Retail employees won't be able to spend Thanksgiving with their families, but the perks of working on the holiday are too good to pass up. For instance, Kohl's will make the day "fun for associates," Old Navy's atmosphere will be as "familial as possible," and Toys R Us is allowing employees to wear jeans and sneakers.
Kim Kardashian May Be Forced to Defend Her Crappy Reputation in Court
Kim Kardashian's lawsuit against Old Navy just got juicy: To combat Kim's claim that the company damaged her "reputation" by airing an ad featuring Kardashian lookalike Melissa Molinaro, the clothier has launched an investigation of Kim's crappy reputation.
Old Navy Doesn't Require Its T-Shirts to Be Grammatically Correct
Old Navy just started a line of T-shirts for its Superfan Nation collection that emblazons professional and college sports teams' logos on their cheaper than cheap shirts. The problem? They all have a simple grammatical error.
Your Pants Are Lying to You About How Thin You Are
Most guys have probably guessed that mainstream clothing companies are a little bit... generous with their measurements. But they probably haven't guessed how generous. The Dockers 36-inch waist? Actually 39.5 inches around. And they're not even the worst offenders.
Runaway Bride Is Dead Broke
Jennifer Wilbanks—who in 2005 ditched her wedding, blamed an imaginary Hispanic rapist for her cold feet, and unsuccessfully tried to sue her ex for talking about her—is unemployed and knee-deep in credit card debt.
Six Things I Learned While Watching The Sing-off
Tonight, NBC premiered The Sing-off—a four-day a cappella group competition that was marketed as a cross between American Idol and Glee—and it was amazing, for all the wrong reasons. Here are the six things I learned while watching.
America Freaking Out Over Old Navy's Blow-Laced Flip-Flop Sale
Apparently, Old Navy's selling drug-dipped flip-flops (yay!), because people are Googling the shit out of them.
Cable News Ratings, Another Newspaper Bites the Dust
• Fox News remains in first place in the cable news ratings race. MSNBC is showing modest gains, while CNN is dropping like a lead balloon. [NYT, MM]
• Cablevision says it plans to charge readers to access to Newsday.com. [NYP]
• Hearst is launching an e-reader for magazines and newspapers. [Fortune]
• The Times is…
Old Navy To Introduce Some 'Big Ideas' To Line
Old Navy, the cheap clothing company that clothes the girls you want to sleep with but don't have much respect for and the guys who are better looking than you are but also not as cool, has announced it's shedding its family image. According to WWD, now it's time for the company to show the world some "big ideas." Big…
