Accepting her Min award this afternoon for being one of the most intriguing people of 2007, Mediabistro.com's Laurel Touby asked the audience: How many people found their jobs on Mediabistro? Two people raised hands. One of them looked at her boss and mouthed the word "Sorry." "Oh!" said Touby from the stage. "Three…
David Letterman Grills Paris Hilton About Prison
On Friday, socialite ex-con Paris Hilton sat down with David Letterman on "The Late Show." Paris wanted to promote her clothing line, her movie, and her perfume, but there was only one thing Letterman was interested in discussing: her life behind bars. As far as PR rehabilitations go, this was not at all like the…
Ted Turner: Polio Just Not As Sexy As AIDS
CNN's coverage this morning of the Clinton Global Initiative featured a wacky live interview with CNN mastermind, United Nations bankroller and possibly compulsive wife-stealer Ted Turner. His inquisitor, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, was clearly pained by the experience. Their conversation included gems from Turner like, "It's…
ABC, Merry Miller, Milking Fifteenth Minute Of Agony
Think you could do a better job than "world's worst interviewer" Merry Miller? Unless you have a suppurating neck wound, you probably could! In an attempt to make lemonade out of the lemon that was Merry's interview with Holly Hunter, ABCNewsNow is holding a contest where the "prize" is a guest shot hosting "What's…
Merry Miller, The World's Worst Interviewer
Merry Miller - who conducted that atrocious interview with Holly Hunter - only made it onscreen because it was ABC film critic Joel Siegel's dying wish (she was his booker). She won't be appearing live again, says ABCNewsNow Executive Producer Jessica Stedman-Guff. In case you missed it, or want to relive the agony…
Holly Hunter And The World's Worst Interview
We never thought we'd find someone who made chesty "internet personality" Amanda Congdon seem competent, but this "ABC News Now" interview with Holly Hunter is an amazing example of a celebrity fluff piece gone bad. You will not be able to look away, but, trust us, you'll want to.
Gawker's Guide To Pasty Thighs
Summer is nearly upon us. Now necklines begin to plunge, friendships morph into something more and then combust. Hipster parties begin to smell worse and worse. But maybe the most crisisey crisis we face is what to do with those pasty thighs, blindingly white from their months in hibernation. For too long we've been…

