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    Horsewomen of the Apocalypse: Britney, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Gaga Say–Bring on 2012

    Beyoncé’s 2008 album cycle began with the video for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” a tasteful, pared-down black-and-white Fosse homage whose only special effect was the singer’s nimble dance moves. Soon, she is to begin promoting her next album with the video for the up-with-women anthem “Run the World (Girls),” and has already Read More

    By Daniel D'Addario 7:42pm

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    Charlie Sheen's Notoriety Tour: A Time-Honored Tradition

    Over the weekend, Charlie Sheen was booed in Detroit and had his career as a speaker revived in Chicago (such instantaneous pulse-taking on the actor’s quasi-career as a public speaker is enough to make one regret baser elements of the Internet, which kick-started the nonsense in the first place). Entertainment Weekly, perhaps uncouthly, said Read More

    By Laura Kusisto 8/23/10 1:30pm

    The Firm That Helped Lady Gaga Beat Britney Spears on Twitter Is Moving

    250 West 39th Street

    Lady Gaga can thank the team at Think Tank Marketing for her seizure of the Twitter crown from Britney Spears this week. Meanwhile, back on earth, Think Tank will take 1,700 square feet in the fashion district.

    The digital marketing company’s Web site says “in the digital Read More

    By Molly Fischer 2/17/10 7:15pm

    Leibovitz Produces ‘Cool Images’ of Britney Spears

    Debt-plagued photographer Annie Leibovitz recently shot Britney Spears as part of an ad campaign for the Candie’s Only at Kohl’s line of discount juniors apparel, and now the brand has unveiled the results. Leibovitz’s fellow Candie’s photographers include Conde Nast regular Mark Seliger and the perpetually sleaze-hip Terry Richardson.

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    By Molly Fischer 12/15/09 4:53pm

    Annie Leibovitz Turns to Britney in Candies

    Annie Leibovitz has photographed Britney Spears as part of a Candie’s for Kohl’s ad campaign.

    Candie’s is best known for brightly colored ads in teen magazines.

    Britney Spears is best known for being the Ugg-booted incarnation of celebrity culture run amok.

    Annie Leibovitz, Women’s Wear Daily helpfully notes, is “best known Read More

    By Eliza Shapiro 7/27/09 7:22pm

    How Brit’s Beach Bod Beat Megan Fox’s in Pages of OK!: ‘She’s Always Had a Belly, We Like That’

    Britney Spears hasn’t exactly been everywhere lately. But in the universe of OK! magazine, the pop star rules. Her face is plastered all over OK!’s glossy pages and on their Web site: Britney returns from her European tour! She films an ad! She’s on a boat! None of these headlines were of great moment, Read More

    By Em Whitney 3/11/09 5:45pm

    New York, Tonight: March 11, 2009

    7:30 p.m. “Singles Night Of Bull Riding & Beers” is hosted by Meet Market Adventures at Johnny Utah’s: “home to the only mechanical bull in N.Y.C.” At 25 West 51st Street. Dress code is “urban casual…and munchies will be provided.” Admission price is $19.99. 

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    By Caroline Bankoff 12/24/08 2:46pm

    Morning Memo: More on the Noel Sisters; Britney Spears’s Dad Gets a Raise; Lance Armstrong Expecting

    Now that father Walter is in the spotlight for losing $7.5 billion to Bernard Madoff, stories about the five socialite Noel daughters are leaking out. For example: "While in college, four of the five sisters allegedly slept with the same handsome stud, handing him off as the months went by, one after the other." [Read More

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    Morning Memo: Brad Pitt Confused About His Family’s Fame; Tricia Walsh-Smith Sexy, Scary; Britney Spears Isn’t Ready to Tour

    Brad Pitt told Larry King that he didn’t understand the public’s interest in his life with Angelina Jolie and their children, though he would allow that his is an "interesting family. It’s not your usual family." [Us Weekly]

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    By Matt Haber 12/02/08 11:11pm

    Curious Press Wonders: Will There Ever Be Another Everything?

    Could There Ever Be Another Britney Spears?, asks MTV.com’s Jennifer Vineyard.

    It’s a question whose time has come. Just as The Boston Daily Globe asked WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER GREAT WAR in April 1893, people have been wondering similar things for as far back as Google searches will allow writers to search Read More

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