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Naya Rivera Reveals First (Adorable!) Baby Photo

Naya Rivera used a scary holiday to give fans their first look at her baby son. And, SPOILER ALERT, he’s scary adorable! Rivera’s husband, actor Ryan Dorsey, shared the above collage of the child on Instagram, writing as a caption to the four images: “Trick or treat from my Skeleton Boy!” Rivera herself picked out the one of the child smiling the broadest above and posted just that one on her social media account. The former Glee star welcomed her first child in late August, actually keeping the birth a secret for a few weeks. She and Dorsey are trying to keep their private life as private as possible, though we understand why they couldn’t resist giving followers a taste of little Josey’s cuteness here. “Love, Love, Loving this mommy time,” Rivera gushed on social media a few weeks ago. “It really is a full time job! Josey is so sweet and looks exactly like his daddy!” Rivera also wrote a blog entry for People Magazine shortly after becoming a mother, echoing this same excited sentiment. “I’m so grateful that not only is our baby already surrounded with so much love, but that we are fortunate and able to provide a great life for the little one,” she said at the time. “So hats off to all of the strong, powerful women and mothers in the world, baby or no baby, you’re all amazing!” Amen, Naya! Well said… and congratulations again! View Slideshow: Celebrity Baby Photos: So Adorable!

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Khloe Kardashian on Lamar Odom: He Has No One Else But Me!

Khloe Kardashian’s recent interview with People is telling for a number of reasons, but perhaps none more so than when she discusses his background. Specifically, his lack of support system outside of herself. Khloe’s thoughts, prayers, time and effort have been dedicated to Lamar as he recovers from the serious health crisis brought on by an overdose. It’s a good thing, too, because he has no one else in his life. Sad, but true. For all the negative things said about the Jenners and Kardashians, there is strength in numbers, and they have each other’s backs. This is not lost on Khloe, says says, or Lamar for that matter: “He’s the first one to say that. He doesn’t have a support system.” “He has no siblings and his mother passed away.” “He has a different lifestyle. He doesn’t have a ton of friends because most of them have passed away. It’s just him. I want to be his support system.” “I have basically 10 brothers and sisters and strong parents.” A few obligatory haters online have had nasty, cynical things to say about Khloe exploiting Lamar or still dating James Harden during this ordeal. The fact of the matter is, though, that the Kardashians have no need to exploit anything for more publicity, and Khloe tore up their divorce papers . Repeat: The duo’s divorce was all but finalized, and has now been withdrawn. She could have easily paid Lamar’s bills and still divorced the guy. Bottom line, she is not just responding to the tragic, near-death experience of a loved one but sticking by a man she believes in a real future with. Whether you agree with them or not (and we will grant you that his dalliances with drugs and hookers give us plenty of pause), she’s in it for the right reasons. As for his assessment of Odom’s tragic, lonely life (below), she’s right on the money there as well. Browse through the gallery below and see for yourself: View Slideshow: Lamar Odom: A Timeline of Tragedy

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McDonald’s CEO Insists: We Don’t Sell Junk Food

During McDonald’s annual shareholders meeting last week, CEO Don Thompson found himself forced to defend the company’s menu options. To a nine-year old girl. Asked why the global chain didn’t offer more healthy recipes and items, Thompson responded to the inquisitive young lady by saying the restaurant isn’t as bad for you as many seem to believe. “We don’t sell junk food,” Thompson said. “My kids also eat McDonald’s… We serve a lot of foods and veggies at McDonald’s and are trying to sell even more with the apples that we introduced into the Happy Meal.” During the same gathering, Thompson was asked by a doctor to stop marketing to children, which led to another defense from the CEO. “We provide high quality food. We always have; it’s real beef, it’s real chicken, it’s real tomatoes, real lettuce, real fruit, real smoothies, real dairy, real eggs, and we do it in a way that is also affordable,” he said. Do you agree with this assessment? Does McDonald’s sell junk food?   Yes, of course D’uh! What else would you call it?!? View Poll »

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Frances Bean Cobain to Kendall Jenner: Cancel Your Pity Party!

Frances Bean Cobain is not letting Kendall Jenner off the hook. After the former slammed the latter as a self-absorbed idiot for Tweeting about the difficulty of her life, Jenner responded in fairly reasonable fashion. She acknowledged her good fortune in life, but also took Cobain to task for judging her, essentially asking: Can’t wealthy people have problems, too? So, with the contentious ball in Frances’ Twitter court, the 20-year old wrote back last night with a semi-apology (“I don’t know you nor do I think ur a bad person”), followed by a bashing of both Kendall and many social media users in general: “Publicly complaining about how hard your life is is completely self serving … I believe that venting about ones problems via the Internet is a blatant cry for attention. ” Cobain concluded with words of wisdom/mockery: “I try to deal w/ pain in a manner that pertains to my real life not in a way where strangers throw me a pity party.” Is Cobain out of line? Do you agree with her assessment of self-serving Tweets overall? Should Kendall just shut up already? Choose a side in this feud:   Team Kendall Team Frances Team Who the Heck Cares?!? View Poll »

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President Obama on Kanye West: Still a Jackass!

