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    Who Wants to Work for Nikki Finke?

    Does Weed Have '5' On the Economy?

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    Image of DeltaGuy DeltaGuy
    06/23/09

    In reply to Who Wants to Work for Nikki Finke?
    This is her response to an email sent by the ex-Defamer crew at Movieline, as they welcomed her into the fold:


    "I received the equivalent of the GNP of a small country.

    I'm now working for a 30-year-old.

    I'm a business cougar.

    And what the hell is Movieline?"


    [www.movieline.com]


    Priceless. Oh, to be a fly on the wall in that office.

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    Image of Juancho Juancho
    06/23/09

    In reply to Who Wants to Work for Nikki Finke?
    I hate to tell her, but Seth, Stu and Kyle did great work over at Defamer and Movieline is a blast. I wish her luck, but those guys have the goods.
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    Image of STV STV
    06/23/09

    @Juancho: Aww! Thanks Juancho. We love you, too.
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    Image of ZiggyStardust ZiggyStardust
    06/23/09

    In reply to Who Wants to Work for Nikki Finke?
    Lord Denton, any response to the last quote?
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    Image of RollsRoyceRevenge RollsRoyceRevenge
    06/23/09

    @ZiggyStardust: I'm guessing: "I'm not a journalist either."
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    Image of RonMwangaguhunga RonMwangaguhunga
    06/23/09

    In reply to Who Wants to Work for Nikki Finke?
    Nikki Finke is a bit of a mystery (black-and-white photo, notwithstanding). For some reason that I cannot divine, she deletes my comments from her blog (what's up with that, Nik?).


    But hey -- Anyone who can find a way to monetize a one-person blog operation while make a web brand of herself through writing is, quite frankly, good for all of us laboring in the trenches. Congrats.

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    Image of Kitten_Witawip Kitten_Witawip
    06/23/09

    @RonMwangaguhunga: It must be personal Ron. She lets my comments through.
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    Image of RonMwangaguhunga RonMwangaguhunga
    06/23/09

    @Kitten_Witawip: grrr, kitten, grrrr
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    Image of El Matardillo El Matardillo
    06/23/09

    In reply to Who Wants to Work for Nikki Finke?
    The new Mary Rambin.
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    Image of Perhaps Not Perhaps Not
    06/23/09

    In reply to Who Wants to Work for Nikki Finke?
    Speaking of people who are not journalists, Nikki Finke has made a career out of misreporting so often that she gets a scoop. It's a bad way to run a news website, and she only succeeds in LA because people out there believe what you tell them, and if you tell them you're the new queen of trade reporting, you suddenly are. If she comes to New York she'll get eaten alive.
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    Image of TRexstasy TRexstasy
    06/13/09

    In reply to Does Weed Have '5' On the Economy?
    Whaaaaaaaat? I'm sorry, I'm having a little trouble following what's going on here.
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    Image of TedSez TedSez
    06/13/09

    In reply to Does Weed Have '5' On the Economy?
    You know that if legalization ever happens in California, the next day Trader Joe's will come out with "Trader Cheech's Two-Buck Kush," and that'll be the end of profitability.
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    06/13/09

    In reply to Does Weed Have '5' On the Economy?
    Ain't got no rent, man.

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    Image of kimberlydebarge kimberlydebarge
    06/13/09

    In reply to Does Weed Have '5' On the Economy?
    Nice article-- but I've never bought "hedgefund guy"'s argument. The only people who will grow their own weed are the same kinds of people who roll their own tobacco cigarettes. The vast majority of people will be happier to put in less effort and get a consistent product at the corner store. Guaranteed.
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    Image of kimsama kimsama
    06/14/09

    @kimberlydebarge: Exactly. Hardly any of my friends can keep a fucking spider plant alive.


    I am so uncool that I've never smoked, but if I did, I couldn't be arsed to grow it, first. I can hardly delay gratification enough to grow tomatoes every summer.

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    Image of VoxPopuli VoxPopuli
    06/13/09

    In reply to Does Weed Have '5' On the Economy?
    Also, I'm kind of hoping that the above picture is an American Apparel ad. I'd feel kind of sorry if someone were dressed head to toe like one of Dov's Angels out in public by choice.
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    Image of VoxPopuli VoxPopuli
    06/13/09

    In reply to Does Weed Have '5' On the Economy?
    Sure, go ahead and tax it and just legalize it federally while you're at it. It's far less harmful to society and one's health than alcohol.
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    Image of ChillbearLatrigue ChillbearLatrigue
    06/13/09

    @VoxPopuli: I like drinking. I think that all that pot does is foul up the taste of a really awesome brownie. Can't we have both?
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    Image of VoxPopuli VoxPopuli
    06/13/09

    @ChillbearLatrigue: Sure - actually, I don't do either, but I think both should be legal. Alcohol is already legal and I wasn't calling for banning it.


    Yeah, yeah - I know, Prohibition. I can't see that happening today, so no worries about the demise of happy hour.

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    Image of bjonston bjonston
    06/13/09

    In reply to Does Weed Have '5' On the Economy?
    Anybody know what time it was three minutes ago?
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    06/13/09

    In reply to Does Weed Have '5' On the Economy?
    Note from the Weekend Editor:
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    Image of bangers bangers
    06/13/09

    In reply to Does Weed Have '5' On the Economy?
    despite all the news today, i wasn't going to smoke this afternoon...until, as though a sign from god, upon reading this article i found a little leaf in my bed.

    thanks for the push, gawker.
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