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Shaq’s MJ Tribute — You Can’t ‘Beat It’

It’s not clear when this Michael Jackson “tribute” video was shot — but Shaquille O’Neal and Damon Jones performing the infamous dance-off/knife fight from “Beat It”… awesome! See Also Shaq Picks Biggest Fight in History Shaquille O’Neal — … Permalink

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How Did The President, Famous People, New Media React To Cronkite’s Death?

Roundups of Cronkite-death reactions are bound to include the President’s personal memories, and Dan Abrams trashing personal memories. Also, Shaq’s sword, Clooney’s sad, Jeff Jarvis is so over this, Sarah Palin’s rainbows, and Kelly Bundy has something to say. Because Important People Deaths carry more weight than ol’ lowercase regular people deaths, they can either elicit well-considered, clear-minded objectivity, or they can inspire transparent glibness, insipid tributes, and reactionary nonsense

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BBC online show to move to TV

For the first time in its history, the BBC will be transferring an original online comedy to one of its main TV channels, moving the show “Fresh” over to BBC2. The show, about the lives of college freshman, started as five-minute webisodes and was so popular that it will move from its online home to a place on BBC’s “Switch” block where it will have full 30 minute episodes. Additionally, the BBC announced it had “commissioned U.K

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Most Cable subscribers like Internet TV services

According to a survey conducted by Solutions Research Group , 73 percent of Comcast and Time Warner Cable subscribers find that free Internet TV services, such as online VOD are an “excellent” or “good” idea.

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Marilyn Monroe Bra is Up for Auction of the Day

I was just sent this video about some Marilyn Monroe bra up for auction and I felt it was my duty to spread the word because I am the kind of guy who spends time in the thrift stores sniffing old panties, not just wondering if they’ve been washed and hoping they aren’t, but more importantly wondering if someone died in them.

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Kristin Cavallari is Fucking Desperate of the Day

I am pretty upset. My angle on this Kristin Cavallari chick was mocking the fact that she thought she was too good for The Hills after Laguna beach because she had an inflated ego and thought she’d get other work and not be typecast as the trashy rich kid on a shitty scripted show that is polluting our generation as pretty much the worst possible thing to come out of television in the history of television.

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New York Post to Debbie Rowe: So Sue Us

Yesterday, Debbie Rowe ‘s lawyer demanded that the New York Post retract its claim that she sold her kids to Katherine Jackson for $4 million. Today the Post dug in. Calling Rowe “devious Debbie” and a “human incubator,” the Post ‘s Kate Sheehy picked up e-mails purportedly from Rowe , first reported yesterday by ExtraTV.com, indicating that she doesn’t want custody of Paris and Prince Michael Jackson .

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Laurel's TV Picks » 2009 » July » 13

The Derby will be followed by the 2009 All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game (ESPN, 9pm or a bit later) which could be fun. The All-Star Game itself will air tomorrow night on FOX.

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