Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - Page 2
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Match.com Will Soon Be Sex Offender-Free
6:24AM Adrian Chen | Internet daters rejoice! Match.com will now be screening its customers against a national sex offenders database. The decision comes after a Los Angeles woman sued Match.com after being raped by a guy she met on the dating site. More »
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The Best Gwyneth Paltrow Detail Of The Day
5:45AM Richard Lawson | The Gwyneth Paltrow media onslaught continues today, with a Talk of the Town piece in The New Yorker about the wisp of diamond vapor’s new cookbook. The piece is mostly the usual assemblage of celebrity friends fawning over her culinary acumen, we learn nothing new, but there is one truly amazing tidbit. More »
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Your 2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners Are Here
5:25AM Hamilton Nolan | Your 2011 Pulitzer Prize winners have been announced! If you’re “keeping score:” two for the New York Times, and two for the Los Angeles Times. The Wall Street Journal had to make do with one for editorial writing, and the Washington Post had to settle for a photography Pulitzer. Plenty of long-winded bragging and wounded sniping starts now! More »
Joan Rivers Can’t Stop Joking About Snooki’s Pussy
5:11AM Brian Moylan | For a segment on E!’s Friday night guilty pleasure Fashion Police, comedic warhorse Joan Rivers found a picture Jersey Shore tequila swiller Snooki tweeted of her and her cat and decided to make a string of rather amusing and absolutely crass double entendres about Snooki’s pussy. This is why I love this show. Not only is Joan hilarious, but Kelly Osbourne laughs hysterically and seems shocked. If you can shock Kelly Osbourne, you know you said something really fucked up. More »
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Donald Trump’s Whiny Liberal History Under Scrutiny
4:44AM Jim Newell | Gelatinous cartoon slumlord Donald Trump is facing some tough questions about his previous political positions in his pretend campaign for president. He’s already won, really, if this promotional stunt to increase the ratings of Celebrity Apprentice is getting reporters to read whatever dumb book he wrote in 2000 to dig up his arbitrary political stances of the time. More »
Online
Google Smashes The ‘Future Of Journalism’
3:28AM Ryan Tate | In January, Demand Media looked like the “future of journalism“, as CJR put it. Flush after a soaring IPO, the content farm planned an acquisition spree. Now, thanks to some Google tweaks, Demand Media’s stock is plunging. More »
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Sarah Palin Has Met Her Ultimate Enemy
3:17AM Jim Newell | Sarah Palin was just trying to stick it to the president at a Tea Party rally in Madison, Wisconsin this weekend, but “unhinged loons” and Union Thugs allegedly kept screaming her down. But is this really what happened? We’re pretty sure that this protester, for one, is just challenging her to a cage match at Wrestlemania. MAKE YOUR CHOICE NOW, SARAH!, indeed. [via Wonkette] More »
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Vanessa Hudgens Licks Mysterious White Substance From Her Fingertip
2:56AM Maureen OConnor | Disney star Vanessa Hudgens went to Coachella, where she pulled out a zippered pouch, reached inside, retrieved a mysterious white substance, licked it from her fingertip, and ignited a controversy: “Vanessa Hudgens Does Drugs at Coachella?” the internet asked. [Images via Pacific Coast News] More »
Small Screen
Game Of Thrones May Be The Best Soap Opera On TV
2:20AM Brian Moylan | To much fanfare and nearly constant repetition, HBO unveiled its latest lavish drama last night. Considering the push it’s been given, it was hard to like Game of Thrones, but the finished product was way better than anticipated. It was like Dynasty with zombies. More »
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