Paris Hilton, about whom their is very little to say other than that people say many things about her and that she is heir to a large fortune, is spending more time indoors playing Monopoly.

Apparently dating (rock star Benji Madden) has made her less of a socialite and more domestic. Finally.

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The families of American Idol contestants are forbidden to talk to the media until the season ends. So how do they pass the time?

They go to the American Idol Ministry, set up by Leesa Bellesi, a pastor’s wife in a Lake Forest backyard. There they cheer, give support, eat barbecues and play Ping Pong and Apples to Apples.

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On a flight from Washington D.C. to Portland, OR, the press challenged Barack Obama and his staff to a game of Taboo.

Obama’s team won, despite not having any good questions for the clue “cockatoo”.

After the first win the press wanted a re-match–which the staff agreed to–but Obama teasingly asked how long the game goes on for. A member of the press said, “We play until we win.” Obama paused for a moment thoughtfully, smiled, and quipped, “That sounds familiar.”

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Wizards of the Coast is running an art contest on Worth1000 for promotional materials featuring the iconic Dungeons & Dragons monster, the Beholder. The top three entries will each receive prizes of $100.

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The gaming automation trend continues with poker. Crave points us to this device for dealing cards:

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A man in Colorado dragged his girlfriend to death behind his car in 2006 and then pleaded mental retardation.

Unfortunately for him, he was filmed playing Chess in jail, and the defense is trying to use the tape as proof of mental competence.

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