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Oh No. Times Lets Writer 'Reflect' on 9/11
Everyone's nightmares and memories about the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center are important. And every year a few people and their memories are deemed more important than everyone else's—not survivors or rescuers, just folks who had been in New York, somewhere, at the time. And every year we're expected to read their important memories in periodicals like The New York Times and The New Yorker. And every year it's just very sad, strangely insulting, not soothing and, in the end, rarely enlightening. There's this, for instance: "I remember the weekend before. A friend was visiting. We went to Chinatown for dinner on Mulberry Street, then walked north to Little Italy, stumbling into the Feast of San Gennaro. My friend kept eating things, suddenly in street-food heaven. I remember him gnawing on a big brick of nougat. I remember I had dinner plans for Tuesday. I remember the general panic, my wife and me stocking up at the Food Emporium a block from our Upper East Side apartment, buying provisions almost at random. (Salmon steaks — why not?)." More »
Listicle
Best Cities for Singles: Forbes' Wrongest List Ever
Aways handy with a dubious listicle, Forbes magazine is presenting us with its ranking of America's "Best Cities For Singles." Could Atlanta really be No. 1? Maybe! Dallas at No. 3? Perhaps! But there is no way in hell New York City should come in 8th place. Why? For the same reason this list ranks NYC as number one in the "Cool" category. More »
Happy Hour Servicey!
Times Celebrates Alcoholism
Today's New York Times wants you to know about a lovely-sounding new intoxicant that just might be worth braving the Lower East Side for. For centuries people in many parts of South America have been gathering to drink the tea of the yerba mate plant, which is traditionally served in a gourd, sipped through a silver straw and passed around "like a bong in a dorm room" to cure stomach trouble and nervous disorders. Now, Yuppies and hipsters are gathering at Manhattan watering holes and drinking the elixir mixed with Chilean grape brandy and fruit juice to "cure nothing save the stress and ennui of urban life." More »
Exclusive
Greg Garcia Responds to Baldwin: 'I'm Not a Scientologist.'
The latest salvo in the ongoing battle between 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin and My Name is Earl creator Greg Garcia is being waged right here on Gawker. Garcia sent us his response to Baldwin's early morning swipe, in which he goofed on Garcia for being a Scientologist. "Alec, I can't tell you how happy I am to once again point out that you are an idiot. I'm unable to answer your question about Scientologists because, although I respect anyone's right to their own beliefs, I am not currently nor have I ever been a Scientologist. Maybe you should have done some research that extended past the comments section of Defamer before you crafted your insult." More »
sarah palin
(1) The folks at CollegeOTR have designed this nifty "Caribou Barbie" Sarah Palin doll. But relax, conservative pervs and self-loathing liberals, it's just a prototype. (2) Wired is reporting that the VP hopeful has joined the ranks of Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan with "Sarah Palin Bikini Photos," "Sarah Palin Nude," and "Sarah Palin Naked" fast becoming top Google search terms among our frazzled citizens. (3) Oh, and the blog LaProgressive.com is claiming that she called Barack Obama "Sambo."
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Today's Sarah Palin Madness
(1) The folks at CollegeOTR have designed this nifty "Caribou Barbie" Sarah Palin doll. But relax, conservative pervs and self-loathing liberals, it's just a prototype. (2) Wired is reporting that the VP hopeful has joined the ranks of Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan with "Sarah Palin Bikini Photos," "Sarah Palin Nude," and "Sarah Palin Naked" fast becoming top Google search terms among our frazzled citizens. (3) Oh, and the blog LaProgressive.com is claiming that she called Barack Obama "Sambo."
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Hot Heads
Alec Baldwin Doesn't Take Any Shit From Scientologists
Lovable madman Alec Baldwin has so many feuds going on with so many people that he can no longer attend to them one at a time. The 30 Rock star published a fine, blustering anti-McCain/Palin piece on today's Huffington Post ("We know nothing about Sarah Palin. Nothing. Which is not anywhere near enough information to elevate her to the position whereby she would succeed McCain if he died in office or suffered a catastrophic illness. At 72 years of age and in questionable health, McCain's fitness to coach a high school football team would be in doubt, let alone the grueling reality of the presidency of this country.") and then he took a post-script detour to get in a last minute shot at one of his enemies at NBC by making fun of the guy's celebrity religion. More »
Shut Up, Digg!
Some little assholes used Digg and Wikipedia to spread the lie that teen actress Miley Cyrus had died in a car accident last night caused by "an unidentified black man"—and Yahoo News picked up the story. The hoax was short-lived, thank God. By this morning, it was hard to tell who, if anyone—aside from Yahoo—actually fell for it. One of the only mentions of it as anything but a scam seems to be this retarded Digg entry. So did anyone else actually buy it?
