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Sean Parker: The difficult life of the rich and famous

Thursday, October 27, 2011 by:chayden@sfgate.com (Christine Hayden)
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Previous Facebook president Sean Parker (Paul Sakuma/AP)

Sean Parker, former president of Facebook, expressed dissatisfaction with the billionaire lifestyle, saying in a tweet, “I have a whole new set of problems to deal with now: security, extortion attempts, kidnapping threats, death threats, etc. Life better b4?”

Parker, whose other ventures include Napster and Spotify, seems to feel uncomfortable with the “1 percent” title that the Occupy movement has pinned on him. After using the Occupy Wall Street hash tag, the tech mogul seemed shocked that he would be heckled for being in the smaller, richer percentile. “You guys are really attacking me for being the 1%? I was broke and couch surfing just a few years ago,” Parker said.

The young tycoon said in a separate tweet that when it came to his money he was “Working on a plan to give it all away over time”. Parker started to make good on that by donating $100,000 to an independent expenditure committee on behalf of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee.

In the same day these tweets were made Parker was also paying to promote his Twitter account. “Not for me, for my companies, need to ramp up the volume for some upcoming product launches, stay tuned,” Parker said.

(via Mogulite and SF Bay Guardian)

Halloween display thrills everyone (except the neighbors)

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 by:Mike Moffitt
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With Halloween almost here, America’s front yards are filling up with inflatable ghosts, spray-on cobwebs, plastic graveyards and, of course, the traditional carved pumpkins.

But it’s a good bet that few have the curb appeal of the Riverside, Calif., address of YouTube user KJ92508, who has turned his humble abode into a music-blaring, strobe-blasting, electric-bill-be-damned spectacle that’s probably visible from orbit.

While thousands of lights flicker on and off, second-story jack-o’-lantern faces sing the Halloween carol “This Is Halloween” from the film “The Nightmare Before Christmas” as well as “Party Rock Anthem.”

About noon Monday, the “This Is Halloween” video was sitting on about 150,000 views. A day later, boosted by mentions on Gawker, CBS and others, it was registering 650,000 and climbing fast.

Most viewers love it. At one point the “likes” outnumbered the “dislikes” 18,533 to 71.

“The 71 “are his neighbors,” quipped one commenter.

TSA leaves freaky note in bag after finding sex toy

Monday, October 24, 2011 by:Kate Shellnutt
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Suprise note from the guy (or girl?) who went through your bag (Jill Filipovic / Feministe)

“This is what TSA will do when they inspect a bag you checked and find a, um, ‘personal item,’” wrote Feministe blogger Jill Filipovic after Transportation Administration luggage screeners noticed a vibrator in her bag and decided to wish her well with that.

“Get your freak on girl” is scribbled across the insert travelers find when their bag has been looked through by TSA personnel.

“Total violation of privacy, wildly inappropriate and clearly not ok, but I also just died laughing in my hotel room,” said Filpovic.

She told Boing Boing that after this incident she’s decided to retire the vibrator.

Sacramento coach resigns after showing too much

Friday, October 14, 2011 by:wkane@sfchronicle.com (Will Kane)
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A Sacramento high school football coach has resigned after pictures of him posing in a thong surfaced on Twitter.

Henry Lusk, the head coach at Kennedy High School in Sacramento, is seen taking a picture of himself in a bathroom mirror while wearing a white thong. It isn’t clear how the photo became public.

Lusk, a former tight end for the New Orleans Saints and the Miami Dolphins, resigned last Wednesday, the same day a revealing photo became public, USA Today said.

Lusk was already in hot water after eight players were kicked off his squad for brawling at an earlier game.

U.S. Capitol police investigate Onion Twitter joke

Thursday, September 29, 2011 by:tracy.scott@chron.com (Tracy Scott)
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One way to get on the radar of the U.S. Capitol police? Post a joke on Twitter about hostages at the Capitol building.

