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Hipster Blog Author Speaks, Comedically
Joe Mande, the NYC comedian revealed yesterday as the author of the Look At This Fucking Hipster blog and recipient of the latest Tumblr-to-Book deal, has shed some comedic light on his book deal, via email. Here it is: More »
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from the mailbag
Bloomberg's Dubious Claim: Three Times Scoopier This Year
Bloomberg retains a reputation as the most brutal and authoritarian of the news wires, so it's no wonder the company's internal memos could pass for North Korean propaganda. Scoop production increased threefold, the glorious regime just reported! More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Schadenfrau: Did anyone ever have a job interview at this place that still chills them to the bone today? Anyone? 7 Responses | Other threads
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from the mailbag
Flickr Founder Calls Nuked User 'A Dick'
An update on Shepherd Johnson, who lost 1,200 Flickr images over comments on White House photos: Yahoo said the activist's pictures are gone forever, offered him $25 and blocked his messages. And Flickr's founder called him "a dick." More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Pragmatic: Butterfield sounds like the dick in this case. Would it have been so hard for him to say I don't... 8 Responses | Other threads
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sanity
Why Is Shep Smith on Fox?
Oh, right, because he's a wonderful entertainer. But he also has a brain, and a conscience, and Shepard Smith has noticed that the emailers have become... unhinged, lately.
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By PareeneComment by rhys1882: I love Shep Smith. Unfortunately there's nowhere appropriate for him to go. He's too lively for CNN and... 4 Responses | Other threads
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for the record
Fallen Tech Messiah: I'm 30 Pounds Lighter, Not in Cannes
Michael Saylor has written in with corrections to our item on him yesterday. The MicroStrategy CEO was was not in Cannes this year, as Page Six had it. And we used an old, fat picture! More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Awesome X: I will not do Cannes in a prop I will not do Cannes in a yacht I will not do Cannes in... 6 Responses | Other threads
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synergy
Sobbing Columbia Student Says Prof Hated Having to Share
Last night we were baffled by a Columbia graduation fuss involving a professor blocking a student's graduation. It turns to be a classic new media/old media debate, on the ethics of content sharing, according to an email from the student.
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By Ryan TateComment by restless: Poor Erin. She's in a gray zone, and she's navigating this new world on her own. Where are her advisors?! 11 Responses | Other threads
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from the mailbag
Student-Professor Dust-Up at Columbia
Today was graduation at the Columbia Journalism School, and the ceremonies were tinged with regret. Not just because the news media is imploding, either: there's a mysterious flap involving a non-graduating student and a professor who supposedly breached "standards of communication." More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Cecil's Wielder: Bronson Pinchot has been moonlighting as a grabby journalism professor? 3 Responses | Other threads
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from the mailbag
Save Your Newspaper: Don't Let Anyone Cancel
The chairman of the Associated Press says he's "mad as hell" at people who don't pay for news. Is that why his newspaper is reportedly impossible to cancel? More »
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By Ryan TateComment by SarahHeartburn: They've learned from phone and internet companies. Try to cancel service on anything. I pay 60€ a year for a... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Kari ferrell
The Hipster Grifter's Charm in Action
How did hipster grifter and fugitive from justice Kari Ferrell take advantage of so many people in two separate states? With charm! We have two charming emails from her, as proof. She's sorry, okay?
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Comment by Solomon Grundy: It's kinda lame to sensationalize such a clearly damaged, mentally ill nutjob. Most guys have been taken in by at least... 36 Responses | Other threads
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rumormonger
Esquire Is Getting Nervous
Esquire's ad revenue dropped 22% in the first quarter, which actually put it above average. But we hear that the magazine's staff, and its corporate overlords, are on edge. There was a meeting yesterday [UPDATED]... More »
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Comment by Cecil's Wielder: That new issue with the rearrangable (rearrangeable?) cover was pretty week. It's like Stacey Greenrock Woods isn't even trying anymore.... 3 Responses | Other threads
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updates
Hipster Grifter Kari Ferrell's Victims Speak Out!
