• Profile logout login

#blackbook

Gawker

Share Cancel
   
Upload an image | Add an image URL
×

logging in
  • FAQ. Include # before tag:
  • #tips,
  • #stalker,
  • #opencaption,
  • #internalmemos,
  • etc.

New York, 3:08 AM
Wed Nov 11
55 posts in the last 24 hours

Team

Tip Your Editors:
tips@gawker.com
Tipline: 646-214-8138

Editor-in-Chief:
Gabriel Snyder | Email

West Coast Editor:
Richard Rushfield | Email

Contributing Editors:

Valleywag:
Ryan Tate | Email

Media:
Hamilton Nolan | Email

Politics:
Alex Pareene | Email

Investigations:
John Cook | Email

Entertainment:
Brian Moylan | Email

Weekends:
Foster Kamer | Email

Video Editor:
Richard Blakeley | Email

SUBSCRIBE TO Gawker RSS

New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
4260 Subscribers
Gawker
  • posts about #blackbook more →

    Brett Ratner Is an Internet Celebrity in His Own Mind

    Michelle Obama: 42 E 20th St.

    Stiffing Your Freelancer: The Direct Approach

    Even Media-Heiresses Work in Media for Free

    Dude, Everybody's Saying You've Been Laid Off

    There Are Layoffs

    Amy Sacco's London Club: More Bathrooms, Little Else

    Two Types of Black Books

    'BlackBook's' Minor Identity Crisis

    Despite Valiant Effort, George Gurley Doesn't Creep Out Christina Ricci
  • Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.
    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of BettyCrocker BettyCrocker
    10/07/09

    In reply to Brett Ratner Is an Internet Celebrity in His Own Mind
    He's Hatefuck Hot.

    Crying Sweet Baby Jesus, I cannot believe I just wrote that.
     Reply
    bytememehard approved this comment BettyCrocker was starred BettyCrocker was unstarred
    Image of Swordfish Swordfish
    10/07/09

    In reply to Brett Ratner Is an Internet Celebrity in His Own Mind
    Publicity Whore.
     Reply
    Swordfish was starred Swordfish was unstarred
    Image of Magister Magister
    10/07/09

    In reply to Brett Ratner Is an Internet Celebrity in His Own Mind
    OK - I understand about poetic license, but..

    The fellow says that he got a call from a clerk at an airline, who threatened to call the police if he didn't return to the airport immediately. He doesn't say whether or not he returned the bag, but implies that he didn't because he then claims the clerk went home and told her son about him, who said something to somebody on the internet.

    Or did he mean that the clerk called him, then revealed his name against company policy to whomever's bag he stole, when he wouldn't make arrangements to switch bags - don't airlines have contractors who do that - and then the victim recognized his name, remembered it and told her son, who might've have read a credit on an eleven year old movie?

    I don't know that he's totally delusional.
    He also sounds rather dumb to me.
     Reply
    Edited by Magister at 10/07/09 12:40 AM Magister was starred Magister was unstarred
    Image of NigelAstydameia NigelAstydameia
    10/06/09

    In reply to Brett Ratner Is an Internet Celebrity in His Own Mind
    You have to forgive Brett. He often misinterprets not just tweets but all kinds of words, like the way he imagines his X-Men movie was "entertaining" or his Rush Hour films were "funny." Just try explaining "hack" to him--his expression is like a bloated version of Nipper, the RCA dog! It would be amusing if it wasn't so sad.
     Reply
    NigelAstydameia was starred NigelAstydameia was unstarred
    Image of snugbug snugbug
    10/06/09

    In reply to Brett Ratner Is an Internet Celebrity in His Own Mind
    Went to a party at Brett Ratner's house above Sunset Blvd. in spring '08. Didn't witness him pinching anyone's butt, but there was an odd preponderance of moddle types and Guido-type douches in attendance. His bathroom was tastefully decorated. I started having a good time once I retreated away from the party nexus into the pool cabana, and focused on chowing down tuna tartare and chugging Champagne. I didn't witness any debauchery. That's all I've got. Thank you for being a gracious host, Brett!
     Reply
    snugbug was starred snugbug was unstarred
    Image of 24-7 24-7
    10/06/09

    In reply to Brett Ratner Is an Internet Celebrity in His Own Mind
    Brett who?
     Reply
    Miss Anita Manbadly promoted this comment 24-7 was starred 24-7 was unstarred
    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    10/06/09

    In reply to Brett Ratner Is an Internet Celebrity in His Own Mind
    He gets significant blame for the horrible, asinine schlock that was X-Men: The Last Stand Everyone Dies Because Why Freaking Not I Already Have Your Money

    So I'm going to put him on the shelf right next to Kevin Smith. Neither are allowed to speak until they have one good new idea post 1997.
     Reply
    Spirit Fingers was starred Spirit Fingers was unstarred
    Image of Baroness Baroness
    10/06/09

    @Spirit Fingers: Geek girl here, but yes he absolutely despoiled any chance the complex, poetic, mighty Phoenix story would get a cinematic treatment properly. What a hack botch job that was.
     Reply
    Baroness was starred Baroness was unstarred
    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    10/06/09

    @Baroness: Blackbook is the best website ev-ar! Brett Ratner is, for the record, a freelance. Unlike this guy:

    [www.blackbookmag.com]
     Reply
    Foster Kamer was starred Foster Kamer was unstarred
    Image of SurekhaSalo SurekhaSalo
    09/24/09

