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  • flackery

    The Accomplishments of Famous Publicist Charmaine Blake

    Charmaine Blake, famous publicist, is of course best known for issuing a press release about—and during—her date with Cliff Clavin last night. What else has this famous publicist accomplished? We've prepared a Top 10 list. More »
    07/01/09
    13,095
    108

    By Hamilton Nolan
  • 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 »
    06/25/09
    18,406
    157

    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by Hamilton Nolan: Arianna? 9 Responses | Other threads

  • This guy

    Arthur Kade Is Going Overboard

    We've always suspected that F-list Philly fameball Arthur Kade was laying on the Zoolander-ness a little thick, for effect. We so wanted him to be real that we've tried to ignore it. But this week, he's just become unbelievable: More »
    06/25/09
    7,610
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by the fung: You're douching it wrong! 3 Responses | Other threads

  • when memes collide

    You Got James Frey in My Arthur Kade

    Last night, James Frey went down to Philadelphia to give a reading with Anna David. Curious to meet the phenomenon of online-self-humiliation that is Arthur Kade, they invited him. Kade was, of course, thrilled for the attention. More »
    06/05/09
    4,295
    25

    By Gabriel Snyder

    Comment by Mount_Prion: So Kade is serious? He's not an Ali G type character? 3 Responses | Other threads

  • This guy

    Arthur Kade: The Tooth Fairy of Our Time

    The more we get the feeling that Arthur Kade, Philly's Zoolanderesque parody of himself, is actually a performance artist exploring the nature of assholery, the more we want to believe that he is real. As real as the "When Harry Met Sally" dialogue he practiced for "an astounding 12 hours." More »
    05/29/09
    12,901
    54

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Mama Penguino: I actually feel sorry for him because you know his friends are making fun of him behind his back. He... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • urban anthropology

    The Jakob Lodwick Crack-Up Goes Taxi Driver

    Vimeo founder Jakob Lodwick is now sporting a haircut straight out of Taxi Driver. Which wouldn't be disturbing, except that the young millionaire seems to be having a breakdown that would make a fitting sequel for the gritty film. More »
    05/26/09
    8,541
    27

    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by SeaBassTian: Travis Bickle may have had his faults but he never showed up half naked to a networking event. Or Tumbled... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • fameballs

    The Comprehensive Guide To The Nu-Fameball Class of 2009

    Oy. Vey. In today's New York Post: Sassy-scholar Marisa Meltzer's article covering the "New Wave Of Great Gatsbys" is a pu-pu (poo-poo?) platter of some of New York's most annoying Webtardolite 2.0 Fameball personae. She awarded titles to them. Our turn! Where to begin? More »
    05/24/09
    10,874
    47

    By Foster Kamer

    Comment by Baroness: I hate this city. I summoned Brooke Astor on the Ouija board tonight, and she agrees with you. "Torch this fucking... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • Celebrity fossils

    Scientists Find Missing Link: It's a Fameball

    After 47 million years, scientists unearthed a fossil which may be the long-awaited missing link between primates and mankind. They immediately turned the fossil into a huge media whore that we're already sick of. More »
    05/19/09
    7,395
    26

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Mount_Prion: I did not come from no microcelebrity. 1 Responses | Other threads

  • shut up, college

    Womyn vs. Tucker Max in Battle of Annoyances

    Which is more unbearable: Tucker Max, or Ohio State University student group Womyn and Allies Rising in Resistance (WaARiR)? Finally, they've met in a death match so we can find out! More »
    05/12/09
    18,137
    60

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Nic Fit: I'm sorry, he was "scheduled to speak" at a University? I guess Ron Jeremy was not available? 6 Responses | Other threads

  • Kari ferrell

    The Hipster Grifter Speaks!

