Some Academics Aren't Poor, Politico Reports
Another breaking Politco scoop: academics like Obama and some of them have money! Did you know that "the stereotypes of rumpled, cash-strapped professors don't always apply"?
Al Gore's TV Station Can No Longer Lie About Its Finances
Al Gore's Current TV, a "youth-oriented news company," is filing for a $100 million dollar public offering. Which means we all get to find out that apparently Gore's little tv station has been lying about its profitability for three solid years. Fast Company, NewTeeVee, the New York Times, and BusinessWeek all…
Jon Fine Would Rather Not Discuss His Billions of Dollars
Former Gawker editor Choire Sicha interviewed BusinessWeek's Jon Fine—husband of confused gazillionaire Mediabistro lady Laurel Touby—for this internet video thing called Bloggingheads. And he sorta made Jon uncomfortable! No one likes to talk about money, especially when they have lots and lots of it. "This short…
"The Average 'Price' That Men And Women Demand To Marry For Money These Days Is $1.5 Million"
"I'm a little shocked at the numbers," said sociologist Pamela Smock of the results of a recent survey of 1,134 median-income Americans, among whom "two-thirds of women and half of the men said they were 'very' or 'extremely' willing to marry for money." Mmm? "It's kind of against the notion of love and soul mates…
The 'Vice' Boys Are All Grown Up And Working For Viacom
A few weeks back, Wired told us about how all the bad boys at Vice want to be taken seriously now that they've got a bunch of Viacom money to build their mostly unwatched Vice TV (oh, we're sorry, "VBS.tv," because they wouldn't want it to be too associated with their immature lifestyle mag) website, so they've driven…
Elizabeth Dewberry Left Robert Olen Butler To Join Ted Turner's Collection
"The novelists Robert Olen Butler, 50, and Elizabeth Dewberry, 32, knew they were meant for each other when they could sit in a room together and not only write but also write well," begins that couple's Vows announcement from twelve years ago. And earlier today we wondered what Pulitzer winner's wife left him for a…
Jared Kushner One Of 'People' Mag's Most Eligible Players
Why, it's another feather in golden child and New York Observer owner Jared Kushner's cap! We're sure his family back in Livingston, NJ is absolutely kvelling with delight. And we can't help but notice that Ron Burkle (bottom row) is looking a little haggard in that pic. Radar got ya down, Ron? (Click image for the…