That’s what happened when faux news source The Onion tweeted the following message this morning:

That tweet was followed by hundreds of responses from people who felt they weren’t in on the joke or suggesting that maybe the Onion’s Twitter account had been hacked.

The Onion soon cleared up the confusion as just a prank when the following tweets were sent:

But the Twitterverse was still up in arms, with one person asking for The Onion to pull the tweets.

Gawker soon reported that Capitol police took an interest in the tweets as well, citing a USCP press release:

From: Schneider, Kimberly A.
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 11:01 AM
Subject: USCP Notice: False Reporting via Twitter

It has come to our attention that recents twitter feeds are reporting false information concerning current conditions at the U.S. Capitol. Conditions at the U.S. Capitol are currently normal. There is no credibility to these stories or the twitter feeds. The U.S. Capitol Police are currently investigating the reporting.

The case of the disappearing cleavage

Monday, September 26, 2011 by:Rubie Edmondson
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If you think Photoshopping is reserved for flashy advertisements and glossy magazine covers, think again – even politicians can’t escape the wrath of the digital airbrush. Case in point: First-year Canadian MP Rathika Sitsabaiesan is currently at the center of a Photoshopping controversy after someone deemed her cleavage too sexy for Parliament.

Photo: House of Commons

According to Canadian blog Contrarian, an intrepid reader performed a Google image search for Sitsabaiesan and came across the thumbnail pictured at left. When the reader clicked through to Sitsabaiesan’s offical Parliament profile, he found a modified version of the headshot which had been retouched to remove her curves, pictured below. This suggests that the original photo was altered for being too hot to handle.

Photo: House of Commons

Sitsabaiesan is only in her first year on the job, but has already earned praise for her confidence and poise. Unfortunately, her talent is being overshadowed by the curiously cropped photo and its ramifications for women in the political world. Critics argue that the alteration was anti-feminist, and that that the cleavage was removed to make Sitsabaiesan appear less womanly. On the other hand, many believe that the photo was inappropriate to begin with and showed disrespect for what is admittedly a very formal workplace. Both sides of the debate have their merits, but as a working woman, I’d definitely raise an eyebrow at anyone who came into the office showing as much cleavage as Sitsabaiesan did in the original photograph. Perhaps a more conservative outfit choice would have staved off the initial distraction of the low-cut shirt, and more importantly, the subsequent Photoshopping controversy.

What do you think? Let us know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below.

Will and Jada Pinkett Smith split?

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 by:kbarlette@timesunion.com (Kristi Gustafson Barlette)
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I don’t know why, but I’m genuinely disheartened to hear when long-term couples separate. Sure, I don’t know them, but I still think it’s a bummer because, while I am the forever skeptic, I also like to believe in forever love.

This split, which In Touch is reporting based on a family friend’s account, comes after 13 years of marriage. Their publicists have not offered comment, confirmation or denial.

Details, albeit slim, on the supposed split are here, although a family member tells Radar Online that the rumors are just that, rumors, and that the couple has not broken up.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA – MAY 05: Actor Will Smith (R) and his wife actress Jada Pinkett Smith pose at the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Annual National Tribute Dinner at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on May 5, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

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NEW YORK – JUNE 13: Actors Will and Jada Pinkett Smith speak onstage during the 64th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 13, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 28: Actor Will Smith (L) and actress Jada Pinkett Smith arrive at the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on January 28, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Will Smith;Jada Pinkett Smith (Getty Images)

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MADRID, SPAIN – JULY 21: (L to R) Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan and Willow Smith (R) attend “The Karate Kid” premiere at Callao cinema on July 21, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

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SANTA BARBARA, CA – JANUARY 27: Actor Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett-Smith pose for photographers at the 22nd Santa Barbara International Film Festival, where Mr. Smith is being honored with the “Modern Master” award held on January 27, 2007 at the historic Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Will Smith;Jada Pinkett-Smith (Getty Images)

