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car chase!
Shep Smith Gets Another Late-Afternoon Car Chase
What's that? A car chase, in Houston? Studio B With Shep Smith was on the case! It is, as always, delightful. Though it wasn't as exciting as last week's, you wouldn't know it from listening to Shep.
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By PareeneComment by PaisleyPajamas: I have new respect for those soccer mom vans. Still can't see around them at intersections, but who knew... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Sarah Palin Resigning From Office
Governor of Russia's Neighboring American Atate and failed Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin is going to resign from her office as Alaska's Supreme Asskicker And Number One Mom. She's not going to be running for a second term. More »
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By Foster KamerComment by lawyergay: That picture is frankly terrifying. Imagine this image--the ever so slightly crossed eyes, the pained smile, the crazy brain under... 10 Responses | Other threads
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mark sanford
It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to My Argentine Mistress
It turns out Mark Sanford left some things out of his big long weepy affair confession, including three New York encounters with his mistress. It turns out he felt the need to break up with her twice! Imagine that.
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By Ryan TateComment by Juancho: It appears he's trying to count on his fingers the number of trips he made down there. 11 Responses | Other threads
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Locked Up for Life: Madoff Sentenced to 150 Years In Prison
Bernie Madoff has just been sentenced to 150 years in prison for running the biggest Ponzi scheme in history. It was the maximum sentence the judge could have given him. More »
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Comment by lobstr: No question others were aware of the scam... All the investment money needed to be wired to some sort of... 11 Responses | Other threads
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Six Dead So Far in DC Subway Crash
Two trains have collided in Washington DC's Metro. One train is on top of the other, officials say, in between Takoma and Fort Totten on the Red Line. Six people are confirmed dead. Unconfirmed: up to seven dead. More »
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By PareeneComment by Xenu Warrior God: If everyone worked from home and never left their house this would never have happened. This is why I am... 32 Responses | Other threads
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Woah: Building Collapse In Writer-Populated Brooklyn
A building collapsed around 2PM Clinton Hill/Fort Greene, Brooklyn. It's right down the street from Brooklyn's Pratt Institute. It's a full collapse, authorities have no idea what caused it. Full picture of the collapse after the jump. More »
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By Foster KamerComment by El Matardillo: The building was riddled with Gawker posts and the cause of the collapse was a buildup of excessive irony. 5 Responses | Other threads
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A Continental pilot died mid-flight; Update: CNN reports the first officer safely landed at Newark.
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Obama Extends Benefits To Gay Federal Employees
The AP is reporting tonight that the Obama administration plans to announce tomorrow that they're extending the same benefits available to spouses of straight employees to the spouses of gay and lesbian federal employees. More »
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Comment by Helman: ABOUT TIME. But it doesn't make up for his administration's defense of DOMA. And if anyone says "oh, he has so... 29 Responses | Other threads
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MySpace Lays Off 400
Two months after taking over as CEO, Owen Van Natta is laying off 30 percent of MySpace employees. His outlook remains bleak; when was the last time you heard a CEO call his company "bloated" in a press release? More »
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By Ryan TateComment by The Real JR: How and why in the world did MySpace have over 400 employees to begin with? The platform hasn't changed in... 4 Responses | Other threads
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exits
Investor Takes Over Management of Huffington Post
As the Huffington Post bulks up, the company is apparently changing management: CEO Betsy Morgan is on her way out, replaced by Eric Hippeau of investor SoftBank Capital, PaidContent reports. More » -
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'Very Short List's Been Sold To Jared Kushner, We're All Fired.'
A source writes in: ink on the long-rumored deal selling IAC property Very Short List to Jared Kushner and The New York Observer's dry. VSLers have been fired, and the property's clumsily fallen into the Observer's hands, now. Update: confirmed.
