Author: Connor Simpson

A Canadian Mayor Resigns...

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Can you guess which one? If you think it's the one embroiled in a violent crack cocaine scandal, you are wrong.

By Connor Simpson

Jul 15, 2012

It Looks Like Linsanity Is Moving to Houston

The New York Knickerbockers made a deal to acquire their old point guard Raymond Felton in a move many are calling a sign the city's golden boy, Jeremy Lin, is on his way to playing in Houston next year. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 15, 2012

Anthony Weiner Is Plotting a Run for Mayor; Has the Cash to Do It

The disgraced former Congressman is "seriously considering" a run to be New York City's mayor in 2013, and he already has $4.5 million from past campaigns to get him started, says pun filled reports from the New York Post.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 15, 2012

Would You Cut Off a Springsteen and McCartney Duet?

Some square in London cut off Bruce Springsteen's set last night after he only played for three hours and five minutes, and he was in the middle of a duet with none other than Paul McCartney. And they did it to comply with a curfew law. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 14, 2012

Grading Obama's Offshore Vacation Ad

The Obama campaign's latest ad takes you on an offshore vacation to hot button destinations like Mexico, China, Switzerland, India, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands while being serenaded by the man with the smoothest voice in America, Mitt Romney. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 14, 2012

Syria Massacre Might Have Been a Really One-Sided Fight

Syrian activists claimed yesterday of a new massacre in Tremseh, where pro-regime forces allegedly killed 200 residents of the small village with tank and helicopter fire. New reports suggest the town was filled with poorly armed opposition forces who brought knives to a tank fight.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 14, 2012

Ralph Lauren Won't Make Olympic Mistake Again

After pressure came from as far up the ladder as Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Ralph Lauren announced Friday evening the U.S. Olympic uniforms for the 2012 Winter games in Sochi, Russia will be made in the good ol' U.S.A. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 14, 2012

This Is What a Bill Murray Coloring Book Looks Like

This is way cooler than the Aladin coloring books we had as a kid. An arts company commissioned 23 different illustrations of the one and only Bill Murray for the hippest coloring book you'll be seeing at South By next year. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 14, 2012

Guy Behind 'Power Rangers' Donates $1 Million to Democratic Super PACs

Haim Saban, the man famous for bringing Power Rangers to North America, donated $1 million dollars to a Democratic Super PAC, marking the biggest celebrity donation since March. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 14, 2012

The Smart Set

Mariah Carey Could Be New J-Lo

Bookies are placing the early money on Mariah Carey in the Idol judging sweepstakes. Also today: Sylvester Stallone's son, Sage Moonblood Stallone, was found dead from an apparent overdose, and George R.R. Martin likes to talk about sex, baby.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 14, 2012

No Judge Is Good Enough for George Zimmerman

Attorneys for George Zimmerman have requested a new judge in his trial for shooting Trayvon Martin, alleging current judge Kenneth Lester Jr. is biased and they can no longer get a fair trial.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 14, 2012

Joe Paterno Got a Huge Payout During Sandusky Scandal

As the Jerry Sandusky trial began to play out, Joe Paterno started to renegotiate his contract and was able to score a huge single year payout from Penn State in exchange for shortening his existing contract by a year. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 13, 2012

Francois Hollande Suffering from Serious Family Twitter Drama

When Nicolas Sarkozy left office, most thought French politics would become way less interesting without him and his beautiful wife, Carla Bruni. The Hollande family are proving to be quite capable of filling the hole with some serious family Twitter drama, though. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 13, 2012

Variety May Be Old and Stale, But It's Still Expensive

Variety is very much the old guard of Hollywood trade publications. It's been eclipsed by competition from Deadline, TheWrap, and The Hollywood Reporter. But when parent company Reed Business Information sells Variety, it'll cost well north of the previously reported $40 million.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 12, 2012

'Oz: The Great and Powerful' Looks Like a Beautiful Train Wreck

There's a new trailer for Oz: The Great and Powerful and it looks like the Sam Raimi directing, James Franco starring project will be a loud, technicolor trip back to Oz you might want to avoid. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 12, 2012

Is Condoleezza Rice Really Mitt's Veep Choice?

