Cranky White House spokesbot Tony Snow just finally quit his job. It already gave him cancer, so maybe he can't tolerate any more evil. Actually, he says that since he only makes $168,000 a year, he's leaving the job because he needs to make more money. Heh. [CNN]
Dana Vachon Now The Man He Always Wanted To Be
Continuing to exploit his brief [Ed. Note: This is brief? We should all be so lucky!] moment in the sun via a freelance magazine career, Dana Vachon pops up in the September issue of Departures, which you only get if you are in possession of an American Express Platinum or Black ("Centurion"?) card or a dentist.…
All our therapist has in the waiting room is Teen Vogue and Legal Enough, so we're kind of jealous. [WWD]
U.S. Puppet Departs Position "Running" Tiny Island Nation
As expected, British Prime Minister Tony Blair today announced that he would step down from that position on June 27th. Blair has served for ten years, and the British electorate has clearly grown tired of a man whose admitted charms are intertwined with a streak of officious sanctimony so severe that it makes Mario…
Chris Albrecht Hits Road, Women (Allegedly)
So HBO head Chris Albrecht allegedly beat his girlfriend and beat the rap - she's not pressing charges - but couldn't beat the heat: Time Warner has forced him to resign. Albrecht, who conveniently played the "but I'm a drunk" card the last time he allegedly knocked a ladyfriend around, issued a statement saying that…
American Express Publishing: No Way Out
American Express Publishing—the owner of rich-people mags Travel + Leisure and Food & Wine, plus really rich person travel mag Departures—has a diabolical plan to keep all of its employees safely within its corporate confines. When employees in-house go to the Conde Nast website and click on "careers," they don't end…
Genius Lessons: Thirty Bucks
At a gathering for 49 Nobel Prize winners in 1962, President Kennedy remarked that "I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent and of human knowledge that has ever been gathered together at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone." All well and good, but this…
