May 2012
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The next worst reality show that just got picked...
Chardonnay fits of violence
Brides of NJ:
This dramatic docu-series is based in Bijou Bridal, a high-end full-service bridal store inNew Jersey run by two sisters and their Irish mother with a sharp tongue and short patience. One daughter, Joyce, is a type-A personality just like her mom and consistently puts business and personal pleasure over her own family. The younger daughter, Julie, is...
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The real problem with the #WHCD and political...
1. Politicians have become the new celebrities
2. Like celebrity coverage, political coverage has become fawning, facile and obsequious, so that the organization or reporter cn brag about their “connections” or who they had dinner with.
3. Back when I was at page six, if someone wanted to work there I would always ask, “are you friends with any celebrities? Do you want to...
Watchjayrosen:
Tom Brokaw blasts the White House Correspondents Association dinner.
On Meet the Press Sunday, Tom Brokaw of NBC News, an iconic figure in broadcast journalism, ripped into the annual ritual that media people in DC call “the prom,” hoping that their gentle ridicule of it will defuse some of the rage that they know the event inspires outside the Beltway.
Brokaw essentially told them...
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Im Obsessed With The Crouch Family: The Epitome of...
I once spent a Christmas with the flu in Orange County - and after watching eight hours of TBN and the Crouches - went to the TBN Cathedral - where I was locked in, treated to a movie about Jesus and got to talk a walk through “old Jerusalem” … it was genius.
I always wanted to go their theme park, The Holy Land Experience, in Orlando - despite its dodgy tax returns. But now...
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@CNN salaries by the numbers - #Media FIASCO
Anderson Cooper- all in, $11 million, but with roughly $4mill coming from CNN
number of viewers: 522,000 TOTAL viewers
avg cost per viewer that CNN is paying: $21
Piers Morgan - $4 million
number of viewers: total viewers 567,000
avg cost per viewer: $7
Wolf Blitzer - $3 million
Total number of viewers: 548,000
avg cost per viewer for CNN: $5.47
John King -circa $2 million
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Dear @CNN: Heres Some Helpful Hints
So today CNN finally got ripped a new one by the Huffington Post - and a softball rip by the NY Times - for being a comical shadow of it’s former self. It aint nothing we havent been saying for years but now that its in TWO national pubs they will pay attention. So, in that spirit, here we go:
Dear CNN,
I say all the below out of love and longing for what you used to be and what you...
WatchI saw this chick on GMA and she creeped the hell out of me
thedailywhat:
Celeb Stalker of the Day: Sarah M., the 16-year-old professional stalker known for her 4,500-strong collectionof photos of herself posing with celebs, is officially famous in her own right after a coveted sit-down today with Robin Roberts on Good Morning America. Unfortunately, the interview doesn’t shed any light on her...
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Am Kind of Obsessed With Putin's Billion Dollar...
The BBC has all the deets on the manse - including video!
Originally conceived, it is said, as a modest holiday house with a swimming pool, it now boasts a magnificent columned facade reminiscent of the country palaces Russian tsars built in the 18th Century.
The massive wrought-iron gates into the courtyard are topped with a golden imperial eagle. Outside are formal gardens, a private...
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