Matt Drudge is reporting the Romney campaign's narrowed their choices for Vice President down to a carefully vetted handful, and that the front runner is none other than former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 12, 2012

Romney Used His Bermudan Company to Invest in Chinese Outsourcing

The Romney-as-outsourcer drum bangs on. Mother Jones reports Romney invested millions of dollars in a Chinese company that relied almost entirely on outsourcing while at Bain Capital, and invested with his Bermudan company as well

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 11, 2012

California Towns Are Disappearing

California maps could be emptier the next time you buy a map, whenever that might be. Three towns have filed for bankruptcy over the last month, and now some are expecting smaller towns could just... disappear. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 11, 2012

Everything to Know About the Dan Harmon, Charlie Kaufman Kickstarter

If anyone had "start a Kickstarter" in the "what is Dan Harmon going to do after Community?" pool, please come collect your winnings. Harmon is teaming up with Community's Starburns to produce a movie written by a very little known writer named, oh, Charlie Kaufman. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 11, 2012

Jesse Jackson Jr. Located: Rehab

Missing Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has been found. He's in rehab, but there are conflicting reports over what he's seeking treatment for. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports Jackson is being treated for alcoholism and addiction, but his office says he's being treated for a mood disorder. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 11, 2012

Mayor Bloomberg Has No Idea How Many Terrorist Plots the NYPD's Foiled

New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg says we'll never, ever know how many terrorist plots the New York Police Department actually stopped because the number could be between 1 and 100.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 10, 2012

Camping Comic-Con 'Twilight' Fan Dies Trying to Keep Her Place in Line

A 53-year-old Twilight fan who spent the last two days waiting in line for Thursday's Twilight Comic-Con panel was tragically killed when she tried to cross the street on Tuesday morning. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 10, 2012

An Investigation of the 'Arrested Development' Writer's Room

Ron Howard is a wonderful, charitable man for tweeting this picture from the Arrested Development writer's room. But what can we learn from it? This is our forensic investigation of the Arrested Development writer's room based on one blurry cell phone picture:

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 10, 2012

Disney Is Totally OK With Kin Jong-Un Using Their Stuff

We've been busy gossiping about Kim Jong-Un's new lady friend, who may or may not still have a husband and child, but we've also quietly wondering how Disney would respond to Kim using, like, all of their characters for a stage show. The answer: they're thrilled. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 8, 2012

Romney Campaign Shocked Democrats Would Question Offshore Accounts

The Romney campaign was so offended when Democrats used the Sunday talk shows to question Romney's Swiss bank account, but then the Obama campaign fired a catty response right back. These two are fighting and gossiping like high school girls. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 8, 2012

Taliban Member Reportedly Executes Woman for Adultery

There's a disturbing new video of Taliban forces in Afghanistan shooting and killing a woman at point blank range for allegedly committing adultery with two Taliban members. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 8, 2012

Your Plane Was Delayed Because the Tarmac Melted

No one likes airport delays. We want to get where we're going as quickly as possible, please and thank you. But one plane on its way from Reagan National Airport to Charleston, South Carolina faced an extremely bizarre delay when it couldn't take off because the tarmac had melted. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 8, 2012

Box Office Report

'The Amazing Spider-Man' Always Wins

Welcome back to the Box Office Report where we are welcoming our new, sticky box office overlord. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 8, 2012

The Sunday Grind

Democrats Launch Offensive on Romney's Offshore Accounts

Democrats came out swinging on Sunday, taking coordinated shots across the Sunday shows at Romney's questionable offshore finances, while poor Bobby Jindal was left to defend Romney. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 8, 2012

Barney Frank Is the First Married, Openly Gay Congressman

Barney Frank became the first sitting member of Congress to enter into a same sex marriage on Saturday evening. Frank married Jim Ready, who he's been with since 2007, and The New York Times gave them the full nuptial treatment.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 8, 2012

Doctors Have First Clue in Cambodia Kid Disease Mystery

Doctors have discovered their first lead in figuring out what is causing the deaths of an alarming amount of children in Cambodia.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 8, 2012

Google Wants to Legalize Same Sex Marriage Worldwide

Bravo, Google. The tech giant announced a new campaign to legalize same sex marriage across the world at an LGBT conference on Saturday.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 7, 2012

A Beginner's Guide to Last Night's Big UFC Fight

We see it as our guide to make sure you're up to date around the water cooler, so we're going to give you a quick layman's guide to Saturday's big UFC main event between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen so you sound like you know what you're talking about Monday morning.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 7, 2012

The Cruise-Holmes Divorce Nightmare Might Be Over Soon

We all thought the divorce between Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise would take forever, or at least be extremely difficult, but their lawyers are in New York negotiating the old fashioned way. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 7, 2012