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LONDON – JUNE 27: Actor Will Smith and actress Jada Pinkett Smith onstage during the 46664 Concert In Celebration Of Nelson Mandela’s Life held at Hyde Park on June 27, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

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(L-R) Chinese actor Jackie Chan, US actors Jaden Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith pose on the red carpet at the premiere of The Karate Kid at the Fredrikstad cinema in Fredrikstad, on July 23, 2010. AFP PHOTO/Stian Lysberg Solum / SCANPIX NORWAY — NORWAY OUT– (Photo credit should read Solum Stian Lysberg/AFP/Getty Images) (AFP/Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 12: Actress Jada Pinkett Smith with husband actor Will Smith in the audience at the 40th NAACP Image Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on February 12, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NAACP) (2009 Getty Images)

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JANUARY 15: Actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith arrives at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton on January 15, 2007 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 08: (L-R) Actor Jaden Smith, singer Willow Smith, actors Will Smith, and Jada Pinkett Smith arrive at the premiere of Paramount Pictures’ ‘Justin Bieber: Never Say Never’ held at Nokia Theater L.A. Live on February 8, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 13: (L-R) Actress Jada Pinkett Smith, actor Will Smith and singer Willow Smith arrive at The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 26: (L-R) Willow Smith, Jaden Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Will Smith pose in the audience during the BET Awards ’11 held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 26, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 21: Will Smith on stage with his wife Jada Pinkett as she recieves an award at the First Annual Essence Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon, at the Beverly Hills Hotel on February 21, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Essence) (2008 Getty Images)

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WESTWOOD, CA – DECEMBER 07: (Clockwise) Actress Jada Pinkett Smith, son Trey Smith, actor Will Smtih, actor Jaden Smith and daughter Willow arrive at the World Premiere of Columbia Pictures’ “The Pursuit of Happyness” at the Mann Village Theatre and Mann Bruin Theatre on December 7, 2006 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

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NEW YORK – DECEMBER 11: (L-R) Actors Tom Cruise, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith attend Warner Brothers New York premiere of “I Am Legend” at The WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden on December 11, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

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LONDON – JUNE 25: (UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS OUT) Actor Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith arrive at the dinner in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrating his 90th birthday, at Hyde Park on June 25, 2008 in London, England. The dinner will raise funds for Madiba’s global charity projects, The Nelson Mandela Foundation and 46664. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

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Willow Smith, the daughter of actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, performs at the annual Easter egg roll April 25, 2011 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) (AFP/Getty Images)

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Cast member Will Smith and his wife actress Jada Pinkett Smith arrive on the red carpet at the world premiere of Columbia Pictures’”Hancock,” June 30, 2008 at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) (AFP/Getty Images)

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SANTA MONICA, CA – APRIL 17: (L-R) Actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith attend the Annual Red Cross of Santa Monica’s Annual “Red Tie Affair” at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel on April 17, 2010 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by John M. Heller/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

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NASCAR pastor thanks God for sponsors and his ‘smokin’ hot wife’

Monday, July 25, 2011 by:Kate Shellnutt
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Pastor took his invocation inspiration from “Talladega Nights.” (Columbia Pictures)

Pastor Joe Nelms shouted a prayer thanking God for everything from the cars’ Goodyear tires to his own “smokin’ hot wife” before a NASCAR event this weekend.

Nelms is the pastor of Family Baptist Church outside of Nashville, but in this invocation he sounds more like Talladega Nights’ Ricky Bobby (or a NASCAR commercial) than a real-life man of God.

The crowd at the Nationwide Series Auto Parts 300 didn’t seem to mind.

Here’s the rip-roarin’ invocation, which ends with, “Lord I pray you bless the drivers and use them tonight. May they put on a performance worthy of this great track. In Jesus’ name, boogity boogity boogity, amen.”

Via: Beliefnet, Jesus Needs New PR, Orlando Sentinel Sports blog.

Note: This YouTube clip may be removed later over copyright issues.

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