Check out Mini-WeSmirch for simple mobiles or WeSmirch Mobile for modern smartphones.
1:55 PM ET, July 2, 2012

WeSmirch

 Top News: 
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Anderson Cooper: “The Fact Is, I'm Gay.”  —  Last week, Entertainment Weekly ran a story on an emerging trend: gay people in public life who come out in a much more restrained and matter-of-fact way than in the past.  In many ways, it's a great development: we're evolved enough not to be gob-smacked when we find out someone's gay.
RELATED:
TMZ.com:
Katie Holmes — Afraid of Losing Suri to Hardcore Scientology Group Sea Org  —  Afraid Tom Would Ship Suri  —  To Radical Scientology Org  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The final straw in Katie Holmes' decision to file for divorce was that she was convinced Tom Cruise was going to send 6-year-old Suri away …
TMZ.com:
Church of Scientology — We're NOT Tailing Katie Holmes  —  CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY  —  We're NOT Tailing Katie  —  The Church of Scientology has responded to TMZ's story ... that Katie Holmes believes she is being followed by the Church — they say it ain't so.
Us Weekly:
Katie Holmes Seems “Like She's Been Set Free” Post Split
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Katie Holmes — Scientology is Watching Me
Vanity Fair:
Glenn Beck Plans Conservative Rival to Glee Blissed-Out Newlywed Alec Baldwin Wants TMZ's Harvey Levin “to Die Breathing His Last Breath Looking into My Eyes”  —  Alec Baldwin on Vanity Fair's August cover.  —  “I thought, I'm probably never going to meet somebody like this again …
RELATED:
Stephanie / X17 Online:
ALEC BALDWIN AND HILARIA THOMAS WED, SHARE TWITPICS OF NEW WEDDING BANDS
Discussion: omg! and Reuters
Paul Revoir / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Naomi Watts is the double of doe-eyed Princess Diana in first look at actress in character as tragic Royal  —  With immaculately coiffured blonde hair and a stylish colour coordinated outfit, she bears an uncanny likeness to the woman she is portraying.
Ariana Finlayson / Us Weekly:
Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher “Open with Their Affection” During Lunch Date  —  Seems like things are continuing to heat up between longtime friends Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis.  —  While grabbing lunch at L.A.'s exclusive Soho House on Saturday, the That 70s Show costars shared an intimate meal together while packing on the PDA.
Darren Franich / PopWatch:
Comic-Con preview: Is this the return of Jean Grey?  — EXCLUSIVE  —  This week, Entertainment Weekly's Comic-Con issue will prepare you for the geek event of the year with an in-depth look at a whole host of movies and TV shows.  But what's Comic-Con without comic books?
X17 Online:
CHRIS BROWN ARRESTED FOR GUN POSSESSION AT BET AWARDS, ACCORDING TO TWITTER REPORTS  —  Twitter is exploding with rumors that singer Chris Brown was arrested for weapons possession at the BET Awards Sunday night at The Shrine auditorium.  —  Tweeters speculate that Brown was protecting himself …
TMZ.com:
‘Basketball Wives’ Star's Husband — Alleged Baby Mama Wants $$$ for Secret Child  —  ‘Basketball Wives’ Star's Husband  —  Alleged Baby Mama Wants  —  $$$ for Secret Child  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Former NBA star Eric Williams — the estranged husband of “BB Wives” star Jennifer Williams …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Bossip
NY Daily News:
‘Jersey Shore’ stars must agree to show's ‘VD clause’ and not hold producers responsible for sexually transmitted diseases: book  —  Cast members can't blame their show for getting STDs while filming, says B'klyn author  —  Snooki (l.) and J-Woww on ‘Jersey Shore’; apparently, VD clauses are ‘pretty standard’ on reality shows.
Ariana Finlayson / Us Weekly:
Inside Lindsay Lohan's 26th Birthday Bash  —  Party time for Lindsay Lohan!  —  The Liz & Dick actress let loose during her birthday bash at West Hollywood nightclub Bootsy Bellows early Sunday.  The party took place one day ahead of her 26th birthday, which she celebrates on Monday.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, PopWatch and Hollyscoop
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of WeSmirch at 1:55 PM ET, July 2, 2012.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
WeSmirch: site main
WeSmirch River: reverse chronological WeSmirch
WeSmirch Mobile: for phones
WeSmirch Leaderboard: WeSmirch's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
WeSmirch RSS feed
WeSmirch on X
 
 
 More News: 
TMZ.com:
Kelis — Her Milkshake Brings All the TAX LIENS
Discussion: Bossip
Seth / GLAAD:
Facebook adds new timeline icons for married same-sex couples
Discussion: Queerty, Towleroad News #gay and Gawker
TMZ.com:
Robin Roberts — ‘GMA’ Planning A-List Subs While She's Gone
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Russ Weakland / omg!:
Clippers Are ‘Highly Against’ Lamar Odom Continuing Reality Show
Discussion: TMZ.com
 Earlier Picks: 
Dory Larrabee / omg!:
Kim Kardashian Supports Kanye West After He Sings Love Song At BET Awards
Discussion: X17 Online and PerezHilton
Comic-Con International:
Last changed: Sun, Jul 1, 9:14am
Discussion: Deadline.com and ME
Perez Hilton:
See Ya Later, Brave! Ted And Magic Mike Top The Box Office This Weekend!
Discussion: omg! and Gawker
Stephanie / X17 Online:
MILEY CYRUS FLAUNTS HER FABULOUS 'BOD IN BEVERLY HILLS
Discussion: omg!
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
memeorandum
 What US political commentators are discussing online right now