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Celebrity Apprentice: Down to the Final Two
The Donald canned three celebrities on The Celebrity Apprentice last night, putting former Poison frontman Bret Michaels and philanthropist Holly Robinson Peete through to the finals.
Justin Bieber Fans Go to War With Twitter
Hell hath no fury like a Bieber fan scorned.
Quotes: Fear Builds After European Bank Bailout
“They’ve poured some water on the fire, but the fire has not gone out,”
— NIALL FERGUSON, an economic historian at Harvard, on the €750 billion European debt bailout plan announced last week. The New York Times reported …
YouTube: Now Serving 2 Billion Clips a Day
Almost five years to the day the first version of YouTube’s site went live online, the video-sharing service says its crossed the threshold of having more than two billion clips played on the site each day.
Rima Fakih: Miss Michigan Earns Herself Miss USA Crown
Rima Fakih, Michigan’s representative at Sunday’s Miss USA pageant, took home the crown, becoming the first Arab-American to be named Miss USA.
YouTube’s Greyson Chance Inks With Interscope
Online stardom can pay off. After his swoon-inducing cover of Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” landed him a slot on Ellen last week, 12-year-old Greyson Chance completed his best week ever by signing a record deal with Interscope. …
Was Elena Kagan a Youthful Socialist?
TIME’s David Von Drehle digs into Kagan’s much-discussed senior thesis from her time at Princeton University to see if there’s any truth to the rumors the Supreme Court nominee was once a hard-lined socialist. What’s the verdict? …
Look! It’s Google Street View!
The search engine giant has been driving cars around the world, taking pictures every few feet to feed into Google Maps. But here’s betting they didn’t count on these two guys.
Quotes: Doctors on Dangers of Homeopathy
“Homeopathy is witchcraft,”
— TOM DOLPHIN, member of the British Medical Association, on whether Britain’s National Health Service should foot the bill for alternative-medicine treatments. The NHS currently operates some …
Alec Baldwin Ties Saturday Night Live Hosting Record
Perhaps recognizing how tough it is to follow up Betty White, Saturday Night Live turned to a hosting veteran in Alec Baldwin.
Tired of Facebook and YouTube? Gink is the Answer
If only there were a social network that allowed me to connect with my friends and post videos online…