    In reply to Michelle Obama: 42 E 20th St.
    Just FYI, the second image is not from Blackbook, but my Flickr stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/86954993@N00/3950489815/.
     Reply
    Brian Moylan promoted this comment SurekhaSalo was starred SurekhaSalo was unstarred
    Image of Brian Moylan Brian Moylan
    09/24/09

    @SurekhaSalo: Sorry, it was in the original post, but when I changed the picture, I forgot your credit. It has been added. My apologies.
     Reply
    Brian Moylan was starred Brian Moylan was unstarred
    Image of bytememehard bytememehard
    09/24/09

    In reply to Michelle Obama: 42 E 20th St.
    I love that restaurant. Good choice, Shelly.
     Reply
    bytememehard was starred bytememehard was unstarred
    Image of misslinda misslinda
    09/24/09

    In reply to Michelle Obama: 42 E 20th St.
    Are you sure this is NYC? These people look happy and star struck.
     Reply
    misslinda was starred misslinda was unstarred
    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    09/24/09

    @misslinda: This must be downtown Omaha.
     Reply
    CaptainFantastic was starred CaptainFantastic was unstarred
    Image of Chore Boy Chore Boy
    09/24/09

    @CaptainFantastic: Bunch of fucking slack- jawwed yokels.
     Reply
    Foster Kamer promoted this comment Chore Boy was starred Chore Boy was unstarred
    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    09/24/09

    @saythatsfuckingcool: No, not really. A bunch of star-struck New Yorkers, mostly in the middle of their work day, myself amongst them. Rarely happens, but when it does, it's fun.
     Reply
    Foster Kamer was starred Foster Kamer was unstarred
    Image of Chore Boy Chore Boy
    09/24/09

    @Foster Kamer: I thought the cookie monster would be out looking for a batch of semi sweet.
     Reply
    Chore Boy was starred Chore Boy was unstarred
    Image of misslinda misslinda
    09/24/09

    @Foster Kamer: This is quite a sight. Angelina Jolie could schlep her entire brood through the Union Square farmers market and nobody would blink, yet here everyone is, waiting to see the First Lady. Kind of gives me that hopey feeling all over again.
     Reply
    misslinda was starred misslinda was unstarred
    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    09/24/09

    @misslinda: Exactly. That was part of the fun, even though we only saw her for ten seconds. A delivery guy stopped on his bike; contractors working inside buildings came outside to gawk. It was pretty neat.
     Reply
    Foster Kamer was starred Foster Kamer was unstarred
    Image of Smitros Smitros
    04/13/09

    In reply to Stiffing Your Freelancer: The Direct Approach
    Freelancers need pirates.
     Reply
    Smitros was starred Smitros was unstarred
    Image of Krashstar Krashstar
    04/12/09

    In reply to Stiffing Your Freelancer: The Direct Approach
    If they never paid for the pieces, then technically they don't control the copyright.


    Even if DoucheBook chose not to honor the original contract, they would still have to have some agreement in place that gave them publication rights. Just imagine, for instance, what would happen if they simply cut-and-pasted pieces from other sites, then published them as their own with no credit or compensation. Big zero. And no different from what they've done here.


    Even better, these morons have put their open disregard for copyright law in writing. I suppose that's what's to be expected when you run an operation too shitty to hire competent counsel, and so small ball that the CEO has to sign every check personally.


    If 'there will be no further payments' (for work that hasn't been paid for at all) then there will be no further use of that work, and a bill for the fair market value of the use they've made to date.


    Bottom line: it's not theirs to publish.

     Reply
    Krashstar was starred Krashstar was unstarred
    Image of phlox✔ phlox✔
    04/12/09

    In reply to Stiffing Your Freelancer: The Direct Approach
    BlackBook did manage to make James Franco look unhappy, sober and ugly. That must have taken some doing.
     Reply
    phlox✔ was starred phlox✔ was unstarred
    Image of BlinkyMcChuck BlinkyMcChuck
    12/16/08

    In reply to Even Media-Heiresses Work in Media for Free
    If you need a platform just to get an internship now, the Millenials are truly fucked. Stop, trend, stop!
     Reply
    BlinkyMcChuck was starred BlinkyMcChuck was unstarred
    Image of HiredGoons HiredGoons
    12/15/08

    In reply to Even Media-Heiresses Work in Media for Free
    Yellow Journalism Meets Black Book.
     Reply
    HiredGoons was starred HiredGoons was unstarred
    Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

Login

Enter your username and password.

Please enter a username.
Please enter your password.
logging in
Login via Facebook | Sign Up | Forgot Password?

Reset Password

Please enter your email address to have your password reset.

Please enter your email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
requesting password reset

Register

Registering will give you a user profile and the ability to add other users as friends. To become a commenter, however, you need to audition.

Want to know more? Consult the Comment FAQ and legal terms.

Please enter a username.
Please enter a password.
Please confirm your password.
Passwords are not identical.
Please enter a valid email address.
registration sent, waiting for reply

Submit Your Comment

You don't need to login to comment. Just enter your email address below.

See how your address will be displayed in the Comment FAQ.

Please enter a valid email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
logging in

Login with your Facebook or Gawker account.

Sign up here.



  • Archives
  • About
  • Advertising
  • Legal
  • Help
  • Report a Bug
  • FAQ
Original material is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.