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The new hippies
'She Decided She Would Be Funemployed, And Started a Blog'
That whole "Funemployment" thing was clearly a fake trend composed of nothing. Which makes it perfect television! CBS sent its last working journalist to track down these young, wealthy, aimless Funemployed layabouts. Here are their dumb stories.
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Comment by lapsedjew: Is "funemployed" the new "staycation?" Because if so, I need to start working on recession-appropriate puns in the hopes that... 5 Responses | Other threads
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hustlers
'Generational Consultant' Holds America's Fakest Job
The fakest job corporate America ever created was "Branding Consultant"—until now. Meet Anne Loehr, a "business coach" who will (for a small fee) explain the mysteries of "Generation Y" to a corporate audience. She knows your soul, kids. More »
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Comment by Jeangenie: Ok--this woman is just working her own hustle. She had the dream gig of running safari camps! But man, what... 5 Responses | Other threads
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recessionomics
Pope Wants World's Money, For Shoes
The Way We Live Now: Under the thumb of the papacy. The Pope is calling for some super-Illuminati to rule the world economy. No need, dude; we had one already, called Ikea. And it's laying people off. More »
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Comment by Pope John Peeps II: I know that no one's actually going to read the encyclical, because everyone on Gawker is horribly, permanently biased against... 71 Responses | Other threads
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scandals
Pug Puke Contretemps May Make Pug Mom a Temp!
Chrissie Brodigan was victimized once, when her pug dog threw up on the L train. She was victimized again when she was arrested for the puking incident. Now she may lose her job. More »
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Comment by sirjohnoldcastle: How is a NY Post source given any credence whatsoever? I can find a half a million people in... 4 Responses | Other threads
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jobs
Dan Froomkin Becomes Latest Refugee at Huffington Post
The trail between the Washington Post and Huffington Post is becoming something of a pipeline: ousted liberal WaPo columnist Dan Froomkin has landed at Arianna Huffington's well-funded website. His new home may be worse than the old one. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Lulupasternak: Considering he didn't do any actual reporting at WaPo (aggressive aggregating is more like it), I wonder how he's going... 1 Responses | Other threads
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recessionomics
School's Out Forever
The Way We Live Now: Playin' hooky. Schoooooool's outttt forrrrrrrr summer! Yea! School's out forever! Really. They can't afford summer school any more. Too bad that happened right when unemployment hit double digits. No job. No school. Nada. More »
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Comment by Spirit Fingers: Erm, was that movie supposed to be Grease 2, because it looks as if they failed miserably, and that's hard... 6 Responses | Other threads
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crime
American Apparel 33% Illegal
Because Dov Charney is a hero to immigrants, The Man is all up in his business, trying to point out nitpicky technical "violations," like the fact that 1,800 of his employees are illegal. Jeez. More »
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Comment by badasscat: Man, that is some seriously ugly underwear. No offense to Anahit. 12 Responses | Other threads
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recessionomics
Talentless Workers Getting Left Behind
The Way We Live Now: "It's easy to sit there and say you'd like to have more money. And I guess that's what I like about it. It's easy. Just sitting there, rocking back and forth, wanting that money." More »
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Comment by ms.conniving: My gf was fired in highschool for forgetting to give a fork to customers who ordered gravy at A&W. She... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Media Crack
Successful Writer Feels Not So Successful
In your perennial Tuesday media column: It still sucks to be a writer, sucks if you bought a newspaper, sucks to make stock picks, sucks to produce news on television, and somebody got a new job! More »
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Comment by Phyllis Nefler: Wait, what's in the evil Daily Beast contract? Surely someone here has their hands on it. I WANT ANSWERS! more » | Other threads
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culture
Metropolitan Museum Still Humongous
The Metropolitan Museum of Art laid off 357 people today. This will save them $10 million—$28,000 per layoff. They still have 2,200 employees. Several uncultured questions: More »
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Comment by HiredGoons: Art Restorers and Preservationists are a huge part of the staff. I'm assuming they have a lot of people all over... 5 Responses | Other threads
