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Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Kourtney Kardashian Gives Birth to a Baby Boy, Welcomes Third Child!  —  Her own little clan!  Kourtney Kardashian welcomed her third child on Sunday, Dec. 14, a baby boy, Us Weekly can confirm.  It also happened to be her son Mason Disick's fifth birthday.  —  PHOTOS: Kourtney's maternity style
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Anya / People.com:
Kourtney Kardashian Welcomes a Son  —  Kourtney Kardashian just gave her son a pretty great birthday gift: a little brother!  —  The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star and Scott Disick welcomed their third child, a boy, on Sunday, Dec. 14, PEOPLE confirms — the same day their son Mason Dash turned 5.
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
NEWS/ Kourtney Kardashian Gives Birth to a Baby Boy, 3rd Child With Scott Disick, on Son Mason's Birthday
tooFab.com:
Kourtney Kardashian & Scott Disick Welcome Baby Boy
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
ABC News:
Amal Clooney: Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating Person of the Year  —  Amal Clooney, George Clooney's beautiful new wife, was chosen as the most fascinating person of 2014.  Formerly Amal Alamuddin, most people know very little about her.  —  Amal managed to do the seemingly undoable …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, PopWatch and USA Today
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Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Amal Alamuddin Named Most Fascinating Person of 2014 by Barbara Walters
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
David Katz / GQ:
Meet The Manliest Man In Hollywood  —  We have a theory that Chris Hemsworth is Hollywood's leading man, literally.  Maybe it's his Australian-ness.  Maybe it's his hobbies (surfing, boxing).  Maybe it's that he plays a Norse god, complete with godlike biceps.
Aaron Sorkin / New York Times:
Journalists Shouldn't Help the Sony Hackers  —  “Jolie a ‘Spoiled Brat’ From ‘Crazyland,’ ” says The New York Post.  —  “Shocking New Reveals From Sony Hack,” says The Daily Beast.  —  “Sony's Hacked Emails Highlight Hollywood's Problems With Diversity,” says The Huffington Post.
Stacy Brown / Page Six:
Cosby to media: Stay neutral despite rape allegations  —  Bill Cosby declined yet again to discuss the growing list of rape and sexual abuse allegations against him.  —  Bill Cosby broke his silence Friday, albeit briefly, to lecture the media on remaining “neutral” and to say that his wife is standing by him.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Spelman suspends Cosby chair in wake of growing sexual assault claims
Discussion: Bossip
William Boot / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Sony Emails Reveal Destiny's Child and Kanye West Movies, and Spidey Cameo in Capt. 3  —  Leaked emails reveal a planned Destiny's Child biopic, Kanye West feature film, Spider-Man cameo in Captain America 3, Fox's plans for an X-Men/Fantastic Four crossover, and more.
Monique Jessen / People.com:
Princess Kate Takes Prince George to Holiday Fair  —  It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas for Prince George.  —  Just days before the latest photo set of the young royal was released, an expectant Princess Kate donned a baseball cap to take him to a local Christmas fair on Friday.
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Creed's Scott Stapp — Shocking Audio of a Crumbling Man  —  CREED'S SCOTT STAPP  —  SHOCKING AUDIO OF A CRUMBLING MAN  —  EXCLUSIVE … Clip #3 Stapp placed a call to the dean of his kid's school last month, warning that ISIS will attack the people of Florida, and he knows that because the terrorists are members of his family.
Discussion: Page Six and PerezHilton
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Scarlett Johansson Thinks Her Body Is Just “Okay,” Doesn't Like Her Thighs  —  She's her own worst critic!  Scarlett Johansson's curvy-in-all-the-right-places figure is the envy of women all over the world, but she has her hang-ups just like anyone else.  During Sunday's broadcast …
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Beyonce shows off a lack of baby bump, talks feminism & fame in a new video  —  Here are some photos of Beyonce at the Billboard Women of the Year luncheon on Friday.  Surprisingly enough, Queen B was not named THE Woman of the Year.  That honor went to Taylor Swift.  Which... we can debate.
Leah Garaas / The Current:
Song premiere: Modest Mouse, ‘Lampshades on Fire’ off forthcoming album Strangers to Ourselves … On Monday, Dec. 15 The Current will host an online premiere of Modest Mouse's new single “Lampshades on Fire” off their forthcoming album Strangers to Ourselves, out March 3, 2015 via Epic Records.
Discussion: Stereogum
Chicago Tribune:
1 charged in killing of Demario Bailey, 15, who tried to save twin brother from robbers  —  Demario and Demacio Bailey, close-knit identical twins known within their South Side charter school community as the “Bailey boys,” were raised in a home that prioritized schooling and safety.
 
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