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JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE WAS FORCED BY LIVE NATION TO MAKE NEW ALBUM BECAUSE OF A LOAN, REPORT (DETAILS)

In Music on March 27, 2013 at 5:38 pm

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Justin Timberlake has the number one album in the country with The 20/20 Experience which sold nearly 1 million copies this week, according to Billboard. The album came two years after Timberlake told Playboy and Vanity Fair that he would take a break from music.

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VIET NAILS DOC REVEALS THE SECRET HISTORY OF VIETNAMESE NAIL SALONS (VIDEO)

In Style on March 27, 2013 at 11:25 am

The nail industry is a $7.5 billion a year business and the Vietnamese have it on lock down. So says documentary filmmaker and friend to the site Adele Pham who uploaded a teaser of her new subject to Vimeo yesterday.

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NEW MUSIC: TRICKY’S BACK WITH DOES IT (VIDEO)

In Music on March 27, 2013 at 10:54 am

Been a couple years since I’ve written about English musician Tricky. FYI:  he’s back. For the last month or two I’ve revisted his catalog; and his music is still dope. Also dope is his new video and single “Does It”  which appears on his 10th studio album False Idols, published on his own label with the same name.

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WATCH: UNRATED, NSFW VERSION OF ROBIN THICKE’S BLURRED LINES FT. PHARRELL, TI (VIDEO)

In Music on March 27, 2013 at 7:53 am

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Robin Thicke has emerged from his slumber to release the video for Blurred Lines, the first single from his upcoming sixth studio album. The song and video features appearances by Pharrell and TI as well as a bevvy of nude beauties. I’m surprised YouTube hasn’t taken it down yet. Definitely not safe for work.
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CAT WITH WEIRD EYES HAS AFRICA SHAPED PATTERN ON ITS FACE (PHOTOS)

In News on March 26, 2013 at 10:32 pm

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If you have a cat its very likely you’re obsessed with each other. I have one, a Moggy female who is 7 years old and is, I think, simultaneously, a dead relative or my child. (I know).Millions of internet users share these feelings hence the boatloads of photos, videos and other media featuring cats online.

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WATCH: NEW RED BAND TRAILER FOR PAIN & GAIN (VIDEO)

In Film on March 26, 2013 at 8:25 pm

2013 will be a banner year for action films judging the trailers for Spring movies ahead of Summer. Add the new Red Band trailer for Pain & Gain to the list of anticipated films. The Michael Bay project, starring Dwayne Johnson, Mark Wahlberg and Anthony Mackie, scheduled for release on April 26, tells the story of three steroid abusing personal trainers whose Miami business goes horribly wrong the 1990s. Expect lots of visually striking explosions in this ill buddy comedy.

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ASAP ROCKY COVERS INTERVIEW MAGAZINE, IS DOWN WITH GAY PEOPLE (DETAILS)

In LGBT, Music on March 26, 2013 at 8:56 am

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Seems like Harlem rapper ASAP Rocky lands a magazine cover every week. This time its Interview magazine, and he lets it be known that he’s not in this life for homophobia in hip-hop. Designer Alexander Wang conducted the revealing interview.

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NIKE AIR MAX, OTHERS ILLUSTRATED FOR S/S 2013 LOOKBOOK (PHOTOS)

In Style on March 26, 2013 at 8:43 am

Really digging these Nike Air Max and other sneaker illustrations Josh Parkin did for Nike’ Spring/Summer 2013 LookBook. Of course you can’t really tell what the shoes look like as they are shown as shark bait, stained glass and puzzle pieces, to list three scenarios Parkin came up with.
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LONG LIVE THE DIRTY SOUTH: AN ART CAMPAIGN YOU CAN GET BEHIND (DETAILS)

In Latino on March 26, 2013 at 7:17 am

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Friend to the site Carla Aaron-Lopez is an artist, writer, educator, mother and intellectual based in Atlanta. She recently launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for her second solo show titled, Long Live The Dirty South! to be shown at City of Ink in The Atl. later this Spring.

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HACKER POSTS 1000+ YEARS OF XBOX GOLD MEMBERSHIP CODES ONLINE (DETAILS)

In TECH on March 26, 2013 at 6:26 am

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A disgruntled Microsoft employee,or someone with a great connection at the software giant, has posted thousands of XBOX Gold membership codes on Reddit, Berbicemarket.com has learned. The codes were uploaded a few hours ago and subscribers to r/games have been using them, naturally.
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NEW WORLD WAR Z POSTER IS INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE (PHOTOS)

In Film on March 25, 2013 at 12:35 am

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A new poster for the Brad Pitt zombie thriller World War Z has hit the net and it is craaazy! I am so there for this movie when it comes out in June.

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WHY IS TILDA SWINTON SLEEPING IN A GLASS BOX AT THE MOMA (DETAILS)

In Arts & Cutlure, Humor, Uncategorized on March 23, 2013 at 3:48 pm

Why is actress Tilda Swinton sleeping in a glass box at the Metropolitan Museum of Art? Has she squandered her acting and modeling fortune trying to be the female David Bowie? Did Manhattan run out of hotel rooms? Is this some weird fetish? Is she homeless?

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