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#advertising
The Truth About Zoos: Poop. (And Pee)
From Rhett & Link, the guys who brought you the ad that all ads should probably be like, comes this new spot for the Central Florida Zoo. Their relentless honesty requires it to focus totally on excrement. [Adfreak] More » -
#albany
Albany Foodie World Is All About Punching
Steve Barnes (pictured), the Albany restaurant critic who was assaulted by a professional mixed martial arts fighter last year (probably) because of something he wrote, reports today: Albany restaurateurs are going to punch each other. More » -
#recessionomics
Peanut Butter and Jelly Is the Body and Blood of Union-Busting Jesus
The Way We Live Now: Same as ever. Hard times have been around for years now! But nobody was paying attention. The Christians were fighting unions and the yuppies were building dream homes and everyone else? Peanut butter jelly time. More » -
#mediacrack
German Newspaper Feud Gets Penis-y
In your ferocious Friday media column: Newspaper wars in Germany are of another breed, another high school paper censored for dumb reasons, more on the BusinessWeek layoffs, and George Stephanopoulos' fluff chops questioned. More » -
#bookdeals
Regretsy Book to Be Not Quite as Good as Regretsy.com
The heretofore anonymous founder of Regretsy, the blog that appropriately mocks your dumb arts-and-crafts projects, has been outed. Because she got a book deal! New blog-to-book trend: Saying right up front the book will be more paltry than the blog. More » -
#crime
Breaking: The Hipster Grifter is free. Oh boy.
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#propaganda
Feeling Better About Fare Increases
The MTA is cheering up New Yorkers by printing the word "optimism" on millions of Metrocards. *NOTE: "Optimism" should not be interpreted as applying to the state of the New York City transportation system itself. [NYT. Pic via] More » -
#violence
Jude Law Will Hurl Oranges at Any Girl Watching Him Do Yoga
Marble-eyed Englishman Jude Law made the mistake of moving into a condo right next door to an NYU dorm. What are you, Jude Law—dumb? Heh. He deals with female fans by throwing produce at them.
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#media
BusinessWeek Layoffs Make Fools of Optimists
The long-expected BusinessWeek layoffs came down yesterday, with 130 staffers let go—a full third of its employees. Is it fair to call that a "surprise?" More » -
#classwar
Hot Foot Hottie and Poor Hubby Need More Money Cause Board's Crummy
A hot sexxxy foot model's hot feet got too hot for her fancy Upper East Side neighbors, once she married a hot doorman in her building, alleges the hottest new tabloid class war story to hit hot type! More » -
#updates
AP Layoffs: Final Thoughts
We've updated (hopefully for the last time) our AP Layoffs List with the final flood of tips that came in late yesterday and this morning. A few final thoughts on the list, for those AP people still checking it: More » -
#duh
Since the last terrifying report 15 years ago, movie theater popcorn has not become healthy.
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#scandals
Naked Old Rich People Sue Each Other
This Palm Beach wealthy socialite scandal/ lawsuit is a totally impenetrable thicket of rich-person backbiting, except for the key fact that it involves naked photos of a 57 year-old woman, and the widow of Dr. Atkins. Interested? Sicko. [Page2Live] More » -
#thefuture
New Yorker Cartoons Now on XBox, For Some Reason
A tipster points out that fancy Xbox Live "Gold" subscribers are offered an amazing selection of animated New Yorker cartoons. Animated! What better target audience that Xbox Live addicts? Click to watch this completely inexplicable media crossover in action. More » -
#recessionomics
Santa Gives Up on America, and Vice Versa
The Way We Live Now: Ho-ho-ho-ping for a holiday miracle. Cause Santa is totally unreachable and all our Christmas money's going towards tuition and the luxury gourmet superdeluxe business we invested in is "in the red," like Rudolph. Fuck him. More » -
#mediacrack
Rumors: Staff Shuffles at New York Post, Sports Illustrated
In your foreboding Thursday media column: Rumors of veterans departing their jobs far and wide, Anthony Kennedy's story weakens, newspapers and magazines lose huge money, and Jon Fine's media gig disappears. More » -
#andnowshesdead
Jeanne-Claude, Artist and Wife of Christo
Jeanne-Claude, the wife of wrap-happy artist Christo and his artistic collaborator for more than 50 years, died from a brain aneurysm last night at the age of 74. Her favorite project, she said: "the next one." [AP] More » -
#heroes
Local Reporter Makes It Big
Here is big fancy comedian David Letterman last night, mocking the relaxed on-the-scene reporting style of beloved NY1 animal-handling journalist Roger Clark. Mr. Letterman, that man you so heartlessly deride is an excellent bowler. More » -
#layoffs
The AP Layoffs, From Bismarck to Beijing
We've been updating our AP Layoffs List for three days with tips about layoffs in AP bureaus around the world. Here, we've organized and mapped them for you. View the national and global media carnage, below. More »
