Tag Archives: 2009

Obama To Oprah: I Give Myself A Solid B+ For My First Year In Office

Last night President Obama told Oprah Winfrey that he gives himself a “solid B+” for his first year in office. On Sunday night, Oprah’s Christmas at the White House special aired; during her one-on-one conversation with the president, Oprah asked Obama what grade he would give himself for his first year in office. “A good solid B-plus,” Obama answered, and …

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Suri Cruise Calls For Help

From Buzzfeed’s 40 Funniest Celebrity Candids Of 2009.

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Fox Fail Math? That Unpossible!

Fox’s graphic about a Rasmussen poll on global warming adds up to 120%. Rasmussen is surely unamused. That didn’t make the list, but go to Ranker for their Top Ten Fox News Fails Of 2009.

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TIME Names Advocate’s June Issue As A Top Ten Cover For 2009

TIME Magazine has named the Advocate’s June 7th issue as one of the ten best magazine covers of 2009. This clever and hilarious cover either consciously or unconsciously pays homage to the famous painting The Scream by Edvard Munch. The article it sells is about how the recession has affected the porn industry — hard times indeed! The photo suggests, …

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iTunes’ Top Downloads For 2009

I’m usually more interested in Billboard’s year-end charts, which include physical and download sales, but here’s what sold best on iTunes. I recognize half of the most popular singles, which is pretty good for me these days. Top-Selling Songs: “Boom Boom Pow,” Black Eyed Peas“Right Round,” Flo Rida“Poker Face,” Lady GaGa“I Gotta Feeling,” Black Eyed Peas“Gives You Hell,” The All-American …

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2009 Grammy Nominations

Here are the top categories. The rest are here. Album Of The Year:I Am…Sasha Fierce (Beyoncé)The E.N.D. (the Black Eyed Peas)The Fame (Lady Gaga)Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King (Dave Matthews Band)Fearless (Taylor Swift) Record Of The Year:“Halo” (Beyoncé)“I Gotta Feeling” (the Black Eyed Peas)“Use Somebody” (Kings Of Leon)“Poker Face” (Lady Gaga)“You Belong With Me” (Taylor Swift) Song Of The …

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Twitter: 2009’s Most Popular Word

Earlier this month, Oxford American Dictionary declared “unfriend” to be the word of 2009. Now some outfit called the Global Language Monitor has named Twitter as the most popular English-language word of the year. The Global Language Monitor has announced that Twitter is the Top Word of 2009 in its annual global survey of the English language. Twittered was followed …

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