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08 May 2009 17:32

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Culture: Rihanna nude photos hit the Web. Hasn’t she suffered enough?

  • She was just starting to return to the public eye. Rihanna, who just had a personal nightmare in the form of a very public domestic violence saga featuring ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, apparently showed up on an image hosting Web site in a series of nude photos (which we will not link, by the way) and immediately trended on Twitter search. Sigh. First Carrie Prejean, then Rihanna. source
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08 May 2009 16:28

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Offbeat: A bra retailer says they “boobed” on cup-size-based pricing

  • It’s true that our fantastic quality larger bras cost more money to make, and we felt it was right to reflect this in the prices we charged. Well, we were wrong.
  • British retailer Marks & Spencer • In an ad that ran in U.K. newspapers on Friday. The retailer was the subject of an online campaign to get them to change their variable pricing ways. Now only if we can convince Apple to heed the advice of this when it comes to online music. • source
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08 May 2009 16:20

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Culture, Politics: Our quick two-second review of the new “Star Trek”

  • good The action was clearly well-paced. Abrams did a good job of keeping you on the edge of your seat. It was easy for non-fans to get into, while having winking cues for die-hards.
  • great Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto, in particular, did justice to the original parts. Even Simon Pegg, who doesn’t physically resemble James Doohan, was well-cast as Scotty.
  • overall We expect “Star Trek” to be just as revered as “Iron Man” was last summer. It’s a fun movie that goes broad without losing its street cred. Good show, J.J. Abrams! source
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08 May 2009 16:06

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Culture: Trekkies push “Star Trek” to huge midnight showings

  • $7 million from a bunch of smelly, fat die-hard nerds source
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08 May 2009 14:25

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Biz, U.S.: Jerks causing Chrysler bankruptcy drama stop being jerks

  • The fact simply is … our group has become too small to have a voice within the bankruptcy.
  • Stairway Capital Management • In a statement about leaving the small group of “Non-TARP Lenders,” which complicated Chrysler’s life and helped lead to their bankruptcy. Larger fund OppenheimerFunds Inc. also backed down, leaving a much smaller group of investors opposed to the Obama administration’s plan to restructure the automaker’s debt. • source
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08 May 2009 14:14

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U.S.: Wanna go to the top of the Statue of Liberty? It’s reopening!

On July 4, Lady Liberty will let people peek inside her crown once again. It’s been closed off since 9/11. source
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08 May 2009 14:03

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U.S.: California wildfires have residents running for the hills

  • 20,000+ people have fled the scene of massive wildfires near Santa Barbara, Calif.
  • 75 homes have been destroyed, and 3,500 more homes are in jeopardy source
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08 May 2009 13:43

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Culture: Friend of the site: Check out Most Horrible Thing Ever

  • Killer concept. Scary videos. One of our favorite humorists, David Putney, has been hard at work on creating Most Horrible Thing Ever, a site cataloging some of the scary things he’s found on the Internet and on YouTube. On top of such videos as the Gymkata trailer and Carl Lewis singing about world peace, there’s lots of distinctly Putneyian humor – a unique natural resource that must be experienced. Plus, it’s got some of the same short-form style you dig reading here. Check it out! source
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08 May 2009 13:04

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Music: Any criticism we’ve ever had of Wilco is now voided

The cover of the new Wilco album, “Wilco (The Album)” is officially the coolest thing ever. source
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08 May 2009 12:08

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Culture, Tech: Google Chrome sure has a pretty cool commercial

  • It’s like the Blue Man Group turned into superheroes who try to protect people from sketchiness. The visual representation of phishing and malware is awesome, BTW. source
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