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True Love Is Dead: Couple Who Fell for Each Other Over Identical Name Calls...
Two people named Kelly Hildebrandt who bonded over their shared name and eventually got married say they gave it their "best shot," but couldn't make it work. Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt and Kelly Carl...
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The Sheer Gall of Celebrities Demanding Privacy
Last night, Jodie Foster, a famous actress who has been a famous actress for many decades, stood on stage at a glittery Hollywood awards show being broadcast around the world, and, in a lengthy,...
View Article'Butter and Sugar Makes Everything Taste Better': Cooking With Honey Boo Boo...
On last night's Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Thanksgiving special (yeah, I have no idea why they did that with the scheduling — I guess this show takes months to finesse?), Mama June introduced the world...
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The 7 Things You Need to Know About Last Night's Golden Globes (Plus Taylor...
Last night, Hollywood had its first dress rehearsal of the awards season: the Golden Globes. As with most rehearsals, a lot of shit went wrong: audio cut out, teleprompters malfunctioned, and several...
View Article'Investigative Journalist' Gives Out Public Safety Advice After Taking a...
Sam Briggs is on a fast track to become the youngest Pulitzer prize winner ever — and he's still in J-school. In landmark bit of investigative journalism, the British communications student decided —...
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Teacher Claims School Pushed Her to Retire Over Medical Condition: Fear of...
A retired language teacher in Ohio is suing her former school for discrimination, alleging she was forced to resign over her debilitating fear of young children. 61-year-old Maria C. Waltherr-Willard...
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Unemployment Stories, Vol. 22: 'It Seems I Will End Up Like Many Other...
America's unemployment crisis is so bad that even the people who work in the unemployment office are getting laid off. Each week, we bring you true stories of unemployment, straight from the...
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Kentucky Sheriff Refuses to Enforce 'Unconstitutional' Gun Control Laws
The sheriff of an Eastern Kentucky county has vowed not to enforce any new gun control laws he deems unconstitutional, calling it his "moral obligation." Sheriff Denny Peyman, who has been Jackson...
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Why Does It Matter that Dallas Demolished Lee Harvey Oswald's Home?
This morning, under the shadow of controversy, the city of Dallas demolished an apartment building that was once home to Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who assassinated President John F. Kennedy. The...
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Timberlake's Trash Is Timbaland's Treasure: Explaining "Suit & Tie"
Here are two contextual ways to view Justin Timberlake's subdued "Suit & Tie," the first single from his upcoming 20/20 Experience album (his first since 2007's FutureSex/LoveSounds): 1. The first...
View ArticlePolice Chase Starts On Man's TV, Ends Up in His Front Yard
Inglewood resident Jason Lee (the Jason Lee?) got a surprise front-row seat to a police chase in his hometown last night, when officers pursuing a motorist in a stolen vehicle turned a corner outside...
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Today's Song: Lindstrøm & Todd Terje "Lanzarote"
This is nothing less than a fine slice of contemporary Euro disco from the finest the genre (and Norway) has to offer. Stick around for the vocals that round out the song, if you are so inclined.
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Ever Fallen In Love? (With Someone You Shouldn't've?): A Girls Recap
I think most critics who watch television for a living decided that Lena Dunham's second season of Girls is better simply because season one was subjected to such ferocious scrutiny. The fairness of...
View ArticleToday's Other Song: YACHT "Second Summer"
I missed this when DFA released it last month (I'm blaming the holiday crunch), but I'm so glad that I finally caught up on this seemingly "White Horse"-inspired offering from YACHT. It's hard to tell...
View ArticleLive Action Shot-by-Shot Remake of 'Toy Story' Is Cool in Theory, Terrifying...
Here are the three stages of discovery of the Live Action Toy Story film on YouTube: Stage 1: Confusion I don't get it…like, a guy recreated his favorite scenes from Toy Story in real life? Stage 2:...
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Spoiled Kids Get Worse Grades in College
In what will surely go down as one of the most profoundly satisfying academic studies of the year, sociology professor Laura Hamilton has found that the more money parents pay for their kids' college...
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Goodwill Employee Finds Painting Worth Thousands in Store's Donation Bin
Maria Rivera says she's no art expert, but something about a painting dropped off at the Manassas, Virginia, Goodwill donation center where she works caught her eye. "I said, ‘Wait a minute, this is...
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Deaf Twins Pick Euthanasia Over Going Blind; Couldn't Bear Not Seeing Each Other
Deaf twin brothers Marc and Eddy Verbessem of Belgium decided to end their lives in tandem rather than go blind. The 45-year-olds, who lived and worked as cobblers together their entire adult lives,...
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The Death of Aaron Swartz and the New Hacker Crackdown
In 1992, the sci-fi writer Bruce Sterling published The Hacker Crackdown, a riveting nonfiction book about a string of high-profile hacker busts on the early "electronic frontier" of the late '80s and...
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Everyone Mistook Denzel Washington's 21-Year-Old Daughter for His 62-Year-Old...
What an exciting stage in Olivia Washington's life. Old enough to enjoy a glamorous 3-hour awards show without squirming. Old enough to "get" all the jokes in the monologue. Old enough to sip champagne...
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