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17 May 2010 21:14

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Culture: That was quick: The Internet vets the new Miss USA, finds stuff

  • stripping Rima Fakih took part in a “Stripper
    101” contest for a local radio
    station. She didn’t strip, just danced
    sexy (and stuffed bills in her bra).
  • movies Fakih was an actress in the
    raunchy 2008 short film “Throbbing
    Justice,” by Mantastic Films. No
    nudity, just schlock. source

01 Oct 2009 20:11

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Music: Thousands of people want to sound just like T-Pain

  • 300,000 downloads of the T-Pain autotune iPhone app since its launch three freaking weeks ago, which sounds like a pretty successful app
  • $5,000 and a gold chain are up for grabs in the app’s “I’m on a Boat” YouTube contest; get your autotune game together, guys source

24 Aug 2009 11:00

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Offbeat: Body by Valve: Gamer icon Gabe Newell figures out Victoria’s Secret

The Valve co-founder, behind such games as Half-Life, is currently #3 in a Victoria’s Secret beauty contest. We need to help him win! source

04 Jul 2009 18:53

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Offbeat: Joey Chestnut sure knows how to down lots of hot dogs

  • 68 wieners in one competitive sitting. That’s a record source

18 May 2009 09:47

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Culture: According to this poll, “American Idol” really needs Simon Cowell

  • 49% say they’d no longer watch without him; he’s considering leaving
  • 32% say that it depends on his replacement source

06 May 2009 09:10

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Offbeat, World: Reason to hate Ben Southall: He just won a dream job

  • I just can’t wait to start. There’s a lot of different things to do over the next six months. I hope I can sell the reef as much as everybody is expecting.
  • British dude Ben Southall • The winner of the Australian Great Barrier Reef dream job contest. Southall has a long history of being adventurous – including ostrich-riding and scuba-diving – as well as prior experience with being a tour guide in Africa. Which means, simply, that he’s overqualified and will not do the job properly. If he’s not slacking off, he’s doing it wrong. • source

10 Apr 2009 16:15

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Tech: One lucky iPhone App Store user is gonna win the motherlode

Apple is celebrating its billionth App Store sale by giving one winner tens of thousands worth of Apple stuff. Yay! source
 

24 Mar 2009 10:27

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Culture, U.S.: The International Space Station’s new room has a great name

  • 230,539 voted for “Colbert.” LOL. source

15 Mar 2009 22:49

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Offbeat: These promgoers are all stuck to each other with duct tape

It’s a contest. The winner gets a big scholarship and a killer prom for making outfits out of duct tape. Whoa. source