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Commentators were left aghast Thursday after Wired magazine published a fawning, over-the-top profile of much-maligned Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg — with many seriously questioning whether the piece was satire. Buttigieg, 41, was trending on Twitter after the article by veteran journalist Virginia Heffernan — titled “Pete Buttigieg Loves God, Beer, and His Electric Mustang” — went up online. Critics were quick to point out that the puff piece largely failed to mention controversial issues that have dogged Buttigieg’s time as transportation secretary — including supply-chain problems, en masse flight delays and cancellations, and his handling of February’s toxic train derailment...

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It’s interesting, and infuriating. We’ve already seen the rise of what Twitchy calls the “Jaharem” of admirers of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect, in custody since murdering a police officer and engaging in a firefight with law enforcement, then hiding and bleeding in a boat the rest of the day until he was discovered. Now Rolling Stone offers a profile of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving brother of the duo who killed three and injured hundreds of others at the event, including an eight-year-old boy shredded by their bomb.Why not give Tsarnaev the soft focus treatment for that, huh?RS at least...

Nurses treating Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev say their natural inclination toward compassion makes it difficult to see the 19-year-old as a possible terrorist. And they have to make concerted effort — and buddy-system pacts — to keep from referring to him with terms of endearment such as “hon.” One 29-year-old nurse said on Gawker: “When you’re in the room, it’s just a patient. You’re here to … make sure they’re feeling better. When you step away, you take it in. I am compassionate, that’s what we do. But should I be? The rest of the world hates him right...

Smitten teen girls stir up #FreeJahar mania for Boston Marathon bombings suspect By CANDICE M. GIOVE Last Updated: 6:35 AM, May 12, 2013 Posted: 11:27 PM, May 11, 2013 This love is terrifying. Thousands of American teen girls are crushing on Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19 — and leading a social-media movement to exonerate him. The swooning teens will not accept allegations that the college kid — whom they refer to by his nickname, “Jahar” — and his brother, Tamerlan, 26, killed three and maimed hundreds by setting off bombs at the April 15 race. While some scrawl the...

Obama the Anointed will perform what used to be called a "news conference" today at the house he is currently occupying. Various worshipers of BO will be in attendance, bowing their knees, folding their hands, and obediently repeating every lie he utters.

As Election Day approaches, President Obama is sharing a few important things about himself. He has mentioned more than once in recent weeks that he cooks “a really mean chili.” He has impressive musical pitch, he told an Iowa audience. He is “a surprisingly good pool player,” he informed an interviewer — not to mention (though he does) a doodler of unusual skill.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, review Big, dumb and loud, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is cinema on steroids. By Tim Robey 18 Jun 2009 Even conceiving of a movie bigger, dumber and louder than the first Transformers would be beyond most filmmakers, but not Michael Bay. Bay’s is a cinema on steroids, pursuing a body-builder’s dream of eternal growth -- it must bulge constantly outward, veins popping like twigs from its ever-flexed biceps. Eternal growth is his box-office aim too, and with this franchise, likely to beat all comers at the tills this summer, he may just have found...

Olivia Wilde is a princess in real life, and now she's a princess in the new movie "Year One." But her real-life title is waaaaay better than her movie one.

This sequel starts relatively modestly with the revelation that Transformers have been around since 17,000 BC (cue cavemen fighting alien robots), before switching to a less-nerdy-than-before Sam (LaBeouf) getting ready to go to college. Mysteriously, his supersexy girlfriend Mikaela (Fox) is still with him - though naturally neither can quite bring themselves to say the 'L' word. Sam accidentally touches a shard of the ancient Transformer technology and finds his mind flooded with hieroglyphics.

They have plenty in common. Well OK, then, they both shave their legs and both are worth a fortune. So it is perhaps not too surprising that departing Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo and socialite Paris Hilton are reportedly enjoying the first flushes of romance. The perma-tanned Portuguese winger has been celebrating news that he has been snapped up by Real Madrid for the eye-watering sum of £80 million by hitting the town in Los Angeles with the American party queen.

Robert Pattinson has had enough of being rejected by co-star Kristen Stewart and has demanded that the actress choose between him or her longtime love Michael Angarano. "Robert is completely frustrated," a friend of his told OK Magazine! "If Kristen isn't interested in a serious relationship, she needs to tell him so he can move on." The source said that Robert Pattinson is giving Kristen Stewart a few months to sort out her feelings. Pattinson wants the issue resolved by the time the two re-unite in Vancouver for the filming of Eclipse, the third installment of the Twilight franchise. "He's...

Bad news for those living in “Middle America.” Actress Megan Fox would like Megatron, the evil character from her new movie “Transformers,” to blow you up. Kat Giantis, of Wonderwall, reported the actress was recently interviewed by “Total Film UK.” Although nobody asked her who she would like Megatron to obliterate, she volunteered it anyway.

Megan has blown apart Hollywood's casting couch culture - insisting several leading film directors have tried to bed her since she found fame. The Transformers beauty has attended a number meetings with top moviemakers to discuss potential roles. But she was shocked when they made moves on her during the interviews - and immediately turned them down.

Who's the one person capable of knocking Oprah Winfrey out of Forbes' top spot on the list of the world's most powerful celebs? Angelina Jolie. Winfrey, who topped the list last year, was dethroned and moved to the No. 2 spot on the annual Forbes list, which came out yesterday. "Though viewership for the self-made billionaire's flagship chat fest, The Oprah Winfrey Show, continues to erode, her earning power remains resilient," the list said. The Celebrity 100 list ranks the rich and famous based on media exposure and earnings over the past year.

Watch out, Oprah! This year Angelina has the power. Angelina Jolie nabbed the No. 1 spot on Forbes' 2009 Celebrity 100 list, the magazine announced Wednesday, topping Winfrey who slipped to No. 2 after two consecutive years at the top. According to the magazine, wealth is only one factor in determining the most powerful celebrity, and Jolie's $27 million in earnings last year combined with her fame determined her ranking. (Interestingly, Winfrey grossed $275 million in 2008.) Rounding out the top 5 positions in Forbes' rankings: Madonna, whose Hard Candy tour and $110 million income landed her the No. 3...

After months of behind-the-scenes battles, it's finally over between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Hollywood's most glamorous power couple - who never married despite having six children - have grown tired of trying to gloss over their problems following five tumultuous years together, say sources. Brad and Angelina are going their separate ways with the hope of reuniting in the future if they can repair their volatile relationship, disclosed an insider.

CAPTAIN Kirk star Chris Pine has beamed a new ­girlfriend into his life – TV beauty Audrina Partridge. The Star Trek actor has been dating sexy reality show star Audrina after gate-crashing her 24th birthday party earlier this month. Chris fell for the babe straightaway and the pair were seen cosying up ­together at the Red Lion Tavern in Los Angeles the following day.

The new trailer has gone live for ABC's upcoming V, which you can view after the jump.

"Here’s what we know about the show’s eighth, and perhaps final season. A year-and-a-half to two years will have elapsed since the end of Season 7, with the action moving from the White House to the U.N. building in New York City. Cherry Jones is back as President Allison Taylor. “I don’t think they know quite what to do with me yet,” says Jones. “At first I heard they needed me for only a couple episodes, but I do seem now to have a little bit more to do.” Cherry says the new season will expand beyond an American threat...