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29 May 2009 20:40

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Culture: As he leaves “The Tonight Show,” here’s a Jay Leno quote to live by

  • I had two jobs as a kid, one at a fast-food restaurant and one at a Ford dealership. And I’d put the money from one job in one pocket and spend it. And the other paycheck I’d save. I do that now. I have always banked my Tonight Show money and lived off the stand-up.
  • Jay Leno • Who we still think is pretty unfunny, but admit that we admire just a tiny bit more after reading this little bit about him. He has charitable organizations set up, by the way. Also, Leno will be back in the fall for his 10 p.m. gig after his final “Tonight Show” … well, tonight. • source
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29 May 2009 20:38

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Culture, Tech: Scientologists looking to game Wikipedia can no longer do so

  • Wikipedia banned the group after a hard-fought war of edits. Yesterday, the tribal council – a.k.a. the site’s arbitration council – decided to ban the religion and many members associated with it, due to a high number of self-serving edits. The money-laden religion, which claims that humans are reincarnations who lived on other planets, often gets criticized for supposedly bilking its members of their lifesavings. We personally think Tom Cruise should be making movies instead of editing his Wikipedia entry, personally. source
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29 May 2009 14:41

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Culture: The only wall of sound Phil Spector will hear is inside a jail cell

  • 19 years to life for the producer, who’s 69; he plans to appeal source
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29 May 2009 14:29

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Culture, Tech: Twitter finally gets the kind of animated parody it deserves

  • It’s about time someone decided to parody Twitter in the way it deserves. Best part of the video is when the Failwhale shows up.source
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29 May 2009 14:07

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Culture: Must-see: Aqua Teen Hunger Force, live-action, this Sunday

  • The super-niche experiment in comedy surrealism may hit its most surreal point on Sunday, For its season finale, the show will go live-action this Sunday, nearly didn’t run, and may run with a disclaimer. Ooh. source
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29 May 2009 13:36

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Culture: Respecting Polaroid pictures: NYT throws hundreds online

Lens Polaroid
  • As you might have heard, Polaroids are going the way of the dodo, which is depressing because they are genuinely awesome the same way vinyl records are. The NYT’s Lens blog recently gathered some awesome, super-high-quality shots from readers.source
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28 May 2009 22:21

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Culture: This weekend promises to be awesome for movie fans

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28 May 2009 10:45

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Culture, Music: Chris Brown finally speaks out, defends himself via web video

  • Everybody that’s haters, they just been haters. All my real fans, I love you all. I ain’t a monster.
  • Chris Brown • Who’s been quite mum about the whole him-beating-up-Rihanna case up until this point, but gave YouTube the scoop by finally posting a video giving everyone an update on what he’s been doing lately. Which, as you might guess, is recording an album. • source
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28 May 2009 10:30

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Biz, Culture: A Virgin is rumored to be in the running to buy Playboy

  • Richard Branson apparently wants the struggling company. Playboy Enterprises, the empire built and controlled by Hugh Hefner, has seen better days for its stocks, but shareholders are optimistic that the company might be bought out. The Virgin-owning billionaire seems to be the best bet for that right now, but Hef apparently still wants to hand the company down to his sons. Ah, nothing like keeping tasteful nudity in the family. source
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27 May 2009 11:18

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Culture, Tech: Ashton Kutcher may stop Twittering! OMG OMG!

  • Wow I hope this isn’t true. I really don’t like being sold out. May have to take a twitter hiatus.
  • Ashton Kutcher • In response to news that a Twitter TV show might be in the works. OMG dude! • source
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