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  • September 2008
    • Songs Savaged by Pop Culture

      Songs Savaged by Pop Culture

      (Newser) - Some songs simply can't survive the ravages of pop culture. Scott Bennett on College Humor, runs down some tunes he can no longer listen to: "O, Fortuna:" Jackass turned this "orchestral masterpiece" from Carl Orff into something that went from evoking "the struggle of mankind" to "Chris Pontius in a banana Hammock." "Just What I Needed:" "Nothing will kill a song you love"—the Cars' classic, in this case—"faster than a repetitive beating in the form of awful commercials." Thanks, Circuit City. More »

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      music   movies   commercials   Will Ferrell   Internet music   Jackass   Circuit City   Journey

  • April 2008
    • Blockbuster Makes $1.35B Bid for Circuit City

      Blockbuster Makes $1.35B Bid for Circuit City

      (Newser) - Movie-rental chain Blockbuster went public today with an offer to buy struggling consumer electronics retailer Circuit City for between $6 and $8 a share, reports the Wall Street Journal. Blockbuster made the offer—worth up to $1.35 billion—in February, but said Circuit City hasn’t opened its books. Circuit City closed at $3.90 Friday. More »

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      acquisitions   retail   consumer electronics   Blockbuster   Circuit City

  • January 2008

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