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crossovers
The Still Re-Birth of Julia Allison
Julia Allison no longer has her last proper job, at Time Out New York. Her reality show fizzled; a business partner ditched her. The archetypal protocelebrity was reduced to shilling for an amusement park. Time for a rebirth, via hair. More » -
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Lydia Hearst Goes Topless In Classy, European Fashion
Internet fameball competition was already intense before the recession and subprime celebrity crisis. Now it's gone cutthroat. And Lydia Hearst, never shy about exposing flesh, will not be forgotten so, hey, here are her tits.
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By Ryan TateComment by contradicto: I don't see what the big deal is. I already saw Heather Graham in Boogie Nights. 5 Responses | Other threads
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crossovers
Jay Leno's Susan Boyle Impression
As if 5 million YouTube hits, worldwide press attention and unsolicited porn offers weren't enough to fully catapult Susan Boyle from obscurity to fame, Jay Leno is impersonating the Britain's Got Talent contestant. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Trulymadlyme: I'm sorry but Leno is a fucking asshole for making fun of this woman. I don't know why I have... 14 Responses | Other threads
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reality tv
Blago Joining Reality Show, in the Jungle
Rod Blagojevich's months-long media bombing campaign has reached its inevitable climax: The disgraced former Illinois governor plans to join an NBC reality show, alongside J. Lo's ex-husband. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Botswana Meat Commission FC: This shows sounds great. I need some variety after watching nothing but reruns of "Ouch My Balls." 1 Responses | Other threads
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crossovers
Jullia Allison Goes Wide for Bears QB
We don't know what happened after Julia Allison reportedly left a Chicago nightclub with Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. But we do know the fameball was "standing between his thighs, touching them" before she left. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by That 90s Show Star: What's even more annoying than the JA articles are the inevitable "Who is this person, seriously?" comment. If you want... 9 Responses | Other threads
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crossovers
From Hedge Fund Lord To Part-Time Reporter
Ron Insana left CNBC three years ago to run a hedge fund. Like Lou Dobbs and Steven Rattner before him, he learned that actually succeeding in business is not as easy as covering success in business. So now he's begged a part-time reporting job from his old bosses. At least he'll be able to share his Wall-Street-insider wisdom with viewers. Just like Jim Cramer! More »
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By Ryan TateComment by FormerEnglishMajor: Of all the CNBC "reporters", Ron is the least likely to be a fund manager. Marc Faber, maybe - at... 1 Responses | Other threads
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crossovers
'Pansexual' Neal Boulton Quits Gay Magazine
Self-promoting cad Neal Boulton's editorship of gay magazine Genre is a touchy subject. But you can stop asking how much he likes men, because Boulton's on to bigger, more "pansexual" things. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Solomon Grundy: Meh -- if there weren't actual bi men, I wouldn't be able to trick straight men that everybody is bisexual.... 33 Responses | Other threads
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trendwatch
Five Print-to-Online Crossovers, And How Many Will Survive. (Maybe None!)
Long-form trend alert: Lots of former print media people are launching websites. There was another one today! It's time for us to rate five of these—and their chances of survival—honestly. This is important: More »
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Comment by Lux Alptraum: A lot of people dislike the term bisexual because it references an attraction to two genders, which isn't particularly inclusive... 15 Responses | Other threads
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bailouts
The Failures of Obama's Auto Bailout Adviser
Steven Rattner's shameless gladhanding has finally paid off: The New York Times-reporter-turned-financier will advise the Obama administration on the auto bailout. His Quadrangle Group's record should give Detroit pause. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by ChillbearLatrigue: Obviously this is another example of the wrong person for the job. We've seen that a lot lately. However, there is... 7 Responses | Other threads
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the internet
Julia Allison: I'm 'Thrilled' Tumblr Muzzled My Hecklers
At least one blogger has condemned Tumblr for deleting her "reblogger" critics, writing "don't those cunts have the same freedom of blog rights that the rest of us?" But Julia Allison is "proud." More »
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By Ryan TateComment by guestofaguest: Isn't her use of the word Hobbesian a bit off? "English philosopher and political theorist best known for his book Leviathan... 12 Responses | Other threads
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fameballs
The Inconsistencies in Rex Sorgatz's Story
First New York bloggers were incensed by Rex Sorartz's caddish self-promotion in the New York Observer; now fellow Midwesterners are raising questions about the life story he floated in the paper. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Is Rex his real name? C'mon, he made that up too, didn't he. 3 Responses | Other threads
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fameballs
The Last Hurrah of Microcelebrity
Rex Sorgatz knew an account of his bed-hopping among New York bloggers would ignite controversy; he's the internet infamy expert. But why did he play along with protocelebrity now so worthless?
