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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 » -
team party crash
Reluctance and Distaste at The Webutante Ball
Last night, the country's media-tech-social scene collided in something called The Webutante Ball. Instead of forging an alternate universe in a Big Bang-esque explosion, it thankfully existed for one evening atop the Empire Hotel. We braved it for you.
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By Foster KamerComment by Videodrew: I don't understand why Andrew and I are in every single Gawker publicity photo together. (Re: Last week's Bloodcopy party.)... 5 Responses | Other threads
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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 »
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By Foster KamerComment 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
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flackery
Julia Allison's Shill-erific Sea World Adventure
Julia Allison was paid in cash to blog about her trip Sea World, the "lifecasting" celebrity wannabe has belatedly disclosed. So how have the first few days of the trip gone? Allison, who announced her trip with five exclamation marks, seems belatedly conflicted. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Who is the lady in the middle in black and white? She's like the queen of the photo. 5 Responses | Other threads
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flackery
Julia Allison Shills for Sea World (Updated)
Julia Allison sounds so excited: The professional "lifecaster" is headed for "an adventure" at Sea World. As it happens, she's also showing other bloggers how not to make money in a recession.
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By Ryan TateComment by Julia Allison: As I just told Ryan, this is a fairly standard press junket, and IZEA is paying me for my time... 44 Responses | Other threads
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curses
The Voodoo Curse of Julia Allison's Dog on Tech Companies
Theory: the closer internet persona(e) (non grata) Julia Allison gets to your internet startup, the more it's bound to falter. The breaking moment comes when her dog shits on your carpet. More »
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By Foster KamerComment by Julia Allison: Hard up for stories, eh, Foster? This post doesn't even make any sense. PS. Lilly is very much housetrained. Although I... 7 Responses | Other threads
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stalkers
Randi Zuckerberg's Excellent New York Adventure
Had an awesome week? Whatever. It was not as totally awesome as the week of Twittering Facebook chanteuse Randi Zuckerberg (of the Mark Zuckerberg Zuckerbergs). Except for the part where Julia Allison stalked her! More » -
twitterati
The Twitterati Use an iPhone App to Prove Something
Julia Allison thinks she has something to prove, Zillow CEO Rich Barton thinks he personally brought down AT&T, and MSNBC anchor Tamron Hall think she's a neutral vessel for news. Other delusions of the Twitterati: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Tammany_Fall: I haven't been around for a while, so I assume that you guys have already had a field day with... 1 Responses | Other threads
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crime
Did Julia Allison Break the Law in Search of Facebook Fame?
Former dating columnist Julia Allison, an Internet microcelebrity now famous for not being particularly famous, has finally gone too far in her attempt to acquire Facebook fans. She may even have broken the law.
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By Owen ThomasComment by resipsaloquacious: Ptr Nrth, jst ff cmr, nd h s bt t "nnnt" ths clssy lds n hs wn spcl wy. 8 Responses | Other threads
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your privacy is an illusion
Rosie O'Donnell's 'Screaming Match' Tattled on by Julia Allison
Julia Allison caught some flack for tweeting yesterday about Rosie O'Donnell's "knock-down drag out" fight with her wife Kelli, but O'Donnell probably didn't expect to keep the incident secret. She's neighbors with Allison, after all. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by momo: Allison has a history of the TMI post, followed by fauxgret. Remember her pronouncement about then-boyfriend Jakob Lodwick? ... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Shut Up, Twitter
Oprah's on Twitter, Twitter's on Oprah, and Everyone's So Excited!
