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Zach Braff Is Not Gay
7:10AM Richard Lawson | It seems that some sort of internet trickster – a LMAO Loki, a ROFL Rumpelstiltskin – hacked into sad-puppy actor Zach Braff’s five-year-dormant website and wrote a message from Zach announcing to his fans that he is a gay person. More »
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Pottermore Is Just Another Way To Sell More Harry Potter Books
1:23AM Richard Lawson | After much speculation, J.K. Rowling has released a video explaining what her mysterious new website, Pottermore, really is. A new book? A game? No, it’s just a store. More »
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Mysterious Pottermore Website Might Be A Big Online Game
4:58AM Richard Lawson | Last week we all scratched our heads (or some of us scratched our heads) wondering what this new Harry Potter-related website “Pottermore” might be. It seems we now have an answer? More »
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What Is J.K. Rowling’s Mysterious New Website?
2:56AM Richard Lawson | Though billionaire Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling registered the “Pottermore” domain name two years ago, she’s only recently put something on the site. Not much of a something, though. Just a “Coming soon” tease and some owls. OMG, what is it?? More »
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The World’s Ugliest Website Has Some Competition
4:59PM Matt Cherette | Remember the soul-crushing website for Yvette’s Wedding Dresses, quite possibly the ugliest site in the history of the Internet? Wait! A new contender has emerged: Check out Arngren Teknologi & Gadgets, a Norwegian site that features a collection of random junk surrounded by an even more random collection of animated GIFs. Enjoy? [via Boing Boing]
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Dr Phil’s Son Appoints Himself Gossip Policeman
5:10AM Brian Moylan | Sick of hearing false rumours about his famous father, Jay McGraw, the son of TV personality Dr Phil, is launching RumorFix.com, a gossip site with only verified rumours and stories. But aren’t verified rumours just boring, regular news stories? More »
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Perez Hilton, Fitness Expert
3:22AM Hamilton Nolan | Huh says here that fitness superstar Perez Hilton is starting a new site about fitness, “FitPerez” dotcom. (Perez has “four trainers“, after all). We’ve scored this exclusive pic of the new site’s content, below. More »
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Why Isn’t Chatroulette Back Yet?
5:05AM Maureen OConnor | Instant video chat site and purveyor of penises Chatroulette is still down, after promising a relaunch yesterday. The site now says it’ll relaunch “shortly” instead of “today”. What gives? More »
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Where Did Chatroulette Go?
2:30AM Maureen OConnor | Chatroulette, the addictive instant video chat site, has disappeared. Instead of teenage genitalia, its homepage has a message: “The experiment #1 is over now. Thanks for participating.” Experiment? More »
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