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Zhu Zhu Pets Are Big Christmas Toy

“Zhu Zhu Pets, sold in the UK as Go Go Pets, are the hottest toy of the season, according to Jerry Storch, chief executive of Toys R Us, the retailer, a phenomenon on a par with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the smash hit of Christmas 1987.” Link (more…)

Comcast Close To Buying NBC

“General Electric Co. and Comcast Corp have agreed on a valuation of around $30 billion for a joint venture between NBC Universal and Comcast, ironing out what has been a key obstacle in talks so far, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.” Link

Sex Abuse By Women Increases

“Of 16,094 children who called ChildLine about sex abuse last year, 2,142 told of abuse by a woman, up 132% on 2004-5. Men still account for the majority of child abuse claims, but the NSPCC said female sex abuse was under-reported.” Link

Katie Price Has One Floor In House For Clothes

“The glamour model – who has just released new style book Standing Out – has so many outfits because she never wears anything more than once in case the paparazzi catch her in it. She explained: ‘I don’t have one wardrobe, I have a floor for all my clothes. And I own about 1,000 pairs of frilly knickers. I love buying new things but if I get photographed in an outfit, I’ll never wear it again.” Link

Eva Mendes @ Bad Lieutenant Port Of Call New Orleans Screening

Eva Mendes works the red carpet.

Nook E-Book Demand Causes Delays

“When the nation’s largest bookseller unveiled the device in October, customers placing early pre-orders for the Nook were told they could expect the Nook to ship by the end of November; customers placing pre-orders now are being told they can expect shipment by December 11. The new shipping date was first reported by Brighthand.com.” Link

UK Cougars On The Prowl

“About 35 per cent of single females in their 40s, 50s and 60s are hunting for a fella at least five years younger. The figure was only eight per cent five years ago. And most Cougars – a term coined on American TV and websites – have no trouble finding suitable ‘prey’ to date.” Link

Adrianne Curry Trolls For Work On Twitter

“The America’s Next Top Model has-been turned medical marijuana advocate has resorted to begging for work via her official Twitter! Classy! Curry spotted an ad for Peep Show and dropped a not-so-secret hint to the show’s producers on the off chance they’re reading her tweets.” Link

Facebook Allowed Pro-Rape Group To Stay Online

“A group of students, both past and present, of the all-male St. Paul’s College at Sydney University, decided to create a pro-rape Facebook page called “Define Statutory” that reportedly was allowed to stay up on the site for several months.

The site, which went up in August, was shut down recently, but Reverend David Russell, an outgoing master at Wesley College, tells the Sydney Morning Herald that the Facebook page is simply an encapsulation of the rape culture that has pervaded the campus for some time. “This is a story that has to be told,” Russell says, “there is no question in my mind, women are seen as meat. That is the awful, ugly truth of it.”” Link

Dylan Ryder Wears A Pearl Necklace

Dylan Ryder has taste in jewelry.