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Deep pockets behind Michael Jackson

Others have tried to revive the onetime pop star’s performing career. Tom Barrack is convinced he’s the ‘caretaker’ to do it.
Tom Barrack, a Westside financier who made billions buying and selling distressed properties, flew to Las Vegas in March 2008 to check out a troubled asset. But his target was not a struggling hotel chair [...]

Deadline passes for GM bondholders

General Motors Corp on Saturday finished a key piece of business before a bankruptcy filing planned for Monday as the deadline for bondholders to accept an exchange offer brokered by the Obama administration expired.

‘See through’ swimsuit to eliminate tan lines

A “see-through” swimsuit that will eliminate tan lines has been developed by British designers.
The Tan Through range from Kiniki – launched earlier this month is transparent when held up to the light.
Thousands of microscopic holes in the mesh fabric allow 80 per cent of sunlight to penetrate through to the skin. However [...]

Books: Sports Illustrated Slide Show: How the Picture Tells Its Story

Great new book:
Sports Illustrated Slide Show : How the Picture Tells Its Story: Terry McDonell

If every picture tells a story, every slide tells an even deeper one. Tucked away in Sports Illustrated’s photo archive sits 50 years worth of film, a frame-by-frame depiction of the history of sports over the last half a century. [...]

Turntable controller for Scratch DJ game revealed

The “Scratch Deck” was revealed today. This will be the controller used for the upcoming Scratch: The Ultimate DJ videogame for Xbox 360 and PS3.

Prepare For The Facebook Vanity URL Landrush

Facebook will soon be allowing all users to claim a vanity URL pointing to their regular profile page, we’ve heard from a reliable source. The announcement should come sometime later this week. Afterwards, at a certain date and time, the landrush will begin. Users will be able to grab a vanity URL of their choice.

A look back at the mid-20th-century photographs of Robert Frank

Fifty years later, the 83 painstakingly selected black-and-white photographs from Robert Frank’s epic book “The Americans” remain as fresh and powerful — if not as startling — as they were when the volume was published.

Terra Firma Pumps More Money Into EMI

It’s pretty clear by now that record labels are struggling to manage the digital transition.

Men’s Summer Shoes

Richard Simmons. Clowns. The pope. Not exactly Clooneys or Clive Owens.

Unemployed bring enrollment up at DJ schools

If you’re like so many people out of a job, you’re likely wondering how to make the best of a bad situation. Some of the newly unemployed are turning their free time into a learning experience.

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Your ‘Private’ Facebook Posts Could Turn Up in a Courtroom

Most social networkers are aware of the perils of public posting. Photos and comments that might delight and amuse friends could turn potential employers stone cold, for starters. However, restricting access may not be sufficient if true privacy is the goal. If a judge determines that a social networking post could affect the fairness of [...]

Jay-Z, Eminem Tapped To Contribute Music To DJ Hero

The upcoming and highly anticipated video game DJ Hero has got Jay-Z and Eminem on tap to contribute their music to the Activison video game.

‘Kidnapped son’ found on Facebook

Gavin Paros had not seen his mother Avril for 27 years

Older Facebook Users In Flight

Earlier this year, women over 55 were identified as the fastest-growing demographic on Facebook. Now it looks like they’re going in reverse. During April and May, the number of U.S. Facebook users over 55 actually dropped by 650,000 after increasing by 1.6 million the prior two months, according to new data from the Inside Facebook [...]

Trouble for French fashion house

French fashion house Christian Lacroix SNC has launched insolvency proceedings, it has announced.

The 22-year-old brand – known for its colourful gowns – told the Paris commercial court that it could not pay its creditors.
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‘Sneakerheads’ pay big bucks for rare kicks

The multiplatinum rap star got his first shoe fix back when he was better known as Antwan Patton, a busboy at Steak and Ale. He saved up his paychecks and rushed to a dealer to cop the only thing that could cure his jones — a pair of British Knights tennis shoes.

Desmond Hatchett has 21 Kids – Responds about ALL of them

“I’m done, hopefully…”
Hopefully?!?! It’s YOUR penis Desmond. YOURS! It’s only gonna go…where YOU put it!

“It’s about the kids not the parents.”
I want to say a special “Thank You” to my mother! Thanks for choosing MY Dad.

South African Calls Boss a “Serial Masturbator” on Facebook, Gets Fired

With so much pain and humiliation caused by Facebook around the world, we were less than shocked to hear that the cycle of embarrassment had traveled south of the Equator.

MySpace’s new CEO promises innovation

Owen Van Natta, former Facebook exec (kara.allthingsd.com)

The new leaders of News Corp.’s MySpace said Wednesday they need to innovate to rejuvenate the social networking site, which has suffered from stalled user growth.

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White House Lays Groundwork For GM Bankruptcy

The White House began laying the groundwork Thursday for a historic bankruptcy filing by General Motors Corp. (GM), prodding the company’s lenders for support and preparing a major campaign to reassure struggling communities in auto-manufacturing states.

Performance tax raises concerns among radio industry

State lawmakers aren’t the only ones working overtime these days.
Gillmore says songwriters don’t have a chance to sell tickets to a concert and don’t have the…
Congressional lawmakers are also knee-deep is legislation. One bill not getting much attention until now is HR 848, the performance rights tax, [...]