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David Gregory: Jerk?
MSNBC took away Tucker Carlson's show because it was terrible and no one watched it. They gave to former White House correspondent David Gregory (the tall guy). We're not sure if his show is terrible or not, because no one still watches it. But regardless, rumors continue to fly that Gregory is being "groomed" to take the place of Hardballer Chris Matthews. Matthews is a network star, but he comes with a lot of baggage, like accusations of sexism, embarrassing magazine profiles, and his inability to deal politely with his staff. Gregory—famous for, in addition to his height, his testy and sarcastic exchanges with Bush press secretaries—doesn't have the ratings to justify any of this yet, obv, but supposedly CBS wants him so therefore NBC needs him even more because that's how TV works with its "talent." But would replacing Matthews with Gregory be even more of a disaster? More »
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The Weird Naked SoHo Dude
This man is just waltzing around SoHo, in this ridiculous Speedo thing, holding a Whole Foods bag. He is attracting attention. He doesn't seem to care. No apparent hidden camera crews indicative of a "punking." So. Spring? Attached is a camera phone shot of the weird naked SoHo dude. Two more after the jump! More »
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YOU! Can Make Bad News Stories For CNN
Old Media is dead! Today CNN officially launched iReport, the first citizen media site other than Current, NowPublic, Newsvine, and other ones that don't matter. But CNN's making a good run for not mattering either. See, some reports on the site, which has the tagline "Unedited. Unfiltered. News," get edited and filtered and put on TV. What made the cut? Teenage book reports and disaster porn. I'd put an example below, but CNN failed to learn from the one thing YouTube does right and let people embed videos on other sites. A real shame, because they'll miss out on all this news: More »
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Web 2.0 Makes A Local News Site That Doesn't Suck
Local journalism isn't a hot Web 2.0 field. Journalist Dan Gillmor learned that the hard way when he had to sell his unsuccessful citizen journalism site Bayosphere to a similar venture, Back Fence, which itself has barely grown past a few communities in Maryland and Virginia. Turns out people get their local news from old outlets just fine, or they turn to specific blogs. That makes sense; why would I need my local news to share a platform with everyone else's local news? The only way to add value is to aggregate already-existing local news and let the user pick the geographic and topical scope they want. That's exactly what EveryBlock, which launched this week, aims to do. More »
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Let's See Your Strike Beards
In solidarity with the Writers Guild of America, with Conan and Letterman and with Katie Holmes we're growing a strike beard. Our Solzhenitsyn-like beard has been growing since November 5th, the first day of the strike. Let's see your strike beards. Send them to tips@gawker.com
Do Websites Kill People?
Are these quotes from the historically-telescoping N+1 article about Gawker that allegedly semi-prompted the resignation of my co-worker Emily Gould—or from the upcoming Sony horror film Untraceable?
Are these quotes from the historically-telescoping N+1 article about Gawker that allegedly semi-prompted the resignation of my co-worker Emily Gould—or from the upcoming Sony horror film Untraceable?
"My boyfriend just texted me that he was standing in Bryant Park when he heard a loud noise, looked up and saw a bunch of scaffolding plummeting down to earth from what he described as 'a great height.' It's a 'tall building opposite the corner of the park.' I know that's not particularly descriptive. He said people went fucking nuts. Not sure yet if anyone is hurt."
the experts speak
"Young Frankenstein," the Broadway musical adaptation of the awesome Mel Brooks movie, begins previews today and opens in a month! Thankfully, on the internet, everyone is Frank Rich—including this young fella, who's giving film critic Ed Koch a run for his money!
'Young Frankenstein': The Advance Raves Are In!
"Young Frankenstein," the Broadway musical adaptation of the awesome Mel Brooks movie, begins previews today and opens in a month! Thankfully, on the internet, everyone is Frank Rich—including this young fella, who's giving film critic Ed Koch a run for his money!
mapping the future
Gridskipper Gets Mapped
The latest mind-gurgling innovation in the Dentoniverse is the launch of Gridskipper Maps. You might remember Gridskipper as our "decadent urban travel guide." Now it is the "Decadent Urban Travel Guide. Mapping the globe's best chic hotels, hot restaurants, sweet nightlife, and pretty people." What does this mean for you?
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The Little People Weigh In On Tribune Sale
So! The Tribune Company's finally (almost certainly!) been sold, praise be, and the LA Times has decided to ask its readers what they think about the sale. Perhaps this is that vaunted "citizen journalism" everyone's been yammering about lately? Or maybe they're really looking for some useful tips! More »
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Williamsburg Tampon Finally Unstuck
A story that has been unfolding like the petals of some delicate flower on the Williamsboard.com message boards since Sunday afternoon has finally reached its conclusion. "Selena," who started the thread with the simple words "I have a tampon stuck," has been delivered of her cottony stopper, with the aid of many helpful suggestions ranging from "maybe make a speculum out of spoons" to "not vaseline, now that will fuck up yr ladiness." Apparently, the removal was finally effected with the aid of a "friend and lube." But why was Selena seeking medical counsel from the internet in the first place? Why couldn't she go, as one person suggested, to the "fee-mergency room?" Well, she is currently uninsured. If only that New York magazine article about Young Invincibles had not already been written! More »
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Citizen Journalist Film Critics Suck
Not long ago, both the NY Times and the LA Times opened the golden gates of their movie review sections to You, the person of the year. Oooh, it's Web 1.34! Well, Your reviews are in—and You totally suck! You suck even worse than Stephen Holden! More »
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