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Ellen Exploits Twitter’s Lists For Fun And Profit
12:37PM Ryan Tate | The “lists” feature Twitter just rolled out has been swiftly repurposed by the celebrity-industrial complex to pump up the accounts of tweeters like Ellen DeGeneres. Lists show celebrities exactly who can send them followers. And thus who to spam. More »
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Celebukid’s Birth Celebrated With Terrifying Cake
4:03AM Hamilton Nolan | Ireland, the 14-year-old daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, got this Lil Wayne birthday cake. What a thing. [Pic: Rosebud Cakes]
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British Twitter Lord’s Email Slip
4:32AM Ryan Tate | Actor Stephen Fry, the Oprah Winfrey of British Twitterers, accidentally tweeted his personal email address and is reportedly besieged with unsolicited e-mails. Oh, hell’s teeth. Arse, poo and widdle! More »
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James Dean’s Premature Death Validated
4:39AM Hamilton Nolan | What if James Dean had lived a long, full life? He would have done cliché celebrity shit like parading African babies before cameras, and finally become a spokesman for a financial services company. Dying young has its benefits. [via Adfreak]
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5:24AM Brian Moylan | Remember the prolonged outrage-masked-as-concern over Mary-Kate Olsen’s shrinking body? Well, it’s back, but this time its directed toward her fleshy frame. What’s the poor thing gotta do to keep the tabloids off her back? More »
Fat Or Thin, Mary-Kate Just Can’t Win
5:24AM Brian Moylan | Remember the prolonged outrage-masked-as-concern over Mary-Kate Olsen’s shrinking body? Well, it’s back, but this time its directed toward her fleshy frame. What’s the poor thing gotta do to keep the tabloids off her back? More »
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Twitter’s Celebrity Suck Up
2:27AM Ryan Tate | Earlier this year, Twitter internally referred to Sean “Diddy” Combs and its other celebrity clients as a “distractionary element.” When that swipe leaked, via a hacker, the microblogging startup went into full-on pander mode. More »
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Psychos Are The Most Interesting Things On Twitter
1:05AM Ryan Tate | It’s now scientifically proven: 40 per cent of Twitter is “pointless babble” and the rest is mainly replies to pointless babble, and spam. But there are a few very interesting tweeters; they scare the hell out of celebrities like William Shatner. More »
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Jon Gosselin’s Reporter-Girlfriend Resigns
3:17AM Hamilton Nolan | This has the suspicious whiff of a setup: Star reporter Kate Major and Octo-dad Jon Gosselin very publicly become an “item.” Star trumpets this fact in a press release. Hours later, Kate Major resigns. Why? More »
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Jon Gosselin, Celeb Reporter Find True And Everlasting Love
12:13AM Hamilton Nolan | A reporter for Star Magazine is maybe dating fertile divorced daddy reality star and man-about-town Jon Gosselin! This reporter is named “Kate,” just like his ex-wife. We cannot think of a more appropriate couple. More »
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