Soup

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Mediaite Power Grid

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"Mark coined countless showbiz neologisms: we have him to thank for the CAA Death Star, the Butterscotch Stallion, Grazerhead™, fauxteurs, Lesser Baldwins, future galactic despot Les Moonves — the list goes on and on."

Seth Abramovitch, Movieline Welcomes Defamer Founder Mark Lisanti to the Family

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The final minute of Roddick vs. Federer at Wimbeldon 2009 + post match interviews.

The moment Bakes referred to comes in at 3:33

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"It’s very easy to say that the liberal media is caving in on her, and yes they are, but she has given them a lot of raw meat. The woman is inarticulate and undereducated. I pose this question: what do you think William F. Buckley would have thought about her as the standard bearer for the conservative party? I think a lot of this criticism is well deserved."

Liz Trotta, a Republican analyst for Fox News discussing Sarah Palin.

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squashed:via azspot:daggatt.blogspot.com

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"It’s unfortunate that we mourn a celebrity with such an outpouring of affection that you would think they gave their lives for us.Too bad we didn’t memoralize each and every one of the soldiers who died in our tragic misadventures in Iraq and Afghanistan in the same manner. Perhaps then the murder of war could be exposed for what it is and another solution could be found to prevent it. Death is a tragedy no matter who it happens to. It’s just a shame that we go so overboard when it comes to a celebrity who may have done some great things but the magnitude of coverage is never deserved. We are all on the same boat and it’s time we stopped giving so much attention to the “attention seekers."

Daily Cow: Celebrity vs. Soldier Deaths

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Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Supporters of ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya cheer as his airplane flies overhead at the international airport in Tegucigalpa. Zelaya turned back from an attempted return home on Sunday after soldiers clashed with his supporters as he tried to land, fueling tensions over the coup that toppled him.

For more photos, visit here.

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sds:
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter sent its first images back to Earth after activating its cameras June 30. (via Wired)

sds:

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter sent its first images back to Earth after activating its cameras June 30. (via Wired)

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frontpages:

Volatile Swings in Price of Oil Stir Fears on Recovery

Despite Crisis, Policy on Iran Is Engagement

Piecing Together an Immigrants Life the U.S. Refused to See

Job Retraining May Fall Short of High Hopes

As Obama Visits, Russian TV Alters Take on U.S.

Federer Outlasts Roddick to Win Record 15th Major Title

On Facebook, a Spy Revealed (Pale Legs, Too)

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We Live To Serve

charitini:

Mediaite is getting another server - we already had a backup, but it seems we need reinforcements. We were prepared for traffic, but not this kind of traffic. A good problem to have, but frustrating! For us, too! Please be patient, now and in the next little while - with such a short lead-up to launch (ten weeks) we still have tons of plans we’re waiting for the time to put into effect - including recruiting a bunch of you Tumblr types to work your magic beyond the dashboard. We shall see. Anyhow - thanks for the posts/tweets. I’m cruising on 2 hrs sleep after a day of Diet Coke, chips and chocolate, so sorry if this makes not much sense.

Mediaite needs a Scotty.

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"Data is the new creative."

David Verklin

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nikography:

object oriented css [slide presentation]

good ideas and practice in here.

Crucial information for anyone building websites, presenting in an elegant, easy to understand way.

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"There is no way I will deploy to Afghanistan. The occupation is immoral and unjust. It does not make the American people any safer. It has the opposite effect. Yes, I’m fully prepared for this. I have concluded that the wars [in Iraq and Afghanistan] are not going to be ended by politicians or people at the top. They’re not responsive to people, they’re responsive to corporate America. The only way to make them responsive to the needs of the people is for soldiers to not fight their wars. If soldiers won’t fight their wars, the wars won’t happen. I hope I’m setting an example for other soldiers."

U.S. Army Specialist Victor Agosto | Seeds of Dissent in the U.S. Military Are Growing (via poortaste)

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"Indeed, Mousavi, Prime Minister from 1981 to 1989, almost certainly had a hand in the planning of the Iranian-backed truck-bombing attacks on the U.S. embassy in April 1983 and the Marine barracks in October of that same year…It is a promising sign that Mousavi has put his violent past behind him, as has Iran for the most part, but let’s not completely forget his far-from-democratic roots."

Robert Baer, Don’t Forget Mousavi’s Bloody Past

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