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By Ryan TateComment by TheHonJudgeSmails: That is the most annoying article I have ever read. And I've read Jezebel articles before. I know from... 18 Responses | Other threads
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synergy
Becoming A Brand: Pointless
One of the biggest brand-called-you practitioners is calling the whole notion into question. Tech pundit Sarah Lacy publishes in four or five media and wonders what the point is. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by SpeedingUptoStop: I'm calling Brand Bullshit. My favorite DJ, A-Trak, has a twitter, blog, myspace, record label blog, occasional fader blog, youtube,... 5 Responses | Other threads
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philip anschutz
Billionaire's Christian Media Dream Implodes
Conservative Denver billionaire Philip Anschutz looked like an up-and-coming mogul in the midst of the Bush administration, but now the funder of anti-gay groups is losing his partners. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by The Boulevard of Broken Queens: that's right, the gay mafia finally got to him. my fairy minions are everywhere. what the the hell would gay fairy... 6 Responses | Other threads
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diplomacy
Arab Leaders Shower Condoleeza Rice With Gifts, Have Obvious Crush
Wow: Condoleezza Rice got $316,000 in bejeweled gifts from the kings of Jordan and Saudi Arabia last year, three times more than the president. She must be doing an amazing job! More »
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By Ryan TateComment by SinisterRouge: A virtuous woman has a price far above rubies. Except Condi isn't virtuous. Just sorta Satanically evil. How is this allowed? 6 Responses | Other threads
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neal boulton
How 'Pansexual' Neal Boulton Pranked His Way To Celebrity
Neal Boulton is reportedly orgasmic. The editor of a magazine for gays and a website for bis signed a book deal (with an agent) and claims to be drowning in reality show offers following a profile in Page Six Magazine. Everyone wants to screw and/or sign the sexual libtertine, supposedly, because of his oh-so-exciting and freewheeling life. But all indications are that his most famous antics were manufactured in the press. Take his alleged macking with Rolling Stone Jann Wenner, for example, Boulton's claim to "pansexual" fame. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Oy Veh (Informality Reigns): "Pansexual"because of his attraction to goats. Also, did you hear about his wild 7-way? It consisted of him, Rosie Palm,... 7 Responses | Other threads
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julia allison
"At Obama’s Chicago headquarters RIGHT NOW." [Julia Allison, Video]
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sarah palin
Sarah Palin To Be Offered TV Show
Face it, Sarah Palin is now a fixture among the East Coast elite whether she wins or loses Nov. 4. The Republican vice presidential nominee has lodged herself like some kind of tumor in the media psyche. Saturday Night Live is quite lucratively obsessed with her, as are newspapers, magazines, websites, the list goes on basically forever. And now, says the Hollywood Reporter, "producers and agents across the entertainment world" want her to star in a daytime talk show, news program or reality TV series, at least in between her attempts to rule the free world. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Richard Lawson: The good thing about her talk show is that gay people will be able to choose to be guests. 3 Responses | Other threads
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crossovers
Bisexual Editor Launches Website for 'Pansexual' Men
Neal Boulton, the motorcyle ridin', guitar-playin' editor of gay magazine Genre, is expanding his unique... brand, with a website that's the " first and only pansexual sex & relationships site for ALL men." It's called BastardLife. "I can't believe how you guys make [Boulton] out to be some kind of American hero," a jilted lady-love of his once e-mailed us. Yeah, but how can we not? The dude once wrote us a letter asking us to please, please explain to girls everywhere that he's not hitting on them—just friendly! Anyway, the website launched over the weekend, and it asks the hard questions: "Who feels David Beckham would be a great lay?!" More »
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By SheilaComment by Urbania: Wow. Most people in Manhattan just come out, get their dick sucked at the Cock, and then see one... 5 Responses | Other threads
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nonsociety
Julia Allison's Show Overpromises 'Sex'
Professional lifestreamers Julia Allison, Meghan Asha and Mary Rambin launched a three-minute Web show, TMI Weekly . The serial is modeled after The View, according to the LA Times, although consumer goods seem to have been substituted for actual, you know, issues. Your Correspondent is about as far from the show's target demographic as one can be without collecting social security benefits or calling Barack Obama by his middle name, but he does feel comfortable making two observations: The program is supposed to be about "Sex. Tech. Style," but the only discussion of sex is a recurring joke about how Asha never has any. Change the tagline or live up to it. Also, the dog-fart chats really need to go. After the jump, a sample episode in which Allison reads from 37 hate-filled text messages from one of her dates. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by shadowy figure: Look, I know Julia's a fameball and all, with some blindingly unoriginal ideas, but the more Gawker (and everybody here)... 2 Responses | Other threads
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how things work
Gay Mag Editor To Cross Over to MTV?
