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Axe releases body spray for women, ends the battle of the sexes once and for all
Love & Sex

Axe releases body spray for women, ends the battle of the sexes once and for all

For the past decade, the makers of Axe body spray have convinced millions of American men that good-looking women will find them desirable if… EJ Dickson   |   01.9.2012   |   Comments (5)
NBC sells out Super Bowl advertising
Television

NBC sells out Super Bowl advertising

If you're an aspiring entrepreneur/Etsy store owner, and you planned on purchasing coveted Super Bowl ad time to promote your business , it… EJ Dickson   |   01.3.2012   |   Comments (0)
Smithsonian, New York Historical Society collecting materials from Occupy Wall Street
Politics

Smithsonian, New York Historical Society collecting materials from Occupy Wall Street

As the home of the Star-Spangled Banner, the Apollo lunar landing module, and Henry "The Fonz" Winkler's leather jacket, the… EJ Dickson   |   12.26.2011   |   Comments (4)
Limp Bizkit loses record deal, thousands fail to care
Music

Limp Bizkit loses record deal, thousands fail to care

This isn't news so much as cosmic justice, but Interscope Records has finally dropped '90s nu-metal relic Limp Bizkit after its latest… Marty Beckerman   |   12.5.2011   |   Comments (10)
Senior citizens hook up over coffee, lingonberry pancakes at Shanghai IKEA
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Senior citizens hook up over coffee, lingonberry pancakes at Shanghai IKEA

  If you're single and in the market for a reasonably priced credenza, stop scrolling through that DJ/bartender/artist's… EJ Dickson   |   12.4.2011   |   Comments (2)
Bullies harass poor businessman who won't hire people until "Obama is gone"
Politics

Bullies harass poor businessman who won't hire people until "Obama is gone"

It's tough being an enormous jackass these days. You put up a sign reading, "New company policy: We are not hiring until Obama is… Kristin Hunt   |   11.28.2011   |   Comments (21)
Vaguely anti-Semitic vodka billboard pulled
Current Events

Vaguely anti-Semitic vodka billboard pulled

The advertising honchos who came up with the latest Wodka Vodka campaign think that you should start associating their product with dogs… EJ Dickson   |   11.23.2011   |   Comments (17)
Newt Gingrich calls child-labor laws "stupid"
Politics

Newt Gingrich calls child-labor laws "stupid"

If you've ever seen the musical Oliver!, chances are you didn't walk out of the theater thinking that the main character was a lazy… EJ Dickson   |   11.21.2011   |   Comments (48)
Dog-upy Portland combines Occupy Wall Street, Portland, dogs
Politics

Dog-upy Portland combines Occupy Wall Street, Portland, dogs

A small group of pissed-off Portlandites (Portlanders? Portlandians? Portlandim, to use the Hebrew plural form?) gathered outside a Bank of… EJ Dickson   |   11.20.2011   |   Comments (3)
Newt Gingrich says that OWS protesters should "take a bath," "get a job"
Politics

Newt Gingrich says that OWS protesters should "take a bath," "get a job"

At the Thanksgiving Family Forum in Iowa Saturday, GOP candidate/guardian of upstanding moral righteousness/giant pumpkin with teeth and hair… EJ Dickson   |   11.20.2011   |   Comments (55)
<em>Twilight: Breaking Dawn</em> opening earns obscene amount of money
Movies

Twilight: Breaking Dawn opening earns obscene amount of money

According to early box-office estimates, Twilight: Breaking Dawn, the fourth movie in the obscenely popular Twilight franchise, earned a… EJ Dickson   |   11.19.2011   |   Comments (6)
Man o' the month Brett Ratner was once a Wall Street fat cat
Movies

Man o' the month Brett Ratner was once a Wall Street fat cat

To borrow the parlance of a defunct VH1 weekly news program, Tower Heist director Brett Ratner is having the worst month ever. He was booted from… EJ Dickson   |   11.15.2011   |   Comments (2)
Nun sues Disney, claims <em>Sister Act</em> stole her life story
Movies

Nun sues Disney, claims Sister Act stole her life story

If you're a cloistered woman of God, chances are you don't get out much to see the latest wacky, fish-out-of-water, blockbuster comedies… EJ Dickson   |   11.13.2011   |   Comments (10)
OWS pays $8,000 for swanky new domain name
Politics

OWS pays $8,000 for swanky new domain name

With the Occupy Wall Street movement rapidly growing and protestors reaching out to each other via Facebook and Twitter, the leaders of Occupy… EJ Dickson   |   11.5.2011   |   Comments (31)
More Americans joined credit unions last month than all of 2010 combined
Current Events

More Americans joined credit unions last month than all of 2010 combined

A thrilled Credit Union National Association (CUNA) has reported that a stunning 650,000 Americans have joined credit unions since September 29… Jeff Mills   |   11.4.2011   |   Comments (21)
Some people just aren't feeling Forever 21's "Oriental Girl Necklace"
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Some people just aren't feeling Forever 21's "Oriental Girl Necklace"

Forever 21, who will soon have to change their name to Forever Controversial, is hearing it from critics once again, over a $1.50 "Oriental… Jeff Mills   |   11.3.2011   |   Comments (26)
Updated: Bank Of America ignores everyone, retains debit card fees
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Updated: Bank Of America ignores everyone, retains debit card fees

Debit-card fees, one of the many new attempts your bank wants to implement in order to replace the revenue soon to be lost via recent… Carlos Cabrera   |   11.1.2011   |   Comments (13)
Back-to-back <em>Independence Day</em> sequels in the works, Will Smith may or may not be on board
Movies

Back-to-back Independence Day sequels in the works, Will Smith may or may not be on board

Back when Will Smith was known for something other than providing the milliliters of sperm that formed wunderchildren Jaden and Willow, he was… EJ Dickson   |   10.27.2011   |   Comments (12)
If you are dead and named Michael Jackson, this was a good year for you financially
Music

If you are dead and named Michael Jackson, this was a good year for you financially

So, the Forbes' "Top-Earning Dead Celebrities List" is finally out (I know, thank God, right?), and it appears that Michael Jackson… EJ Dickson   |   10.26.2011   |   Comments (3)
1960 letter from Paul McCartney found offering audition to mystery drummer
Music

1960 letter from Paul McCartney found offering audition to mystery drummer

An early letter from Paul McCartney, addressed to an anonymous drummer, was recently discovered folded in a book at a yard sale in Liverpool. The… EJ Dickson   |   10.18.2011   |   Comments (1)