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The Clinton Machine: 1992-2008
Obama beat them, and didn't need them to win. The punditariat clamored for Obama to beg Bill for his support, they trashed Bill for failing to deliver it lustily enough, and they fretted over whether Obama would underperform in the areas in which Hillary became an extremely unlikely working class hero. Then Obama won, handily, with barely any help from Bill and Hil, which was Bill's greatest fear, because Obama doesn't look to his presidency as a model for success, he looks to Reagan. The Clinton era: over. It'll barely register in the history books. More » -
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Already Over: Already Over
Well, the week has come to a close and, sadly, so has this feature. We want to thank everyone for the positive and unique feedback that so many of you have offered. We were particularly struck by the originality of your responses, and while we know that you'd prefer for us to make the series a regular occasion, we regret to inform you that we cannot. Because Already Over is - wait for it - already over.
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By abalk2Comment by ambitious heckler: Two can play at this game, haha.... already over: Getting the Memo more » | Other threads
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Already Over: New York Yankees
There was a time when the Yankees represented all that was beautiful about the world of sports. All the nice buzzwords were appropriate: professionals, leadership, young, hungry, and most importantly, successful. From 1996-2000, the Yankees dominated baseball to the tune of four World Series victories in five years. They were undisputed baseball royalty. More »
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By pevansComment by lickmypucci: Whatever, the Yankees still own while sucking. Yankees > Mets any day. Most of the time I even forget the Mets... more » | Other threads
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Already Over: New York
It's a hell of a town. The Bronx is up, The Battery's - ah, who gives a shit where The Battery is. Who gives a shit about New York, really? It's as if some group of evil masterminds got together and said, Let's create a place that we can fill full of douchebags who aren't pretty enough to make it in Hollywood or charismatic enough to wind up in D.C. Furthermore, let's tell them how "creative" and "bohemian" they are, and let's make them think that they're the final arbiters of what the rest of the country sees, hears, and reads. But let's make sure that these are the most insecure people in the world, so that telling them that they make those decisions serves to fuel the rampant egomania and self-importance so commonly masked by insecurity. More » -
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Already Over: 'Vice' Magazine
The first time you encounter Vice magazine, you're amused at the audacity of the prose subjects and fascinated by the gritty photography. You might have been drawn in by the widely imitated DOs and DON'Ts feature, a genius invention which mocks endless reams of hipster photos on their dress, appearance, and questionable worth as human beings. And perhaps you've become enamored by the caustically funny antics of cofounder and "spokesman" Gavin McInnes. More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by the earl grey: I declared Vice Over about 3 years ago when they had a pic of a bloody, dead animal and a... more » | Other threads
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Already Over: Secret Clubs
We're not going to mention any names, because none of these places deserve the publicity, but you know what we're talking about: They're in the back room of an otherwise legitimate restaurant. Or they're unmarked. You either need a password, personal acquaintance of the proprietor, or astonishing hotness to get in. Sometimes celebrities own a piece of these establishments, which make them that much more exciting. More » -
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Already Over: Drunk Female Murder Victims
Imette St. Guillen. Jennifer Moore. Probably some minority women you've never heard of. More » -
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Already Over: Jumping the Shark
If you don't instinctively cringe when merely reading the phrase "jumping the shark," then let us welcome you to the Internet, as you're obviously new here. If you actually have the temerity to use this phrase, or worse, speak it aloud, there aren't enough boots in the world to kick your ass hard enough. Trotted out with stultifying predictability to signify affected disenchantment for most any occasion, anyone using the phrase instantly self-identifies as a craven approval-seeker flashing a hipster gang sign long past its prime. Even the occasional innocent protest about the phrase's expiration makes no dent in its hackneyed ascendance in the lingo of would-be wits. More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by raincoaster: I'm with el. I mean, you made us love "jumping the couch" and its moment has clearly come. Jump that... more » | Other threads
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Jews Still Already Over
We thought it was made clear yesterday, but apparently the matter needs some reiteration: Jews are over. And still we just won't be quiet, not for a single moment! Yesterday in Penn Plaza, a group of Jews held a die-in — yes, a die-in, like a sit-in but with fake dying — to protest Israel's "brutal" attacks on Lebanon (but Jews of alternative opinions are tired, too [see: Jews for Jesus]). Not only did they throw themselves on the ground to convey their "protest death," but they coordinated the die-in with other die-ins in Philadelphia, Los Angeles and San Francisco AND had the foresight to post a four minute clip of themselves playing dead. Plotz away, people. We're still tired as hell. More » -
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Remainders: The Pessl Effect
