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05 May 2009 23:26

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Culture: Miss California Carrie Prejean has officially jumped the shark

  • One stupid answer on gay marriage, and nobody can shut up about Carrie Prejean. Now, she’s in danger of losing her crown due to her high level of extracurricular activity. Idiot. source
  • Prejean’s used her notoriety to push forward her Christian beliefs, showing up in ads for her church and for the National Organization for Marriage – which might cost her the title. Idiot. source
  • But the thing that might affect her crown the most may be the photo that showed up on the Interweb the other day of a 17-year-old Prejean mugging for the camera wearing just her skivvies. Idiot. source
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05 May 2009 22:22

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Culture: The Onion takes on Trekkies and pretty much nails it

  • The very things that will make this J.J. Abrams reboot of “Star Trek” a huge success will make it loathed by fans. You heard it here first.source
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05 May 2009 21:30

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Culture: Four ways you’re familiar with funnyman Dom DeLuise

  • He starred in a bunch of Mel Brooks movies, most notably as the voice of Pizza the Hutt in “Spaceballs.” Spiffy. source
  • He also starred in a lot of Burt Reynolds movies, including a couple “Cannonball Run” flicks and “Smokey & the Bandit II.” source
  • He’s had a few starring vehicles of his own, most notably the food-addicted main character of the dark comedy “Fatso.” source
  • He’s the fat old dude with the beard and the cap who likes food, but not fellow bearded, capped fat chef dude Paul Prudhomme. source
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05 May 2009 20:47

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Culture: Kentucky Fried Chicken hooks up with Oprah. Kinky.

  • Thanks to the talk-show superhost, KFC’s giving away lots of free chicken. Oprah wants people to give Kentucky Grilled Chicken – not fried, grilled – a chance, so she’s helping the chain give away some chicken. Two pieces of grilled chicken, two sides, and a biscuit, free – as long as you print an online coupon before tomorrow night. We can’t wait to see what PETA’s gonna do about this. (In other news, we wonder how KFC’s going to have extra time to fix the nation’s roads now that they have all this extra chicken to sell.) source
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04 May 2009 21:22

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Culture, U.S.: The Supreme Court doesn’t like wardrobe malfunctions

  • Dear current Supreme Court: You guys suck. The court, which &#^!ing made fleeting obscenities on TV illegal last week, will do the same for accidental nudity. Today, the court passed down a decision forcing a lower court to reconsider its opinion on the infamous Janet Jackson “wardrobe malfunction” fiasco during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. How can you punish TV networks for things out of their control? Seriously. source
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04 May 2009 11:17

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Culture: “Word Worms”: Another example of turning copyright on its ear

  • Public domain toons are a sadly-wasted resource – one Alex Gorosh uses in clever ways, creating family-friendly raps to go with the old-school toons.source
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03 May 2009 21:30

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Culture, Music: “Idol” champ David Cook wins the “bravest person” award

  • I actually lost my brother yesterday to a brain tumor, and I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else right now.
  • “Amercian Idol” winner David Cook • At D.C.’s Race for Hope 5K, which he was grand-marshaling the day after his brother Adam died. Adam, who was married with a family, had been fighting brain cancer for a decade. As you might expect, he fought back tears when saying this. This makes us really sad. :( • source
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03 May 2009 20:10

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Culture: Box office: “Wolverine” was pretty good, but it was no “Iron Man”

  • $87 million the box-office take for the critic-proof “Wolverine” – that’s better than expected source
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02 May 2009 11:49

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Culture: Claws out: “Wolverine” had a pretty killer Friday box office

  • $35 million opening day for Hugh Jackman’s claim to fame source
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01 May 2009 20:11

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Culture, Offbeat: “Twilight” + cheeseburgers – hot chick = win

  • For some reason, everything’s funnier with cheeseburgers, especially “Twilight.” We so want to suck the ketchup out of that burger.source
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