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13 Oct 2009 20:14

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Tech: If star bloggers leave their sites, the brand suffers significantly

  • 94% of perezhilton.com’s value is gone without Perez Hilton source
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20 Sep 2009 21:25

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Culture: Twitter is super-abuzz tonight thanks to the Emmys

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13 Aug 2009 23:08

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Culture: Critics have a massively huge nerdgasm over “District 9”

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11 Aug 2009 21:05

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Music: Brooks done with Dunn. Dunn done with Brooks. Hicks weep.

They were critical successes. Alas. Brooks & Dunn, a duo that sold a lot of records and won lots of awards in country circles, announced they were breaking up today. Stop sobbing, you big baby. We know it's really sad. source
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30 Jul 2009 20:53

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Biz, U.S.: That was quick: The cash-for-clunkers program, put on hold

  • one month the length of time the cash-for-clunkers program was in operation; it was as popular as a pile of free KFC coupons source
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16 Jun 2009 20:24

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Politics, World: This quote about the Iran protests pretty much says it all

  • 140 characters is a novel when you’re being shot at.
  • A Twitter user based in Tehran • Responsible for the quote of the day. (By request of the user, we’ve removed credit. Tweeters have requested not to be retweeted with their usernames for fear of being arrested.) • source
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27 May 2009 20:37

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Music: We keep hearing the new Phoenix album rules. Judge for yourself.

  • All your dad’s kids’ favorite publications like Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, from Pitchfork to The Onion A.V. Club. And we like it too. These French guys came up with a solid pop album. But what do you think? Listen here.source
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26 May 2009 12:30

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Culture, Tech: Teens text too much, and it isn’t healthy, say old jerks

  • 2,272 Average number of texts teens send in an average month source
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21 May 2009 22:43

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Biz: This Sriracha chili sauce is pretty hot. And by hot, we mean popular

More than 10 million bottles of Huy Fong’s Tuong Ot Sriracha get made each year. And its reach has gone far beyond Asian markets. source
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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 source
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