SEX WATCH: Abs Make the Best Obituaries

by Zeke Turner | 12:51 pm, July 16th, 2009

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We here at Mediaite understand one universal truth about all media strategies — sex sells. Every so often (read: every day) we notice how some of our friends across the Internet use sexy headlines and photos to drive traffic. And what better way to celebrate these recession-busting decisions than in a regular feature? Welcome to SEX WATCH!

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• Daily Beast: Remembering JFK, Jr. — “Little-Known Details About How JFK, Jr. Lived” happens to be a nice way of saying “A slideshow of JFK Jr.’s abs throughout the years.”

• Politico: VIDEO: PETA parades playmates for Vegans — Breaking news from the Hill! Playmates in bikinis serving veggie dogs.

• FOX-Charlotte: Mom and Daughters Get Nine Boob Jobs — We’d like to think that the headline means ‘nine sets of boob jobs.’ And we’d also like to tip our hat to the hard-working people at FOX Charlotte’s website for going the extra mile to get a photo for this story off Flickr.

• Fox News: 50 Hottest Hollywood 50-Somethings — It’s one thing to be so desperate for content that you have to publish something called, “50 Hottest Hollywood 50-Somethings.” It’s another to really not give a shit about what you put on your site. Jack Nicholson? This photo? Jokes on us, I suppose.

•HuffPo: Bathing Suit Photo: “I’ve Taken Care Of Myself” (PICTURE) — She’s 83 years old. And the post is just a repurposed press release from inTouch (“Here is a release sent out by the magazine, for the full thing pick up the issue.“). We hate the Internet today.

• picture-25 HuffPo: “Orgasm A Day” Campaign Directed At British Schoolchildren Sparks Controversy — Still going strong on HuffPo’s ‘most popular’ tab after four days. Can’t figure that one out. Maybe something to do with the picture?