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MOMA TO EXHIBIT 14 VIDEO GAMES AS ART (DETAILS)

In TECH on February 27, 2013 at 8:11 pm

Love video games and live in New York City? If you said yes then head to the MoMa on Friday because your favorite game will be part of a 9 month long exhibit. 14 games will be installed in the museum’s Philip Johnson Galleries including: Pac-Man (1980), Tetris (1984), Another World (1991), Myst (1993), SimCity 2000 (1994), vib-ribbon (1999), The Sims (2000) and more.
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FOUR WHITE TEENS MURDER 2 BLACK MEN, HAVE SEX ON THEIR CORPSES (DETAILS)

In News on February 27, 2013 at 1:27 pm

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Black men and white women have a horrible history of violence in America dating from chattel slavery to today. Terrance O. Rankins and Eric Glover, 22, above and friends for five years, now join the roster of that violence. The men were murdered by four white teenagers who used their corpses to fulfill necrophia fantasies in Illinois.
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OREGON PHYSICIST & ARTIST BUILDS OREO COOKIE SEPARATOR (VIDEO)

In Humor on February 26, 2013 at 6:56 pm

David Neevel, an Oregon physicist with a girlfriend and a dog, loves himself some OREOS. The cookies not the cream, mind you. Rather than sit back and you know, twist then scrape the cookies of the cream by hand, Neevel built an elaborate yet simple robotic machine that does the work for him.

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FASHION MAGAZINES & POLITICIANS DON’T CARE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE, BLACKFACE (DETAILS)

In Style on February 26, 2013 at 1:34 pm

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This week has been stellar for blackface,  the age old and often hilarious practice by whites who darken their faces in order to be simultaneously funny and black cuz, you know, all it takes to be a black person in the 21st Century is some paint and a wig.(Sarcasm)

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MRKT STYLE: BOLIVARES IS IN THE BUILDING WITH DOPE KNITWEAR FOR MEN (PHOTOS)

In Latino, Style on February 25, 2013 at 3:53 pm

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We’ve slept on this story for several months but it makes sense that we should post it dead smack in the middle of a NY winter. Above is Chef Roble wearing a Bolivares sweater designed by Lucho A. Bolivar. Roble posted the image on Instagram and Twitter and reminded us to pick up the ball we dropped a few months ago.

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2013 OSCARS: THE ONION CALLS 9 YEAR OLD QUVENZHANE WALLIS A CUNT (DETAILS)

In News on February 25, 2013 at 1:19 am

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Beasts of The Southern wild actress Quvenzhane Wallis, 9, was called a cunt on Twitter last night by The Onion, the nation’s formerly funny satirical newspaper. Why that paper’s writers would call a 9 year old black girl,  who made history by becoming the youngest actress ever to be nominated for an Academy Award, such a horrible, miosgynistic slur, is beyond reasoning. Screencap of the deleted tweet inside.

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2013 OSCARS: CHARLIZE THERON IS BANGING IN DIOR HAUTE COUTURE!

In Style on February 24, 2013 at 7:47 pm

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Snow white And the Huntsmen star Charlize Theron looked banging tonight on the red carpet of the 85th Annual Academy Awards held in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theater.  Theron wore a white steapless Dior Haute Couture dress that clung to her for dear life.
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2013 OSCARS: KERRY WASHINGTON GLOWS IN MIU MIU ON THE RED CARPET (PHOTOS)

In Style on February 24, 2013 at 7:35 pm

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Django Unchained and Scandal star Kerry Washington was glowing on the red carpet tonight at the 85th Annual Academy Awards, held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Washington looked ravishing in a stunning Miu Miu, strapless coral gown with a jeweled bodice and flowing hair.
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2013 OSCARS: ZOE SALDANA JOINS PARADE OF STRAPLESS DRESSES (PHOTOS)

In Style on February 24, 2013 at 7:06 pm

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Zoe Saldana joined the parade of  strapless gowns on the red carpet at the 85th Annual Academy Awards. The Dominican actress and Colombiana star wore a shapely strapless dress with a mermaid tail accented in black, gray and charcoal Alexis Mabille Couture dress, Neil Lane jewelry, and a Salvatore Ferragamo clutch.
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2013 OSCARS: KELLY ROWLAND STUNS & COLOR BLOCKS IN DONNA KARAN ATELIER (PHOTOS)

In Style on February 24, 2013 at 6:29 pm

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Kelly Rowland, fresh off a triumphnt performance with Beyonce and Destiny’s Child at the 2013 Super Bowl, looked stunning on the red carpet tonight at the 2013 Academy Awards. Rowland, 32, wore a black and white sleeveless color blocked Donna Karan Atelier dress with a wide slit which revealed a sculpted leg, holding up the trend set by Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Lopez.
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LADIES & GENTS: THE WORLD’S LARGEST SNAIL. YOU’RE WELCOME (PHOTOS)

In Humor, Lifestyle on February 22, 2013 at 7:59 am

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Is this the inspiration behind Slurrm, the toxic soda feaured on Futurama? It could be but chances are its not. Called megalobulimus maximus,  the giant snail is certainly huge, fleshy, creepy and could be a superstar of weird Japanese porn.

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BEER BETTER FOR HYDRATION AFTER WORK OUT, FOOTBALL DOC (DETAILS)

In Lifestyle, Sports on February 21, 2013 at 10:30 am

Is beer for better hydration after working out than water or Gatorade?  Scientists in Granada,  Spain seem to think so. Thats because they’ve studied the rate of hydration in carbobated drinks vs traditional liquids like water or elecreolyte filled Gatorade.
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