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Five pop culture items we missed

Today's catch: Smash Mouth earns its name, "One Life to Live" gets another one, and Snooki dances with a plant

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Topics: Pop five, Celebrity, Internet Culture, Jersey Shore, Television,

Five pop culture items we missed"Smash" some eggs into Steve Harwell's "mouth."

1. Formerly famous singer’s attempt to re-create scene from “Cool Hand Luke”  of the day: Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth will be eating 24 eggs (in one sitting?) because a writer on SomethingAwful.com dared him to. But in a pretty cool twist, the “All Star” singer announced on Twitter that he’d do only it if he raised $10K for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.  You can donate here.

2. Sorkin snub of the day: Chris Matthews won’t be appearing on Aaron Sorkin’s new show, “More as This Story Develops,” about a news reporter based on Keith Olbermann. A “close source” says that it’s because of the way the program skewers the left-leaning MSNBC, but it’s hard to take the gossip seriously when it kind of looks like the leak could be anyone from Andrew Breitbart to Sorkin himself.

3. Snooki of the day: Back and refreshed from her European vacation, the always classy “Jersey Shore” star does a dance of seduction with a giant indoor plant.

 

4. Sick, sad world of the day: Casey Anthony is already getting porn offers.

5. Soapbox of the day: “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” may be moving to the Internet after being canceled by ABC. Now Grandma will have to learn how to turn on the computer after all.

Drew Grant

Drew Grant is a staff writer for Salon. Follow her on Twitter at @videodrew. More Drew Grant.

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  • The protests take on a festive element as police forces move out of the park and square. Wearing a gas mask, this young man dances to traditional Turkish music in front of Taksim Square’s Ataturk Monument.

  • In Gezi Park since March 31st, this protester, originally caught off-guard by the Government’s teargas and water cannons, went out and bought a Russian army mask from WWII, preparing for what was to come.

  • This rambunctious boy seems to be enjoying the chaos. After taking this picture he threw a stone at the already destroyed building in the background.

  • Forming a line, the police face off directly with protesters in Taksim Square. After a while, they retreated and there was a general cheer – a back-and-forth dance that has been common since the beginning of this protest.

  • An elderly woman in Gezi Park reads the news. The tent community occupying the park was violently destroyed on June 16th.

  • Many different groups had set up booths to promote their cause in Taksim Square and Gezi Park. Standing in front of one, this man waves his flag while posing with conviction.

  • Many home-remedies are used to minimize the effects of tear gas. This woman has put a milky solution on her face, removing her mask after the tear gas dissipated. Before sunrise, the police came again for another round of teargasing.

  • People capitalize on the uprising -- selling flags, beer, gas masks, sky lanterns and spray paint to name just a few of the popular items.

  • On Monday morning, June 11, the police execute a strong offensive. Many plain-clothed police officers, like the ones seen here, clash with protesters in the side streets away from the main stand-off in Taksim.

  • The authorities seem to be most aggressive in the night, pushing protesters away from the square and park. After being teargassed this young woman catches her breath with other protesters on Siraselviler Street.

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