Blog Posts by Joseph Brannigan Lynch

  • Internet Pranksters Attempt to Send Justin Bieber Tour to North Korea

    By Joseph Brannigan Lynch | Stop The Presses! – Mon, Jul 5, 2010 8:55 PM EDT

    If Internet pranksters have their way, Justin Bieber will be performing in one of the world's most oppressive regimes. Communist North Korea is currently leading an online poll on Bieber's My World Tour website, where the 16-year-old singer asked his fans to choose which country he should tour in next. Bieber didn't put any place off limits and, of course, Web-based troublemakers took full advantage of the trusting Canadian heartthrob.

    Users of the website 4chan-an influential Internet subculture that introduced the world to lolcats -- made sure North Korea received over a half million votes, catapulting it from 24th place to 1st place. That puts the despotic communist country ahead of Israel by about 5,000 thousand votes -- and if nothing changes before the contest wraps on July 7, it will make North Korea the winner.

    Considering almost no one in North Korea is allowed on the Internet and the country's restrictive media probably doesn't give the mop-haired Bieber much coverage, it's

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  • Seinfeld Rails Against Gaga’s Less-Than-Ladylike Behavior

    By Joseph Brannigan Lynch | Stop The Presses! – Tue, Jun 22, 2010 2:42 PM EDT

    In a classic episode of his hit show, Jerry Seinfeld created the "second spitter" theory to defend Mets legend Keith Hernandez against Kramer's accusations, but the real-life comedian was less forgiving of Lady Gaga's obscene behavior at Citi Field.

    "This woman is a jerk, I hate her," Seinfeld half-joked during a radio interview.

    Apparently, the 56-year-old comedian was not happy that the Mets allowed the 24-year-old pop star to be the (temporary) master of his domain.

    Photos: Gaga's barely-there baseball wardrobe

    "I can't believe they put her in my [VIP] box, which I paid for," Seinfeld vented.

    Gaga was ushered to Seinfeld's luxury box after she made an obscene gesture to paparazzi-and fans-from her behind-home-plate seats. Apparently, Gaga was upset that photographers were snapping pics as she tried to enjoy America's favorite sport while scantily clad. (Considering she showed up during the fifth inning, Gaga was clearly intent on watching the game.)

    When she asked to be moved,

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  • Lady Gaga Confirms She Was to Open for Michael Jackson

    By Joseph Brannigan Lynch | Stop The Presses! – Wed, Jun 2, 2010 7:01 AM EDT

    The inimitable Lady Gaga appeared on Larry King last night, dressed up as King's blonde, long-lost twin. Suspenders, tie, button-down shirt: It was all there, and it was a far cry fromo Gaga's usual revealing-and-provocative garb. In the interview, she opened up about several much-gossiped topics she's never addressed before. For one, Gaga confirmed that she was set to open for Michael Jackson on his "This is It" tour in London -- she said there was a chance she might've even performed with The King of Pop during his show.

    "I don't necessarily like to talk about those very personal things that happened but I guess I can speak about it now," Gaga told King. "Michael's death was devastating for me, regardless of whether or not I was supposed to go on tour with him."

    [See Lady Gaga's wild onstageoutfits]

    While conversation between the 76-year-old talk show host and the 24-year-old self-described "freak" wasn't exactly fluid throughout the hour, Gaga did choke up while speaking about

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    BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any points from 34 of the 39 countries voting. Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won the event, watched by around 125 million people across Europe, with 281 points while German act Cascada was 21st out of 26 countries, getting just 18 points from Austria, Israel, Spain, Albania and Switzerland. ...

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