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08 Jul 2009 10:28

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Biz, Culture: A musician with a bone to pick sez “United Breaks Guitars”

  • Guy named Dave Carroll rides an airplane with his band. Dude checks his $3,500 guitar. United’s baggage-handling staff manhandles said guitar, and a number of people on board see them do it. Guitar is broken. United, despite breaking it, won’t pay for the damages. Guy writes song about it and puts video on YouTube, giving him instant good (and United instant bad) exposure. Who’s really the loser here?source
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07 Jul 2009 19:44

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Culture: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes (your toast) Black, for $54.99

The brains at Lucasfilm want you to have a side of Darth Vader toast with your breakfast. Our question: do fans find this sacrilegious or sa-weet? source
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07 Jul 2009 19:05

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Culture: A reminder that not everyone had to “win” tickets to his funeral

  • I just wanted to say, ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you can imagine. I just wanted to say I love him so much.
  • Michael Jackson’s 11-year-old daughter Paris Michael Katherine Jackson • speaking at the end of his memorial service today. Paris’ words, which set the tone for the service, were notable for many reasons, the biggest being that she’s never spoken in public before. • source
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07 Jul 2009 16:50

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Culture: Couldn’t figure out the Rubik’s Cube? Try the Rubik’s 360.

Erno Rubik has created a new puzzle, 30 years after his stupidly impossible Rubik’s Cube burst onto the scene. Something tells us we won’t figure this one out either. source
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07 Jul 2009 12:33

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Culture: Reload this post to see the latest tweet on MJ’s memorial service

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06 Jul 2009 20:44

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Culture: In a box-office battle between robots and pre-history, robots win.

  • $42.3 million weekend take of “Transformers 2,” based on official results released today source
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06 Jul 2009 17:05

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Culture, Offbeat: Didn’t win a ticket to Michael Jackson’s funeral? Try scalping.

  • $15,000 the reported amount people are bidding for tickets on eBay. Event organizers say they won’t be welcome. source
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05 Jul 2009 21:12

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Culture: “Transformers” and “Ice Age” feel the box-office love equally

  • $42.5 million estimated for both bots and mammoths source
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05 Jul 2009 11:51

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Culture: R.I.P. Allen Klein: He made the careers of music legends happen

As you can see, he was such a notable figure that he got to take cheery photos with John and Yoko. He also managed the Stones. source
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04 Jul 2009 17:26

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Culture: Michael Jackson’s funeral isn’t a media circus without Fred Phelps

  • WBC will be there to remind you to stop worshiping the dead. We will be there to tell you to Thank God for the death of this filthy, adulterous, idolatrous, gender-confused, nationality-confused, unthankful brute beast.
  • A message from the Westboro Baptist Church • Informing the citizens of the world that, yes, they’ll be making Michael Jackson’s funeral on Tuesday. Great. Wonder when the bearded lady and the trapeze artists are showing up. The WBC, of course, is famous for hating gay people and protesting soldiers funerals, because clearly, those are Christian things to do. • source
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