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(Newser) - With The Hangover hitting theaters today, New York magazine looks at the high points of the insane genre the “Las Vegas movie” has become.
  • Swingers: The blackjack scene is probably the best anti-Vegas-glamour-scene ever.
  • The Amazing Colossal Man: This B-movie features the second-best
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Las Vegas • Johnny Depp • list • movies • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas • showgirls • Elizabeth Berkley • Joe Pesci

 Rendition: Gitmo Joins 
 Shunned Video Games 

Many games have been met with outrage

Jun 4, 09 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - A storm of bad publicity about Rendition: Guantanamo—a video game about falsely-accused Gitmo detainees trying to escape—forced the game makers to can it this week. It's far from the only game to test the boundaries, ABC reports:
  • Atomic Games dumped development of Six Days in Fallujah amid
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list • Guantanamo Bay • video violence • Grand Theft Auto • video games • Rendition: Guantanamo

 America's Top 10 Beaches 

Hawaii's Hanalei Bay comes out on top in 'Dr. Beach's' annual list

Jun 4, 09 1:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The magnificent setting of Hawaii's Hanalei Bay helps make its beach this year's best in the US, according to Florida-based expert Steven "Dr. Beach" Leatherman. The runners-up, judged on 50 criteria including water quality and facilities:
  • Siesta Beach in Sarasota, Fla.
  • Coopers Beach in Southampton, NY
  • Coronado
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travel • beach • list • Hawaii

OPINION


 The Worst Lyrics 
 of All Time 

'I feel real phoney when my name is Bill... or was that Phil' and more

Jun 3, 09 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Great music can inspire, but even the greats have thought up some atrocious lyrics. NME mines these gems:
  • "What else could I say? Everyone is gay." (Nirvana, All Apologies)
  • "I met a girl. She asked me my name. I told her what it was."
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entertainment • Bob Dylan • list • pop music • Kiss • Nirvana • Razorlight • Jennifer Lopez • worst songs • lyrics • R. Kelly • Rod Stewart



 Cities Saddled 
 With the Most 
 Credit Card Debt 

Florida, California have credit problem, Forbes shows

Jun 2, 09 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The recession has many Americans tightening their belts, but some just can’t seem to put away the plastic. Forbes checked in with Equifax and compiled a list of the country's most credit card-happy cities. Conclusion? Florida might have a problem.
  1. Miami: Average household credit card debt: $9,
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Florida • California • list • debt • credit card • consumer debt • consumer credit

Site Taps Into Twitterers' Playlists

We Are Hunted's top
99 gives different view of what's popular now

May 29, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Are the Billboard music charts just too yesterday’s-news for you? Do you need to know which songs people are listening to the most, right this red-hot minute? Luckily, the website We Are Hunted has figured out how to mine Twitter feeds to find out what’s playing the most,... More »

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music • list • Pink Floyd • The Doors • Billboard charts • Twitter • We Are Hunted • popular music • The Cure


 The World's 
 Top-Earning 
 Models 

Earnings down but Bundchen still managed to rake in $25 million

May 28, 09 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The downturn didn't spare the catwalk, but the world's top-earning models are still a long way from the breadline. Forbes lists the top 10 earners over the past year.
  1. Gisele Bundchen ($25 million, down $10 million from the previous year)
  2. Heidi Klum ($16 million)
  3. Kate Moss ($8.5 million)
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list • Carolyn Murphy • model • Gisele Bundchen • Kate Moss • Heidi Klum • Adriana Lima • supermodel • Jay-ZTV • Doutzen Kroes • Allesandra Ambrosio • Natalie Vodionova • Daria Webowy • Miranda Kerr

OPINION

 The Most Creative 
 Minds in Business 


May 19, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Creativity is a tough thing to put your finger on, but Fast Company takes a shot at picking world’s top 100 business innovators. The first five:
  • Jonathan Ive: Apple’s design chief—responsible for the iPhone, iPod, MacBook, and iMac—ushered in an era of “design perfection”
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business • Apple • list • Disney • Netflix • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • electric cars • Shai Agassi • Melinda Gates • creativity • Jonathan Ive • Reed Hastings • Rich Ross

(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... More »

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Michelle Obama • White House • list • magazine • Maxim • first lady • Obama administration • Jay-ZTV • beautiful women

OPINION

 Best and Worst 
 Celeb Moms 

Mother's Day survey reveals holiday activities, too

May 7, 09 12:50 PM CDT
(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
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Britney Spears • Angelina Jolie • Courtney Love • Brad Pitt • parenting • Disney World • Michelle Obama • Roseanne Barr • Dina Lohan • list • mothers • celebrity • recession • Kate Moss • Jennifer Aniston • Reese Witherspoon • Jennifer Garner • survey • Sarah Palin • Sarah Michelle Gellar • Mother's Day • celebrity parents • Jada Pinkett Smith • Clair Huxtable

 May Films Face 
 Galaxy of Boycotts 

List of new releases that face criticism

May 7, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(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
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Hollywood • film • list • boycott • Jamie Foxx • Miley Cyrus • Star Trek • Jennifer Garner • movie theaters • Terminator Salvation • Angels & Demons • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past • The Soloist

Geithner's Brother Thinks He's Beautiful

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

Apr 30, 09 11:57 AM CDT
(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.... More »

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entertainment • beauty • list • celebrity • People Magazine • Timothy Geithner




 Applegate 
 Tops Most 
 Beautiful List  

First lady joins Hollywood stars in People's annual list

Apr 30, 09 6:02 AM CDT
(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
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entertainment • Michelle Obama • beauty • list • celebrity • People Magazine • Christina Applegate • Freida Pinto

ANALYSIS

 White House's 
 Preferred 
 First-100-Days 
 Story Lines 

Look out for these White House plugs next Wednesday

Apr 23, 09 11:20 AM CDT
(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
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Barack Obama • White House • list • presidential adviser • David Axelrod • Obama administration • President Obama • 100 days

 5 Ways to Make Cash Online 

Many sites pay for a quick contribution

Apr 22, 09 5:21 PM CDT
(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
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Internet • list • money • income

 7 Men 
 Who Led 
 Double Lives 

Suspected Craigslist killer joins list of adulterers, con men

Apr 22, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(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
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Sidney Poitier • crime • list • Eliot Spitzer • double life • Clark Rockefeller • Philip Markoff • Craigslist killer • Ted Bundy • Christophe Rocancourt • Charles Kuralt • David Hampton

(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."
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men • list • male • clothing • Esquire • tools • cash • things • necessities

OPINION

10 Recession Expenditures
to Shut Up About

The economy has changed social etiquette

Apr 2, 09 10:14 AM CDT
(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
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list • recession • luxury • splurges • economy

 Top Hotels Made 
 Famous in Film 

The top ten real hotels featured in Hollywood

Apr 1, 09 4:03 PM CDT
(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:
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Hollywood • film • list • classic cinema • movies • hotels

(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... More »

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list • prank • April Fools' Day

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