Kari Ferrell, the crazy pathological liar and scammer now legally known as the "Hipster Grifter," is already an internet superstar! We have new stories about her from unfortunate acquaintances. And the cops are everywhere! More »
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Comment by Solomon Grundy: C'mon, dude, who hasn't wanted to tug one out in public to The Shining? Shelley Duvall at her uglyhottest. 11 Responses | Other threads
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from the mailbag
The Mommy Flip-Out Too Hot For 'Park Slope Parents'
"Park Slope Parents," the Brooklyn listserv, is in the midst of a civil war between yuppie parents and list moderators. One combatant finally just snapped, and she's shared her rant with us. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Not The Red Baron: "The kid who fell from the rock fell because he was French and impatient." Brilliant! The 21st century needs more reminders... 15 Responses | Other threads
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from the mailbag
Hud Morgan Giggles At Mere Suggestion He'd Return To Daily News Post
Don't let the barroom slapfights and gangster garb fool you: Hud Morgan, the Men's Vogue editor turned aspiring screenwriter, can be delightfully helpful. For example, the ex-gossip nearly answered our question, "Is Hud Morgan Begging For His Old Daily News Gig?" More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Kid Twist: What's the Daily News Post? Did I miss a merger? 1 Responses | Other threads
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daddybloggers
Clinton Lawyer Tells World How Special His Son Is
Lanny Davis, the most pathetic of the Clinton primary campaign dead-enders, just reviewed his own son's book, for The Hill's "Pundits Blog." He liked it! More »
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By PareeneComment by TateMagoot: Meeg--this is about a basketball game lacking much of a climax, not the weather. more » | Other threads
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from the mailbag
Horace Mann's Little Roy Cohn Writes Letters
Little right-wing creep kid Charles Stam sent a two thousand word letter to the editor of the Horace Mann Record, his high-school paper. More »
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By PareeneComment by Moff: Also: Roy Cohn felt pretty good about getting shafted, too. So that's something. 5 Responses | Other threads
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struggling writers
Google's Piddling $60 Promise To Writers
Google paid $125 million to settle copyright charges over its scanning of 7 million books. Today authors were told their cut: $60 to $300 per title. Woo? More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Bottle_by_the_Scrivener: Why should Google have to pay anything? Content wants to be free, man. Like, free love and free content man.... 2 Responses | Other threads
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memos
Daily News Eliminates 401(k) Contributions
It was upsetting enough for employees to hear the New York Daily News was ending its 401(k) contributions (memo below). The jokes about bigwigs' extensive stock holdings only made matters worse. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by pretendtheresanumlaut: FIRST!!!!!Yeah, I know, I'm banned. But it was worth. Good times. 3 Responses | Other threads
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obama hotties
The Bold Ambitions of Ali Campoverdi
Alejandra Campoverdi zoomed from campaign intern to assistant to a deputy White House chief of staff with, we're told, no other political experience. But the "flirtatious" Obama staffer supposedly wanted more. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by pureblarney: Why doesn't Gawker take the time to dissect Obama's speech writer with so much undisguised disdain? Another sign of how un-ready... 15 Responses | Other threads
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from the mailbag
Michael Chabon's Wife Had Way More Inaugural Fun Than You
Ayelet Waldman, the writer and the overadoring and slightly stalky wife of Michael Chabon, emailed a lengthy account of the couple's AAA-list adventure at Barack Obama's inauguration. To 5,000 less awesome people. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by CassandraDavidson: From her wiki: The essay explores her conviction that a woman should consider her spousal relationship more important than her relationships... 4 Responses | Other threads
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from the mailbag
Arianna Huffington Lays Off 12,000 Citizen Journalists, Hires Godson
Two of the hottest 2008 presidential campaign scoops belonged to the Huffington Post's Off the Bus. Arianna Huffington let the citizen journalism project stagnate, then gave it to her godson.
