A South Korean hypnotist has been fined for stealing a kiss on a blind date with a woman he thought he had put in a trance. She turned out NOT to be in a trance after all, causing some awkwardness and yes, a hefty fine.

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At around 2:40 p.m. today, Google News was inaccessible to many users. As other sites also went down, users went to other sites. TechCrunch reported that TMZ, which broke the story, had several outages; users then switched to Perez Hilton's blog, which also struggled to deal with the requests it received. CNN reported a fivefold rise in traffic and visitors in just over an hour, receiving 20 million page views in the hour the story broke.

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In this month's Marie Claire magazine, Stephen Moyer, who plays 173 year old 'Vampire Bill' in HBO's True Blood dares to insult Edward Cullen (Twilight). Moyer (out of character) refers to Robert Pattison's character as the “Slim Fast” of vampires. Watch out Moyer, you will have Twilighting Tweens on your back as fast as you can say 'creaky coffin.'

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The book is Bill Wasik’s And Then There’s This: How Stories Live and Die in Viral Culture. Wasik, an editor at Harper’s, is a firsthand authority on the epidemiology of cultural virulence: In 2003 he invented, apparently out of boredom, a phenomenon that would come to be known as “Flash Mobs” — pointless sudden gatherings, at venues ranging from St. Patrick's Cathedral to the Times Square Toys “R” Us, of hundreds of people summoned by e-mails and texts who would disperse in less than ten minutes. The idea spread quickly across the country and around the world, and before long it was even paid the ultimate homage of being co-opted by corporate advertisers.

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Spezify.com isn't for people who know exactly what they want to find. It's more of a discovery tool for those who want to find a concept or gain inspiration. Or those who have messy closets and like them.

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For over a year a German fox has been stealing shoes from the German town of Föhren. The sly fox has collected over 120 pairs of shoes including hiking shoes, galoshes, workman's boots, and bedroom slippers. Slow news day inn Germany also to blame.

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One thing about ABC's 'The Bachelorette' is that it's typically very predictable. Hot tub parties and beach strolls are the norm. This season's pool scenes have been switched up slightly by the inclusion of a bachelor who has a foot fetish. Watch for Tanner's mention of “eagle claws.”

Homegirl pens a fierce email. Miss Un-Congeniality USA. Transcript of leaked email between former Miss California Carrie Prejean & pageant official Keith Lewis.

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The music video for Aqua's brand new song, “Back to the 80's.” Extra points incorporating both Dynasty and Mr. T references in the song lyrics.

Victory for English-speaking geeks the world over. At about 5:22 a.m. EST/10:22 a.m. GMT yesterday, the Global Language Monitor declared the one-millionth word in the English language. It is not “Re-tweet,” nor is it “Glambert.” It's “Web 2.0!” Which is really more like two words, right? Official definition: “the next generation of World Wide Web products and services” or “the second, more social generation of the internet.”

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Miss California USA FAIL alert. Carrie Prejean has been a no-show for appearances she was supposed to make for the Miss USA pageant. The firing stems from Carrie breaching her contract and not because of her being naked, or semi-naked, or totally naked in any photographs.

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President Barack Obama tweets to the nation, urging his followers to sign Supreme Court Nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor's 'virtual' cast. What's next, sending virtual bones to the First Dog, Bo?

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A Dayton man was arrested, accused of harassing women while dressed in a one-piece woman's swimsuit. Also noteworthy are the Timbalands and tube socks that accompany the ensemble.

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