The Obama Campaign Changed Their Answer About Health Care Fundraising

When Romney's campaign made such a big deal over the donations they received the day SCOTUS ruled the Affordable Care Act was constitutional, the Obama campaigned stayed tightlipped. But something's changed, and now they're claiming they out-raised the GOP juggernaut. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 7, 2012

Freeh Investigation Won't Be Kind to Joe Paterno

Apparently when the Freeh Group unveils their long-awaited investigation into Penn State's handling of Jerry Sandusky next week, it won't be good for the legacy of Joe Paterno.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 7, 2012

Ron Perlman Fulfills Scariest Make-A-Wish Request Ever

It's not every day the Make-A-Wish foundation gets a request to meet a fictional demon summoned to the earth by Nazis, but one little boy's strange wish came true thanks to actor Ron Perlman.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 7, 2012

Kofi Annan Admits His Peace Plans for Syria Have Failed

On the same day that reports of violence in Syria is spilling to its neighboring countries, Kofi Annan admitted that the U.N.'s efforts to bring peace to Syria have failed.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 7, 2012

The U.S. and Afghanistan Are Best Friends Now

Ten years can change a lot. In the ongoing effort to build a relationship with Afghanistan, Hilary Clinton said the country is officially America's newest ally.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 6, 2012

What NBC Learned from the Ann Curry Debacle

NBC might have learned something from the horribly stupid way they handled Ann Curry's Today Show departure. When there are reports one of your personalities is going to get fired, immediately deny it, even if there's some truth to it. Deny. Deny. Deny.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 6, 2012

Tech Writer Successfully Inceptions Tech Blogosphere

MG Siegler casually mentioned he used to plant "sometimes false" information into his stories as a way to catch people rewriting his stuff, but now he's being coy over whether that was true or if it was a piece of false information he threw out to mess with the tech blogosphere. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 5, 2012

Mitt Romney Is Going on a Foreign Policy Vacation

The Romney campaign is finalizing the plans for a quick little jaunt across the world at the end of this month to make a big foreign policy push.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 5, 2012

Author, New York Times Make Up After They Misread His Book

Patrick Somerville was devastated when his wife read him the New York Times' negative review of his latest book, until he noticed the reviewer screwed up part of the plot that would have completely changed her perception of the book. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 4, 2012

Last Magnotta Mystery Solved: The Head Has Been Found

The last missing mystery of the Luka Magnotta puzzle has been solved. Montreal police have confirmed a human head found in Angrignon Park in Montreal belongs to Jun Lin, the man Magnotta dismembered and shipped across the country.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 4, 2012

Hip Hop and Homosexuality: Frank Ocean's Coming Out Worries Us

It's already been a big week for the gay community, but there's another name to add to this week's coming out list: hip-hop and R&B star Frank Ocean.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 4, 2012

Solving a Mystery: Officials Agree to Exhume Yasser Arafat's Body

In an effort to solve the mystery once and for all, Palestinian officials have agreed to exhume Yasser Arafat's body to see if they can determine whether or not he was poisoned.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 4, 2012

Chart of the Day

Who Are the Most Compatible Supreme Court Judges?

Do you remember compatibility tests you'd do in junior high or high school to see which of your classmates you were best suited to be your significant other? Yeah, the Washington Post took that idea and applied it to the Supreme Court

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 4, 2012

The Heat Is Really Starting to Bug Politicians

It's been hot recently, and that's especially hard on politicians who are expected to spend their day in suits speaking outside. How are they supposed to keep their cool in this kind of weather? They keep cursing, snapping or generally sounding stupid. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 4, 2012

A Romney Family Vacation Scrapbook

We already know about the Romney Olympics, the annual fourth of July family competition that can get pretty competitive, but we wondered what else the Romney family likes to do while on vacation at their New Hampshire home. So, we did some digging and found out.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 4, 2012

Original Phone Hacker Ordered to Name Names

The British phone hacking scandal is going to potentially explode in the next three weeks. The private investigator at the heart of the scandal has been ordered to name who commissioned him to intercept voicemail messages for Rupert Murdoch's now-closed News of the World

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 4, 2012

CERN Scientists Pretty Sure They've Found the Higgs Boson

The Atlas and CMS teams presented their data separately in Melbourne on Wednesday, but both concluded they've discovered a new particle consistent with what they think to be a Higgs boson at a sensitivity level of sigma 5, the "gold standard" for discoveries.

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