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By Ryan TateComment by RachelSklar: Gabe Beltrone is great and was one of my office faves, possibly because he sat next to me and would... 1 Responses | Other threads
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we get emails
Brangelina Pregnant Again, Says Springfield Movie-Theater-Line Gossip
The rumor we heard about Brad Pitt knocking up Angelina Jolie isn't the most reliably sourced, but it is the most adorably sourced. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate: She's due for another adoptee.Kids are fun, you'd need nannies for that many, but they are fun. 9 Responses | Other threads
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rumormonger
Time Survivors Rage At Jet-Setting Editor
Time's international editor Michael Elliott is an up-and-comer, second only to U.S. editor Rich Stengel at the magazine. But leading an iron-fisted gutting of global editions made him bitter enemies. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by ifstone: "the Economist, which contains as much viewpoint as news" That's a dilettante's understanding. The Economist runs "leaders" (editorials) at the front... 2 Responses | Other threads
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tracy morgan
Tracy Morgan Angry At Obama?
A stalker emailed just a few minutes ago with this sighting: "Tracy Morgan at the AMC theater in Times Square. Standing behind him on the escalator as he bitches about Obama not caring about black people." Perhaps some sort of alliance with Jesse Jackson is in order! It worked for Sammy Davis Jr. Or maybe he was just quoting Jackson. Who knows.
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By Ryan TateComment by funyuns are awesome in phx: "Barack Obama doesn't care are about black people" 1 Responses | Other threads
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alec baldwin
'Hefty' Alec Baldwin Denied Spin Workout
A stalker emails: "Alec Baldwin came into Equinox on Broadway and 91st this morning trying to get into my spinning class at the last minute. He was denied because the class was full and lifted weights instead. Didn't have much of an attitude and was pleasant to the other people working out around him." Also: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Private Hangnail: This is like the time Orson Welles tried to Jazzercise but was delayed by bacon. 40 Responses | Other threads
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banksy
"not banksy! it's kuszyk"
Well then: the mysterious hooded and bearded man photographed supervising the painting of a new Banksy mural yesterday is not Banksy; it's Williamsburg artist R. Nicholas Kuszyk! As he informed us just now in an email with the intriguing subject line: "not banksy! it's kuszyk." Who is this be-aviator shaded man of mystery? A Banksy collaborator who also paints some nice robots himself! See here: More »
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Comment by Ogiri W Surie: He does some nice stuff, but who's the hottie? 3 Responses | Other threads
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wall street journal
Robert Thomson Reshuffles WSJ Editors
Less than four months after he "broadened" the Wall Street Journal's Page One desk, promoting P1 editor Mike Williams to deputy managing editor and giving him oversight over investigative re porting, Journal editor Robert Thomson is again reorganizing the storied team. Williams, a pre-Thomson veteran once rumored to be in the Rupert Murdoch lieutenant's crosshairs, stays in place. But his deputy Mike Allen is moved to a new job where he will "nurture investigations" in foreign bureaus, under the title Page One Projects Editor. Allen was recently billeted to the international desk for a stint assisting another Deputy M.E., Nik Deogun, so the change isn't entirely out of left field. Moving up: Alex Martin, a Newsday veteran at the Journal just three years. Thomson's full memo on the changes is after the jump. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by MrInBetween: Colleagues, I'm pleased to announce two significant changes to Page One. A white guy will be going over here to do some... more » | Other threads
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from the mailbag
On The Internet, Everyone Knows You Want to Kill Them
It's a fact of life on the internet that when you are mentioned (and linked to) unfavorably by certain high traffic right-wing bloggers, you promptly start receiving some of the most remarkable hate mail you've ever seen. It begins immediately, peaks overnight, and continues usually for about 72 hours or so. Then everyone forgets about it or gets bored and only a few wackos send you the odd death threat for another week or two. (That cycle of mass hatred is not exclusive to pissing off the far-right—obsessive fans of certain celebrities act in much the same fashion!—but Malkin-readers are the form's purest expression.) For your edification, we've run some numbers on keywords used in the hate mail sent to us after we reprinted some of Sarah Palin's emails, an act of malicious terrorism that got us called all sorts of names by Michelle Malkin, Bill O'Reilley, and presumably many more. Why is this relevant now? Hah, two of our favorite conservative bloggers just got caught up in the same shitstorm of right-wing bile.
