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Thomas Kinkade, Painter Of Crap, Must Pay $2.1 Million To Former Gallery Owners
Thomas Kinkade calls himself the "Painter of Light," and allegedly uses his "faith" to lure in investors to his gallery business. Now two former gallery owners have won a judgment from Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that forces Kinkade to abide by a 2007 arbitration decision that awarded the former owners $860,000 in damages and more than $1.2 million in attorneys' fees and arbitration expenses. Ouchy. More » -
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Consumerist Nominated For Best Blog
That's right, despite having its budget slashed and being put up for sale, Consumerist still rocked 2008 with a bunch of cool and/or ridiculously awesome posts, and now we're in the running for the Best Blog in the 2008 Weblog Awards. You can cast your vote here. Frankly, we haven't even heard of some of the competitors. Gawk-er? What is that, a peeping tom site? Boing boing? Who names this stuff? More » -
wine spectator
Totally Fake Restaurant Wins Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
Hey, did you know that with Microsoft Word, $250 and maybe a foreign language dictionary — your lemonade stand can get a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence? That's what one enterprising fellow set out to prove. More » -
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The Consumerist's Top 10 Products Of 2007!
2007 was an amazing year for consumer products and we covered them all! From the hype of the iPhone to death-flavored pet food, if you buy it, we've probably got an opinion about it. More » -
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Sears' Eddie Lampert Is "Worst CEO of the Year"
The fact that Eddie Lampert isn't even a CEO didn't stop Herb Greenberg at Marketwatch from slapping the coveted "Worst CEO of the Year" award on him. Eddie beat out such unemployed luminaries as Chuck "Whoops" Prince, formerly of Citigroup, and Ed "I Hate My Customers" Zander, formerly of Motorola. More » -
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Sleeping Pills For Kids? The 2007 International Bad Product Awards
The Consumer's International 2007 International Bad Product Awards are here, folks. Let's have a big round of applause for: More » -
worst company in america
RIAA 1, Single Mom 0: RIAA Defendant Loses, Must Pay $222,000 For Allegedly Sharing 24 Songs
The first RIAA jury trial has ended and the single mom accused of sharing 24 songs has been ordered to pay $222,000 by a jury of her peers. More » -
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Walmart Workers Win Additional $62 Million
Walmart workers who were forced to work through breaks won an additional $62 million Wednesday. Sounds like a ton of cash, but the AP says, "The payments for lost wages are expected to range from about $50 to a few thousand dollars, depending on employment history." More » -
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101 Dumbest Moments In Business: Walmart Hiring Edelman
CNN has put together a list of the 101 Dumbest Moments in Business and Walmart's choice to hire Edelman PR took home the golden dunce. More » -
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Ford: You're Fired! But Congratulations For Thirty Years Service!
After thirty years with a company, it's always nice to have your shafting quickly followed by a twist of the corkscrew rigidly standing from your behind. More »
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