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By Foster KamerComment by Awesome X: Ethical question. You were just canned. The new you is on the phone, asking how to do the job you'd... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Aporkalypse now
Swine Flu Pandemic Is Here
Stop laughing at swine flu right this instant: the World Health Organization has just declared the first global flu pandemic in 41 years, meaning we're all just one mutation away from devastation: More »
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Comment by RandomLunatic: Seriously, the way these viruses work, the H1N1 can meet up with bird flu (esp. as it spreads in Asia),... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Octogenarian Anti-Semite Opens Fire Inside D.C.'s Holocaust Museum
Updated:An elderly anti-Semite named James W. von Brunn is believed to be the shooter at the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. Author of anti-Semitic Kill the Best Gentiles, he's known as a hero among white supremacists. More »
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Comment by Dickens_Ghost: This neo-nazi piece of shit is EXACTLY what the DOD Domestic Terrorism report last month was about. Rush, Sean and the... 14 Responses | Other threads
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Sotomayor Breaks Ankle
If you are so"wise," Sonia Sotomayor, then why is your ankle broken? Huh, racist activist Latina judge from the block? Because she tripped at the airport. But she's ok! More » -
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David Carradine Death Photo Rules Out Suicide
A Bangkok tabloid ran a photo of David Carradine's hanging body that was leaked to them in this morning's edition. The rather disturbing photo definitely shows the actor's hands tied above his head. There's something eerily off, here. More »
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By Foster KamerComment by son of spam: Hmmm. Posting a link may not be posting a picture, but it's walking down the same road. 30 Responses | Other threads
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layoffs
Bloodbath at the New York Observer
The New York Observer said goodbye to Peter Kaplan for good this week. Today, they've laid off a huge portion of their writing staff—including some of their very best [Updated below]:
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Comment by Nick Denton: Did the Observer's Barnes -- or PR agency Rubinstein -- read the statement they just put out on the cutbacks... 14 Responses | Other threads
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A Separate Air France Flight Received a Bomb Threat Days Before Atlantic Ocean Crash
Sad and scary news: Several days before Air France Flight 447 vanished from the sky, a bomb threat delayed another flight from South America to France. More »
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Comment by AmandaMugen: this whole tragedy reminds me of TWA flight 800, which crashed off of long island in 1996. The plane just... 17 Responses | Other threads
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Swine Flu Strikes Vogue!
Conde Nast's fanciest magazine is infected with the dreaded Mexican Pig Influenza! Right where Anna Wintour works! Remain calm.
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Comment by El Matardillo: I would like to have my way with Anna Wintour. She would be my "wintour" of discontent. 1 Responses | Other threads
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Susan Boyle lost Britain's Got Talent! To a dance troupe called "Diversity." Wow. [Via]
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California Supreme Court Upholds Gay Marriage Ban
The California Supreme Court has upheld Proposition 8, meaning that gay people still can't get married there. But the 18,000 couples who were hitched between last May (when the court ruled to legalize gay marriage) and November (when "progressive" California voters said same-sex marriage is icky) can stay married. More »
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By John CookComment by Ohcaptainmycaptain: File this under, "Who Cares?" 37 Responses | Other threads
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crime
Shooting at Harvard Likely Targeted
A college-aged man was shot at Harvard just before 5 p.m. Monday. He lived. Two to three suspected assailants remain at large. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Just Sayin'.......: Ugh. I was in Kirkland House for three years of college. Back then it was all jocks. I got stuck... 13 Responses | Other threads
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Frank Bruni Leaving the Restaurant Beat
New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni—the most powerful man in food, in his own way—is leaving the restaurant beat to become a writer-at-large for the NYT magazine. This memo just went out: More »
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Comment by OMG! Ponies!: I'd apply for the job except that in my last review, I misspelled words like "piscetti" and "popstikkle", I made... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Swine Flu Hits Village Voice
Everyone has stopped caring about the Swine Flu, except at still-publishing O.G. alt-weekly The Village Voice, where an intern was just diagnosed with it! More » -
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The Most Deadliest Liberal Arts School In the U.S.
Ok, wait, no jokes: Wesleyan University is in lockdown as cops conduct a manhunt for a killer who shot his ex, a student, at a campus bookstore.
