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NEWS ABOUT: parties

parties stories: 10 news summaries

(AP) - The US Embassy in Afghanistan says it has fired eight security guards following allegations of lewd behavior and sexual misconduct at their living quarters. The management team of the private contractor that provides the guards is also "being replaced immediately," officials at the Kabul embassy said today. The... More »

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Afghanistan • alcohol • Kabul • lewd conduct • parties • US Embassy • hazing • military contractors

 Cannes: From 
 Class to 
 Crass 

Festival has more alcohol, drugs, sex than films

May 21, 09 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The name “Cannes” once conjured up images of Hollywood glamor and French sophistication, but no more. The film festival has turned into a marathon of binge drinking and sleazy sex, attended by high-heeled, fake-tanned partiers who are “not interested in the films, only the party scene,” one... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • alcohol • France • Cannes Film Festival • sex • celebrity • parties • Jay-ZTV


 Playboy Names 
 Miami Top 
 Party School 

Runners-up: Texas, San Diego State, Florida

Apr 17, 09 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Promising to make the ranking an annual tradition, Playboy today named its top 10 US party schools, using an algorithm weighing hot temperatures, guy-girl ratio, empty rooms available for sex, and even GPA. “Think of this as a BCS rating, but unlike the BCS we welcome your input,”... More »

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University of Florida • college • university • University of Arizona • University of Texas Austin • University of Miami • parties • Playboy • San Diego State University • party schools

(Newser) - When Barack Obama invited Stevie Wonder and 150 music lovers to the White House for a concert, it wasn’t just an excuse to hang out with a favorite musician. It was part of a carefully crafted political strategy to open up the White House, the New York Times... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • White House • parties • Stevie Wonder • Obama administration • Obama dancing

Glossies

Party's About to Start for Obamas' Social Secretary

Desirée Rogers brings tradition and inclusiveness to the party

Jan 19, 09 5:18 PM CST
(Newser) - As White House social secretary, Desirée Rogers will not only organize all social events and ceremonies, she'll help people imagine what Barack Obama’s presidency represents. Catching up with the “the most eligible woman in Washington" for Vogue, William Norwich finds the former Chicago businesswoman and Obama... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • White House • parties • ceremony • Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis • Desiree Rogers • social secretary • Letitia Baldrige

OPINION

 Getting Drunk 
 Stumbles 
 Out of Style 

In New York, fashion may "trump addiction"

Dec 16, 08 10:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Once upon a time, a New York party showcased plenty of drunken antics; now, in the city that produced Zelda Fitzgerald, people just don't get sloshed anymore because it’s not stylish, Susan Cheever posits in the New York Times. “If alcoholism is an addiction—which it is—how... More »

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New York City • alcohol • alcohol abuse • parties • drunk

Caviar Out, Meatloaf In for Holiday Parties

Grinch strikes everyone from companies to 'sensitive' socialites

Nov 1, 08 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The bleak economic outlook is making for a lean holiday party season in New York, the New York Times reports. Big companies are cutting or drastically scaling back their normally lavish annual bashes. Socialites—especially those close to the finance industry—are throwing lower-key parties, forgoing cut flowers, and serving... More »

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restaurant • parties • Christmas • caterer

 Forget Tupperware, 
 Gold Parties Are In 

Cash-strapped consumers flock to parties featuring wine, nibbles, and cash for gold

Oct 31, 08 2:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gold parties are taking off nationwide as Americans squeezed by the economy seek extra cash, Marketwatch reports. Partygoers bring along any unwanted gold jewelry they have lying around the house, sip wine and chat while it is appraised by experts, and leave with money in hand. Many go home with... More »

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parties • gold • jewelry • gold prices

 College Uses Facebook to Police Student Parties

Seattle U cites warns students who break the rules

Jun 1, 08 6:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Seattle school is tracking student parties through Facebook and threatening students who break the rules, the Seattle Times reports. Seattle University recently scrapped a party where men were to wear flipped-up collars, and women Victoria's Secret or Abercrombie and Fitch. "You will be held responsible" for hosting a... More »

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sororities • fraternity • free speech • Catholic education • Seattle • parties • college student • Seattle University

Kate, Lance Light It Up
at Cannes

New couple makes a splash at Dolce & Gabbana party

May 25, 08 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Among the glitterati packing it in at Cannes was "so cute" couple Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong—liplocked at Dolce & Gabbana's annual bash, People reports. "They were beaming at each other," a source said. The pair hit up the dance floor, rocking to '80s classics, and... More »

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Cannes Film Festival • Lance Armstrong • Kate Hudson • parties • Dolce and Gabbana

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