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The Bullseye

We rate pop culture for the week of September 8, 2008 including Jordin Sparks, ''Swingtown,'' Scramble, and more

Hits
· Diva charity collaboration ''Just Stand Up'' may be the most perfect trifle of pop ever created
· Scramble, Facebook's Boggle knockoff, almost makes us forget Scrabulous ever existed

Near Misses
· Jordin Sparks vs. Russell Brand is so much more entertaining than Jordin Sparks vs. Blake Lewis was
· We aged 30 years while watching those Jerry Seinfeld-Bill Gates Microsoft ads
· Swingtown ends its run: We'll miss you most of all, Trina Decker

Misses
· Ricky Schroder's wife competes on Top Design to establish her own identity. Here's an idea: Don't appear on TV.
· Brooke Hogan doesn't know who Sarah Palin is... Wait, who is Brooke Hogan?
· To the creators of Entourage: We won't make fun of Vince's beard if you promise never to use the word Medellin again.

Originally posted Sep 12, 2008 Published in issue #1012 Sep 19, 2008 Order article reprints

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