We think we've figure out Twitter's big news tomorrow: Oprah Winfrey is joining Twitter. Here's the evidence. More » -
freakouts
In Which Gawker Gets on Mary Rambin's Very Last Nerve
Mary Rambin, colon cleanse enthusiast and until this week, one third of dating columnist Julia Allison's egoblogging startup, would like to shoot one of this site's writers "in the scrotum." More »
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Comment by Crustaceans Rarely Get Past Me: Can I get Richard's number please? So I can, you know, call him up and tell him how Gawker is... 8 Responses | Other threads
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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 »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Disco-Johnson: If he starts dating her, as a Bears fan, I will kill myself. 7 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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breakups
NonSociety Becomes Even Non-er
The separation of microcelebrity nontrepreneur Julia Allison, the dating columnist turned egoblogger, and vapid handbag designer Mary Rambin has finally happened even though everyone has known for a month. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Shamoononon, Vampire Grater - Now SWF: I proudly admit I have no idea who Julia Allison and Mary Rambin are. I'm even prouder to admit... 4 Responses | Other threads
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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:
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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
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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 »
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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
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clips
Julia Allison Bores Everyone She Meets
Has anyone else noticed how bored people look when photographed with dating columnist Julia Allison? As this Ken Burns-style clip reveals, the relentless egoblogger's picture companions look desperate to be somewhere else. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Weegee's bored: During the glory days of Warhol, faux fameballs were intelligent enough to know that it was all a jolly fraud.... 8 Responses | Other threads
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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 » -
breakups
Julia Allison Loses One of Her Nontrepreneurs
NonSociety, the attempt by unduly well-known dating columnist Julia Allison to blog for dollars, will soon be down to just two. Mary Rambin, her vapid handbag-designer gal pal, is quitting the startup.
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By Owen ThomasComment by Mount_Prion: That dog is terrified. I would say "terrierfied", but I'm not gonna go there. 8 Responses | Other threads
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party report
SXSW, the Conference for Julia Allison and Other People Lacking Real Jobs
What recession? More than 10,000 revelers are expected for this year's SXSW Interactive conference in Austin, Texas this week. With no real work at hand, they're hitting the parties hard — especially the unofficial ones. More »
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By Scott KidderComment by if_i_only_had_a_heart: sxsw ... didn't that used to be a music convention? 3 Responses | Other threads
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anniversaries
The Web at 20: Not Quite Old Enough to Drink, Yet Drives Us to It
Dear important scientist Tim Berners-Lee: Thank you for inventing the World Wide Web 20 years ago. It's really great and stuff! But were you aware of the crimes committed in your name? More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by tetragami: Oh Christ, someday I will be explaining to kids that I am older than the internet. 11 Responses | Other threads
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diggnation
After Jimmy Fallon, Is Kevin Rose's Buddy Act Over?
Did you hear? Digg founder Kevin Rose was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Wednesday. As was Rose's forgettable Diggnation cohost — what's his name? Ah, yes — Alex Albrecht, who we hear wants out. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Widget Economist: Rose is a symbolic mantra of the "Young, do-nothing, be a cryptic, stuck up asshole and you can become famous... 2 Responses | Other threads
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geek love
Breaking Up with Julia Allison Is a Good Way to Make Money
Pranky videogame designer Charles Forman has scored another $5 million for his startup, OMGpop. We're beginning to see a pattern here! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Aaron Altman: OMG, can JA date the USA???!!! 5 Responses | Other threads
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television
Julia Allison to Air on Most Obscure Channel Possible
Relentless egoblogger Julia Allison took a break from hurling ladyparts labels at bloggers to inform us of breaking news: Her videoblog, TMIweekly, has been picked up by NBC's New York Nonstop. How appropriate! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Terrafractal: I don't understand. Gawker blogs about this person relentlessly while repeatedly stating her irrelevance. Did she do something before I... 14 Responses | Other threads
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birthdays
Happy Birthday Julia, Here's the Free Publicity You Were Looking For
Micro-celebrity Julia Allison doesn't want Gawker to know about the super-super secret birthday parties she and Randi Zuckerberg (of the Facebook Zuckerbergs) are throwing in San Francisco tonight and New York tomorrow. So she invited us. More »
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Comment by MisterHippity: You know what Julia's done a real good job of keeping a secret? What day and time her reality show... 5 Responses | Other threads
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twitterati
The Day the Twitterati Ate Their Own
