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FaceBook, Thy Name is Vanity

In the quest to register a vanity username on the social networking site Facebook, people propped their eyes open, swigged extra-strong coffee, and hunkered down to get their username. In the first few minutes of Saturday 200,000 new usernames were registered. In less than 15 minutes it was 500,000.
Most people are happy, I’m sure. But [...]

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Current Twitter Trend Topics

According to Twitter at 3:30 June 5, 2009, these are some top Tweeted topics:

#robotpickuplines – Exactly what it sounds like. Pick-up lines that would/could be used by robots. Who could pass up such classics as:

I,Robot; u,Lover
“Hey there, my name’s Vista. Can I crash at your place tonight?”
Once you go Mac you never go back
Why yes, [...]

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David Carradine Found Dead

Actor David Carradine was found dead in his Bangkok hotel room, hanging from a nylon rope in his closet, according to Thai police officials. The rope was apparently from the room curtains.
“Circumstances surrounding his death are still unknown, and there will be no further comment until more information can be confirmed,” the statement said.
“The family [...]

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Adam Lambert, Musician

The speculation has been circling for a while now. Is Adam gay? Straight? Bi-sexual? I think the real question is… “Who cares?” Obviously some people do, otherwise I wouldn’t be writing this article. But I think most people don’t really.
Does his sexuality affect his music? Does he sing better or worse for it? No. Who [...]

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Tom Felton as Riley in Eclipse?

There’s a movement out there to get Tom Felton cast as newborn vampire as Riley, minion of evil vamp Victoria, in the upcoming third installment of the Twilight Saga, Eclipse.
E! Online has posted news about casting for Eclipse.
Riley is described as:
“a handsome, blond, clean-cut college boy who falls victim to Victoria,” the notice reads. He’s [...]

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Jonas Brothers Live Facebook Webcast

Attention parents! The Jonas Brothers hare having another live webcast on Facebook tomorrow June 4th @ 5 pm Pacific. You now have 26 hours to pull the plug on your computer, or risk a meltdown. Yours or your computer.
They had one a few days ago, which I’m sure went crazy… so why not do it [...]

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Eminem vs. Bruno… STAGED?!?

For those of you that missed it, Sascha Baron Cohen, dressed as his character Bruno (in a whacked-out cherub costume), flew in and crash landed in Eminem’s lap at the MTV Movie Awards. And boy did Eminem get an eyeful. Of Bruno’s rear. Up close and personal. Then Eminem storms off. Awkward.
Apparently it went all [...]

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Johnny Depp’s 45-acre Tropical Island

I want my own tropical island. I want to spend the day on a private beach, sipping a pina colada (or two, or three) under a stand of palm trees, reading pulp fiction books. Oh. And do nothing else. Ever. Again.
From VanityFair.com:
Ever wonder what it would be like to take a vacation with Johnny Depp [...]

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2009 MTV Movie Awards

The 2009 MTV Movie Awards took place yesterday at the Gibson Amphitheater on the Universal Studios lot near Hollywood.
Watch it on demand (Canada) | Watch it on demand (US)
Below is the list of winners (from MTV’s website).

Best Movie Winner

Twilight
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke
The romantic best-seller-based blockbuster that made pale and brooding the new [...]

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Never before seen photos of Marilyn Monroe

During their on-going project to digitize their vast collection of photographs, archivists at LIFE came across a trove of negatives of outtakes and complete photo shoots of movie star Marilyn Monroe. The gallery of images, taken August 1950, is available at Life.com.

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