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John Travolta to Airlift Desperately Needed E-Meters to People of Haiti

Scientologists have mobilized to seize on the promotional and recruitment opportunities presented by the horror going on in Haiti, and John Travolta has personally arranged to fly “volunteer ministers” to Haiti to inflict his junk science on victims there.

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Teddy Pendergrass: A Look Back At His Career

Here are some of the highlights from the R&B legend’s nearly 40 years in the music business. By Neil Gladstone Teddy Pendergrass Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images Teddy Pendergrass , the 59-year-old Philadelphia soul legend who died on January 13 from complications due to colon cancer surgery, may be best remembered for a few things: gravelly ballads delivered sweat-drenched and bare-chested, quiet-storm mainstays such as “If You Don’t Know Me by Now” and “Close the Door” and a 1982 accident in his Rolls Royce that left him paralyzed from the waist down. After that life-changing moment, he went through a gauntlet of surgeries and wrenched his way back to the recording studio (1984’s Love Language ) and the stage (notably a Live Aid in 1985 and later in a late-’90s production of “Your Arms Too Short to Box With God.”) But he had many other memorable moments

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Teddy Pendergrass, Philadelphia Soul Singer, Dead At 59

R&B legend suffered a difficult recovery following colon cancer surgery. By Gil Kaufman One of the world’s great soul men, singer Teddy Pendergrass , died at age 59 on Wednesday after a long battle with colon cancer. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Pendergrass, who was paralyzed after a 1982 car accident, died in a Philly hospital eight months after undergoing colon cancer surgery and suffering through a difficult recovery.

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10 Great New Single-Serving Tumblrs

Tumblr is quickly becoming the blogging platform of choice for some of the most entertaining single-serving sites around. Here are some of the best new single-serving tumblrs created in the past few months: Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment

The 3o Best Anti-Westboro Baptist Church Protest Signs

Here's a trend we can all get behind: people making counter-protest signs at Westboro Baptist Church rallys. I have a feeling we're going to get some great Gaga signs in the future. Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment

Westboro Baptist Church’s "Poker Face" Parody

I know I've been posting way too much about this whole Westboro Baptist Church vs. Lady Gaga thing, but this is seriously too good. The “God hates you” line is amaaazing.

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Brittany Murphy Laid to Rest in Private Funeral

A private funeral was held on Christmas Eve for the late Brittany Murphy, who died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 32 less than a week ago. A small group of close friends and family members gathered at the Church of the Hills at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in L.A

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Nicolas Cage Sued (Again) for $36.7 Million

Another day, another lawsuit for Nicolas Cage.  Only a few weeks after his 18-year-old son’s mother slapped him with a $13 million lawsuit, Cage is facing yet another…

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Nicolas Cage Sued (Again) for $36.7 Million

Family and Friends Lay Brittany Murphy to Rest

Here’s hoping Brittany Murphy will soon be resting in peace. Family members and a few close friends arrived at Los Angeles’ Forest Lawn Memorial Park Thursday…

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Small Group of Friends, Family Gathering for Brittany Murphy Funeral

Here’s hoping Brittany Murphy will soon be resting in peace. Family members and a few close friends have started arriving at Los Angeles’ Forest Lawn Memorial Park to say..

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