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Justice League movie review: grab ’em by the fanboy

Fri, Nov 17, 2017
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The cinematic equivalent of Trump and Brexit as awfulness brought upon ourselves. Incoherent and cheap-looking. There are no heroes, and everything is broken.

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question of the day: Who is the *actual* sexiest man (and woman) alive?

Fri, Nov 16, 2012
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And what makes them sexy?

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at long last, Toddlers & Tiaras prompts a child-custody battle (and other adventures in social networking)

Wed, Aug 22, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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things you need to know: your favorite actor isn’t sexy unless ‘People’ magazine says so

Fri, Nov 18, 2011
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You probably didn’t know that you’re not allowed to get turned on by someone who isn’t this year’s Sexiest Man or Woman Alive…

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things you need to know: Michael Jackson’s freakish offspring cried for her daddy as he died

Thu, Sep 29, 2011
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What sort of monstrous freak had Jackson fathered that she could do such a thing?

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question of the day: What is the point of ‘People’s Sexiest Man Alive designation?

Thu, Nov 18, 2010
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Nothing against Ryan Reynolds, but can any one man be the Sexiest Man Alive? And if this can be, wouldn’t the editors of People have to at least meet all three billion or so men on the planet before coming to a conclusion that genuinely reflects all men alive?

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