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Steve Jobs: 1955 - 2011

Apple co-founder, chairman and former chief executive Steve Jobs died Oct. 5. He was 56. Although a cause of death had not been released initially, Jobs had been battling a rare form of pancreatic cancer.  read more

Watch Lupe Fiasco Debate Bill O'Reilly

Lupe Fiasco went on The O’Reilly Factor yesterday to discuss some of his criticisms of President Obama that even the conservative pundit couldn’t get behind. The rapper defended his statement that “the biggest terrorist is Obama in the United States of America,” saying that his real beef was with U.S. foreign policy. O’Reilly shot back, defending Obama for his decisions in the war and insisting that Fiasco was misleading his impressionable fans. The two go on to debate the purpose of the war in Afghanistan, Fiasco quotes Richard Nixon for some reason, and O’Reilly gets permission to change his show...  read more

Guess Who has a Letter From President Obama Hanging by His Office?

This story is a part of our Mad Men Takeover. Season four of the series premieres on AMC this Sunday, July 25. — Mad Men creator, Matt Weiner, that’s who!...  read more

Kristen Bell, Ryan Gosling, Pete Wentz, Many More Help Invisible Children Pass U.S. Legislation

The cause of documentary filmmakers Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey and Laren Poole was first portrayed in 2004 with the release of their 52-minute film, Invisible Children: Rough Cut. Six years later, the trio (who have since established the non-profit Invisible Children Inc.) is now basking in the disbelief of having a bill directly related to that cause signed into law by President Obama....  read more

Watch Barack Obama, Paul McCartney, Jack White, Jerry Seinfeld, Many More Sing "Hey Jude" at the White House

The headline pretty much says it all, but when we say “many more,” we really do mean just that. Like, Faith Hill, Herbie Hancock, Emmylou Harris, Dave Grohl, Elvis Costello, etc. Watch the video (via Pitchfork) below:...  read more

Elvis Costello, Jack White, Many More Pay Tribute to Paul McCartney at White House

As if joining the ranks of Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder—the only other musicians to be awarded the prestigious Gershwin Prize for Popular Song—wasn’t enough, Paul McCartney will also be honored with tribute performances by Wonder, Dave Grohl, Emmylou Harris, Jack White, Faith Hill, Corinne Bailey Rae, the Jonas Brothers, Herbie Hancock and Elvis Costello when President Obama presents him with the award at the White House on June 2....  read more

Five Tweets, Tweeters and Trending Topics That Will Be Anthologized In 2100

As we reported last week, the Library of Congress is planning on collecting every 140-character rant, musing and drunken Twitpic ever fumbled into cyberspace in its new Tweet Archive. We don’t know what such a thing will look like, but we imagine it’s not exactly the 2-D equivalent of the photo to the right—after all, the social networking site is less Wordsworthian daffodil poetry and more Kardashian menstrual overshares. But with our tweets being preserved for posterity, it’s inevitable that they will eventually be anthologized, or at least uploaded into Norton Anthology iBooks. Here then, are the Silicon Valley site’s...  read more

Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Natalie Cole and More to Perform at White House Civil Rights Concert

This year, to celebrate February as Black History Month, the Obamas have planned something special—and we’re all invited. On Feb. 10, Barack and Michelle will host In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement, including performances by Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Natalie Cole and John Legend. Morgan Freeman and Queen Latifah have been tapped to emcee the event, which will be broadcast on PBS at 8 p.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 11 (the night after the actual concert)....  read more

Edward Norton, Forest Whitaker, Sarah Jessica Parker, More Sign on to President Obama's Arts Committee

The Obama presidency has formed a rather eclectic all-star cast, which includes both Fight Club and Sex and the City ringleaders....  read more

Shepard Fairey Admits Wrongdoing in AP Photo Use for Obama Campaign Posters

As it captures an unwavering stare in patriotic hues, Shepard Fairey’s poster supporting Barack Obama, the inspiration behind Obamicon.me, is now considered an iconic emblem. But while the vision may live on, its visionary is now compromised in a year-old battle of rights, after he admitted to lying about its original source....  read more