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(Getty Images)Music producer and media mogul Quincy Jones is not happy about Vibe closing shop. That's why he says he's going to resurrect the revolutionary hip-hop mag he founded in 1993.“I’m trying to buy my magazine back now,” Jones told EbonyJet.com Thursday. “They just messed my magazine all up, but I’m gonna get it back. You better believe it, I’m’a take it online because print and all that stuff is over.”Jones started Vibe to sho... Read Full Story
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(Getty Images | Inset from Microsoft) In its attempt to get all the kids to stop using Firefox and switch back to Internet Explorer, Microsoft tapped none other than '80s comedian turned edgy director Bobcat Goldthwait to direct a series of ads.Of course, the trouble with choosing a guy known for gross-out comedy who wrote and directed a movie about bestiality is that maybe he's going to be a little too edgy for your target audience. Microsoft's target audience being much wider t... Read Full Story
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(Getty Images | Inset from Google Maps) Do you want to dine like the president and eat at all the awesome D.C. restaurants where he and/or first family members have popped up? Of course you do! He's the president and he probably gets all the best tips on where to eat.A new Google map shows you all the yummy places where the Obamas have eaten. Alex Nicholson of Brightest Young Things created this map and says, "If you tell your boss you are making an “Obama Ate Here” Goog... Read Full Story
Cynthia Davis (cynthiadavis.net) Cynthia Davis has been taken to task by both Keith Olbermann and Stephen Colbert (see below) for writing in a press release that "hunger can be a positive motivator." In the press release, the Republican state representative from Missouri was referring to a program that feeds anyone under 18, and some between 18 and 21. She suggests that they should get jobs instead of free food."Anyone under 18 can be eligible? Can’t they get a job du... Read Full Story
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Florists replace 1200 white roses on each of two wreaths on the gates to Neverland Ranch as preparations are made for memorial services for singer Michael Jackson on June 30, 2009 near Los Olivos, California. Jackson's body will reportedly be taken to his Neverland Ranch on July 2 for a public viewing on July 3. A private memorial service is scheduled for July 4. Jackson, 50, the iconic pop star, died at UCLA Medical Center after going into cardiac arrest at his rented home on June 25 in... Read Full Story
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Alaska Governor and former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin attends an autism awareness fundraiser sponsored by Autism Speaks at Manhattanville College on June 7, 2009 in Purchase, New York. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images) Palin's Runner's World photo spread. It's softcore for Republicans and runners! (Runner's World) In a new interview with Runner's World, renowned high school basketball player Sarah Palin answers no less than 38(!) questions d... Read Full Story
Hilary as Meghan? She thinks it works. (Getty Images)So I'm not sure if this means some film studio has already optioned Meghan McCain's forthcoming (not yet written) book. But from the way she's talking, we'll be seeing Meghan's big screen analog before her hard covers even hit the bargain bin. You know those Disney movies [where princesses are always well guarded]? Life in the White House is just like that, except there were no cute guards. Seriously, none of them we... Read Full Story
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Published to Oklahoma Citizen's Proclamation for Morality
Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Oklahoma Citizen's Proclamation for Morality". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's ca... Read Full Story
U.S. President Barack Obama's daughter Sasha waves to him from the Truman Balcony after he arrived on the south lawn of the White House via Marine One May 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama was returning from a trip to Arizona and New Mexico. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)OK so no one wants the Obama girls hounded by papparazzi, but the Obama administration's tight control on when it is and isn't OK to take their pictures is getting a tad ridiculous. U.S. President Bar... Read Full Story
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Published to Mark Sanford
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford fields questions from the media following a special meeting with his Cabinet in the Wade Hampton Building at the Statehouse complex on June, 26, 2009. The cabinet meeting was the governor's first planned appearance since he announced his extramarital affair with a woman from Argentina. (Getty Images)more pics »Mark Sanford clearly has no idea how to handle the bizarre situation he's in. After garnering some level of pathos after his emails to mis... Read Full Story