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valley spawn
Google's Naughty Heir Lusts for New York
Philippe Dauman Jr. can't stop flouting taboos. Friends remember his Park Avenue orgies. Family members note he joined Google when his father's Viacom sued it for $1 billion. Even San Francisco, we hear, is too tepid for him. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by TallulahSkankhead: This Father's Day, I'll be giving thanks that my dad talks like a regular human being. 1 Responses | Other threads
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print is dead
Huffington Post: Acquisition Bait, Now More Than Ever
It's official: Betsy Morgan says she was indeed pushed out as the ineffectual CEO of the Huffington Post. But to what end? The new regime is downplaying profitability in favor of revenue growth — the ideal ramp for a sale. More » -
newspapers
Wanted: Intern to Edit Pulitzer Prize-Winning Paper While Editor Is on Vacation
Do you have a car? Are you able to "work long hours"? Are you willing to sell yourself into journalistic indentured servitude for less than half a pittance? Here's your chance to edit a Pulitzer Prize-winning paper! More »
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Comment by daveyjonesisdead: Given the headlines, it seems grisly photos and beauty queens are the main editorial content. A high-schooler could probably pull... 3 Responses | Other threads
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cronyism
Celeb Media Interns '09: Qualified
A new summer has blossomed (technically), and with it a new crop of celebrity media interns, riding their family names into coffee-fetching and fact-checking gigs that should rightfully go to miserable, debt-wracked, overqualified J-school graduates. This year's celeb intern class: More »
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Comment by KelseyElle: As a 19 year old college student and product of non celebrity parents this really frustrates me and proves that... 6 Responses | Other threads
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recessionomics
Like a Staycation, But at Work, For No Pay
The Way We Live Now: Eking out a hard living in cubicle hell while beauty dies, duh. We work without music. We work without pay. We work without jobs, just to say "Hey, one day."
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Comment by Cannot Find Server: Since Virgin was slashing prices to 50%, could you finally buy a CD for a reasonable amount? It sucks that they're... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Content is king
Media Jobs '09: Craigslist Serfdom
The media job market is tough. But there are always freelancing opportunities on Craigslist! Right? Right! Terrible, degrading freelance opportunities. Follow these onerous submission guidelines and you too could one day earn literally dozens of dollars, by writing! More »
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Comment by Prefixmag: I'll admit the pay is not much, but we pay what we can afford. Most music sites in our space... 4 Responses | Other threads
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job offers
Hillary Clinton Rocked By Obama Charm
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told George Stephanopoulos this morning that she initially refused Obama's offer before being wooed: "I gave him a bunch of other names...But he was quite persistent and very persuasive." [This Week/ABC]
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By Foster KamerComment by momof3wildkids: The world is witnessing the neutering of Hillary Rodham Clinton. 15 Responses | Other threads
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jobs
Post-Journalism Career #627: Subway Musician
What are laid-off journalists doing these days, besides growing ever angrier? One of them is going to play his guitar in the subway! Which we guarantee is a more fun job: More »
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Comment by NormaPabsy: It may be funny to you guys, but I spent 80 thousand dollars on my journalism degree and I'm current... 4 Responses | Other threads
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jobs
Fired AOL Ad Man Was Paid $60,000 Per Day
Gregory Coleman was hired in February to run AOL advertising network Platform A. Two weeks later, the CEO who hired him was out; two months after that, Coleman's own departure was announced. But at least AOL made it worth his while. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by thewickedwitchisdead: I doubt he negotiated for $3 million severance. I would wager he was much smarter--negotiated for a year of salary,... 1 Responses | Other threads
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magazines
OK! Recruits Former Life & Style Editor Into Its Brutal, Jungle-Like Office
Consulting editor Jason Oliver Nixon may yet bring civility to the man-eat-man hellscape that OK! magazine seems to have become. Nixon, who we're told is still running the show, is to be joined by editorial consultant Mark Pasetsky, the former Life & Style honcho who now operates CoverAwards.com. More » -
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Will Arianna Huffington Be Paying You This Month?
