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Kakutani reviews Calvin Trillin's rhyming book about the election entirely in verse: "Trillin praised the country's choice to reboot/in verse that was witty, quick and acute." (0) 11/21/08

19 year-old killed himself on live streaming website. Commenters respond as they do to everything else on the internet. "Online viewers' chat comments ranged from OMG to LOL." [map] (0) 11/21/08

Beckhams named their son Brooklyn for where he was conceived. Ashlee Simpson named hers Bronx. I guessing it happened on the Major Deegan Expressway. (1) 11/21/08

Ashley Dupre's ex-fiance seems a little unclear on what prostitution is. While she was with him he paid her with "jewelry, cash, lavish trips, and dinners at 5-star restaurants" but was stunned hear she had started selling her body for money. (0) 11/21/08

German court rules against Kraftwerk, says sampling isn't a copyright infringement. [map] (0) 11/20/08

Joe the Plumber's ghostwritten book will be out on December 1st. "You know I will get behind something solid, but I won't get behind fluff. I won't cash in, and when people do read the book they will figure out that I didn't cash in. At least I hope they figure that out." (0) 11/19/08

Some of the funniest things about Sesame Street in the 70's were the parodies of other shows. Turns out they're still doing them. They've got 30 Rocks (with a real lemon as Liz Lemon, of course), Desperate Houseplants, and Pre-School Musical. (0) 11/19/08

Go to the salon for a manicure, blowout, and a little talk about where you got those cigarette burns. City is training hair stylists to talk to clients about domestic abuse. (1) 11/19/08

South Park guys teaming up with Avenue Q guy to write Mormon-mocking Broadway musical (0) 11/19/08

Video: playing a real-life Guitar Hero song while riding a bike. (0) 11/19/08

Southwest is finally coming to NYC! Flying out of LaGuardia starting next year. Now halter top and miniskirt-wearing New Yorkers can get kicked off flights, too. (0) 11/19/08

Two-hour 24 movie airs this Sunday. Kiefer's hiding out in Africa with his pal Robert Carlyle, and gets tortured within the first hour. (0) 11/19/08

Some poor woman asked Apple discussion page if iPhones can email naked pictures of you without your knowledge, like her husband said his did. They can't, honey. Comments are great, including helpful Beyonce lyrics and "ditch the creep" advice. (0) 11/18/08

The demise of Playgirl. Times profiles the decline of the magazine, which is now web only. I never knew it was intended to be a feminist mag. (0) 11/17/08

When you can't reach the phone without getting off the couch: You can now order Domino's pizza via Tivo (0) 11/17/08

Paul McCartney wants to put out 14-minute unreleased Beatles song that sounds like the worst thing they ever did. "Hit a drum then wander on to the piano, hit a few notes, just wander around. So that's what we did and then put a bit of an echo on it. It's very free." (0) 11/17/08

Harvard Law professor says lawsuits against online music sharing might be unconstitutional. Says the RIAA has used our courts "like a low-grade collection agency." Their intimidation techniques are pretty sleazy, too. (0) 11/17/08

Chuck Schumer says he's gotten 100,000 requests for inauguration tickets, 20 times more than in 2000 and 2004. You can enter a lottery to get tickets on Schumer's website through the end of the month. (0) 11/17/08

I'd be completely happy to accept a copy of The Watchtower if the person knocking at my door was Prince. (0) 11/17/08

Chuck Klosterman's Killing Yourself to Live being made into a movie. Klosterman is executive producing, so presumably he'll have input on who plays him. Can't wait. (0) 11/14/08

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Amy's Robot

June 25, 2002

LA Times has an interesting

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