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15 Dec 2009 20:31

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Culture: Howard Dean (and the left) turn on the Senate’s health plan

  • This is essentially the collapse of health care reform in the United States Senate. Honestly the best thing to do right now is kill the Senate bill, go back to the House, start the reconciliation process, where you only need 51 votes and it would be a much simpler bill.
  • Former DNC chair Howard Dean • Saying that the Senate bill isn’t worth saving in its current form. Why’s that? Blame some guy named Joe Lieberman. Why does Joe Lieberman Howard Dean hate America? Actually, he’s not alone. DailyKos founder Markos Moulitas also says it should die in its current form. As do a few other prominent liberal voices. source
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15 Dec 2009 11:04

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Culture: Golf writers admit to being clueless about Tiger Woods

  • Everywhere I go these days, people who know what I do for a living keep asking the same question: Did you have any idea this was going on? I smile and sheepishly shake my head: No, I did not, never even a whiff.
  • Washington Post golf writer Leonard Shapiro • Discussing how the golf press missed the Tiger Woods story pretty badly. Why’s that? Simply put, they rarely dealt with him off the golf course, and when they did, it was during carefully vetted 10-minute interviews. Shapiro asked his industry colleagues if they had a hint of Woods’ private life, and none of them did. Surprising, to say the least, especially since these were the guys that put Woods on a pedestal all these years. source
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15 Dec 2009 09:21

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Culture: The Golden Globe nominations have George Clooney sitting pretty

  • six nominations for George Clooney’s much-loved “Up in the Air”
  • five nominations for super-gaudy, super-huge musical “Nine”
  • four nominations each for “Inglorious Basterds” and “Avatar” source
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15 Dec 2009 08:18

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Culture: “Avatar” director James Cameron a death-defying arrogant prick

  • 2 number of times James Cameron has nearly died inside a sub source
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14 Dec 2009 11:04

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Culture: Poll: Do you think that “Avatar” will be a hit, or just overhyped?


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13 Dec 2009 10:43

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Culture: Business time over: Flight of the Conchords ditch the TV show

According to the duo: “While the characters Bret and Jemaine will no longer be around, the real Bret and Jemaine will continue to exist.” Too bad. source
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13 Dec 2009 09:47

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Culture: Good luck with that: Reality TV’s trying to improve its image

  • Vetting processes are going to get a lot stricter. The background checks are becoming more and more rigorous. Clearly, each time there’s a slip-up, the bar goes higher.
  • Former VH1 exec (and current Ish Entertainment owner) Michael Hirschorn • Describing the state of the reality TV industry at the moment. After the triple-whammy of the Ryan Jenkins case (which directly affected his former network), Balloon Boy and White House gate crashers Michaele and Tareq Salahi, TV producers are trying their best to improve their vetting processes. The Jenkins case in particular – which wasn’t a media stunt but a brutal murder that led to a suicide – has increased background checks by 25%. Still, it may not be enough. “People will go to pretty extreme measures to make themselves stars,” Hischorn said. source
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12 Dec 2009 15:55

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Culture: William Shatner vs. Sarah Palin: Who wins the funny?

  • This may be the funniest that Sarah Palin has ever been. You know, besides the political speeches that weren’t meant to be.
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11 Dec 2009 22:59

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Culture: Tiger Woods skips the Oprah chat, goes for the hiatus card

Woods will have a lot of time to think about what happened – and golf will have even more to consider life without him – during his hiatus. source
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11 Dec 2009 11:24

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Culture: “Avatar” may actually not suck – in fact, it may be a huge hit

  • $187 million the predicted amount “Avatar” should make in its first four weeks, according to the Hollywood Stock Exchange
  • $65-84 million the amount Yahoo predicts that the movie will make in its first week, based on search results about the movie source
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