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...spite of its unfathomable cost, 51 percent of the American people still support the stimulus package. And the faux drama about bipartisanship played well for the president. A healthy 61 percent of Americans blame Republicans for the lack of bipartisanship, while a still greater majority, 66 percent, continues to believe that Obama is bringing “a new approach.” With no serious concessions on principle, Obama is now being given credit for having walked the walk of his post-partisan talk, and his failure to achieve it thus far is being blamed on the other guys...
...this may change traditional TV, but the tiny screen could also revive genres. For a decade, sitcoms have struggled on big networks. But online, few offerings do as well as humor. Be it funnyordie.com or the faux Japanese talk series Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show, people want the tiny screen to make them laugh...
...From the regrettable “Barbie Girl” played at the Freshman Formal to the questionable playlist at “Sweet and Nasty,” Harvard’s party scene has seen more than its share of musical faux pas. The standard party features Lil Wayne, Ludacris, or even—heaven forbid—a Kelly Clarkson single. Almost no DJ, however, seems to play the kind of music that can actually get people’s feet moving—electronic dance music...
...that Vogue had become "stale and predictable" during Wintour's 20-year reign. Overseas, newspapers and magazines from England to Thailand picked up the tale. Somewhere it acquired the too-good-to-fact-check tidbit that Wintour was to become an ambassador to France. (See the top 10 fashion faux...
...What is the greatest fashion faux pas? Andrew Y.H. Sun, LOS ANGELES...