Check out Mini-WeSmirch for simple mobiles or WeSmirch Mobile for modern smartphones.
5:10 PM ET, February 22, 2016

WeSmirch

 Top News: 
RELATED:
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Taylor Swift Shows Her Support for Kesha With $250,000 Donation Amid Ongoing Legal Battle With Dr. Luke  —  Add Taylor Swift to the long list of Kesha supporters.  —  Just a few short days after the “Tik Tok” singer faced a legal setback in her ongoing battle against Dr. Luke, one A-list star is stepping up in a big way.
RELATED:
Jason Newman / Rolling Stone:
Taylor Swift Donates $250,000 to Kesha After Court Ruling  —  Lady Gaga, Demi Lovato, Lorde tweet support for singer after injunction denial  —  Two days after a New York judge denied Kesha a court injunction that would have allowed her to record new music outside of her record label Sony Music …
TMZ.com:
Kesha — HELP!!! I'm Outta Cash
Discussion: X17 Online
Ariana Bacle / EW.com:
Dr. Luke's lawyer: Kesha is ‘free’ to record new music
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
Elizabeth Leonard / People.com:
Lea Michele and Matthew Paetz Have Split  —  After nearly two years of dating, Lea Michele and Matthew Paetz have split, PEOPLE has exclusively confirmed.  —  In the wake of the breakup, which a source tells PEOPLE happened earlier this month, the Scream Queens actress, 29, has turned to her close circle of friends for support.
RELATED:
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Lea Michele Splits From Boyfriend Matthew Paetz After Nearly Two Years of Dating: Breakup Details  —  Done.  Lea Michele and her boyfriend, Matthew Paetz, have split after nearly two years of dating, a source confirms to Us Weekly.  —  The insider tells Us that Michele and her hunky model beau broke …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Perez Hilton:
Lea Michele & Boyfriend Of Two Years Matthew Paetz Have Called It Quits
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and Page Six
Anthony Breznican / EW.com:
JUSTICE LEAGUE BEGINS SHOOTING APRIL 11 - EXCLUSIVE  —  The nearly decade-long wait is over, DC fans  —  The legal maxim, “Justice delayed is justice denied” wasn't meant to apply to superhero films, but the epic wait is finally over for DC fans.  —  Zack Snyder's Justice League …
Discussion: The Wrap
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Vanessa Hudgens to Star in NBC's DC Comics Comedy ‘Powerless’  —  The potential series marks the comic book powerhouse's first foray into comedy and serves as Hudgens' follow-up to Fox's ‘Grease Live.’  —  Vanessa Hudgens is getting back to work.  —  The Grease Live alum has been tapped …
Discussion: Just Jared
McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Mariah Carey Opens Up About Wedding Plans With Fiancé James Packer  —  Mariah Carey is well on her way to tying the knot with James Packer.  —  The pop star recently revealed to E! News that—just one month after getting engaged to the Aussie business mogul—wedding planning has officially begun.
Gary Trust / Billboard:
Rihanna & Drake Rise to No. 1 on Hot 100 With ‘Work’  —  EMAIL ME  —  The song becomes Rihanna's 14th leader, lifting her past Michael Jackson for the third-most No. 1s all-time.  Plus, DNCE dances into the top 10 with “Cake by the Ocean.”  —  Rihanna's “Work,” featuring Drake …
Discussion: Just Jared
Rob Kardashian / TMZ.com:
I'm No Cheater and It's Paying Off ...  Down a Few Dozen Lbs  —  Rob Kardashian is sticking to a strict diet — no fast food, regular workouts and lots of Blac Chyna ... and friends think it's already helped him shed about 40 lbs.  —  We're told Rob's also cut out red meats and carbs …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Rob Thomas / Facebook:
I would like to take an opportunity to further explain the comments I made in Melbourne last night.  —  First, please understand that I did not intend to make a joke ABOUT race.  I have seen people comment that after coming here for so long I should know that there is a connection between …
WOOD-TV:
6 killed, 2 injured after Kalamazoo-area shooting spree  —  Man arrested for killing 6 and wounding 2 in multiple shootings over several hours  —  Related Coverage  —  TEXAS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Six people are dead and two seriously wounded after a shooter opened fire …
Discussion: WWMT-TV, Gawker and New York Times
RELATED:
WOOD-TV:
Police: Kzoo shooting suspect was Uber driver
Discussion: Washington Post
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of WeSmirch at 5:10 PM ET, February 22, 2016.

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: 
Michael K / Dlisted:
Mickey Rourke Is Not About Manny Pacquiao's Anti-Gay Comments
Discussion: Queerty
Aurelie Corinthios Updated / People.com:
Olsen Twins and ‘Nerd Boy’ Alert!  Full House's Candace Cameron and John Stamos Share Adorable Throwback Videos
Discussion: What's New
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'It's a very handsome d**k': Zac Efron's Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates co-star …
Discussion: Towleroad and Just Jared
Coco / E! Online:
Coco's Post-Pregnancy Blog: My Honest Thoughts on Having More Children After Baby Chanel
Discussion: PerezHilton
Kelly Connolly / EW.com:
EXCLUSIVE: THE X-FILES ORIGINS SERIES TO FOLLOW MULDER AND SCULLY AS TEENAGERS
Discussion: PerezHilton
Phil De Semlyen / Empire:
Martin Freeman's Captain America: Civil War character revealed
 Earlier Picks: 
New York Daily News:
‘Mob Wives’ stars Brittany Fogarty, Karen Gravano banned from Big Ang's memorial services
Discussion: Us Weekly and TMZ.com
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / Us Weekly:
Heidi Klum: 'It's Like a Little Preschool at My House'
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
TMZ.com:
ESTRANGED HUBBY BREAKS DOWN AT FUNERAL
Discussion: Bossip
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Hayley Williams & Chad Gilbert Get Married and Look So Happy and in Love in Wedding Photos
Discussion: Page Six
RADAR:
Boy-Toy Breakup! Kris Jenner ‘Actively Looking’ To Replace Younger Lover
Discussion: Starpulse and The Hollywood Gossip
Becky Randel / People.com:
Ciara Says It 'Wasn't Hard' to Talk About Abstinence with Boyfriend Russell Wilson …
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Major brands were replaced by direct-response advertisers during commercial breaks of CBS News' December 13 town hall with Erika Kirk, moderated by Bari Weiss

Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
How media coverage of Trump's AI EO overstated federal authority over states and overlooked how the order's interstate commerce argument could backfire

Will McCurdy / PCMag:
Amazon rolls out Ask This Book to the Kindle iOS app, letting readers ask questions about plot or characters; authors can't opt out

 
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