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22 Feb 2009 23:02

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Biz, U.S.: Philadelphia Inquirer owner files for bankruptcy. Oof.

  • $390 million in debt, which they’re “restructuring” source
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22 Feb 2009 22:51

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Biz: A charge too far: US Airways stops charging for drinks

  • $1 for coffee, $2 for soda or water? The airline, in a desire to cut costs and bring in new sources of revenue to fend off bankruptcy, did things that other airlines did – charge for checked baggage, premium seats and using frequent-flier miles to book tickets. But charging for a soda seemed a bit much to most people, so in a memo to employees, CEO W. Douglas Parker said they would back off of the policy starting March 1. Kudos to them for realizing that there’s a limit to nickel-and-diming customers. source
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22 Feb 2009 22:41

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Tech: Defamer is now Gawker’s bee-otch

Rather than sell Defamer, Nick Denton is keeping it around – as a section of Gawker. source
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22 Feb 2009 21:25

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Culture: Let’s hope Mickey Rourke wins tonight so he does this again

  • He is one tough son of a &(%^* and he don’t like it when I say that ’cause he goes, ‘Mickey, you’ll scare all the other actors away from me.’ But Darren, you know what, if they ain’t got the balls to bring it, then &*^& ’em, you know.
  • Mickey Rourke • discussing “The Wrestler” director Darren Aronofsky during his best actor acceptance speech at the Independent Spirit Awards last night. Rourke’s lengthy rant also included odes to his dead Chihuahua and a plea to give Eric Roberts a second chance, too. He’s up for a best actor Oscar tonight, too. • source
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22 Feb 2009 21:10

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Biz, U.S.: CNBC’s Rick Santelli: He’s Internet famous now

  • 1.7 million Internet viewers can’t be wrong! Santelli, who went on a memorable (though polarizing) tirade against Obama’s foreclosure plan on Thursday, has drawn millions of viewers and a White House response to all that stuff he said. Press secretary Robert Gibbs bluntly proclaimed that Santelli “doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” Which should be a compliment to him at this point. Who knows? He may get his Chicago Tea Party yet. source
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22 Feb 2009 20:47

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Culture: Forget the Oscars! “Madea” makes bank despite them

  • $41.1 million for Tyler Perry’s “Madea Goes to Jail” source
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22 Feb 2009 20:44

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Culture: Tyler Perry: Finding a balance that’s made him millions

  • As a little boy I would feel so helpless watching this man beat my mother. I would sit in the corner covering my ears wanting the madness to stop. … That’s still hard to think about.
  • Tyler Perry • On the melodrama that informs his work, including the recent “Madea Goes to Jail,” even during moments of levity. It’s an approach that hasn’t won him many fans among critics, but it’s made him incredibly popular without their support. • source
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22 Feb 2009 10:58

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Biz, Tech: MS to laid-off employees: Whoops, we overpaid you!

You know that extra $20 on the severance package? Um, we need it back. source
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22 Feb 2009 10:45

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World: Mine blast in China has huge, deadly toll

  • 74 workers, at least, were killed in a mine blast; more are trapped source
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22 Feb 2009 10:41

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U.S.: An 11-year-old boy allegedly murdered his dad’s gf? Yikes!

  • This is something that you wouldn’t even think of in your worst nightmare, that you’d have to charge an 11-year-old with homicide. It’s heinous, the whole situation.
  • John Bongivengo • District Attorney of Lawrence County, Pa., on the boy, who allegedly killed his father’s pregnant 26-year-old girlfriend, Kenzie Marie Houk, on Friday. The unborn child also died. • source
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