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Five Real Issues Facing The People Of New York City That Dont Involve Anthony Weiners Sex Life
By Rebecca Leber Ever since reports emerged linking former Congressman and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner (D) to another sex scandal, news media have opted to heavily recycle stories about Weiner’s sex life. One story printed in the … Continue reading
Green paint splattered on the Lincoln Memorial
By Associated Press The U.S. Park Police in Washington say the Lincoln Memorial has been temporarily closed after someone splattered a splash of green paint on the statue. Police say the apparent vandalism was discovered around 1:30 a.m. Friday on … Continue reading
Trans Actress Laverne Cox Breaks New Ground with Orange Is the New Black
By Sadie Gennis There’s something really special happening in television right now. Jenji Kohan’s Orange Is the New Black not only features a nearly all-female cast depicting a diverse spectrum of race, sexuality and body types, but it also includes a … Continue reading
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Tagged entertainment, Jenji Kohan, Laverne Cox, LGBT, Netflix, Orange Is the New Black, Sophia, television, Transgender
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Former American Idol Contestants Seek $25 Million Each in Racial Lawsuit
By Natalie Abrams Ten black former American Idol contestants from various seasons have filed a lawsuit against the show, claiming that they were eliminated from the competition due to a racist ratings scheme, TMZ.com reports. The plaintiffs — including Corey … Continue reading
‘Creed,’ ‘Rocky’ spin-off movie focusing on grandson of Apollo Creed, in the works: report
By Ethan Sacks “Rocky” fans are flying high now that word has leaked that a spinoff movie is in the works. MGM has greenlit “Creed,” focusing on the grandson of Rocky nemesis turned friend Apollo Creed, who was played by … Continue reading
Former ‘Rome’ Actress Joins ‘Game of Thrones’
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Tagged entertainment, Game of Thrones, HBO, Indira Varma, Rome, television
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How BET’s ‘The Game’ Launched a Legal War Over a Facebook Page
By Eriq Gardner In January 2011, the television industry was shocked by the success of BET’s premiere of The Game, which had been canceled by The CW two years earlier. The show’s premiere attracted 7.7 million viewers, which led to some examination … Continue reading
Sprint hops aboard NYC subway DAS project
By Tammy Parker Sprint (NYSE:S) agreed to a contract that will enable it to use Transit Wireless’ distributed antenna system (DAS), which is being rolled out across the New York City subway system. Wireless customers of Sprint and its sub-brands–Boost Mobile … Continue reading
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Tagged Boost Mobile, cellular, New York City, New York City Subway, Sprint, technology, Virgin Mobile, wireless
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BlackBerry Fires 250 More Employees in Turnaround Effort
By Seth Fiegerman BlackBerry (originally RIM) laid off 250 more employees on Tuesday as part of a continued effort to turnaround the company. The layoffs, which were first reported by Bloomberg on Thursday, affected employees at BlackBerry’s product testing facility … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackberry, business, Canada, jobs, mobile computing, RIM, technology, unemployment
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U.S. Internet Speed Slows Compared To Other Countries: Report
By Betsy Isaacson Compared with other tech-savvy nations, Internet service in the U.S. is overpriced and slow. According to a “State of the Internet” report recently put out by content delivery network Akamai, U.S. service is becoming even slower — relative … Continue reading
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