• gossip

    Ivanka Trump Continues Her Campaign to Be a Good Jew

    Have we mentioned that Ivanka Trump is converting to Judaism, presumably so she will be a better marriage match for Jared Kushner, the equally young owner of the New York Observer? We have. Ivanka is only 27, but she recently auctioned off an internship with her for Chabad, the Hasidic organization her boyfriend supports. This donation and the visibility that comes with sounds like a good way to get in with Kushner's family, because we hear that they don't like the idea of Jared marrying outside the tribe. But Ivanka just made another move in the chess game to ingratiate herself with the Kushner family. Oh, UPDATE: apparently nobody wanted to bid on the "internship," and the person who finally did won't be sending the kid to the internship anyway. More »

    2:55 PM on Tue Nov 25 2008
    By Sheila
    9,489 views, 96 comments

    Most discussed iplaudius: I like how Chabad reaches out to everyone, but I’m not sure how they reconcile the very real strictures of more »

  • rumormonger

    Do the Trumps and Kushners Hate Each Other?

    Ivanka Trump and real-estate golden boy and New York Observer owner Jared Kushner have been dating for over a year, and seem to be heading towards marriage—especially when you consider Ivanka's highly-publicized conversion to Judaism. But they keep denying that they're getting engaged, and we've heard a possible reason why: their families can't stand each other. More »

    12:24 PM on Fri Nov 21 2008
    By Sheila
    6,248 views, 93 comments

    Most discussed blix: Sunrise,sunset. Comb-over not yet. more »

  • gossip roundup

    Michael Jackson: Secret Muslim?

    • Michael Jackson is a secret Muslim who is actually called Mikaeel, meaning angel of Allah, after the pop star rejected the name "Mustafa," which means chosen one. In a few days Jackson will appear in London court, where an Arab sheikh is suing him for seriously breaching a multi-million-dollar contract. Related? Who knows. The headline? "The Way You Mecca Me Feel." [Sun]
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    6:58 AM on Fri Nov 21 2008
    By Ryan Tate
    4,461 views, 90 comments

    Most discussed JoelTannenbaum: Seriously, who ISN'T a secret Muslim these days? It's the new gay. more »

  • Real Estate

    Jared Kushner Gives You Permission To Ask For Anything

    The upside of being in a recession is that you can score some sweet concessions on a new apartment! Assuming you have money to get an apartment. If you're lucky enough to be a buyer these days, "Don't be afraid to ask for anything." So says boy wonder Jared Kushner, the publisher of the Observer and also a real estate mogul in his own right! Want to ask the current owner to come clean your kitchen every week? Need them to throw in a hypoallergenic puppy free with your purchase? Or something a bit more kinky? Nothing's too obnoxious to ask for, according to Jared. Click through to hear some buyer's wisdom straight from the lips that regularly make out with Ivanka Trump: More »

    4:18 PM on Mon Nov 17 2008
    By Hamilton Nolan
    3,103 views, 29 comments

    Most discussed blogissuchanuglyword: I refuse to take tips from anyone with that haircut. more »

  • critical stalker

    Ivanka Trump Ignores Basic Career Advice

    We received a celeb-stalker sighting this morning: "Ivanka Trump—5th avenue and 57th street - Her hair was a mess. Didn't bother to dry it before leaving her place. Other than that, she looked great." Wet hair? We've got news for for 26-year-old Ivanka, whose job with her dad comes with a fancy title (Vice President of Real Estate Development and Acquisitions) and an assistant: According to Megan Hustad's newish book, How to Be Useful: A Beginner's Guide to Not Hating Work, she's just broken a cardinal rule for young twentysomethings in the workplace. More »

    10:25 AM on Fri Nov 14 2008
    By Sheila
    16,457 views, 84 comments

    Most discussed Aaron Altman: I love wet hair. Love it. I admit it. more »

  • headlines

    Daily News Taking The Piss Out Of Ivanka?

    At some point last night, the Daily News fed the Web address above into its RSS feed. The XML file appears to have been subsequently cleansed, but Google Reader still has the original address, attached to the much tamer headline, "Side Dish: Juliette Lewis isn't into 'Gossip'." Clicking it is a dead end, of course, but we're now way more intrigued by what the tabloid's gossip section didn't say than by anything it could have possibly printed about Jared Kushner's girlfriend. Maybe it's a clever bit of reverse psychology, hyping tomorrow's Rush & Molloy. Anyone care to clue us in?