Careful what you Twitter! Blogger Ben Leventhal savaged Julia Allison for a brainless tweet. George Stephanopoulos denied inhaling at a White House dinner. And Kurt Andersen just shouldn't have typed anything. Today's 140-character mistakes: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Sproing: "Meh," used appropriately, is not "I have missed the point." It is "I have gotten the point, and the point... 7 Responses | Other threads
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mistakes were made
Tumblr CEO Acts His Age on Censorship Dilemma
David Karp, the 22-year-old CEO of blogging startup Tumblr, has decided he doesn't want to be in the business of censorship after all. Now everyone's free to make fun of his friend Julia Allison. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by KarenUhOh: I'm new in town. Who's June Allyson? 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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censorship
Deblogging Julia
An anonymous critic of microcelebrity egoblogger Julia Allison has been silenced, all in the name of "freedom of expression." Welcome to the wacky world of Tumblr, New York's pinchy-cheeked hypercute blogging startup. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Annoying: There are some factual errors in this post: not all of the blogs deleted were devoted to NonSociety. Baugher was... 12 Responses | Other threads
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adsense
Google Sees Right Through Julia Allison
NonSociety, Julia Allison's experient in making macro bucks from microcelebrity, hasn't come up with a clever way of paying the bills. So she's running cheapo Google AdSense ads! Do they ever tell a story. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by friend_of_a_friend: Every time I see that pic all I can think is "Mutton dressed as lamb." 17 Responses | Other threads
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Auctions in hell
Bid on the Right to Do Something(?) With Julia Allison and Friends
Why not spend your hard-earned money on a charity eBay auction to "Spend an Evening with NonSociety.Com Girls in New York"? I cannot think of a single reason. Current price: $102.50. Plenty of fringe benefits: More »
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Comment by katastic: I know of at least one very viable $120 bid. 13 Responses | Other threads
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gallery
The CollegeHumor Show's Premiere Party
Those fratty nerds at CollegeHumor celebrated the launch of their new MTV television show last night, in the lobby of their big boss Barry Diller's IAC building in Chelsea. Here are some photos. More »
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Comment by Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Julia Allison says this about herself on her website: "Julia worked on a high profile congressional campaign, later becoming the youngest... 5 Responses | Other threads
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field guide
Dan Loeb, the Edgy Hedgie
Who is Dan Loeb, the rich guy who flew NonSociety egobloggers Julia Allison and Meghan Asha home from Davos in his private jet? He's a widely hated surfer, yoga enthusiast, and hedge-fund manager! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Jack Offman: Anyone know if his "Third Point" fund was one of the hedge funds crushed in the market downturn? 11 Responses | Other threads
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that's elitist
Goodbye, Sad Davos
Oh, World Economic Forum. You were even more of a grotesque than we'd imagined. We don't know whether to laugh or cry. Especially when we hear stories like these: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by gladys_kravitz: Did someone invite her as a paid escort? The demure string of pearls is secret code for the pearl necklace... 8 Responses | Other threads
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fameballs
Nouriel Roubini Partying With Intellectual Peers
Gloomy economic party-haver and enthusiastic Facebook user Nouriel Roubini is in Davos, working hard to bring our own fameball Photoshop works to life. [His panel was aptly named "What Went Wrong"] More »
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Comment by Nick Denton: To think that the international business and political elites once gathered at Davos to work out the year's plan for... 10 Responses | Other threads
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fameballs
Julia Allison Teaches Intern Art of Scoring Free Stuff
How does Julia Allison make money? It's an eternal question. We already know she can live in her "office." And now a Nonsociety intern has illuminated another revenue stream: full-time asking for free stuff! More »
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Comment by Not The Red Baron: I've really tried, but I can't hate Julia like so many people do. That sort of tenacity does get a... 18 Responses | Other threads
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recessionomics
The Lost Parties of Davos
No Bono, no Angelina. Fancy banker parties cancelled. Davos is set to be a sober, star-lite affair. But Nouriel Roubini and Julia Allison will attend. Is there a better indicator of the Great Recession? More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by mypupmaxigirl: Looks like Julia has big, snowy pine tree sticking up her ass.. 2 Responses | Other threads
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field guide
Shira Lazar, Kevin Rose's Latest Fling
Having famously "plowed through" San Francisco's eligible bachelorettes, Digg founder Kevin Rose went L.A. for his most recent paramour, Shira Lazar. Who is this Web-video wannabe with links to Dov Charney and Julia Allison? More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by LilyBartleby: She's an upgrade from his previous paramour, Roseys Palm. 9 Responses | Other threads
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regret
Julia Allison Could Have Been in the White House By Now
Sometimes we all look back on the choices we've made, and wonder wistfully how things would have turned out had we chosen different paths. And sometimes this makes us delusional, like Julia Allison. More »
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Comment by crookedlawyer: Because I know too much about this asshat, let's unpack this. Ms. Allison got her start in politics when... 13 Responses | Other threads
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