Pitchfork, the music site “often compared to Rolling Stone in its prime,” can, they say, make or break an album. But rarely do we get to see the men behind the curtain. Men, you say? Oh yes, we say….
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With the New York Times officially announcing that Times Select was unofficially a failure, it seems likely the Wall Street Journal will give up its futile quest to make money from online subscriptions.
As newspapers admit defeat, cheap dating sites are going the other way. Hot Or Not, the Web site that first captured the [...]

Britney Spears somehow manages to keep joint custody of her two sons, on the contingency that she refrain from hiring a contracted killer for the purpose of “cutting off” all ties with Kevin Federline and cease and desist from any/all public appearance that require her to wear a two-piece. [Us]

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“Reaching… for something in the distance… so close you can almost taste it… Release your inhibitions, feel the rain on your skin…” As I listened to my former coworker Doree’s boyfriend sing…
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We remember it like it was a few minutes ago: We were breezing along, eleven windows open, chatting with all our friends about “The Hills,” when suddenly, for no reason, everything went dead. The…
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According to contactmusic.com Britney Spears’ management company has ended its association with the singer, citing “current circumstances”. According to the firm’s statement they ended the professional relationship despite the fact that she has a great record but did not specify the exact reasons why the collaboration stopped.
Britney will release her newest album in November, though [...]

Remember when Jessica Pressler named Philadelphia New York’s Sixth Borough and we all laughed and then Philly started to run ads soliciting New Yorkers? Well, the intervening two years have, somehow,…
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A question: “I’m teaching a lit class soon and would like to incorporate some short stories/poems about 9/11. Please help me with a reading list!” Answers are running 2 to 1 in favor, somehow, of…
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Like their relationship, Heath and Michelle’s effort to assimilate in Brooklyn is over. One or both of them is leaving their Boerum Hill town house; the picture above was taken in front of their house and sent to Gothamist.
They may have enjoyed the reasonable rents and casualness of Brooklyn, but they’re still not U-Hauling [...]