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Britney Bombs at VMAs
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Britney Bombs at VMAs

Music – Britney should have brought 'More' to the VMAs. That's what many viewers thought as they watched the nervous, punch-drunk and extremely stiff Brit stumble her way through her make-or-break performance of 'Gimme More.' This has-been of an artist is the perfect mascot to this has-been of a network.

Submitted and Voted for on September 10, 2007 12:45am

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MTV leaves Laguna for Newport

Television – LOS ANGELES - MTV is relocating its reality series "Laguna Beach" to Newport Harbor for its upcoming fourth season. The series, which will be retitled "Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County," debuts at 10:30 p.m. August 15.

Submitted and Voted for on July 24, 2007 11:58am

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Tintin's troubles in the Congo spread to U.S.

Books – Bookstore chain Borders said it has removed copies of a book about Belgian comics hero Tintin's adventures in Africa from the children's section of its U.S. stores, as well as British outlets, amid allegations of racism.

Submitted and Voted for on July 18, 2007 01:01pm

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Curry ingredient may fight Alzheimer's: study

Science – An ingredient in curry may help stimulate immune system cells that gobble up the brain-clogging proteins that mark Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

Submitted and Voted for on July 17, 2007 01:38pm

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U.S. man sues foundation controlling Warhol works

Art & Design – An American man who says he owns an Andy Warhol self-portrait sued the artist's foundation, estate and authentication board on Monday for refusing to validate his silk-screen piece and defrauding art buyers.

Submitted and Voted for on July 17, 2007 01:33pm

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News Corp, Dow Jones reach tentative $5 bln deal: report

Money – Dow Jones & Co. Inc. Chief Executive Richard Zannino tentatively agreed on Monday to a $5 billion takeover bid by News Corp., though the company's controlling Bancroft family remains divided on the deal, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Submitted and Voted for on July 17, 2007 01:30pm

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NBC Introduces A Social Network

Television – If you can't find friends in the real world who want to watch television with you, maybe you can find them in the virtual world. Or so NBC thinks.

Submitted and Voted for on July 16, 2007 05:55pm

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Redesigning The New Yorker to a High Degree of Fussiness

Art & Design – The New Yorker magazine is known for its high editorial standards, so why doesn't its layout get the same treatment? KT Meaney argues for redesigning an institution.

Submitted and Voted for on July 11, 2007 11:31am

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Report: North Korea bans karaoke bars, Internet cafes

Do No Evil – North Korea's security agency has ordered the shutdown of karaoke bars and Internet cafes, saying they are a threat to society, a South Korean newspaper reported Wednesday.

Submitted and Voted for on July 11, 2007 11:29am

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On the Web, Ratings Are Not Dollars

Gadgets & Tech – One of the areas of the Internet that is widely misunderstood is Internet ratings. And that continues in the discussion of the change by Nielsen/NetRatings to emphasize ranking Web sites by the amount of time users spend on them instead of the number of separate Web pages they see.

Submitted and Voted for on July 11, 2007 11:11am

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Small Pieces: How Pentagram Made the NYT Sign

Art & Design – How do you add a block-long, 15-foot-tall blackletter logo to the front of a minimalist building without obstructing the view of the Times staffers working inside? The answer was to break the sign up into smaller pieces, 959 of them to be exact.

Submitted and Voted for on July 10, 2007 01:10pm

Key to marital happiness? Let the wife have her way
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Key to marital happiness? Let the wife have her way

Family – Men might still dominate most workplaces but a study has proven what many happy couples know -- the wife runs the roost at home and the husband is happy to let her.

Submitted and Voted for on July 07, 2007 07:39am

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MTV service seeks revenue from fan remixes

Gadgets & Tech – In a nod to the ever-evolving world of Web 2.0, MTV is turning to a new source for music videos -- fans. The company in June quietly introduced Video Remixer, which enables users to create their own version of videos using clips from the original video, archived MTV footage, photos and other media. MTV then airs the top-rated submissions.

Submitted and Voted for on July 07, 2007 07:33am

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Music biz sales off for a seventh year: study

Music – The global recorded music market fell for the seventh consecutive year in 2006, and the slide is accelerating in 2007, according to figures published by a music trade group.

Submitted and Voted for on July 05, 2007 09:42am

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Transformers take over U.S. box offices

Movies – "Transformers," a special-effects movie extravaganza based on popular toys, earned $27.5 million during its first full day of release and appears on track to dominate the weekend box office, according to estimates on Wednesday by distributor Paramount Pictures.

Submitted and Voted for on July 05, 2007 09:40am

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