David James Young
Digital Journalist based in Cambewarra, NSW, Australia.
Joined on Jun 16, 2009
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American comedian Patrice O'Neal has been confirmed dead at the age of 41, due to complications following a major stroke in October.
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The main voice cast of the longest-running sitcom in American television, 'The Simpsons', have agreed to a series of pay cuts in order for the show to be successfully renewed for another two years.
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Country music superstar Dolly Parton has issued a public apology to a same-sex couple who were believed to be mistreated by security at Parton's theme park in Tenessee, Dollywood.
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One of the BBC's most beloved and respected sitcom writers, John Sullivan, has today passed away following an unspecified illness at the age of 64.
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After a misunderstanding with management and a minor controversy over parody rights, pop singer Lady Gaga has given satirist "Weird Al" Yankovic permission to parody her worldwide hit "Born This Way."
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Brooklyn -
After being diagnosed with lung cancer earlier in the year, it has been confirmed that Gerard Smith, bassist for avant-garde rock band TV on the Radio, has lost his battle with the disease, aged 34.
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He's at the peak of the company and has been one of the WWE's most popular figures for over a decade. On Monday night's edition of WWE Raw, however, Edge's legacy came to an end.
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First Lady Michelle Obama is starting a new campaign to promote and develop a fun way for young people to battle childhood obesity - and she has called in a pop megastar to assist her.
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Detroit -
Overwhelmingly negative responses are emerging from the first-ever live show from former Two and a Half Men star, Charlie Sheen, which happened on Saturday at Detroit's Fox Theater.
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Cars 2, the sequel to the hit Disney/Pixar film Cars, is set for a theatrical release this June. A British writer, however, is seeking an injunction to prevent the film's release.
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London -
In just over a week, a Sotheby's auction in London will sell off what is believed to be the world's oldest printed star maps in existence - with an estimated price of nearly £200,000.
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The Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, has gone on record with some controversial comments in regards to same-sex marriage within Australia over the weekend.
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Tokyo -
In the wake of Japan's earthquake and tsunami disaster, there have been many reports of major casualties, injury and death. However, it has also seen a wave of misinformation come through the blogosphere - particularly on Twitter.
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Amidst unconfirmed reports on Twitter, it is now understood that R&B singer Teena Marie has been found dead at the age of 54 by her daughter after dying in her sleep.
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Two remnants of a supernova have been observed at the Japan/United States Suzaku observatory, and discovered to have contained temperatures 10,000 times hotter than the surface of the sun.
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American film director Irvin Kershner, best known for directing "Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back," has passed away at the age of 87.
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Sydney -
Ahead of World AIDS Day tomorrow, the Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, and U2's Bono, in the country for the band's 360 World Tour, have commemorated the day with a ceremony in Sydney.
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Quito -
Following the Wikileaks diplomatic cables controversy of Monday, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is being offered a home in Ecuador.
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New York -
"Spider Man: Turn Off The Dark," the musical based on the famous comic book character co-written by Julie Taymor and U2, premiered in New York last night with a preview showing. If reports are to be believed, however, the play was "a disaster."
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Orlando -
Seattle-based indie rock band Minus the Bear had a bizarre encounter with a fundamentalist Christian protest group in Orlando over the weekend, who picketed out the front of the band's headlining show at local venue Firestone Live.
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