Hey, has somebody confused Neal Boulton's e-mail address with mine? 'Cause we get a lot of messages for and about the admittedly charming, bisexual editor of Genre mag. Whether it's bitter screeds from angry ex-lovers, or girls who saw him at the bar last night and felt it in their hearts to send us a message (encouraged by whom, I wonder?) telling us that he's cute, we have seen no shortage of Neal drama up in here. Item! Boulton's been seen leaving 1633 Broadway—home of MTV—several times. Is he developing a pilot with MTV? He'd like us to know that he might be. "What's up darlin," the e-mail begins. More »
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By SheilaComment by Hamilton Nolan: I wonder if this will give him enough scratch to finally send me my check. 3 Responses | Other threads
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julia allison
Is Julia Allison's Reality TV Show Dead?
With Julia Allison on its cover this past July, Wired confirmed longstanding rumors the internet fameball had a deal with Bravo for a reality show called IT Girls, based on her antics with handbag designer Mary Rambin and self-professed geek Meghan Asha. The development deal was to begin with just a pilot show, and it sounds like it might not go any further. In a roundup of some of Bravo's reality TV experiments this morning, Page Six said "one show starring three New York wannabes who start a Web site 'probably won't make the cut,' said a source." Embarrassing: Allison and her sidekicks recently leased a photogenic apartment because "we anticipate significant filming." Also, look who they may have lost out to: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Trixie from Toronto: Someone somewhere on one of their shit blogs made some reference lately to an "online show" with some fly-by-night operation.... 9 Responses | Other threads
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the panic of '08
Julia Allison's Crew Having A 'Meltdown' Too
The financial system is having one of its occasional bouts of uncertainty and depression but, hey, cheer up American economy, because fameball Julia Allison is too! In her on-again, off-again, oh-God-just-make-up-your-mind-already relationship with her own self promotion, Allison seems to be swinging toward another period of doubt and introspection. Perhaps you don't care because you're worried about starving in the street or whatever. But there's an honest-to-God company built on Allison's whims now, and according to her business partner Megan Asha there's now a "mini-meltdown" going on over whether the venture launched too soon. Imagine the horrifying revaluations that could ripple through the subprime protocelebrity markets as a result! More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Unfun: "The quality isn't even close to what I had in mind when we launched nor is our content up to... 4 Responses | Other threads
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crossovers
Oversharing Now Required Reading at Boston College
Uh-oh. Here's a letter we received from a college student: "I just wanted to let you all know that I am learning about [Collegehumor founder/webtard/Julia Allison ex] Jakob Lodwick in an actual university course, the Sociology of Deviance and Social Control. No joke... Lodwick is in the Emily Nussbaum New York mag article 'Say Anything Kids,' which is about putting one's private life on the internet, and how the young people clearly are too optimistic to see what the pitfalls are. She says that Lodwick's Vimeo is a 'hipster Youtube,' and we had a discussion about the people in the article and how they were clearly extremes of what we 'normal' college students are doing." This class sounds awesome! Let's check out the syllabus: More »
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By SheilaComment by HK_Guy: Makes me glad I went to a school where we actually had to read Aristotle & Kant & Einstein &... 4 Responses | Other threads
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emily gould
Emily Gould Doppelgänger Featured In TV Show
It stands to reason that a show about frazzled females in New York media might include a cameo by Emily Gould, the former Gawker editor now working on her six-figure "book of autobiographical stories" about being a frazzled female in new New York media. Via certain Observer staff Gould is just a degree or two of separation away from Lipstick Jungle creator Candace Bushnell. But after an email tip and way too much (20 minutes!) research, we've determined that those tattoos on the Lipstick extra's arms (above) just don't match up with Gould's own body art. So you (and we) should probably move on to thinking about more important things, like the implosion of Western capitalism. Or, you know, scrutinize this Gould-aping extra some more in the clip after the jump. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Richard Lawson: It's not her, but it's pretty damn close. Hi fake Emily! 1 Responses | Other threads
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crossovers
That Lion YouTube Hit to Become Movie
Asking if you've seen the "Christian the Lion" YouTube hit is like asking if you've ever been to the Internet. By now, everyone has seen the story of a lion, purchased in a London department store and raised by humans, who greets them after a year in the wild by jumping on them with enthusiastic hugs. Just like he's a person! (8 million views.) Now negotiations for it to be turned into a movie are underway, says Reuters. (In case you haven't seen the video, it's after the jump for a little slice of love.) More »
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By SheilaComment by SwissMister: I think it's an awesome little vid, but the evil cynic in me can't help but think it's somehow a... 7 Responses | Other threads
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michael phelps
Michael Phelps' Chest To Host SNL
"Phelps will host the sketch comedy series when it premieres Sept. 13, along with musical guest Lil Wayne." A trainwreck worth watching! [Live Feed]
