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Question of the Week

Pasta or rice?

Judith Mercer, 64, retired dental-office receptionist

Allegedly twirling responsibly at 28 Rotini Lane, Scranton, PA

Pasta. Rice is perfectly respectable, but nobody has ever brought out a steaming bowl of rice and made me feel that the evening had suddenly improved. Pasta has occasion to it. Rice feels like somebody remembered we needed a side dish.

Raymond Givens, 57, commercial awning estimator

Allegedly measuring portions at 311 Long Grain Road, Tulsa, OK

Rice. It knows its job and doesn't make a production out of it. You put something on rice, and rice gets out of the way. Pasta wants sauce, cheese, garlic bread and everybody's attention. I already have relatives like that.

Brenda Kessler, 46, assistant manager at a self-storage facility

Allegedly keeping both options available at 9 Starch Crossing, Peoria, IL

Pasta on weekdays, rice on weekends. I realize most people would do that the other way around, but most people have never successfully managed three hundred and twelve storage units. Systems matter. Once you start improvising with carbohydrates, other standards begin to slip.

A surreal, atmospheric photograph of a bronze statue of Joe Paterno, hailing a yellow taxi on a rain-slicked city street at dusk.

Final ride for the man who saw everything and did nothing.

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Brad Pitt Hospitalized with Jennifer Aniston Symptoms

Chip Hilton 21 years

LOS ANGELES – Three days after Jennifer Aniston had collapsed on the set of The Breakup in Chicago, a bloated and barely recognizable Brad Pitt was admitted… Read More

"Way to burn the toast."

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Johnny Depp Cited at Willy Wonka Premier

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HOLLYWOOD – Johnny Depp was cited for “gross negligence and insensitivity” by the International Fraternity of Fashion Monitors (IFFM) as he was leaving Grauman’s Chinese… Read More

Two people leaning over patterned upholstered benches

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Angelina Jolie Adoption Spurs Brad Pitt Rumors

Chip Hilton 21 years

LONDON – Angelina Jolie’s decision to adopt an Ethiopian baby has sparked rumors that her current leading man, Brad Pitt, is sterile. “Mr. Smith Shooting… Read More

"Imagine opening the front door and seeing ..."

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Tom Cruise Rips Brooke Shields in Birthday Interview

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HOLLYWOOD – Scientologist Tom Cruise revealed yesterday that he is “much older” than the forty three years he has spent in his present body. Indeed,… Read More

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Being Bobby Brown Hits Home

Chip Hilton 21 years

WEST CHESTER, Penna. – “Being Bobby Brown Houston,” which premiers tonight on the Bravo channel, is a bold, unsparing attempt to deconstruct the myth of… Read More

Cartoon of an elderly man reflecting on his fading memories.

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Paula Abdul Joins Live 8 Clean Nail Crusade

Chip Hilton 21 years

LOS ANGELES – American Idol judge Paula Abdul has agreed to co-host the Live 8 broadcast from Philadelphia this weekend. Although Abdul had originally declined… Read More

"Bring me the head of St. Paul."

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Charlotte Church Sobriety Checklist

Chip Hilton 21 years

CARDIFF – Charlotte Church, Wales’ answer to Courtney Love, earned $27 million as a child prodigy singing operatic and classical tunes. Since getting her hands… Read More

Blue yin-yang on orange sunburst background

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Tom Cruise Gets His Own Psychiatric Syndrome

Chip Hilton celebrity shockers, Tom Cruise 21 years

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Psychiatric Association (APA) announced today that Tom Cruise Syndrome—illustrated by a photo of Cruise dancing on Oprah Winfrey’s couch—will be… Read More