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ICYMI: Insane Clown Posse Sued For Alleged Plagiarism Of 'Chicken Soup For The Soul' Poem
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- A tough day for people who regard Insane Clown Posse as auteurs. The band has been sued for allegedly plagiarizing a poem off a Chicken Soup for the Soul book.
- The Colorado River supplies water to more than 36 million people. But (surprise, surprise) it's now in danger of being overused.
- Singer Rosie Hamlin, who scored a major hit with "Angel Baby" as a member of Rosie and the Originals, has passed away at age 71.
- Yahoo and AOL will be merged into something called "Oath," which will likely be larger than that Lycos and NetZero merger.
- It's possible that a Gnarls Barkley reunion was snuffed because of depression over the presidential election.
- Should we reconsider cannibalism?
- It's "pigcasso" the painting pig! Those Groupons for painting courses really pay for themselves:
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