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By Ryan TateComment by meaghan2k: He should probably ask Peyton for some tips, for Peyton is the greatest non-celebrity since Rudy Guiliani to host the... 3 Responses | Other threads
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chris anderson
Julia Allison's Weary Morning-After Email To Wired
Julia Allison posted an email conversation with the editor of Wired, the magazine that, in case you missed it, put her on the cover this month and thus made her famous for being famous for nothing. Ever the crafty self-promoter, Allison asked if her cover was as good for Wired as it was for her: "I hope - that as time goes on, you’ll be proud you took the leap," the Time Out New York dating columnist wrote. Remember aspiring fameballs: follow up is key. Wired editor Chris Anderson replied, "I feel great about this one." So sweet. In another moment protocelebrities should study, Allison makes a thinly-veiled pitch for some kind of Wired writing gig by pretending she's tired of all the self-promotion (for real this time!) and wants to get back to her "roots" (what??) as a writer: More » -
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Julia TV: Confirmed
Wired posted its profile of Julia Allison, the Time Out New York dating columnist and onetime protocelebrity (now in the process of crossing over into the real thing). Yes, the cover story (preceded by the cover itself) retreads much that Gawker readers already know about Allison, and many of you will, no doubt, find the piece altogether too friendly, a celebratory, rather than judgmental, distillation of her techniques for self-promotion and attention whoring. But there is news. Confirmation, for one, of Allison's long-rumored reality TV show for Bravo, IT Girls. Wired said the deal was signed in June, though it's clearly been in the works for much longer. Then there's a terrifying new wrinkle to Allison's new "lifecasting" Web venture, Non Society: More »
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crossovers
Julia Allison New Wired Cover Girl
All that sucking up to Chris Anderson and "branding" herself as a sort-of techie has finally paid off! New York dating columnist Julia Allison—famous for being famous for no reason on the Internet—will grace the August cover of Wired. (She must have timed her baffling new website Non Society in order to coincide with the cover.) More » -
crossovers
Presence Of Iron Man Meant To Reassure A Restless Fanboy Nation That 'Hulk' Will Get It Right
While it's tracking nicely and all set to smash Friday the 13th's other green menace—The Happening—into M. Night Smithereens, Universal is still not taking any chances on getting The Incredible Hulk word out. Besides the new one-sheet featuring a Herb Rittsian, rear-view shot of the verdant one filling out a pair of Levis HulkFit™ jeans (one must never underestimate the power of the all-mighty gay dollar!), a new TV spot puts what was supposed to be a surprise cameo—Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Starke, aka Iron Man, aka the new Marvel-Universal Quality Assurance Seal of Approval mascot—at the very top, there to ease the concerns of a traumatized fanboy nation who still wake up in cold nightsweats screaming, "ANG LEE'S TAKE ON THE MATERIAL WAS ENTIRELY TOO CLINICAL AND ROBBED OF ALL HULK-SMASH PASSION!" The two may eventually go on to fight alongside one another in The Avengers movie, something hinted at by Iron Man's own super-secret-surprise cameo—which revealed itself only to moviegoers who sat through the credits. If you missed it, it's after the jump: More » -
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The Unlikely Confluence of Julia Allison's Techboys in Esquire
Vimeo's Jakob Lodwick, the ex-man of both Star talking head Julia Allison and her BFF Mary's little sister, 18-year-old soap star Leven Rambin, is in Esquire this month. He's finally fulfilled his dream of becoming a model! (They featured boys of the web, who got to keep their clothes on.) Meanwhile, Iminlikewithyou's Charles Forman, pictured on the left, has finally fulfilled his dream of dating Julia Allison. And now they're pictured in the same spread—awkward! Click to enlarge. [via AlleyInsider]
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By SheilaComment by hhpeterson13: @SybilDisobedience: Heh, heh, Butthead, you said Lodwick! That sounds dirty. Heh! Beavis indeed. more » | Other threads
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crossovers
Emily Gould "Shocked" By Her Cover Photo
It's Day 8 of the Emily Gould saga, the former Gawker editor whose first-person blogging narrative that landed the cover of the New York Times Magazine. Our coverage of her is nothing personal, just business—she's officially a "person of interest"! Today's installment: some people, including Gould herself, seem to be offended by the article's accompanying photos, shot by fine art photographer Elinor Carucci. They're "intimate," like the text, but "intimate" also reads as "sexy," and God knows we can't have that. (Gould called them "vaguely cheesecakey" in a NYT Q&A.) Although More »
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By SheilaComment by emilygouldh8tr: Bell County, why shouldn't I be here? Ahh, you're not a twinkie lover, are you? more » | Other threads
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crossovers
The Personal Narrative, Photographed
For former Gawker blogger Emily Gould's raw "Blog-Post Confidential" essay in the upcoming New York Times Magazine, she was photographed by Elinor Carucci, who specializes in "portraits of everyday female vulnerability." The photo on the left is Emily Gould by Carucci, the one on the right is Carucci, from her Closer series. Shoot the Blog remarks that Carucci, admirably, is able to "delivers editorial imagery that is barely distinguishable from her own [fine art] work." That's the photographer equivalent of making it big writing personal narratives! (Click to enlarge.)
