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First Fox: Michelle Hits Maxim's Hot 100 List

(Newser) - First lady Michelle Obama has joined the rarefied ranks of Maxim’s 100 hottest women in the world, AFP reports. Obama, who comes in at 93 on the list, is described in the lad mag as the “stimulus package America really needs.” She's the first first lady to...

Best and Worst Celeb Moms
 Best and Worst 
 Celeb Moms 
OPINION
May 7, 2009 12:50 PM CDT

Best and Worst Celeb Moms

Mother's Day survey reveals holiday activities, too

(Newser) - In a poll of 10,000 readers ahead of Mother's Day, more would trust their kids to Jennifer Aniston than Brangelina, ParentDish.com reveals. More from the survey
  • Most trustworthy babysitter: Ellen DeGeneres and her partner Portia De Rossi.
  • Best mom: Jennifer Garner, followed by a tie between Reese Witherspoon
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May Films Face Galaxy of Boycotts

List of new releases that face criticism

(Newser) - Movie fans are fuming for one reason or another about most of the blockbusters out this month, the New York Times reports—and studios find it difficult to discern potent protests from the all-too-common casual boycott. A look at which films, and why:
  • Terminator Salvation upset fans because of its
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Geithner's Brother Thinks He's Beautiful

Treasury's Tim makes top 50 at People ... where brother is exec

(Newser) - Did you do a double take when you saw Tim Geithner on People’s 50-most-beautiful-people list? Joe Weisenthal of the Business Insider did. Geithner has all the sex appeal of a lifelong bureaucrat—which, um, he is. Weisenthal finds that People executive David Geithner is the Treasury chief’s brother....

Applegate Tops Most Beautiful List

First lady joins Hollywood stars in People 's annual list

(Newser) - Cancer survivor Christina Applegate has clinched the coveted cover spot on People's annual World's 100 Most Beautiful issue. Standbys like Angelina Jolie, Hugh Jackman, and George Clooney also made the list, but there are plenty of newcomers:
  • Slumdog Millionare stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto
  • Michelle Obama make the list;
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White House's Preferred First-100-Days Story Lines

Look out for these White House plugs next Wednesday

(Newser) - President Obama's savvy advisers may scoff at his 100th day as a "Hallmark holiday," but they're happy to tell reporters how to cover it. Politico lists what the White House is spinning:
  • Obama's not overambitious, just a promise-keeper—right down to that new pup.
  • His broader vision is
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5 Ways to Make Cash Online
 5 Ways to Make Cash Online 
Apr 22, 2009 5:21 PM CDT

5 Ways to Make Cash Online

Many sites pay for a quick contribution

(Newser) - Look no further than the Internet for some recession relief. Popular Science suggests some ways to make money—a little bit, at least—online:
  1. Charge for wit. Tipjoy.com lets Facebook and Twitter fans award you for your quips.
  2. Research for the KGB. The Knowledge Generation Bureau, silly. It
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7 Men Who Led Double Lives

Suspected Craigslist killer joins list of adulterers, con men

(Newser) - Alleged Craigslist killer Philip Markoff is just one of many men whose double lives were exposed by the law, ABC News reports:
  • Eliot Spitzer seemed a dedicated governor and family man until he was pinned in a prostitution ring.
  • Christophe Rocancourt pretended to be a Rockefeller heir to defraud the
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31 Things Men Can't Go Without
 31 Things Men Can't Go Without 
Apr 8, 2009 1:42 PM CDT

31 Things Men Can't Go Without

(Newser) - There are certain things men cannot do without, that if lost “we would briefly mourn and immediately replace.” Esquire offers up 31 male necessities.
  • Cast-iron skillet: "it will last longer than you."
  • Waiter's corkscrew: corkscrews should not "require instruction manuals."
  • WD-40: "a man's
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10 Recession Expenditures to Shut Up About
10 Recession Expenditures
to Shut Up About
OPINION
Apr 2, 2009 10:14 AM CDT

10 Recession Expenditures to Shut Up About

The economy has changed social etiquette

(Newser) - If you've got it, don't flaunt it. Forbes warns against boasting about these lavish purchases,:
  1. As your friends' faces get droopy, it's not cool to discuss cosmetic surgery splurges.
  2. The duck confit may have been exquisite, but resist describing a lavish meal.
  3. Lest you suffer the same scrutiny as Michigan's
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Top Hotels Made Famous in Film

