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Doctor Who thing of the day: so the Doctor is Jewish, it seems?

Wed, Aug 31, 2011
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I prefer to believe that the Doctor is a Reformed Orthodox Scientific Pagan…

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note to journalists: when the people in power don’t like your tone, you’re doing something right

Sun, Jul 24, 2011
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Cenk Uygur was a host for an MSNBC news talk show. MSNBC let him go this week because he was not sufficiently deferential to the power structures in Washington.

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incontrovertible proof that mainstream journalism thinks you’re dumb, and dumbs its shit down for you

Mon, Jul 11, 2011
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Ho. Lee. Shit: “Christiane Amanpour Uses Such A Fancy Word, ABC Has To Define It In A Graphic”…

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oh noes! ‘Torchwood’ makes you think!

Thu, Jul 07, 2011
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It’s doomed. God forbid anyone be asked to think… and on a Friday night! Horrors.

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question of the day: Is ‘Newsweek’s undead-Diana cover a journalistic abomination, a terrible mistake, or merely good clean fun with a dead celeb?

Thu, Jun 30, 2011
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This is not journalism. It’s not even fiction. It’s fan fiction.

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Maria Shriver leaked Arnie’s shame; Alan Rickman’s awesome open letter to J.K. Rowling; Disney abandons ‘Seal Team 6’ trademark; more: leftover links

Mon, May 30, 2011
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Plus: Pirates of the Caribbean for Dummies; The Hangover and the rise of the jokeless comedy; HuffPo employees fleeing…

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newsflash: Rapture publicist not raptured, still doing PR

Wed, May 25, 2011
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This is why we can’t have nice things…

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Facebook smears Google; Disney trademarks “Seal Team 6”; men made ‘Bridesmaids’ suck; more: leftover links

Sun, May 15, 2011
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Plus: Johnny Depp can’t see his own 3D POTC movie; Woody Allen sorta down on his own movies; why did Mel Gibson’s The Beaver flop?

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Demand Media’s scam is an insult to our culture

Fri, May 06, 2011
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Demand has made an absolute bloody fortune flooding the Web and spamming search engines with total crap. And now they’re all, “Oh, hey, we know our stuff sucks. Sorry!”

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Alex Pettyfer slams Hollywood; big ‘Harry Potter’ spoiler in trailer; Hollywood gender gap still gapping; more: leftover links

Mon, May 02, 2011
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Plus: Atlas Shrugged producer gives up on sequels, unless he hasn’t…

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