The Huffington Post has been taking flack for not paying writers, but it's not so simple. Most bloggers aren't paid, but some are. On staff, there are paid interns, unpaid interns, and paying interns. It's all very complicated, but luckily we made you a chart. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by mimigoliath: I dunno, writing for HuffPo gets me lots of exposure, so I don't mind not being paid. Of course, I... 5 Responses | Other threads
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exits
Longtime Editor Departs L.A. Weekly
(UPDATED) After eight years as editor in chief, Laurie Ochoa is leaving LA Weekly as Village Voice Media severs more of its own legacy. More » -
jobs of all kinds
Now You Too Can Do Phone Sex and Live in a Sexologist's House
Are you broke like everyone else and in need of shelter? Would you want to live in some lady's house and sometimes do "telephone sex therapy" in exchange for free rent and maid service? Well then sexpert Susan Block (sorta maybe NSFW) has the job for you! More »
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Comment by CaptainFantastic: "DSL" doesn't mean the same thing in her world as it does mine. Right? 2 Responses | Other threads
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moguls
The Guy Who Took Rupert Murdoch's Crummy Second-in-Command Gig
It's not clear what Chase Carey is thinking: The DirecTV CEO is poised to become vice chairman at Rupert Murdoch's smaller News Corp., where he has virtually no shot at the top job. More » -
recessionomics
The New York Times Will Make You Feel Poor And Mad
The Way We Live Now: Chewing the cud of resentment. The New York Times has assigned all of its reporters to ferret out and write up the most awkward and awful examples of opulence, as if they were news. Hey I wonder if Per Se's kitchen is nice, still? More »
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Comment by cdmunch: Whatever happened to teenage summers of mowing lawns and getting drunk in parking lots? 10 Responses | Other threads
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jobs
Bankers vs. Spies: A Lifestyle Comparison
The CIA is looking to hire a few good former hedge funders and investment bankers to put their "skills" to use on behalf of the USA. But could I-bankers really stand the rigors of the CIA lifestyle? Let's compare: More »
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Comment by moochyshuckworth: CIA: Work hard to keep identity quiet and remain anonymous Bankers: Do not. you think the man in the four thousand dollar... 3 Responses | Other threads
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public relations
Flack With No-Good Husband Gets New Job
Nina Devlin was a partner with fancy financial PR firm Brunswick Group—which was great for her husband, who took information about the deals that Nina was working on and used it to help his friends make millions through illegal insider trading. Now Nina has a new job. With Edelman! More » -
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Smart Media People Moonlight in Booze
We'll give you one guess: Which is the heaviest-drinking class of "professionals" in England? If you said "the media," you are well acquainted with the media's habits! In fact, we hear that some media workers here are going into the booze business as a dependable second job: More »
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Comment by kneetoe: I take it that 1.5 bottles plus 3.2 measures is less than 10 units, unless IT workers don't drink at... 1 Responses | Other threads
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jobs
Wingwoman Needed to Help Dude Score Chicks; $30 an Hour, No Free Drinks
Need a job, lovely lady? No, no, it's not prostitution, I swear. You just go out with a guy as his "wingwoman" and steer other girls towards him, and fend off other guys trying to horn in on his chicks. Not wanting to fuck him yourself should be easy!: More »
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Comment by jrhys: Let's all chip in and pay someone MORE than that to be out double agent, do it... 8 Responses | Other threads
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jobs
Bloomberg's Full-Employment Program for Political Operatives
Mayor-for-life Mike "Bitches Ain't Shit" Bloomberg has all the money in the world, and he is going to spend it to beat his mayoral opponent, The Great Gazoo, a Martian Democrat only Bloomberg can see. More »
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By PareeneComment by Paul.B.Dodd: Complain all you New Yorkers want about Bloomberg but he's vastly superior to the douchebag of a mayor we have... 2 Responses | Other threads
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odd jobs
Which 'Creative/Tech Entrepreneur' is Seeking a 'Muse, Confidant and Life Coach' on Craigslist?
