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02 Feb 2010 22:07

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Culture: NYC TV anchor Ernie Anastos keeps fu … er, plucking that chicken

The NYC icon, currently at WNYW in the midst of a 30-year career where he’s been the star of the show at four stations, is known for his awesome gaffes. source
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27 Jan 2010 09:26

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Offbeat: The Onion perfectly takes the piss out of the Apple Tablet

  • Okay, yeah, this will work. This will definitely work. Just need to write ‘tablet’ on this little strip of masking tape here and I’m golden. Oh, come on, you piece of #&*#! Just stick already!
  • “Steve Jobs” • In a pitch-perfect Onion article titled “Frantic Steve Jobs Stays Up All Night Designing Apple Tablet.” Wouldn’t it be awesome if Steve Jobs promised unbelievable things then only worked on them the night before, like he was the world’s worst procrastinator? We’d still buy his stuff. source
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26 Jan 2010 23:26

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Biz: Newsday: Cablevision officially doesn’t know how to run a newspaper

  • $635M the amount Cablevision paid for Newsday, the first newspaper the company’s ever owned
  • three the number of months Newsday has been behind a strict $5-a-week paywall
  • 35 the number of subscribers the site has; hahahahahahahah wtf these guys suck source
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26 Jan 2010 10:28

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Culture: Tilda Swinton to Conan O’Brien: Come act with me, doppelganger!

  • What I really would love to do is get him to do some of the things I get to do. It would be nice if he were here at Sundance maybe, wearing this coat, talking about I Am Love. And why not? Every girl should have a doppelganger.
  • Tilda Swinton • Regarding the possibility of playing Conan O’Brien in a late-night-related movie. This is freaking awesome for a lot of reasons. Swinton looks just like a female Conan and she’s an Oscar-winning actress. And on his last episode, Conan suggested – jokingly – that Swinton would be the perfect actress to play him. Let this actually happen, gods of awesome. And could Bob Hoskins play Jay Leno please? source
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21 Jan 2010 21:17

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Culture: Conan’s “Bugatti Veyron Mouse” sketch: A big payout for a big joke

  • This clip cost NBC $1.5 million to produce. It’s the kind of thing Conan can get away with because 1) He’s a genius 2) He doesn’t care about NBC and 3) He’s smarter than the people getting rid of him. NBC’s reaction? They pulled the clip from Hulu and NBC.com. But strangely, it’s on YouTube. We can’t wait for tonight’s show. source
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19 Jan 2010 10:14

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Culture: Conan on Craigslist’s Casual Encounters: “Drapes Match the Carpet”

Conan’s brilliant reaction to “The Tonight Show” controversy got a whole lot more brilliant, thanks to Craigslist. Too bad some jerk flagged the post. source
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15 Jan 2010 09:01

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Offbeat: The rocket fuel of NASA’s astronauts: White, powdery cocaine?

Apparently, a small supply of coke was found in the hangar for NASA’s Discovery. We’re currently singing the lyrics to Elton John’s “Rocket Man.” source
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10 Jan 2010 11:15

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Culture: Charles Barkley as Alicia Keys: An SNL promo better than the show

  • Empire State of Mind, indeed. During last night’s NFL playoff game, a preview for SNL – featuring Charles Barkley as host and Alicia Keys as the musical guest, hit. And oh man, is it something. Barkley, with that drunk driving incident well behind him, did his best Alicia Keys, and wow, was it something. Never do this again, Sir Charles.
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09 Jan 2010 15:41

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Culture: “Jersey Shore” makeover: Michael Cera makes a pretty good guido

  • The Task: Turn Michael Cera – Canada’s greatest nerd export – into a Guido. The solution: Loads of hair gel, lots of bronzing, and the cast of “Jersey Shore.” The result: The greatest thing Michael Cera’s done since “Arrested Development.” Yeah, we called it.
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07 Jan 2010 11:25

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Politics: “The Daily Show” looks for the “Good Old Days,” can’t find it

  • Are the “Good Old Days” gone? In response to Fox News talking heads going on about how we’ve lost our innocence, “The Daily Show’s” John Oliver tried looking for said innocence, and wasn’t able to find it. Decade by decade, he found that it was just as bad. Freaking hilarious. Depressing. And awesome. All at once, guys.
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