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The Racist Miley Cyrus Death Hoax
Some little assholes used Digg and Wikipedia to spread the lie that teen actress Miley Cyrus had died in a car accident last night caused by "an unidentified black man"—and Yahoo News picked up the story. The hoax was short-lived, thank God. By this morning, it was hard to tell who, if anyone—aside from Yahoo—actually fell for it. One of the only mentions of it as anything but a scam seems to be this retarded Digg entry. So did anyone else actually buy it?
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GAWKER STALKER
Latest Gawker Stalker Sightings
Submit your Sightings: stalker@gawker.com
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Julia Stiles
Sullivan St & 3rd St
Saw Julia Stiles at Trader Joes Wine Shop in Union Square last night. She looked pretty in a teal flowy dress and was accompanied by a really cute, preppy guy. -
Agyness Deyn
88 Orchard St
Saw model Agyness Deyn on her bike going down 7th Ave. Thought it was strange at first then realized that it’s fashion week and all and ANYTHING can happen. Although it would muss her ‘do, she should wear a helmet. -
NKOTB
2nd Ave
NKOTB @ 42nd and 2nd this morning doing a Fox interview. -
Shannen Doherty
8th Ave
Spotted Shannen Doherty last night coming out of Opera, the afterparty spot of the Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion Show. She tripped in the street before stumbling into her big black SUV, classic and hilarious!
Video
Eco-Hippies Mourn Dead Trees—To the Extreme!
Yes, deforestation is a terrible problem and may ruin the earth, but this is just a bit much. Members of the environmentalist group Earth First communed in the woods of North Carolina recently to scream and cry at the tops of their lungs for the brethren flora. Either that, or some hoaxers created a prank video to make Earth First look even whackier than it already has with its "tree sits" and such. I can't decide. Judge for yourself after the jump. More »
r.i.p.
Robert Giroux, Publisher
Robert Giroux, who helped build one of the most important publishing houses of the 20th Century, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, died in his sleep yesterday morning at an assisted living facility in Tinton Falls, NJ. He was 94. The legends that he published amount to a stunningly daunting list that includes T.S. Eliot, Flannery O'Connor, Seamus Heany, Bernard Malamud, Jack Kerouac, Susan Sontag, and George Orwell."'The single most important thing to happen to this company was the arrival of Bob Giroux,' [Roger] Straus, who died in 2004, once said." More »
opportunities
OMG! Go Stalk the Cast of Gossip Girl!
If you weren't planning to go drinking on the Lower East Side next Tuesday evening, change your plans. This photo was taken on the corner of Ludlow and Rivington last night, warning locals that Gossip Girl will be shooting in the area starting at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday. Who will be there? Blake? Chace? Teamsters? Maybe you know someone with rooftop access and you happen to have a carton of expired eggs handy! Unless Michelle Trachtenberg is still on the show, in which case back off. No one touches Dawny! Click through for bigger pic.
justice
Charges Dropped Against Cop Assault Cyclist
The cyclist who was riding through Times Square during July's Critical Mass ride when a thug cop viciously slammed him to the pavement has been cleared of all charges. Although Officer Patrick Pogan claimed in court documents that Christopher Long intentionally steered his bike into him, the Manhattan District Attorney has joined with the rest of the city in telling Pogan, "Fuck you, guy." Pogan charged Long with attempted assault, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. As the tape shows, that's just a whole bunch of crap. Which presents a little problem for the officer. More »
Emergency
Help Find This Missing Woman
You might have seen this plea and this message on many, many webpages this weekend. 23-year-old school teacher Hannah E. Upp went missing from her Harlem apartment on Friday and police are looking for anything that might lead them to her. Click through for a larger photo. If you have seen her or heard anything about her, please call Det. Perez at the 30th Precinct, at 212-690-8842, or at 212-690-8843. Someone must have seen or heard something. You do not have to give your name to give your information. Please step up and tell what you know. This is actually important. And anyone using this thread to make a certain old complaint about the media and missing people, you'll get banned instantly.
Dirt Sandwich
Lipo in Sixth Grade? Hey, Why Not!
FROM DEFAMER.COM: Now that those exhausting political conventions are finally over, we can get back to the issues that really matter to hardworking Americans: sex addiction, huge breasts, and plastic surgery! More »
FNFF
Monkey Menace Panders to McCain/Palin Crowd
The damned moneys. Despite the warnings, the hundreds and hundreds of warnings, everyone insists on treating these near-human masterminds of evil as being just like us! After all, they can handle firearms, but they are also breeding with our innocent pigs. Now that John McCain and scandal-bot Sarah Palin are wooing the family values crowd—while forcing that crowd to disown everything they every said—the monkeys have found a way into the heart of the Christian Right. The little wicked creatures are MARRYING! More »
Kill baby kill
Six Fun Reminders To Start Boycotting The New York Post!