The top ten real hotels featured in Hollywood

(Newser) - People usually use movies for escapism, but if you’d like to flip the tables and relive a classic film moment, just check into the hotel where it was shot. The Telegraph runs down some of the most famous, from around the world.
  • Beverly Wilshire, Los Angeles: Get a room
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Top 5 April Fools' Day Hoaxes
 Top 5 April Fools' Day Hoaxes 
Apr 1, 2009 12:17 PM CDT

Top 5 April Fools' Day Hoaxes

(Newser) - No one knows quite how today's holiday got its start, but it may have its roots in the resistance of French "fools" to the Gregorian calendar, which shifted New Year's from April 1 to Jan. 1. Of course, that explanation could be a hoax, notes the Huffington Post, which...

Magna Cum Fraud: Top Schools for Scoundrels

People behind financial crisis went to same universities

(Newser) - Many of the bigwigs involved in the financial crisis went to the same few elite schools, notes Joe Weisenthal in Business Insider. Maybe, he writes, when the crisis begins to fade, we’ll think twice about having another Harvardian or MIT grad running things. Among the offending institutions:
  • New York
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Jargon Not a Best Practice, Brit Bureaucrats Told

Confusing phrases are keeping people from using services: agency

(Newser) - This recession requires the British government to drop its jargon and get consensually transparent, er, clear. A government agency frets that people are missing out on services because they don't understand bureaucratic lingo like the following phrases, per Reuters:
  1. Slippage: Why not just admit the delay?
  2. A menu of options
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SXSW's Best New Bands

 SXSW's Best 
 New Bands 
Mar 16, 2009 1:32 PM CDT

SXSW's Best New Bands

Expect to see these acts on the mainstream after this year

(Newser) - Austin's SXSW music festival is known for producing hot new hit bands, and with Esquire's pick of the 10 best up-and-comers, you can skip the plane ride to Texas and start the iTunes downloading instead:
  • White Lies: Reminiscent of the Killers, they already have a Letterman gig.
  • Janele Monae: She's
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Smokes, Beer Worth More Than Stock

Whole Foods shares worth less than a pound of scallops in their stores

(Newser) - Why settle for the goods when you can get the factory—or a piece of it—instead? Gawker finds more companies whose shares are worth less than products they sell:
  • Have dreams of owning a brewery? Scoop up an Anheuser-Busch share ($20.16) for less than one Bud Light case.
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Overrated: Sex on the Beach
 Overrated: Sex on the Beach 
Opinion
Feb 28, 2009 4:05 AM CST

Overrated: Sex on the Beach

(Newser) - Let’s face it, sex isn’t always great. Beth Mann at Salon breaks down the “seemed like a good idea at the time” list of most overrated erotic acts:
  • Sex on the beach: “In real life the beach is sandy, the temperature unpredictable, the mosquitoes, the jellyfish,
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The Most Undeserved Oscars
 The Most Undeserved Oscars 
Feb 22, 2009 6:07 AM CST

The Most Undeserved Oscars

SF Chronicle serves up its 'Titanic Awards'

(Newser) - Oscars go to undeserving flicks so often that the San Francisco Chronicle has a prize for them: the Titanic Award. Pop culture critic Peter Hartlaub targets some of the most egregious offenders:
  • Best Picture: Titanic. The award’s namesake, which somehow beat LA Confidential, needs no explanation.
  • Best Actor: Al
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6 Digital Ways to Leave Your Lover

Breaking up via text or email? That's so outdated.

(Newser) - If couples are having fewer public fights nowadays, it might be because they're busy liveblogging their entire breakup on Twitter, NPR reports. Beyond dumping the dude in 140 characters, here are six other ultra-modern ways to become uncoupled:
  1. Watch "The Break-Up Poem" on LiveVideo.com for tips on
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It's Friday the 13th: What Do Celebs Fear?

Some fears normal; others just weird

(Newser) - Friday the 13th is a good time to delve into the scary world of celebrity fears—and they run the gamut from the average (Johnny Depp is afraid of clowns) to the bizarre (Roseanne fears letting anyone touch her toes). More from the list, compiled by New York Post columnist...

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