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• The Best Comebacks in History

  

  This week to me seems to be all about Comebacks. Keith Olbermann just started his new version of Countdown on Current, Rebecca Black removed ‘Friday’ from... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Weiner/Wienergate 2011

  

  Lessons in PR, Feminism, Our Media System & Andrew Breitbart Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, POLITICS

• The May 21 Rapture-that-never-was and What It Says About Us

  

  So for months, Harold Camping and his followers told us the Rapture was coming. Signs screaming “JUDGEMENT DAY” and “MAY 21″ were posted all over the... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Does the Future of the Intelligent “chick-flick” REALLY Ride on Bridesmaid’s...

  

  Probably. All signs point to yes. But why? Salon‘s Rebecca Traister has a great article about the subject, with some reasonable (and true!) arguments – that... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• FBI’s Definition of Rape Older Than Twinkies, the Empire State Building, and...

  

  The Empire State Building: completed in 1931.Ms. Magazine has a great article on this, along with a link for how to take action.My question is: What’s taking... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Impending Government Shutdown: PRESIDENT BARTLET STYLE.

  My friend Ashley posted this on facebook (follow her on twitter here). It’s epic. President Bartlet is awesome. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Possible Glenn Beck Replacements: I’m Votin’ for A

  As you’ve heard by now, yesterday Glenn Beck released a joint statement with Fox News yesterday that he would be leaving his 5 PM slot on Fox News (Check out th... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Very Funny, WordPress.

  

  What’s your favorite 2011 April Fool’s Joke? Youtube’s Viral Videos of 1911? Google’s Helvetica? G-Mail Motion? Hulu’s 1996 Throwback? I’m somewhat partial to... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2011 SOCIAL MEDIA

• Geraldine Ferraro: A Tribute

  

  In today’s 24/7 news cycle, it’s old news now that Geraldine Ferraro died on Saturday. Some remember who she is only marginally, as Walter Mondale’s Vice... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Westboro Baptist Church to Protest Elizabeth Taylor’s Funeral…

  

  gee, why am I not even remotely surprised? The Westboro Baptist Church has been gloating about their Supreme Court win, where their funeral protests were... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Top 11 Comedy Heroines: Kathy Griffin

  

  11 . Kathy Griffin . Kathy Griffin is constantly getting herself in hot water, but she’s there because she speaks her mind and what she believes in. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Top 11 Comedy Heroines: Whoopi Goldberg

  

  10 . Whoopi Goldberg . Whoopi was my number one comedy icon growing up as a kid. Her character of Guinan on Star Trek: The Next Generation made me love her,... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Top 11 Comedy Heroines: Lucille Ball

  

  09 . Lucille Ball . Lucille Ball was and still is the ultimate female comedian icon. She had one of Hollywood’s longest careers, and was one of the most... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Top 11 Comedy Heroines: Portia De Rossi-DeGeneres

  

  08 . Portia de Rossi-DeGeneres . First and foremost, as a Shakespeare fan, I love that Amanda Rogers (Portia’s real name) chose a name from The Merchant of... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Top 11 Comedy Heroines: Betty White

  

  07 . Betty White . Betty White is the comedy icon. She truly made a career out of television, coming out of a generation that came of age in the Great Depressio... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• 53 Fabulous Female Comedians You Should All Check out Immediately

  

  Via Huffington Post!I know I’ve left you all hanging in the middle of a list, and for that I deeply apologize – my final semester at AU is proving to be a time... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Top 11 Comedy Heroines: Mindy Kaling

  

  06 . Mindy Kaling . Born and raised in Cambridge, MA to an Indian family, Mindy Kaling is, for lack of a better term, awesome. Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Top 11 Comedy Heroines: Mae West

  

  05 . Mae West . Mae West is a badass. She’s a native New Yorker like myself, and shamelessly brought sex back into entertainment. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Top 11 Comedy Heroines: Aubrey Plaza

  

  04 . Aubrey Plaza . Even though Plaza just broke out onto the scene recently with her role as April the Intern on Parks & Recreation, she’s already one of m... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT