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23 May 2009 13:08

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Culture, Offbeat: Fake Steven Tyler won’t stop suing me!

  • The Aerosmith lead singer is mad about bloggers swiping his likeness. Tyler, who became a minor Internet meme thanks to Rock Band’s over-reliance on his vocal track in some songs, recently attempted to sue a handful of anonymous bloggers for pretending to be him and sharing private facts about him and his family. Basically, it equates to drama. source
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23 May 2009 12:50

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Sports: We dislike LeBron James because he’s better than us

Freakin’ showoff, having to hit all those last-second buzzer beaters to win games. WTFever man. source
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23 May 2009 12:37

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Offbeat, World: Why this Chinese guy pushed another guy off a bridge

  • Their action violates a lot of public interests. They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities’ attention to their appeals.
  • Lai Jiansheng • On why he pushed suicidal man Chen Fuchao off a bridge. Lai said that his actions and the actions of the other 12 attempted bridge jumpers since April were “very selfish” and holding up traffic. (None of the 12 actually jumped.) Chen, who was heavily in debt, didn’t die – he fell onto a partially-filled emergency air cushion and is in the hospital. Which means that we can laugh about this now. • source
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23 May 2009 12:07

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Culture, World: M.I.A. calls out clothing companies with Sri Lankan ties

  • Since the end of the war in Sri Lanka (and heck, even during it), M.I.A. has been outspoken against human rights abuses happening there – and has strongly supported the Tamil rebels who lost. source
  • The pop star took to her Twitter feed to inform her 30,000+ readers of clothing companies who produce clothes in Sri Lanka – and many of them are brands you wear, like Nike and Ralph Lauren. source
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23 May 2009 11:51

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Biz, U.S.: Obama thinks GM will come back strong after reorganization

  • Ultimately, I think that GM is going to be a strong company and we are going to be pulling out as soon as the economy recovers and they’ve completed their restructuring.
  • President Barack Obama • Who did not refer to the likely bankruptcy the company faced to complete that restructuring in his comments on the automaker. *Sigh* he wouldn’t care so much if the company hadn’t been so essential to the last 100 years of our country’s growth. • source
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23 May 2009 11:41

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World: South Korea’s ex-president, fraught with shame, kills self

  • The former clean politician got caught in scandal. Roh Moo-hyun, who served as president from 2003 to 2008, jumped off a cliff today, according to his aides and police. The former president held a rep for being a clean leader, but was linked to a corruption scandal that had taken down some of his aides. He then started saying things such as “You should now discard me,” which should have been giant flying red flags in retrospect. source
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23 May 2009 11:28

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Culture: The decline of American Idol, ratings powerhouse

  • Just 28.8 million watched Kris Allen wipe the snot out of Adam Lambert – a major upset. And those ratings are down significantly from last year, when 32 million watched the finale. source
  • All of the main stars in the judging booth, particularly force of nature Simon Cowell, who commutes between the U.S. and the U.K. weekly for his TV hosting jobs, could leave in the next year. source
  • And worse, this season’s big judging experiment – the addition of Kara DioGuardi, who’s proven to be unpopular – appears to have damaged the chemistry between judges. source
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