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By PareeneComment by apocalypse-nowish: Apparently being a right-wing nutjob means having bad grammar. So I guess that's why they love Sarah Palin. 5 Responses | Other threads
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new york sun
Sun To Set Tomorrow
We're told a New York Sun editor emailed freelancers to tell them tomorrow will, indeed, see publication of the neoconservative daily's last issue, as previously rumored. At the start of this month, the newspaper said it was desperately seeking cash. It supposedly raised "a lot" of money in the following two weeks, but then came a brutal Wall Street meltdown that appears to have ended any hope for new benefactors. The Sun editor's brief email, forwarded by a tipster, is after the jump. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by dantebenuto: Dear Investors, er, Readers, Due to the passing of a little known law called the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, oversight of... 2 Responses | Other threads
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the onion
Point-Counterpoint: Laughing At Tragedy
POINT: "This is tacky even for the Onion, not too funny," a tipster emails us. The story in question? "NASCAR Cancels Remainder Of Season Following David Foster Wallace's Death." Sample: "At least for the moment, drivers found it hard to think about the Sprint Cup. 'All race long on Sunday, I was dealing with the unreality presented me by his absence,' said #16 3M Ford Fusion driver Greg Biffle...'I first read Infinite Jest in 1998 when my gas-can man gave me a copy when I was a rookie in the Craftsman Truck Series.'" COUNTERPOINT: No, it's funny. [The Onion]
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Comment by CaptainFantastic: BUT IT'S OK TO HACK INTO SARAH PALIN'S EMAIL AND POST PICTURES OF HER CHILDREN????!!!11!!!! Also, Jews. 4 Responses | Other threads
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from the mailbag
A Mother Responds to Palin Emailgate
Here is one of the many charming emails your editors have received since we reposted some emails that were hacked and originally posted by Anonymous earlier today, and then called a phone number. Now the "bloggers post their hate mail so you can point and laugh" routine is dead tired, but this one invokes your day editor's mom! "You obviously are too immature to realize that this is a pregnant woman you are bothering. Ask your mom if she approves." We went to your day editor's mom for comment. More »
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By PareeneComment by it takes a lot to laugh: Your Mom and I made the same observation re: Gawker doing the job of the MSM. OMIGOD - I HAVE... 10 Responses | Other threads
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from the mailbag
Elementary School Cancels Their Subscription to US Weekly
We just received a sternly-worded missive from the Orange Center Elementary School in Fresno, asking us to cancel their subscription to US Weekly. Presumably this is part of the wave of cancellations related to their totally controversial Sarah Palin coverage. This raises so many questions: what exactly is an elementary school doing with a subscription to US Weekly? And why did they e-mail us to cancel it? More »
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By SheilaComment by TedSez: They thought they were getting the kids' version, My US Weekly Reader. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Highbrow BBQ
New York Magazine's "Highbrow" Barbecue: A Big Ripoff?
New York magazine should know that it's setting itself up by sponsoring an event called a "Highbrow BBQ." I mean, really. The cookout yesterday offered the public food from Top Chef contestant CJ Jacobson, along with a concert, for $25. And for that price, one could at least expect a big piece of chicken. But a disgruntled tipster tells us that all she got out of the experience was a bit of watermelon, some nasty taco sauce soup, and an apology from a bourbon-swilling CJ. Overblown ripoff, or just a griping, overly entitled guest? You be the judge! The full report: More »
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Comment by scrimshaw: Pardon my rant; but I used to be a fan of this series... so this sucks to see! I didn't... more » | Other threads
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Tucker Max
A Cameo In The Tucker Max Movie
Fun fact: Drew Curtis, the guy who runs linky website Fark, went to high school for one year with professional asshole (but not moron) blogger-turned-film writer Tucker Max. So Drew somehow got handed a cameo role in I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell. Drew—who's big enough on the internet to not give a fuck what we or Tucker Max think—sent us a full report, saying Tucker is "out of control" but the actors are doing a good job, considering the material they're working with. And pictures! Click through now: More »
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Comment by AndWeDieYoung: @intothelight: Seriously, the "please not the relative balance" was the funniest part of the post. I laughed. The rest of it... more » | Other threads
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james toback
Is Director James Toback STILL A Wannabe Pick-Up Artist?
