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It's been a hundred days since the Deepwater Horizon exploded. Today the oil cap is in place, Tony Hayward has been exiled to Russia, and we're rolling up our sleeves for a cleanup of mind-numbing magnitude.While it appears BP has stemmed the flow and the spill won't get any worse, there are still many unknowns. One of those is the fate of BP's now infamous 'Beyond Petroleum' brand.More...

How Now, Brand BP?

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When The Smashing Pumpkin formed in the late 80's,  Billy Corgan had flowing, shoulder length hair and wore paisley shirts. In 1995, when Corgan proclaimed in a disquieting monotone that, "The world is a vampire," he was wearing silver pleather pants and a black T shirt that said "Zero" on it. It is really hard to say which way the man looked better. Both were very distinct looks.More...

Smashing Pumpkins Get Psychedelic At Terminal Five

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French First Lady Carla Bruni filmed with Owen Wilson on Tuesday and Wednesday for Woody Allen's new film "Midnight in Paris." So far, we've found photos from two different scenes: one in which Bruni's and Wilson's characters are strolling the streets and checking out fruits and veggies at a market stand and another of Bruni waiting in an alley.A source told People.com, "Carla and Woody got along incredibly well on the set. They talked constantly and laughed quite a lot between takes. Owen as well." However, the source added, "They must have shot the same set up, where she walks along holding a baguette in her hand going into a supermarket around 32 times."More...

Carla Bruni's 'Midnight In Paris': French First Lady Films Cameo With Woody Allen, Owen Wilson (PHOTOS)

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We are angry and disappointed. The battle must and will continue -- but it is time to shift our focus.The U.S. Senate will not take up comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation prior to the August recess. Even more distressing, it's very unlikely the Senate will push for a comprehensive bill at all this year. While the Senate is expected to vote on a bill addressing the Gulf catastrophe next week, this is clearly no substitute for passing a comprehensive energy and climate bill.More...

The Fight Continues

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Doug Oldham DEAD: Gospel Singer Dies At 79

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There is war on the streets of New York. More...

War On Apathy: Street Artist General Howe

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During the summer, a day at the beach can be the ultimate getaway. In the midst of a heatwave, however, it can turn into a real-life version of Where's Waldo? from hell. We've compiled a list of the most notoriously overcrowded beaches so you know exactly where NOT to go the next time summer heat strikes.More...

12 Most Overcrowded Beaches In The World (PHOTOS, POLL)

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Seems like only a hundred or so days ago that the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, causing a massive oil-spill volcano to belch millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and all over the shores and beaches and marshes of the Gulf Coast states.  But now that the well is capped, we have a mystery worthy of Hercule Poirot: where did the oil go?  No one seems to know!  From the AFP:

With BP's  broken well in the Gulf of Mexico finally capped, the focus shifts to the surface clean-up and the question on everyone's lips is: where is all the oil?More...

Spill Media Response: Where's The Oil?

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Jennifer Love Hewitt has reportedly found herself a new man. Sources tell Us Weekly she is dating actor/director Alex Beh, 27."She's so into him," a source said. "It's relatively new. But they're really cute together. They were holding hands the whole night!"More...

Alex Beh: Jennifer Love Hewitt's New Boyfriend?

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Narrative Magazine: To celebrate our new iPhone and iPad application, which brings our entire literary library to readers' fingertips for free, we've created a genre of our own: the iStory, a short dramatic narrative perfect for reading on-screen. Here are three examples from literary greats able to capture entire worlds in 150 words or less.  IdolatryMore...

Short Stories: "iStories" Originals For The iPad And iPhone By Sherman Alexie, Kay Eldredge, And Alan Ziegler