer skirt en route to a business meeting in Santa Monica. We miss the "fuck u" nails. Image via INF.] 
Online
Reddit Tells Conde Nast To Go To Hell
6:08AM Hamilton Nolan | Incredibly popular internet link-dump Reddit was informed by its corporate parent, Conde Nast, that it could not sell ads supporting Proposition 19, California’s marijuana legalisation ballot initiative. So Reddit figured out how to preserve its soul and screw Conde, too. More »
Online
Are WikiLeaks Activists Finally Realising Their Founder Is A Megalomaniac?
5:42AM Adrian Chen | Julian Assange’s attempt to spin his creepy romancing of two Swedish women into a Pentagon smear campaign was a huge mistake. Now Assange’s role as the head of the secret-sharing website WikiLeaks is in doubt. It’s about time. More »
Online
Facebook Alternative ‘Diaspora’ Launches Next Month
5:17AM Adrian Chen | Diaspora, the open-source, privacy-minded social network, has great online buzz thanks to $US200,000 in start-up funds raised exclusively through Kickstarter and a dirty, nerdy joke they slipped past the Times. Now a launch date is set: September 15. [Wired]
Flotsam & Jetsam
Here Are The Official Lady Gaga Costumes That Will Be Ubiquitous This Halloween
4:31AM Maureen OConnor | The age of Gaga ubiquity is upon us. Official, licensed Lady Gaga costumes have arrived at Halloween stores and include used soft drink-can hair rollers and lots of fishnet. Prediction: Gaga prisoners outsell sexy prisoners this years. More »
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