Everybody Hates Chuck Todd

Barack Obama held a press conference today. While the availability may have assuaged concerns about the press' unprecedented lack of access to Obama, it did nothing to allay concerns that he calls on that jerk Chuck Todd too much. More »

02/09/10

6,371

By John Cook

#goldmanproject

This Goldman House: Bonus Season Means It's Time to Add a New Floor to Your Townhouse

It's bonus season, so we're trying to keep up with how Goldman Sachs employees are spending their taxpayer-financed windfalls. Today's entries: A $6 million penthouse condo, and adding a new floor to the upper-east-side historical landmark in which you live. More »

02/09/10

6,978

By John Cook

#colormenauseated

Harold Ford, Yellow-Dog Democrat

02/09/10

6,247

#catsanddogslivingtogether

Support for Obama Wavering in the Democratic Stronghold of Wall Street

02/08/10

1,630

#rumormonger

Paterson Scandal Unveiling Day Has Been Postponed Until Wednesday

02/08/10

6,317

#shutuptwitter

The Democratic Twitter Gap

02/08/10

1,578

#scandals

David Paterson Has Not Resigned Today

02/08/10

10,056

#pullquote

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a sign spotted by Salon's Mike Madden who was the pool reporter covering Barack Obama's visit there today. More »

02/05/10

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By John Cook

#howthingswork

'I'm Not Saying Your Mother's a Whore': How Fox News Censored Jon Stewart vs. Bill O'Reilly

Fox News has generously placed the full, unedited conversation between Bill O'Reilly and Jon Stewart online, so we can see precisely how unfairly and deviously Fox edited the interview in order to weaken Stewart's case: A lot! More »

02/05/10

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166

By John Cook

#rippedfromtheheadlines

Click here to read HBO Launches <em>The Nikki Finke Show</em>

HBO Launches The Nikki Finke Show

HBO is developing a comedy about "a powerful female online showbiz journalist with a no-holds-barred style." We called our pal Nikki to ask if it's about her. It was, as always, a delightful conversation. More »

02/05/10

7,649

106

By John Cook

#interlopers

There's No Good Reason the National Enquirer Shouldn't Win a Pulitzer Prize

The National Enquirer has thrown its hat in the ring for a 2010 Pulitzer Prize, seeking official recognition from the media Brahmins for its ownership of the John Edwards sex scandal. Said Brahmins are harrumphing, and here's why they're wrong. More »

02/04/10

15,486

By John Cook

#documents

Associated Press Reporter Allen Breed's E-mail to Luis Carlos Montalván

02/03/10

620

#hoaxes

An Iraq Vet, His Dog and an Unraveling War Story

Luis Carlos Montalván returned from the Iraq war and launched a media career — he's attending Columbia's J-School — based on a battle tale that made him a poster boy for PTSD. Now an AP reporter thinks he's a fraud. More »

02/03/10

18,262

112

By John Cook

#drugs

Memphis punk Jay Reatard's death caused by "cocaine toxicity," and "alcohol was a contributing factor."

02/03/10

729

#sexytime

Black Francis Is a Humble Guy with Healthy Desire

02/03/10

7,314

#thedarkarts

Haiti's Pact with Satan Is 'Just Publicly Known Throught the World,' Says Missionary in Haiti

02/02/10

5,996

#fieldguide

The Brothers Blankfein

According to Business Insider, Lloyd Blankfein's son Jonathan is about to land a job he totally earned at Goldman Sachs. And we hear that his brother Alex is also on the Goldman Sachs payroll. Bootstraps! More »

02/02/10

14,073

By John Cook

#workhabits

Our Nation's Financial Regulators Are Addicted to Internet Porn

02/02/10

3,974

#turnarounds

Do You Remember the Bills You Have to Pay?

02/02/10

4,809

#perks

Click here to read Life after Condé Nast: Former <em>Domino</em> Editor No Longer Living Under Uncle Si's Roof

Life after Condé Nast: Former Domino Editor No Longer Living Under Uncle Si's Roof

When Condé Nast folds a magazine, it doesn't just clear out the desks. There's also the messy business of disentangling the top editors from all the perks that came with being in S.I. Newhouse's good graces. Ask Domino's Deborah Needleman. More »

02/01/10

10,298

By John Cook

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The Jay Leno Show: 2009-2010 #andnowitsdead #latenightwars

Cut Out Our Hearts with Your Valentine's Day Horror Stories #valentinesdayofhor #valentinesday

This Goldman House: Bonus Season Means It's Time to Add a New Floor to Your Townhouse #goldmanproject #goldmansachs

The Lonely Faces of Five Minutes on Chat Roulette #gallery #chatroulette

The Stripper Party Pics the Google Elite Didn't Want You to See #geeksgonewild #orkutbuyukkokten

How to Destroy a Perfectly Good Fake Trend Story #trendwatch #journalismism

Kell on Earth: For Whom the Kell Tolls #recaps #kellonearth

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Everybody Hates Chuck Todd

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Memphis punk Jay Reatard's death caused by "cocaine toxicity," and "alcohol was a contributing factor."

Black Francis Is a Humble Guy with Healthy Desire

Haiti's Pact with Satan Is 'Just Publicly Known Throught the World,' Says Missionary in Haiti

The Brothers Blankfein

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