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It Must Be 2012: The Internet’s Blacked-out!

January 18th, 2012

…Or gone dark. Or showing what it’s like if the free flow of cyber-information is ever interrupted. Which is apparently what might happen if a few senators in the U.S. Congress have their way. Sites like Wikipedia, Craigslist, The Huffington Post, Reddit, Tumblr and WordPress have united and “gone dark“, replacing their homepages with a [...]

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Posted in Blog, Headlines & Current Events, News | Posted by Michael

U.S. President Barack Obama Sings Lady Gaga’s Born This Way

January 16th, 2012

We all know it’s not really true. But it sure is FUN! YouTube user, aptly named, baracksdubs has pieced together a montage of U.S. President Barack Obama during various speeches over the last four years to come up with the first verse and chorus of Lady Gaga’s tolerance anthem, “Born This Way“. So far, the [...]

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Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, Headlines & Current Events, News | Posted by Michael

Check Out Kanye West Performing circa 1996

January 16th, 2012

It’s Monday, and what better day to waste time and travel back to 1996, right? An old video of Kanye West has surfaced, featuring one of this first performances ever from 1996, alongside his then-partner, the artist Phenom. And thanks to the 21st century, the clip is available to millions on YouTube. Already there’s scrutiny [...]

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Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, Headlines & Current Events, News | Posted by Michael

Even If He Has 99 Problems, Degrading Women Is No Longer One Of Them

January 16th, 2012

WOW. Imagine never hearing the word “b***H’ ever again in a Jay-Z song. It’s true! The rapper has recently announced he has a new view of life since his daughter entered his, and his derogatory comments towards women are a thing of the past from this point forward. ‘Cause that’s the power of Blue Ivy [...]

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Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, Headlines & Current Events, News | Posted by Michael

Mumford and Wife: Marcus Mumford To Wed Actress Carey Mulligan In April

January 16th, 2012

Mumford and Sons’ lead vocalist Marcus Mumford has set a date for his upcoming nuptials to actress Carey Mulligan. After getting together in February 2011, they have decided to get married this year in the U.K. Friends and family of the couple have reportedly received “Save The Date” notes for April 2012. Mulligan’s name has [...]

Tags: Carey Mulligan, Mumford and Sons, News
Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, Headlines & Current Events, News | Posted by Michael

And The Golden Globe Goes To…

January 16th, 2012

The Descendants. George Clooney. Michelle Williams. Modern Family. The Adventures of Tintin. And the list goes on. An awards show that eliminates all those boring technical categories and focuses on what peeps really care about – the actors – delivered one helluva night with dinner, booze, and movies stars rubbing elbows with television stars. The Secret Life Of The American Teenager’s Shailene Woodley is just the latest name to grace both screens, and she looked ABSOLUTELY STUNNING when the cameras rolled over her for her first Golden Globe nomination.

And she wasn’t the only one. Sarah Hyland, Emma Stone, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Rooney Mara and Joseph Gorden-Levitt joined veterans Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep and Johnny Depp as they walked the red carpet decked out in gorgeous dresses, glittering jewellery and trendy black bowties.

Check out the major winners below, and our gallery of Hollywood’s best dressed to impress!

Tags: Movies, shailene woodley, tv
Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, fashion, Headlines & Current Events, Movies, News, pics, The Secret Life Of The American Teenager, tv, We <3 TV | Posted by Michael

Is Dev Hating On Ke$ha’s New Do?

January 12th, 2012

Nobody can prove it, but it sure looks that way. The Cannibal singer recently posted a pic on Twitter showing off her new hair style. Soon afterwards, the “Dancing In The Dark” singer took to Twitter herself and tweeted this message: Homegirl is all late lol. That was cool a year ago friend. If that’s [...]

Tags: Dev, Ke$ha, News
Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, Headlines & Current Events, News | Posted by Michael

Kelly Clarkson Set To Serenade Americans With Star Spangled Banner At Super Bowl XLVI

January 12th, 2012

And we’re pretty positive she’s not going to flub it up like Christina Aguilera did during last year’s Super Bowl. No, we’re pretty sure Kelly Clarkson will only wow us with her stellar vocals and make the sounds of “bombs bursting in air” sound like, well, like music to our ears. She’s the latest artist [...]

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Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, Headlines & Current Events, News | Posted by Michael

Lykke Li & Lana Del Ray Are America’s Next Top Models

January 12th, 2012

They’re gorgeous, and they’ve got beautiful pipes to boot. So it’s not wonder the modelling world did not hesitate to sign up Lana Del Rey and Swedish singer Lykke Li as talent. According to NME.com, Lana Del Rey signed with Next Model Management agency, which has previously signed musicians Ellie Goulding and Jessie J. as [...]

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Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Headlines & Current Events, News | Posted by Michael

Who’s The Youngest Person To Ever Chart On Billboard’s Top 100? Blue Ivy Carter. Wow.

January 12th, 2012

Double WOW. Literally, within hours of her birth, little Blue Ivy Carter AKA the daughter of hip hop royalty Beyonce and Jay-Z, has charted on Billboard‘s Top 100 Songs for the week with “Glory” (it debuted at number 74). If you thought Blue was going to be famous…YOU WERE RIGHT! But could anyone have guessed [...]

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Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, Headlines & Current Events, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Michael