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Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009 07:16 EST

Your daily Tiger Woods

A call to Child Protective Services and a wife without a ring
Monday, Dec 14, 2009 09:15 EST

Tiger Woods nails our culture

The golf legend's harem of Hooters beauties and porn stars is a metaphor for our quick-and-dirty times
Friday, Dec 11, 2009 03:12 EST

Will shower for sausages

She'll "shake her bits" to whet your appetite
Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 01:11 EST

The one-hit wonder of the decade

Billboard doles out their most dubious distinctions. Talk about a bad day Video
Monday, Dec 7, 2009 04:08 EST

Be a man! You'll need a phone and pants

All Madison Avenue wants for Christmas is its masculinity back Video
Monday, Dec 7, 2009 01:08 EST

Tiger: The remix

The notorious voice mail gets the slow jam treatment Video
Friday, Dec 4, 2009 05:05 EST

PETA crosses the line. Again

Oh God! It's nudity and puppies!
Friday, Dec 4, 2009 01:05 EST

High-def? That's a dealbreaker!

Thursday night's moment of awesome, courtesy of "30 Rock" Video
Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 06:30 EST

New feline predator on the loose!

Cougar menace yields to "cheetah" threat
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 09:40 EST

Tiger by the tail

The golf legend and symbol of cultural harmony crashes and burns. Maybe we're all better off for it Video
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 00:03 EST

Was Marilyn Monroe a stoner?

An undated home movie shows the actress waiting to inhale Video
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 03:01 EST

Tiger Woods' bad drive

Why a fender bender became a media storm that isn't going away
Monday, Nov 30, 2009 14:31 EST

Death to smiley

Why emoticons need to die :-(
Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 15:01 EST

Have yourself a very merry black Friday

The author of "Scroogenomics" explains why holiday shopping is a drain on the wallet and the holiday spirit
Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 07:26 EST

Demi Moore's W debacle

First we thought it was just a Photoshop disaster. No, it gets worse
Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 02:26 EST

Google's Michelle Obama fail

The first lady gets an unflattering online makeover.
Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 14:25 EST

"The Princess and the Frog" is Disney royalty

The studio's first African-American princess charms in one of the most sincere romantic comedies in ages
Monday, Nov 23, 2009 04:24 EST

Daytime soap's best celebrity cameos

James Franco on "General Hospital" is the latest in a nutty legacy that includes Elizabeth Taylor and Snoop Dogg Video
Friday, Nov 20, 2009 05:21 EST

Conservative men love rape metaphors

Limbaugh, Beck and company feel so violated Video
Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 08:20 EST

Stuff white people tweet

Is a trending topic on race automatically racist?
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 07:19 EST

Hold off on that mammogram?

New guidelines for breast cancer screenings say you can wait -- but should you?
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 04:19 EST

Barbie, eat a sandwich

Care Bears on Fire think the fashionista needs a hoagie. Video
Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 11:04 EST

She wouldn't deploy, she got arrested

Was it an act of bravery or poor protocol?
Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 06:18 EST

And the (antisocial) word of the year is ...

The Oxford American Dictionary just isn't that into you
Monday, Nov 16, 2009 06:17 EST

We're No. 1! In STDs!

An alarming rise in chlamydia and syphilis, especially in girls

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