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Should Nepotism Always Annoy Us? [Thinking]

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Today we heard that Simon Rich , wealthy son of New York Times writer Frank Rich and product of Dalton and Harvard, has a new movie in the works , in addition to a gig writing for SNL . Is that unfair? More

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The Deadliest Catch Shows Us What a Televised Death Looks Like [Sad Things]

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

We knew all season that we would eventually see Capt. Phil Harris die on The Deadliest Catch . Last night America watched the stroke that eventually killed him. It was sad and strange and awful and tasteful. It was death reality-TV-style. More

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Meet ‘Crying Girl,’ California’s Celebrity Grifter [Fameballs]

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Jill Johnson is UC Davis ‘ hipster grifter . (Instead of hip, though, she’s a beauty queen.) Campus blogs hunted down the “prolific and notorious scammer” with “heavy, tear-smeared makeup.” The internet used to be for porn . Now it’s for outing grifters. More

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Facebook CEO Admits Growth Has Slowed [Business Models]

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Facebook’s privacy rollbacks may have pissed off users, but the bottom line has been just fine. That may yet change. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has acknowledged that the social network’s rapid growth has finally slowed. More

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Levi Johnston’s Sister Has a Great New Comedy Blog [Siblings]

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Levi Johnston has successfully marketed his “brand” after impregnating Bristol Palin . But what of his sister, Mercede, who impregnated no one? When will somebody pay her for being tangentially news-related? Soon, probably, now that she has a funny blog. More

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Real Housewives of New York Reunion: Here Comes the Judge [Recaps]

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Hear ye, hear ye. This session of Real Housewives of New York Court of the State of Bravo is about to begin. We will hear testimony and sentence the guilty accordingly. The Honorable Andrew M. “Andy” Cohen is presiding. More

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How Justin Bieber Caught a Contagious Syphilis Rumor [Anatomy Of A Rumor]

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Like all great internet hijinx, it started 4chan ‘s anarchic /b/ message board. Late Sunday—shortly after Bieber was photographed with visible nipples and Kim Kardashian —bored 4chan users ” Justin Bieber Syphilis” to the top of Google Trends . More

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Everything You Need to Know About Kevin Costner’s Miraculous Oil-Cleaning Machine [Explainer]

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

These days we use celebrities for everything, so why not get one to clean up one of our greatest natural disasters? Kevin Costner ‘s gizmo that separates oil from water might be just what BP needs to save Louisiana’s shores. More

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Congressman’s Outfit Making Gay Staffer Rounds on Capitol Hill [Gaydar]

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

[ A tipster sends along this miraculous photo—which is “jamming up the gay staff listserve” on Capitol Hill — of GOP Rep. Aaron Schock (right) at Tuesday night’s White House picnic. Did he win any prizes? Click to enlarge. ] More

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Steve Jobs Bragged About Privacy—Days Ago [Video]

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Steve Jobs has cast Apple as the most pristine of tech giants, but his sanctimony sometimes backfires. Here, the CEO says Apple guards each use of private customer data—days before Apple partner AT&T exposed iPad customers’ private information. More

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