Looking for a job? Has anyone ever told you that you have muse-like qualities? Do you have a driver's license and 8-24 hours free each week? If so have we got the job for you! More »
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Comment by smithhimself: Read the ad carefully, Gawkerites. "Pluses include artistic, performance and/or training/massage experience. Candidate must be comfortable exploring any creative material, including... 6 Responses | Other threads
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print is dead
Prognosis: Nothing New. Newspapers Still Dying. Everywhere.
The oldest newspaper in Arizona, the Tuscon Citizen, published their last issue yesterday, are going online, op-ed only. The Ann Arbor News publishes their last issue in July, going online, twice weekly.
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By Foster KamerComment by SteverMan: The headline is in error. Newspapers are dying in America. In Europe and Asia, they're fine. more » | Other threads
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read light district
Journalismjobs.com: The New Craigslist Erotic Services Board
Craiglist has kicked the prossies from its pages. So where's a working girl or man to go to hawk themselves off on the cheap? Oh, I have an idea: journalismjobs.com and the Hamptons. More »
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By Joshua SteinComment by badass-boi: Who the fuck would want to work at this unpaid, fly-by-night "consulting firm" with a tyrannical boss that's probably located... more » | Other threads
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making it
Meet Your (Probable) $13,000 HuffPo Intern
Who in the world would bid $13,000 for the right to be an unpaid Huffington Post intern? This lady from Brazil, we think: More »
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Comment by Pope John Peeps II: She's a smoking hot sports nut, and a salsa dance enthusiast married to a middle-aged and slightly paunchy I'm going... 5 Responses | Other threads
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servicey
Get Paid to Tweet, Facebook and Comment on Blogs!
Jobs! Everybody needs one to pay for booze and porcelain figurine collections and such, right? We can't all be Ben Silverman and douche our way to the top! So we've been keeping an eye out! More »
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Comment by Private Hangnail: Crass marketing like this makes me feel dirty. It's time I wash with Dial™ brand hand soap. Dial™, the soap that... 4 Responses | Other threads
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the huffpoors
HuffPo Now Killing Journalism By Literally Auctioning Off a Job
Would you like to pay $13,000 for the privilege of doing free work for a website for a couple months? Too bad, kid, because the next minimum bid on the HuffPo internship is $15,500. More »
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By PareeneComment by LilyBlue: No—I think this might be a good thing. The caveat should be that the internship recipient must spend an... 1 Responses | Other threads
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jobs
Dan Rather, Daily Show Correspondent
Right-wing ideologues were apparently allowed inside CBS to help drive Dan Rather from his job. So maybe it's no surprise he helped the Daily Show mock Fox News conservatives tonight. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by ChillbearLatrigue: I'm glad to see that Rather has finally landed on a gig that suits him. This made me think that... 17 Responses | Other threads
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recessionomics
There Are So Many Jobs!
The Way We Live Now: In a horn of plenty. Jobs are easy. They're hiring everywhere! Did you know that? No? Well it's true, the numbers prove it! Get off your ass and work: More »
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Comment by Botswana Meat Commission FC: I just got laid off on Friday (as an editor of a local business publication). But I did just send my... 7 Responses | Other threads
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work
Creepy Job Listing of the Day
Do you need a job? Are you a young woman with "both head and body shots"? Do you have great hands? We have a job for you! You're gonna love it! More » -
jobs
Newly-Hired Editor At OK! Is Just 'Consulting' (Read: Taking Over)
OK! says Jason Oliver Nixon, the former Gotham editor, is indeed joining the celebrity weekly, as we'd heard. But instead of lording over editor-in-chief Katie Caperton, he'll be "consulting" for her as an underling. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by alec_baldwin: I am prepared to sell the story about how Tracy Morgan and I walked shirtless around Palm Beach one weekend.... more » | Other threads
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