• Stemming from our examination of "book hot" and Marisha Pessl, it's literary Hot-or-Not. Let's just say that lighting makes a world of difference. [NY/NZ] More »
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By JessicaComment by Sir Winston Thriller: "After about four years . . . there's a staleness that comes over the show," Michaels says. But Lorne,... more » | Other threads
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Already Over: Katie Couric
Katie Couric takes over as anchor of CBS Evening News on September 5. Normally that would be all ye know, and all ye need to know. But in the networks' continuing struggle to remake every anchor into a hybrid of Cronkitean gravitas and Brokawvian humility, Couric has already been pre-killed by a tidal wave of overexposure. From a mawkishly overwrought farewell on Today to a ludicrously conceived "listening tour" and a $10 million ad campaign to build up her "trustiness," Couric is everywhere too much and too loud. And with so much overthinking about the hustle & flow of her newscast, it's obviously going to be The Katie Couric Show (with news). More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by benmaimon: Katie? Over? Funny, she doesn't look Jewish. more » | Other threads
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Already Over: Fame
We once had a boss who was fairly well-to-do financially, but it wasn't the money that drove him. He didn't care about the trappings of success (well, no more so than the rest of us); for him, the greatest part about wealth was the access it provided. He wanted money only as a means to furthering his own fame. Nothing was more important to him than being talked about, discussed, gossiped over. More » -
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Already Over: Jews
Let's start by saying we're not forsaking Israel or siding with Hezbollah or proclaiming our love for Mel Gibson. But? We do think the Jew thing is a little tired. Who isn't Jewish nowadays? Being a part of the tribe, one of God's chosen ones — we're just not so special anymore. More »
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By JessicaComment by thereisalight: my friend amy says: if it werent for the jokes, the jews would have been over years ago, challah at... more » | Other threads
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Already Over: 'Tabloid Wars'
No, seriously. The show ended last night. In an unannounced series finale, Bravo aired the final two episodes of Daily News docu-series Tabloid Wars last night — and we didn't even watch.* Not just because the back-to-back episodes started at 7 PM (which is like the early bird special of television scheduling), but because after last week, we were just bored with the crap. Yes, our love for the show started strong, but we're fickle. Even our lust for deputy metro man muffin Greg Gittrich (who, by the by, is married to Times reporter Michelle Higgins, of the Escapes section) couldn't convince us to sit down and endure 2 hours of possibly boring programming. We'd gladly leave the finale coverage to FishbowlNY's Dylan Stableford — except not even he caught last night's finale, so we're unable to so much as liveblog his obsessive liveblogging. Now our entire Tuesday's been thrown off, dammit. Look what you've done, Bravo. More »
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By JessicaComment by Bon Jour, Pee Wee: How funny. Last night's was the only one in the series I did catch. Rich Shapiro is kinda cute. I can... more » | Other threads
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Already Over: Gothamist's "What's Fresh"
There's no small irony — that's right, you heard us, irony — in a regular column entitled "What's Fresh" turning out stale as a desiccated corn-cob. The very idea of not just one post, but an ongoing series of Gothamist blog posts dedicated to whatever greenmarket item comes to hand is deadly dull enough to make grandma's cat hack up a doily in disgust. But perhaps the column gives us a colorful, intrepid culinary adventurer who hunts down the most exotic and startling ingredients available in this cosmopolitan city? What exciting things have recently been fresh? More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by raincoaster: Simply co-opting the Canadian cool of Yukon Golds. Shameful. Also, yes. Already Over is, while perennially useful, already overexposed. more » | Other threads
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Already Over: Trendy Jargon
If you saw the article in the Times Magazine entitled "The Ling" back in July, you're going to know exactly what we're talking about: the popular abbreviation of language, such that we all speak in adorable, single syllables. Yes, we're guilty of writing "natch" instead of "naturally," and our frantic instant messages are heavily peppered with "whatevs" and "obvs" (as originated by Mark Graham of Whatevs, who really isn't to blame for the direction in which this has all gone). And that's really okay — the IMs, the text messages, the situations where you have to type so fast that your fingers are moving more quickly than your brain ever could. More »
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By JessicaComment by giraffeluvah: There is a facebook group called "TOTES INTO ABREVS". I think once there is a group, it's over, right? But... more » | Other threads
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Already Over: Gawker
The summer's not the only thing that's practically finished. Presenting Gawker's weeklong series Already Over, where we focus only on the interesting side of the classic "What's In/What's Out" list. Because anything "in" is already "out" or on its way, so let's just eliminate the middleman, shall we? With each installment, you'll be treated to an unsparing profile of whatever needs to be dragged into the weeds and put down for good. And just to kick things off in style, let's look no further than Gawker.
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