Reese Witherspoon better consult her legally blonde attorney’s handbook to make sure the ‘do you know who I am’ defense is admissible in court. Witherspoon was still making headlines last week as the dash-cam footage of her drunken meltdown was released, tarnishing the squeaky-clean, “America’s Sweetheart’ image she’s crafted over the course of her career. Embarking on the requisite morning…

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“The Edge… there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.” After one of the most mentally grueling weeks in recent memory, with people across the country seemingly losing their minds on a daily basis, I can’t help but think that Hunter Thompson would…

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A harrowing event such as the one that took place yesterday at the Boston Marathon teaches us lessons in the strength and resolve of the human condition, and our ability to unite in the face of tragedy; but it also provides a primer in media responsibility and the impact that hasty reporting has on a news story. I’ve touched on…

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Documentarians are no stranger to the risk that accompanies their craft. Active warzones, nefarious characters and the threat of personal peril are staples in any hard-hitting documentary, but no one seems to do danger like the gang of madmen over at VICE Magazine. Unfiltered and unapologetic, VICE’s heady subject matter is not for the faint of heart; but with the…

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Regardless of how calendar-conscious of a society we’ve become, April Fools’ Day inevitably catches a few of us off-guard, and for a few fleeting moments we fall victim to faulty memories and gullibility. The most publicized prank came at the expense of an ill-informed community and a couple of country DJs who overestimated their audience’s April-awareness. Learn your chemistry, kids….

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