    Look, it's your friend the Hipster Grifter, Kari Ferrell, speaking from the heart! Bucky Turco at Animal NY convinced her to come out of hiding and speak to you, the fans. She wants money. More »
    05/01/09
    67,663
    207

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by skahammer: I cannot not love this woman. Sorry. All I can think of is what I'd be doing if I were in... 24 Responses | Other threads

  • fameballs

    Nouriel Roubini Bans Reporters From Party Palace

    Party-having economist Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini is no longer inviting reporters to parties in his vagina-studded loft, we hear! *(A single tear)* More »
    04/30/09
    4,420
    9

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Nouriel is far better looking, intelligent, and global than Krugman and Denton and Henry Kissinger mooshed together. Probably a... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • fameballs

    Priyantha Silva Is Crashing Parties Nonstop!

    After we ran a new sighting of (we thought) dormant con man/ party crasher Priyantha Silva, the tips poured in! He's still out and impersonating Hollywood people and creeping out women, as usual: More »
    04/29/09
    4,251
    23

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by misslinda: He should join forces with Kari Ferrell, the two of them on the lamb would make a marvelous reality TV... 7 Responses | Other threads

  • party crashers

    Con Man Priyantha Silva Still Wants You in His Movie

    Priyantha Silva is a notorious Manhattan party crasher known for posing as an editor or producer to worm his way into events and "charm" the ladies. Don't look now; he's still hovering right behind you: More »
    04/28/09
    3,474
    18

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate: Nothing says class like crazy eyes. 1 Responses | Other threads

  • blowhards

    Jason Calacanis Nominates Himself MySpace's Captain Obvious

    The most amusing thing about fameballs is when they don't realize their balls have stopped rolling. Such is bulldog entrepreneur Jason Calacanis's lot, as he desperately tries to pose as MySpace's next CEO. More »
    04/23/09
    3,988
    23

    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by stanhalen: Guy looks like a classic doofus...If you squint he looks just like Corky from life goes on.. Not that any of... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    04/14/09
    2,835
    20

    By Ryan Tate

    Comment 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

  • internet famous

    Julia Allison Now Mostly Famous for Dancing with a Quarterback

    Dating columnist Julia Allison must be figuring that everything she has done is meaningless compared to someone paid to throw a ball around. Her Internet popularity has peaked after her dalliance with a football player. More »
    04/14/09
    12,228
    57

    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by Disco-Johnson: If he starts dating her, as a Bears fan, I will kill myself. 7 Responses | Other threads

  • fameballs

    Arthur Kade Has 99 Problems

    Zoolanderesque Philly fameball Arthur Kade has a problem: "I become so much better than everyone else that I get bored and stop focusing on the basics." That's just the beginning. More »
    04/14/09
    11,656
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by She Laughs: Is it my imagination or is he sporting a bad lisp. 4 Responses | Other threads

  • 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 »
    04/14/09
    16,395
    74

    By Ryan Tate

    Comment 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

  • Crack-ups

    The Scary Knife Rites of an Apostate Fameball

    Hipster millionaire Jakob Lodwick can't stop seeking web attention. Yet even the dim lights of internet semi-fame drive him up the wall. So he's left to stab in frustration, in the dark. More »
    04/13/09
    5,762
    36

    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by Lux Alptraum: I fucking hate "lip dubs." They're just lipsynching videos. Calling them "lip dubs" does not make them new, special, or artistic. 3 Responses | Other threads

  • facts

    Mary Rambin Does Something New

    DID YOU KNOW: Mary Rambin ate her very first grapefruit on April 10, 2009? More »
    04/12/09
    8,404
    17

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by TallulahSkankhead: Did she bill it to the Washington Post? 1 Responses | Other threads

  • field guide

    So You Want to Be a Fameball?

    Too often, random people contact us, begging to be covered as fameballs. What they don't realize is that fameballdom is an organic process. This guide will help your effort to become ubiquitous and despicable: More »
    04/09/09
    15,722
    60

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by TillieHarper: We the Blacks...Niggmata (I Have Holes in My Soul): Can I be honest here? I still don't know who Julia Allison is? What she does? Where she came from? I've just... 6 Responses | Other threads

  • feuds

    Jim Cramer vs. Dr. Doom in Loco Econo Throwdown!