We're not intimately familiar with the work of writer-director James Toback, but the New York native's film credits are somewhat impressive. He directed Two Girls And A Guy, wrote Bugsy and is working his magic on a Mike Tyson documentary due out this fall. But he seems to have convinced at least one Brooklyn resident that he's doing a very, very poor imitation of Robert Downey Jr. in one of his other films, the Pick-Up Artist, which happens to be precisely what Spy magazine nailed Toback for in a takedown published in the late 1980s (he disputed much of the article). The resident, who has had one too many brushes with Toback writes: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by SeaBassTian: The man is clearly an unabashed predator. At his age, God bless him! But I love his films, which are... more » | Other threads
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the workplace
The Catalog Of Workplace Humiliation
Yesterday we told you the nightmarish story of NBC's pooping intern. It was perhaps the perfect embodiment of a mortifying day at work. But we asked you, our employed readers, for your own stories of humiliation on the job, and you obliged. We've picked the five best (worst), which are printed in order of increasing terror. After the jump, read why you should never touch scissors at a library, make fun of hobos, joke about speed, pass out on a plane, or try to catch your boss' towel:
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Comment by Thunderpants: I am #2, the non-hobo. A couple of post-scripts to the story that I forgot to mention:1) a well-meaning tourist... more » | Other threads
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from the mailbag
Man From Florida Worried that Montauk Monster Might Be His Dog
A concerned reader writes to us: "I live in Jacksonville Beach, FL. We just had to put are dog to sleep. From what I see this is an English Bulldog. Now this does not make me very happy to know someone is dumping dead animal into the sea. We paid to have his ashes returned to us. From what I can see this is a male English Bulldog much like are dog. To find out that this was in fact him would make me very mad. I hope you can get to the bottom of this. If in fact someone did dumped dead animal's in the sea how long would it take to show up in NY city. He was put to sleep on July 21 2008." Yikes. I've had to put a beloved dog to sleep before and it's not fun. But, hm, I sort of doubt that... I, uh. Never mind. I'm sorry for your loss. More »
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good luck with your hell demons
Scientist Plea From Montauk Monster Finders
Three women who first discovered and photographed the Montauk Monster have issued a desperate plea for scientists to help them identify the devil spawn! Rachel Goldberg, Courtney Fruin and Jenna Hewitt gave their long-awaited interview to PlumTV, following hot on the heals of the CNN appearance by their buddy "Colin," who is keeping the monster's bones safe in his bong or Weber grill or whatever. The ladies revealed they have been in touch with a scientist from Stony Brook University, who supposedly told them it can't be a raccoon (legs/arms not in proportion to body), dog (feet "don't match up" — ??) or turtle (they don't have teeth). So basically we're dealing with a mutant, alien or satanic death hound. "Lock your fucking doors," as one self-described biologist told us yesterday! The women are hoping another scientist will take a look at the remains and give a less terrifying answer. A video except, along with some interesting mail, is after the jump. UPDATE: Plus a new, less decomposed photo via Newsday! More »
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nike
From The Mailbag
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advice
Important Advice For the Humor-Deficient
John McCain got in trouble this week for an old joke he told once about how women enjoy rape. No one gets his sense of humor! He grew up with the subtle wit of Sir Francis Burnand's Punch, is it his fault the kids today all read filthy comic books or whatever? Similarly, The New Yorker got in trouble this week for printing a cover that everyone had to pretend not to understand in order to be outraged about how no one would get the joke. It was complicated. But we have advice from an expert that will help. John McCain needs to read this email from your day editor's mother. More » -
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Times Reporter's Biggest Fan Has An Important Question
Oh, hey, Times political reporter Adam Nagourney, we hope you're reading! Because someone is trying to use this site to reach you regarding your relations, or possible relations, who bestowed you with the genes necessary to write that blog you used to keep, that insane story about being a tourist DC and, most impressively, your widely-noted columns for the "Google" News. Wait, do you even work for the Times anymore? Click the thumb to read the email.
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