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28 Jan 2009 20:28

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Music: Indie rock invades the Billboard 200 charts in a big way

  • Forget that Taylor Swift’s at No. 1 again. The real story is Andrew Bird (with Noble Beast) at No. 12. And Animal Collective (with Merriweather Post Pavilion) at No. 13. And Bon Iver (with the Blood Bank EP) at No. 16. All three are career bests. And all three albums are pretty well-reviewed, too. Some music blog jerk somewhere is thinking that this is a sign of the commercialization of indie. We want to tell that guy to shut up and just enjoy the moment for what it is, OK? source
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28 Jan 2009 18:49

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Biz, Music: The Smashing Pumpkins’ newest song gets a Super Bowl ride

  • The combination of Hyundai’s exciting new Genesis Coupe matched with music performed by Smashing Pumpkins offers the perfect ‘kick-off’ to Super Bowl advertising.
  • Joel Ewanick • Hyundai Motor America’s vice president for marketing, who we imagine was gritting his teeth when he said this phrase regarding the placement of the Smashing Pumpkins’ “FOL” in one of their Super Bowl commercials. Yo-Yo Ma also gets the placement treatment from Hyundai; Yo-Yo Ma may actually be cooler than Billy Corgan at this point. • source
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28 Jan 2009 17:55

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Biz: Massive job cuts, store closings brewing for Starbucks

  • at least 300 more Starbucks locations will close. It’s unknown how many are across the street from one another. source
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28 Jan 2009 17:48

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Culture: When it comes to history, Jessica Alba, 1, Bill O’Reilly, 0.

  • I appreciate the fact that he is a news anchor and that gossip sites are inundated with intelligent reporting, but seriously people … it’s so sad to me that you think the only neutral country during WWII was Switzerland.
  • Jessica Alba • on conservative news pundit Bill O’Reilly’s (and news site TMZ.com’s) criticism of Alba for “incorrectly” referring to Sweden as a neutral country. Too bad for them, but she’s freakin’ right. Score one for easily-underestimated Hollywood starlets. • source
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28 Jan 2009 16:56

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Biz, U.S.: Here’s a visual to put those scary economic numbers in perspective

Interest rates have gone down like this in the last two years. Yeah. Scared yet? source
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28 Jan 2009 16:47

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Biz, U.S.: Scary depressing numbers of the day (they’re about the economy)

  • 0-0.25% the current Federal interest rate, a historical low; the Feds are willing to take drastic measures to speed up the economy source
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28 Jan 2009 16:06

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U.S.: How much high-fructose corn syrup do people eat?

  • 12 teaspoons per day, on average; it’s higher for junk food eaters source
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28 Jan 2009 16:04

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U.S.: High-fructose corn syrup a source of mercury? Yikes!

  • That’s what some new studies say. The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, in two recent studies, found that high-fructose corn syrup, a pretty common ingredient in most prepared foods, could be a source of mercury. The toxic metal was found in almost half of all tested samples and nearly a third of 55 brand-name foods containing the syrup, used as a cheap alternative to sugar. An organization representing the refiners, however, claims the study is based on “outdated information of dubious significance.” source
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28 Jan 2009 15:41

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Sports: More on the contract David Beckham wants to bend

  • $250 million the financial windfall the soccer superstar agreed to in 2007 source
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28 Jan 2009 15:38

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Sports: David Beckham prefers having fun to tons of money

  • I am under contract and I have a lot of respect for Galaxy. But the possibility to play at Milan is something special. I knew I would have fun but I didn’t expect to have so much fun.
  • David Beckham • on staying with AC Milan as opposed to coming back for another season with Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy. He’s under contract with the Galaxy and is supposed to be back in the Pacific time zone in March. What, is the U.S. not good enough for you, Mr. Posh Spice? • source
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