    In the vulva corner: Gloomy, sky-is-falling, party boy economist Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini. In the bug-eyed corner: Jim Cramer, hollering CNBC stock shill. They're fighting, and we all win! More »
    04/08/09
    2,408
    13

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Botswana Meat Commission FC: Doesn't anyone else find it funny that NYU has an economics department? Aren't most economics basically just huge nerds who... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • books

    Wine-Loving Twitter Twerp in Million-Dollar Book Deal

    HarperStudio has pushed a seven-figure stake through the hearts of aspiring wordsmiths everywhere by giving a $1 million, 10-book deal to Twitter-abusing videoblogger Gary Vaynerchuk. Does anyone believe in books anymore? More »
    04/02/09
    3,547
    25

    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by Claire Buoyant: Is there one book in Vaynerchuk, let alone ten? He already has one out. [www.amazon.com] 2 Responses | Other threads

  • marketing

    Sponsors Flee Perez Hilton's Birthday Party

    Woe is Perez Hilton, in many ways. His marketing firm put together such a neat Powerpoint show to get companies to sponsor his birthday party last weekend. How did that go? More »
    03/30/09
    17,661
    71

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Smitros: That really is a disastrous wardrobe choice. I guess it's a kilt, but there's no tartan. Clan McFail? 5 Responses | Other threads

  • fameballs

    Vulvas of Doom

    Uberfameball Julia Allison attended newly-minted recession-era wackofameball economist Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini's 50th birthday Saturday night, causing both to explode in a blinding flash of self-interest! But not before JA took this "vulva wall" pic. More »
    03/30/09
    11,180
    81

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by heavymetalpizzaparty: hey JOOLZ..i know you're entire fake career is predicated on this, but no one gives a shit about your pussy.... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • pranks

    Comic Genius Behind Dina Lohan's Fake Tweets Outed

    A LiveJournal user says the brilliant mind behind the crazed tweets of celebrity mom Dina Lohan is a 24-year-old Michigan man named Matt Cherette. Cherette, who's confessed, has a career in Hollywood awaiting him. More »
    03/28/09
    35,425
    49

    By Owen Thomas
  • celebritards

    Lohan Mom's Twitter Stupid — or Crazy Smart

    Either Lindsay Lohan's entire crazy family is really on Twitter, or the world's best comedy writers have taken to the medium. Here are Dina Lohan's Twitter tales of bad tea, insidious censorship, and "HATERS." More »
    03/28/09
    29,975
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    By Owen Thomas
  • exclusive

    Perez Hilton's Birthday Party: The Sponsorship Pitch

    Yesterday was Perez Hilton's 31st birthday! His star-studded birthday bash will be March 28th at LA's "iconic" Viper Room. And here's how his marketing firm is trying to sell people sponsorships of this once-in-Perez's-lifetime affair: More »
    03/25/09
    17,660
    86

    By Hamilton Nolan
  • photoshop

    Kim Kardashian, In Reality

    UH OH: Complex magazine put Kim Kardashian on its cover this month, but it forgot to Photoshop one of its images of her (left) until Bucky Turco caught it. Huzzah for real womanhood! [Animal NY]
    03/24/09
    78,429
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by BitterDiva: Alas, not even Photoshop can erase Dead-Eyed Skank. 65 Responses | Other threads

  • fameballs

    Arthur Kade is Too Hot For Angelina Jolie

    Our friend Arthur Kade is moving up in the world! Philly's most inane John Fitzgerald Page knockoff is in a movie with Angelina Jolie. Eh, Arthur Kade has fucked hotter chicks: More »
    03/23/09
    22,241
    87

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Pope John Peeps II: He's actually a pretty piss-poor boxer, which makes that audition tape kind of humorous. I guess "kade-style" means "suck". 11 Responses | Other threads

