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Amanda, girl reporter.

By melindataub | Published: October 5, 2009
The New York Times, the AP, and Reuters know him as Abu Sharati, the spokesman for Darfuri refugees. Reporters from those publications have all quoted him in their stories on Darfur, including some where he’s thrown his support behind the leader of a rebel faction. The problem: no one aside from those reporters seems to think [...]
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Other kinds of MILs

By melindataub | Published: September 29, 2009
So I jotted this down a month ago around my mother’s birthday and then utterly forgot to post it. Better late than never. We all know what a MILF is: She’s a MILF. But moms are awfully important. Too important to be left ignored by the acronym community just because I wouldn’t in fact L to F [...]
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Uh oh, Jenny Slate!

By melindataub | Published: September 27, 2009
Dropping the F bomb your very first week on SNL? Tsk tsk. Hope they let you stick around long enough to learn that TV = Williamsburg TV does not equal Williamsburg.
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Random Emmy thoughts

By melindataub | Published: September 20, 2009
Everyone looks like they’re in a terrible mood. Neil Patrick Harris already seemed to think he was bombing the second he stepped onstage. And what’s with the death glare, Tina Fey? Does it hurt your back to push the wheelbarrow you’ll need to take home all your Emmys? Everyone is singling out Lorne Michaels for praise. [...]
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Some knock knock jokes.

By melindataub | Published: September 16, 2009
1. Knock knock. Who’s there? Interrupting Joe. Interrupting Joe wh- YOU LIE   2. Knock knock. Who’s there? Interrupting Kanye. … I said, interrupting Kanye. No, see, you can’t do this one. What? Why not? You already telegraphed the punchline. I know where you’re going with this. Kanye’s not a very common name. Come on. Just see it through. This is stupid. You’re stupid. Do it. FINE. “Interrupting Kanye wh-” Taylor, I’m [...]
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Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson let go from SNL

By melindataub | Published: September 4, 2009
According to The Comics’ Comic they won’t be back for the new season. Sad but hardly surprising. SNL is pretty brutal about chucking people. I thought it was funny this week when the blogosphere was getting so excited after the announced hiring of Nasim Pedrad and Jenny Slate. “SNL is going to have six women this [...]
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