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16 May 2010 22:42

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Culture: Missing from this year’s Miss USA pageant: Carrie Prejean

Instead, we have the much-less-controversial Rima Fakih winning the award for both the Michiganders and the Lebanese contingent. source
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15 May 2010 21:03

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Culture: Shia LaBeouf: I hate being the guy that ruined Indiana Jones

  • I feel like I dropped the ball on the legacy that people loved and cherished. If I was going to do it twice, my career was over. So this was fight-or-flight for me.
  • Shia LaBeouf • Making himself sound like the harbinger of bad reboots, after he described the “rampant problems” with “Indiana Jones 4,” which he starred in. He’s also the star of the “Wall Street” sequel, “Money Never Sleeps.” As for “Indy,” he claims the movie tried to make him out to be an action hero, “But the actor’s job is to make it come alive and make it work, and I couldn’t do it. So that’s my fault.” Don’t be so hard on yourself, man. That movie is not the disaster you’re making it out to be. By the way, he’s only 23. The fact that he’s so honest about something like a major blockbuster film might make you forget that. source
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15 May 2010 20:34

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Culture: After 36 years, Hello Kitty’s popularity finally waning

And thank God for that. That cat is absolutely terrifying. source
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15 May 2010 13:37

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Culture, Tech: Aaron Sorkin is about to ruin Mark Zuckerberg’s reputation

On October 1st, Aaron Sorkin’s new movie, “The Social Network,” promises to make Mark Zuckerberg look like the kind of jerk most techies think he is right now. source
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15 May 2010 13:27

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Culture: “Law and Order” was like NYC’s own little stimulus plan

  • 4,000 people per year got work thanks to the show
  • $79
    million     the amount the now-canceled
    crime drama brought in to the city’s economy every year
  • $1+
    billion     the amount the show brought in over its 20-year run, mostly because Jerry Orbach was so awesome source
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11 May 2010 10:20

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Culture: Apparently people are upset about Miss USA contestants in lingerie

So, you have a contest seemingly designed to objectify women, then you get upset when they make it slightly more blatant? (The linked photo gallery’s a little racy for work.) source
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09 May 2010 20:45

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Culture: Well, duh: Betty White was a major ratings win for “SNL”

  • 8.8 the sketch show’s rating last night, its highest since November 2008
  • 88 the age of Betty White; we’re pretty sure that’s no coincidence source
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09 May 2010 10:30

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Culture: The Betty White “Saturday Night Live” episode: Full of win

  • Her one-liners are pretty priceless. How did the 88-year-old Betty White get on “SNL” anyway? Facebook, of course. She gives the site lots of credit, but gets in a lot of ribbing in the process. “In my day, seeing pictures of people’s vacations was considered a punishment.” Many of the sketches this time were pretty stellar.
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08 May 2010 18:06

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Culture: “Iron Man 2” a massive hit, critical acclaim or no critical acclaim

  • $52.4
    million     the amount the superhero film
    made on Friday alone
  • $135
    million     the amount the film could make
    this weekend source
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08 May 2010 17:55

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Culture: Suburban family raps about playdates, driving swagger wagons

  • This commercial is awesome for lots of reasons. The biggest reason? It’s directed by Jody Hill of “The Foot Fist Way” and “Observe and Report.” The other reason? It’s a suburban family rapping about being a suburban family.
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