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By SheilaComment by MadamButterfloozy: Emily You should've listened to Jessica's wise advice about not reading the comments. For me, your mistake was not 'oversharing', it... more » | Other threads
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the internets
We Are All Emilys
Occasionally, on this very website, enlightening debate breaks out. In between the clusterfucks and the bodysnarking, talk about blogging, the internet, the effect of technology on relationships, and the Way We Live Now occurs. In that case, Emily Gould's just-online article in next Sunday's New York Times Magazine has done what it set out to do. We found it fitting to highlight a conversation between commenters Cassandra and A Dismal Science. Are we all Emily? Is nobody Emily? Should we stone her to death, as is the Internet's custom? "There is not one Emily. There are millions of Emilys." Read on... More »
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By SheilaComment by Miss Pontificating: No, we are not all Emilys but there are a lot of her clones. more » | Other threads
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crossovers
New York's Look Book: How it Launched One Girl's Career
As Nylon points out, the rainbow gal to the left—photographed at age fourteen for New York magazine's LookBook section, a street-fashion centerfold in which oft-annoying people explain their outfits—is actually in one of their ads for the June issue! The ad was shot by loose cannon and Last Night's Party photographer Merlin Bronques. Kay Goldberg is eighteen now and looking totally fashionable—so it's OK to click for the photo. More » -
crossovers
All The Girls Standing In Line for the Bathroom, Captured on Film
Everyone's ankling the New York Times establishment today: our roving photographer, the alarmingly tall Nikola Tamindzic, is profiled in the paper's City Room blog. What makes his photos special? "I don't judge my subjects... I like that hour between three and four in the morning when desperation sets in, when you see all the anticipation of going out starting to fade. The masks drop and everybody realizes the night is not going to be everything they were hoping for." [NYT] [Photo: Nikola for Home of the Vain] -
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Emily Gould Introduces Oversharing To New York Times Magazine
"I’m going to try to never write about you,” I whispered to the boy whose shoulder my head was on two nights ago. Oops. Emily Gould has made a writing career of her personal life and built a personal life around her writing career, exposing her relationships on a personal site and on Gawker when she was a writer on this site. Now, in a cover story for this coming weekend's New York Times Magazine, she does an accounting. "What I gained—and lost—by revealing my intimate life on the web," goes the cover line—over a sultry photograph of the author sprawled across a bed, a laptop power cord suggestively looping towards her tattooed arm. More »
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By Nick DentonComment by Kallyphornya: Okay, I'm an Internet content refugee who turned away out of necessity out of the dotcom crash. And it's interesting... more » | Other threads
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crossovers
Steven Spielberg Makes Most Epic Puzzle Game Ever
Electronic Arts officially announced Steven Spielberg's first video game yesterday. Strangely, it's a puzzle game, which sounds uncharacteristically un-epic for the director; shouldn't he be making the new Halo? But Boom Blox, a Nintendo Wii game that Spielberg conceived two years ago, actually seems worth more than an hour of play, at least for those of us old enough to be amused by the sheer number of things flying around and exploding. After the jump, the game trailer and requisite punchline. More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by HiredGoons: I'm going to assume the music is by John Williams. more » | Other threads
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defamer
Ellen DeGeneres To Put 'Deal' Models In Sensible Lesbianwear
Ellen DeGeneres promises to liven up the Deal or No Deal proceedings when she makes a guest appearance on the hit NBC game show. But unlike past guests, like Donald "The Banker" Trump and Celine "Open Da Case!" Dion, the canine-regifter will join the show's Pyramid of Hot Briefcasemodels. TVGuide.com reports: More »
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