    8:06 AM on Tue Nov 11 2008
    By Ryan Tate
    1,101 views, 24 comments

    Most discussed ouikant: It's probably less sanitary to pee in a sink than a toilet. Not the pee part, but the genitals-on-filthy-porcelain part. more »

  • dead trees

    George Clooney Turns Away Sad Observer Publisher

    Britain's Guardian profiled Jared Kushner, and while the Observer owner makes some positive noises about his company, the salient facts are as follows: After two years and a purported 40 percent revenue increase, the paper is still losing about $2 million per year. Kushner said he is " definitely scared about newspapers" and compared the industry to "a falling knife." And despite having Ivanka Trump on his arm, Kushner was recently turned away from fading nightclub Bungalow 8: More »

    9:35 PM on Sun Nov 9 2008
    By Ryan Tate
    5,661 views, 16 comments

    Most discussed BookishLatkeish: I hope Ivanka didn't pay much for those new boobs, Lefty and Righty appear to be mad at each other. more »

  • dynasties

    Ivanka Trump Exasperates Yet Another Writer

    What is it about Ivanka Trump that rankles journalists so? She had the Times' Ruth La Ferla all but calling her a harlot last December, and today on the Portfolio website she is irritating an openly exasperated Lloyd Grove. Theory: She's got (nearly) the looks of Paris Hilton and the mouth of a flack. Hilton is obnoxious but palatable to the media, since she acts out and constantly gives regrettable quotes. Trump was summa cum laude at Wharton (undergraduate), which makes it a touch harder to hate her for her privileged life. Grove seems to be trying, at least: More »

    5:27 AM on Tue Nov 4 2008
    By Ryan Tate
    5,637 views, 35 comments

    Most discussed BigMaybelle: I love her. She's really smart and tough. Unlike all the other socialites who speak in this squeaky voice, Ivanka's more »

  • minimoguls

    Ivanka's Shiksa-to-Jewess Transformation Update

    How's that going? They're grooming the Trump daughter to marry boy-mensch and 27-year-old New York Observer owner Jared Kushner. But first they've got to beat the Gentile out of her! Of course the YNet's Jewish World has something to say about it, declaring Kushner the "perfect match" and informing us that " following her husband-to-be's request, Ivanka has begun the conversion process at the Kehilath Jeshurun Synagogue in Manhattan's Upper East Side." Has she been turned away by a rabbi three times, as is the custom? Update: But Kushner & Trump are not engaged as this article suggests, says Robert Sommer, Observer Media Group President. Apparently, they're just really seriously going steady.[YNet]

    2:20 PM on Fri Oct 31 2008
    By Sheila
    5,386 views, 55 comments

    Most discussed Seriously: Interesting that she chose an Orthodox conversion. It's a very strict difficult project to undertake - they make you really more »

  • gossip roundup

    Ivanka Trump Picks A Rabbi

    • Shiksa Ivanka Trump and Observer-owning Jewish beau Jared Kushner have the rabbi for her conversion all picked out. It was important to both of them that he hate the Times. [P6]
    • OK, so Madonna has reportedly been calling soon-to-be-ex husband Guy Ritchie a gold digger, but she's the one who made him sign a contract to "enrich" his wife and "devote time to our sexual expressiveness." [Sun]
    • The View denied that Elizabeth Hasselbeck gets into screaming matches with Joy Behar, as the Chicago Sun-Times reported. But she does get the lion's share of death threats from people outside the show, according to Whoopi Goldberg.
    • Under a new court order, a medical team will monitor Britney Spears' career at all times to make sure it does not drive her insane. That's an actual fact. [TMZ]
    • Do not speak to the Olsen twins at their book signing, do not photograph the Olsen twins at their book signing and do not ask the Olsen twins to read anything at their book signing. Why are you even at their book signing? [P6]
    • Girls Gone Wild scuz Joe Francis claimed Lindsay Lohan isn't really lesbian and trashed the actress' girlfriend Samantha Ronson as a "wretched" manipulator. Because if you're going to manipulate women, you have to do it with class. Joe Francis class. [P6]
    • Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie require the services of six nannies. They tried to cut down to four but that was just overwhelming. The dinner table seats 16. [Scoop]

    9:48 AM on Wed Oct 29 2008
    By Ryan Tate
    2,633 views, 55 comments

    Most discussed JinxyMcDeath: Ivanka Trump is converting to Judaism? Was this known previously? Also, only a New York newspaper would write that she was more »