It doesn’t appear that President Obama’s opinion of Kanye West has changed. After Obama let it slip before an interview (below) with ABC’s Nightline two years ago that he thought the rapper was a “jackass” for interrupting Taylor Swift’s speech at the MTV VMAs, he offered up a further assessment of him this week. The verdict? Unchanged. President Obama Calls Kanye West a Jackass Asked if he prefers Kanye or Jay-Z,” the President replied with a smile , “Jay-Z. Although I do like Kanye. He’s a Chicago guy. Smart. He’s very talented.” After being reminded of the slam heard around the world, Obama stuck to his guns regarding the outspoken performer and boyfriend of Kim Kardashian . “He is a jackass,” he added. “But he’s talented.” His girlfriend, on the other hand …

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Quote Of The Day: Hollyweird Actor Daniel Craig Says Politicians Are “S***heads”

Here he goes again… After already providing his illuminating views on the Kardashian clan and their success, actor Daniel Craig has continued to speak with candor, this time on the subject of politicians. Daniel Craig isn’t one to mince words, and in the latest issue of Men’s Health, he has found his latest target: politicians. “You immediately are aligning yourself with a political party,” Craig told the magazine. “Politicians are sh–heads. That’s how they become politicians, even the good ones. “We’re actors, we’re artists, we’re very nice to each other. They’ll turn around and stab you in the f–king back.” Craig, 43, earlier this year called the Kardashians “f–king idiots” for parading around Hollywood televising their most intimate moments, and his assessment of kowtowing politicians is no less flattering. “Tony Blair started it much more than anybody’s ever done,” he said of politicians who attempt to be on-the-ins with the celebrity crowd. “It becomes ‘Mephisto,’ ” he said, referencing a 1981 film about an actor who aligns with the Nazis in order to climb the social ladder. One man who balances on the line between politicians and celebrity that the “James Bond” actor does respect, however, is George Clooney. “George has his finger on the political pulse, and he’s one of those guys who can get up and talk, and I don’t have that … If someone shoves a microphone in your face and says, ‘Explain yourself,’ you have to have a 100% understanding of why you’re doing it, and unless you’re 100%, don’t f–king do it, leave it alone, let your work speak for itself.” We like this guy, he just tells it like it is. Source

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Herman Cain, 9-9-9 Plan Dominate GOP Debate

He may never win an election, but thanks to his 9-9-9 tax plan, Herman Cain was the clear winner of last night’s Republican Presidential Debate in New Hampshire. If you believe any publicity is good publicity, the Georgia businessman is sitting pretty after his idea to overhaul the U.S. tax system got everybody’s attention. The 9-9-9 plan plugged by Cain every nine seconds is not, as John Huntsman suggested, the price of pizza (a good line, seeing as Cain was once CEO of Godfather’s). If Herman Cain were president, he’d abolish the IRS in favor of flat nine percent sales, business and income taxes. Logistically impossible? Perhaps, but man, so catchy! Mitt Romney politely praised it while calling it too simplistic, but the best – and arguably most inappropriate, from a professed Christian – zinger came from Michele Bachmann. Watch her assessment of Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan below: Michele Bachmann on Herman Cain 9-9-9 Plan Herman Cain : Michelle Bachmann :

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REVIEW: Deep Cast Can’t Make The Debt Pay Off

No one comes out looking good in The Debt , a grim thriller from director John Madden: Not the Nazi purveyor of concentration camp atrocities, which is a given, but not the trio of young, dedicated Mossad agents sent to bring him to justice after the war either. The film’s a remake of a 2007 Israeli effort that never made it to US theaters, but that presumably carried with it a sense of self-critique, of taking on national mythologizing. Forgoing that focus, The Debt comes across as critical of human nature in general, as a tale of self-interest winning out over the greater good. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, particularly when the character who first offers up this assessment is the aforementioned Nazi monster.

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During Kraftwerk’s initial inception, the group in hindsight operated in a more, for lack of a better word, “traditional” school of Krautrock exploration, one that due to it’s often under-referenced influence (at least in comparison to the more universally celebrated… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : WFMU’s Beware of the Blog Discovery Date : 26/08/2011 17:16 Number of articles : 2

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Hurricane Irene News Update II: Live Blogs: CNN, NYT, WaPo,…

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Hurricane Irene News Update II: Live Blogs: CNN , NYT , WaPo , Breaking News . Above: Hurricane Irene as captured by NASA’s Aqua satellite at 2:05 PM EDT today. Predictions: Hurricane warnings issued for NYC, coastal Connecticut and Rhode Island, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket; Weather Underground: Further intensification of Irene unlikely ; National Hurricane Center forecast confirms this assessment… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 26/08/2011 23:33 Number of articles : 2

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