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By PareeneComment by ChillbearLatrigue: I think it's sad that our institutions of higher learning also seem to be the most vulnerable to attacks. I... 11 Responses | Other threads
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animals
Cow Terrorizes Queens
Breaking police radio news: "Queens. Loose cow. 103 Precinct. 109 Avenue. E.S.U. reporting a loose cow at the location." Call the horse cops! More » -
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Oprah KFC Coupon Riot!
Queen of the USA Oprah gave out coupons to the whole world for a free KFC lunch today. And guess what: As we speak, there are Riots and Sit-Ins and Furor at KFC. BREAKING: More »
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Comment by Kirth: .. Wait a minute...people actually WANT explosive diarrhea? Hell, just drink some old milk, it'll have the same effect as two pieces... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Hipster Grifter Surrenders to Cops (She Says)
Kari Ferrell tells Animal NY's Bucky Turco she's being taken in by police in Philadelphia. She was apparently able to use her iPhone while in custody. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by if_i_only_had_a_heart: could someone explain the hotdog/hallway remark? where it came from? its genesis/timeline? cuz it's both creepy and dumb and i'm... 6 Responses | Other threads
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BREAKING: Dallas Cowboy Practice Dome Collapses
Dome blew over. No one dead. Also: Not Really Breaking. It happened yesterday. See comments. [NYT]
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By Joshua SteinComment by drivenbyboredom: While no on died... Someone got impaled and another person broke their back... 10 others were injured. 2 Responses | Other threads
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Aporkalypse now
The Flu Is Coming From Inside the White House!
A member of Barack Obama's security detail has contracted a suspected case of the swine flu—this outbreak has Barack "The Typhoid President" Obama's fingerprints all over it. More »
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By John CookComment by Trulymadlyme: I don't get the big deal. Doesn't Tamiful treat this? What am I missing? 8 Responses | Other threads
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Republican Senator Arlen Specter is switching parties, upping the Democratic majority to a filibuster-busting 60.
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Keith Gessen Said Taken by Russian Special Forces (UPDATED)
Writer Keith Gessen was reportedly detained (and released -Update) by a 15-person Russian special forces unit after investigating election tampering in Sochi, a Black Sea resort city hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by SarahHeartburn: Grim and nasty. First Roxana Saberi in Iran, now this. Considering how journalists who dare to piss off the government... 3 Responses | Other threads
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media
Peter Kaplan Leaving New York Observer
Peter Kaplan, the longtime editor of the New York Observer, is resigning from the paper on June 1. To spend more time with his family, he says. More »
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UPDATE: How the Navy Rescued Cpt. Phillips
NBC News is reporting that three pirates simultaneously popped their heads out of their lifeboat and were taken out by Navy sharpshooters from the U.S.S. Bainbridge. More »
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By John CookComment by ADismalScience: What a shame that lives had to be lost over the desperation of extreme poverty. These pirates, generally speaking,... 13 Responses | Other threads
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breaking
New York Times Web Site Down?
A little before noon this morning, the New York Times' web site appeared to be going through some catastrophic hiccups. It comes up every third try or so on some computers at Gawker HQ, but here's what we've been getting:
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Rachel Maddow Bought a TV
Rachel Maddow, who basically everyone wants to hang out with, lost one of her "mentioned by every damn interviewer" quirks recently, when she got drunk and bought a TV. More »
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By PareeneComment by Almostbanned: I don't trust anyone who doesn't own a television. 5 Responses | Other threads
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Natasha Richardson Dead From Ski Injuries
Actress Natasha Richardson passed away in a New York hospital following complications from the brain injury she incurred while skiing, according to a statement released by her family. She was 45.
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Natasha Richardson Suffers Brain Injury In Ski Accident: Report
Liam Neeson's wife, the actress Natasha Richardson, injured herself skiing in Canada and suffered a "traumatic brain injury," reports IrishCentral.com, citing a Montreal "hospital insider."
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