You know how doctors and elementary school principals all through the land are canceling their subscriptions to Us Weekly in the aftermath of the jihadist pinko rag's biased coverage of Sarah Palin? Well today we learned there may be a "silent majority" of folks who would be doing the exact same thing with the New York Post, right here in New York, but no one hears from them because they don't consume a few metric tons of gas just getting to work every day and are thus subjected to the presence of these innovative small businesses known as "newsstands" on a regular basis, and it is at these operations that liberal-leaning media consumers are casting their votes. "If I had a nickel for every friend of mine who told me they stopped buying the Post every time an election cycle hit," a Post employee told a Gawker operative today…well he'd probably be able to afford a copy of Italian Vogue! The point is, we know the Post's coverage of this Palin crap has been hard on all of you. Some of you may have quit reading it altogether! If so, here is some stuff you've missed. I scanned it in so we wouldn't have to link! More »
Week in Review
The Week We Fire Walked With Bristol Palin
- So. No one (besides Ken Layne, who'd happily called her "America's Hottest Governor" some time ago and then forgotten all about it) had heard of this "Sarah Palin" character before, until last Friday. And now, would you look at that, 121k views. We talked about her all week, multiple times a day. Just click there and read all of it and feel ashamed of yourself, and us.
- Oh, also we talked about Gossip Girl.
- Oh, and Barack Obama is drunk, because he is Irish.
- We made fun of the New York Sun's crazy intern policy (which is really only marginally crazy, right?), and then we felt bad because they promptly (almost) folded. And then we made fun of them again!
- Meet the new class! And the other new class! You will not like either of them.
- Us—they're just like us! (As is Elle.)
- We love Peggy Noonan! We hate every other writer in New York.
- This truly was a week to make you love America. Possible first lady Cindy McCain maybe doesn't know who this Roe person is and why they're against wading. Olympic champion Michael Phelps is grabby. Seth Rogen is not allowed to receive simulated oral sex. Etc.
Me Gov You Long Time
Former Minnesota governor Jesse "The Body" Ventura (also a former pro wrestler) want gays to be in the military so he can get more sweet Fillipina poontang. Srsly. [Queerty]
Former Minnesota governor Jesse "The Body" Ventura (also a former pro wrestler) want gays to be in the military so he can get more sweet Fillipina poontang. Srsly. [Queerty]
Births, Deaths, and Un-Marriages?
We hear that the owner of a preppy douche-magnet bar in SoHo, engaged to marry next week, has called off the much-hyped Massachusetts wedding.
We hear that the owner of a preppy douche-magnet bar in SoHo, engaged to marry next week, has called off the much-hyped Massachusetts wedding.
The Commies
"This Is Why I Only Date the Illiterate"
As some of you perished earlier today, so too will some of you be honored. Six of you, specifically, who made us laugh and think and forget our many troubles this week. See who gets the gold stars after the jump. More »
kreepie kats
Kreepie Kats Kommunity Organize in: "Vice Prezident Moosekiller Doubts Your Kommitment to Sparklemotion!!"
[This week's edition of Jim Behrle's long-running kartoon serial is action-packed. The kats meet Sarah Barracuda! And they make a difference. Klick thru for family fun.] More »
Media
WWD Staff In Uproar Over Being Made To Write Advertorial Fluff
"Fashion Rocks" is Conde Nast's big advertorial extravaganza pegged to Fashion Week, when the magazine company can sell extra ad space to all its fashion advertisers in a fluffy, profile-heavy special supplements. But we hear that the staff of the Conde-owned WWD is currently embroiled in a mini-revolt, after they were ordered to write the copy for the 48-page Fashion Rocks supplement that went out with yesterday's issue. There's no reason an editorial staff should ever be made to write advertorial copy. The most egregious line-crossing of all: a full-page interview in the supplement with Richard Beckman, Conde Nast's own head of marketing. More »
from the mailbag
Elementary School Cancels Their Subscription to US Weekly
We just received a sternly-worded missive from the Orange Center Elementary School in Fresno, asking us to cancel their subscription to US Weekly. Presumably this is part of the wave of cancellations related to their totally controversial Sarah Palin coverage. This raises so many questions: what exactly is an elementary school doing with a subscription to US Weekly? And why did they e-mail us to cancel it? More »
Scandal
Sexy Palin Ethics Investigation Update
Governor Sarah Palin is, according to the Anchorage Daily News, "stonewalling" the investigation into allegations that she abused her power by firing the Alaska public safety commissioner. They also say Palin's lawyer is threatening to sic the secret service on the Alaska legislature's investigator. ABC reports that Alaska state senator Hollis French is now fast-tracking his investigation into the scandal, dubbed "Troopergate." But in MORE IMPORTANT NEWS: the guy Sarah Palin maybe had an affair with (it seems like she probably didn't?), her husband's former business partner, filed an emergency motion yesterday to have his divorce records sealed. The motion was denied! Hooray! [Alaska Trial Court Cases via Andrew Sullivan, who has become a madman.]
Model Behaviors