  • fameballs

    Diablo Cody Posse Craves, Hates Your Attention

    Diablo Cody and her Hollywood gal-pals cooperated on today's self-consciously sexy New York Times profile. Odd, then, that they complained people pay too much attention to their looks. More »
    03/22/09
    22,917
    114

    By Ryan Tate
  • juicing

    'Like, If This Is a Cult, We Should All Be Members'

    Despite being total bullshit, the idea that you can "cleanse" your body with days-long juice fasts persists. If a new story is to be believed, Cleanse Mania is affecting rich women and fameballs alike. More »
    03/19/09
    11,339
    106

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Banjo-Sea Kitten: Hey now. A word to the cleanses. Our bodies need a break now and then. Never in the history of... 35 Responses | Other threads

  • fameballs

    Julia Allison's Business Model: Become Oprah, Somehow

    Huffpo-er Jeremy Abelson interviewed famous American Julia Allison about how her "brand" will "make money." Not to get too technical, but it involves having people pay her for...stuff, that she does. More »
    03/17/09
    7,721
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by TheHonJudgeSmails: I know how she can make $120. 15 Responses | Other threads

  • Stalker deluxe

    Kardashian BooK Koming, Kries StalKer!

    The Kardashians are an entire family of national fameballs—Julia Allison can only dream of achieving their ubiquitous inanity. And America may have a new book from them to look forward to, a tipster says! More »
    03/16/09
    4,359
    39

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by i'm a bottle: Why does Southern California persist in perpetrating stuff like this upon us? Wow, I really despise everything about Southern... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • gavin newsom

    Hunky San Francisco Mayor Has a Family of Fameballs

    Gavin Newsom, the politically ambitious, Google-loving, baby-making, gay-marriage-crusading mayor of San Francisco, is meeting Twitter CEO Ev Williams today! Possibly on the agenda: Can he get tipsy female relatives off it? More »
    03/10/09
    11,278
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by 1Melanie: I think you should do an article on Justine Musk's livejournal. She tucks her five children in at night and goes... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • fameballs

    You Wish You Were as Suave as Arthur Kade

    Who is the real Arthur Kade? Is it the "extremely motivated and passionate" wealthy financial planner-turned-model and aspiring actor? Or is it: the most Zoolanderesque, parody-of-himself blog oversharer of the post-boom era? Dive in: More »
    03/05/09
    18,104
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by TheHonJudgeSmails: Isn't every guy from Philly like this, though? 12 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    The Evolution of Zombie RadarOnline

    RadarOnline was once an intelligent site, written by funny people. Really! Now, it seems to have degenerated into all Octomom, all the time. What's happening here? More »
    03/03/09
    4,410
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Mount_Prion: When does Octomom fight Spiderman with her vag tentacles? 3 Responses | Other threads

  • superstars

    John Fitzgerald Page Can Put You in the Movies!

    Stop everything: John Fitzgerald Page—the Worst Person in the World—is doing stuff! Would you like to be in a movie with Bill Murray and Sissy Spacek? John Fitzgerald Page can make it happen: More »
    03/03/09
    9,471
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    By Hamilton Nolan
  • oversharing

    Do Not Think About Possible Jakob Lodwick Sex Pics

    Internet fameball and brand new blogger Jake Lodwick maybe posted a sex picture of himself? Unfortunately we are obligated by fate to bring this to you. Compare and contrast if you want to (don't): More »
    03/02/09
    18,812
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Mount_Prion: I am so much more hairy than whoever the owner of that butt is that I find it hard to... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • butterflies

    Fresh-Faced 'Jake Lodwick' Is New on the Blogtard Scene

    Once upon a time there was an odd young internet fameball named Jakob Lodwick who decided to quit the internet entirely after it failed to adequately explain China. In unrelated news, 'Jake' Lodwick is blogging! More »
    02/28/09
    9,522
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by SW-2: Jesus Christ, this guy's a walking DSM-IV. I actually feel a bit guilty just sitting here and watching it happen.... 2 Responses | Other threads

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