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Extra, Extra: Julie Taymor Resents Twitter, Facebook, Bloggers
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Published Jun 19, 2011
Modified Jun 20, 2011
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- Julie Taymor bitches about Spider Man focus groups, said the new production "has become much simpler."
- Guess which NY pols have tens of millions in assets? The Post goes through NY Congressional delegation’s finances.
- Even people in burkas wait in lines for Shake Shack. Related: Shake Shack is in Dubai!
- Amy Winehouse reportedly performed "the worst [concert] in the history of Belgrade” last night.
- What everyone predicted: The Green Lantern kinda tanked at the box office. It was number one, with $53 million at the box office this weekend, but it cost $200 million to make (and $100 million to market).
- Sen. Charles Schumer wants safety grades for bus companies.
- Are (two of) the coaches on the hit program "The Voice" homophobic?
- Here's a tragic story about why it might not be that fun to live next door to a mobster.
- A thief who has struck the same Upper East Side mosque twice this month hid in plain sight.
- Does "deep-fried Kool Aid" mean that the deep-fried trend has jumped the shark?
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