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Goodbye, Donna Summer

May 18, 2012

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Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco, passed away yesterday after losing her battle against cancer. We’re paying tribute by selecting some of the tweets celebrities have posted to remember her legacy. #bbpBox_203172343101661184 a { text-decoration:none; color:#009999; }#bbpBox_203172343101661184 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } Donna Summer?? May 17, 2012 5:17 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite @rihanna Rihanna #bbpBox_203161160369971200 [...]

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Obama takes pop culture quiz on The View

May 16, 2012

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The old gals of The View put President Obama on the spot yesterday, testing his  knowledge of all the recent pop culture ‘news’. As he proved with his smooth rendition of Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’, Obama can certainly pull off being cool better than most politicians (for example, this guy. And this guy.). But [...]

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Getting up to speed with the John Travolta sex scandal

May 15, 2012

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I must have been living under a rock somewhere for the past week, I mean how else could have only heard about the John Travolta sex scandal this morning? It’s a bit of a turbulent time for the Grease star, disco king and scientologist with the pilot’s licence, as he’s being accused of highly inappropriate [...]

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What caused UK boys to be late for school in the ’90s?

May 14, 2012

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During the mid to late nineties, something strange was happening across the UK. Teenage boys where getting up uncharacteristically early – sometimes as early as 6:45am – yet they were all still managing to be late for school starting at 9:00am. M.E.R.L.A.D. (Male Early Rise Late Arrival Disease) was commonly seen affecting older males too. [...]

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Johnny Depp: World’s Manliest Vampire?

May 14, 2012

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Johnny Depp has issued a challenge to Robert Pattinson in The Sun by claiming his latest character Barnabas Collins is more manly than Edward Cullen. He says: Johnny said: “There is room for two big vampires at the minute in the cinema but I’m the alpha vampire. “I’m the more manly one.” Dark Shadows, Depp’s [...]

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Sean Bean arrested, bailed, finally considered somewhat sketch

May 11, 2012

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So when news broke last year that Sean Bean had been stabbed defending the honour of a young woman who had been harassed in a night club, and then went back inside to finish his drink, I think most of us brushed it off as a rather charming tale of someone who is a little [...]

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Top celebrities on Twitter

May 11, 2012

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The world of social media has opened the doors for many of us to get a look into daily goings on in some of our favourite celebrities lives. Twitter has proved to be a platform that both celebrities and their fans have taken to in a big way. We thought that we would highlight some [...]

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Why do we love reality TV so much?

May 9, 2012

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Jade Goody

Big Brother, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Survivor, X-Factor, Strictly Come Dancing…the list of smash hit reality TV shows goes on and on. Since the turn of the millennium we’ve been head over heels in love with reality TV. But just what exactly is it about reality TV that we love so [...]

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The Voice UK takes a leaf out of the X Factor’s book

May 8, 2012

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After a somewhat successful start (beating BGT in the Saturday night ratings battle on more than one occasion) the BBC’s new format talent show The Voice UK has seen a disappointing drop in viewing figures; losing 2million viewers this weekend alone. This may not come as much of a surprise to those who, like myself, [...]

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Made in Chelsea’s Spencer Matthews hooks up with Louise

May 8, 2012

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matthew spencer

It has taken me quite some time to get my head around new reality-lite TV shows like TOWIE and Made in Chelsea: is it real or not? At last I’ve decided I just don’t care, it’s all too fun to ignore. Who knew that watching the ill-advised shenanigans of Britain’s better off children squandering their [...]

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