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14 Sep 2011 20:57

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Politics: The three craziest claims from Joe McGinniss’ Sarah Palin book

  • one According to a recap of the book by the National Enquirer, Sarah Palin was a former cocaine user, most notably during a snowmobiling trip.
  • two The book also repeats the claim the Palin had an affair in the mid-90s with one of her husband’s friends. She’s already denied this.
  • three Most shockingly, the book claims that Palin had a one-night stand — prior to her marriage — with former NBA star Glen Rice. WTF?! source
  • » Wait, is this stuff actually true?! Well, that depends on if you believe Joe McGinniss, the best-selling author of “The Selling of the President 1968.” McGinniss is no stranger to controversy, and he certainly wasn’t when writing this book — see, he moved to Alaska, within shouting distance of the former vice-presidential candidate, leading to rebukes from Palin’s staff. It will be interesting to see what happens when people besides Garry Trudeau get the book.
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19 Dec 2010 11:59

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Offbeat: Abu Dhabi hotel has buyer’s remorse over expensive Christmas tree

  • $11 million for a shiny Christmas tree they suddenly regret source
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13 Apr 2010 22:00

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Politics: John McCain knows the guy who made “Demon Sheep”

  • Well, that’s a clever twist on the whole campaign ad. An ad by the other side, mocking stuff the one guy said. It was clearly made with no money and liberally infringes on copyright. But it might be just what McCain needs to stay in the race.
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26 Dec 2009 14:39

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U.S.: The new airline security rules: Hitting a gnat with a sledgehammer

  • Because consumers can’t be trusted to make up for failings caused by a security check that wasn’t done on a multi-part flight from Nigeria, people flying to the U.S. from another country will be subject to rules forcing them to new standards. To call these rules over-the-top is to point out that they’re punishing the wrong people for something one guy did. Here’s a quick overview of the rules, according to Air Canada:
  • one Multiple searches, both at the airport screening point and the aircraft boarding area.
  • two One carry-on item per person, which means you’re stuck paying fees to check your stuff.
  • three During the last hour of flight, you must remain seated with no access to carry-on items.
  • four If you see your own shadow on a flight, be scared of it. (We made that one up, guys.) source
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23 Nov 2009 21:17

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Culture: Adam Lambert just a little too much for middle America

  • 1,500 complaints about Lambert’s AMA act source
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21 Oct 2009 10:10

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Politics: Rush Limbaugh proves (again) why he’s not worthy of NFL ownership

  • If he really thinks that humanity is destroying the planet, humanity is destroying the climate, that human beings in their natural existence are going to cause the extinction of life on Earth — Andrew Revkin. Mr Revkin, why don’t you just go kill yourself and help the planet by dying?
  • Rush Limbaugh • Telling New York Times environmental reporter Andrew Revkin that he should kill himself. It’s kind of a bizarre thing – Limbaugh is so far on the right sometimes that he can’t see why people might look at things like this and just throw up their hands in disbelief. This is not classy. • source
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01 Jul 2009 20:48

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Culture: Hitting the Michael Jackson media saturation barrier yet?

  • 64% of folks think we should shut about the King of Pop source
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05 Jun 2009 19:42

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Culture: Of all the scenes involving sharks and planes, this is the stupidest

  • On the first page of this YouTube video’s comments, someone asked if this is what happened to the Air France flight. Hey, they said it, not us. Whatever the case may be, this clip from “Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus,” starring Deborah Gibson, definitely ranks quite high on our “dumbest film scenes” list.source
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18 May 2009 21:29

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Biz, Tech: Yo Apple, enough with the annoyingly big New York Times ads!

Look, we love you guys. But you’re taking up more real estate on the NYT’s front page than the news is. LAME!! source
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