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Jersey Boy Horse-Whipped by Angry Blonde
A spurned Scottish girl, the victim of a broken engagement by her Jersey boyfriend, set upon him with a horse whip after seeing him kiss another girl in the street. He had broken it off after she ordered the wedding dress, which made her feel "a great deal worse." More » -
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Is Julia Allison Finally Over?
Julia Allison wasn't always a Star talking head making six figures with a reality show in the works. Back in 2006, she was just a struggling dating columnist who had the good (or bad) fortune to show up at our publisher's Halloween party, wearing a dress made out of condoms. We've charted the traffic of all Julia-related posts, and her popularity appears to be waning—she seems to have peaked in January.) After the jump, the traffic spikes explained by our statisticians Richard Blakeley and Nick McGlynn.
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By SheilaComment by purple_haze: It's because baugher.tumblr.com went silent. If only Gawker would on her... I can't help but feel that this will somehow... more » | Other threads
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Lauren Weisberger, Gawker Heroine
Born in unglamorous Scranton, PA, author Lauren Weisberger started out as the abused assistant of a big bad media mogul, raging at the rigid class and social hierarchy of life at Vogue. (A creative-underclass victim, like our core readers!) She survived. She wrote a book! The Devil Wears Prada became a best-seller and a movie. ("I've gotten some feedback from people saying that their bosses have—directly after reading the book—started asking what their majors were in college, where they live, etc.") Take that, Anna Wintour. She became so successful that she's no longer One of Us: rich. Married well. Wedding in Anguilla. Working on third novel! (Click to see a mean-boss Devil Wears Prada clip.) P.S.: Now we hate you.
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By SheilaComment by raincoaster: @PhDbomb: I don't know about that. I know someone who has worked with Anna Wintour over the same period of... more » | Other threads
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critical stalker
The Fameball Game
Last night I decided to play a little game to pass time at the gym: take the treadmill in front of the window, overlooking Broadway, and run until I saw somebody famous walk by. Exactly thirty minutes later, Vimeo-founding Julia Allison-ex and web-boy Jakob Lodwick strolled past, as if on cue. Damn. I was hoping for SJP. Thanks, Internet. -
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"What is the difference between a dating expert and a slut with a pen?"
Before Julia Allison was Julia Allison, the TV talking head for Star Magazine, she was Julia Baugher, dating columnist for Coed magazine. You knew that. But what was the younger, naive Julia like, before coming to the big city to make it in media? Answer: even more self-promoting and self-revealing than she is now. Here's a rare tape of an interview on the raunchy talk show, Opie & Anthony. Sample question: what is the difference between a dating expert and a slut with a pen? Answer: "Dating experts have methodology. Whereas sluts with pens just go for it. Probably with alcohol. I only involve alcohol when absolutely necessary." For this, and the young Julia's explanation of how she improved her mediocre blow-job technique, watch the clip. (Thanks, Matt.) More » -
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Jessica Joffe Undoes Your Buttons On ShopVogue.TV
"What is [former Observer staffer and Banana Republic model] Jessica Joffe up to these days?" someone asked me recently and I was like, "Dunno, being Ryan Adams' girlfriend and being mistaken for Kirsten Dunst, mostly?" How wrong I was! She is actually hosting these genius online videos for Vogue where she teaches people about how to have personal style. Her accent! Those little flicks of the eyebrow! I am a lesbian now and I'm moving to England and Germany!
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By Emily GouldComment by rchick: @MindGrapes: You are correct. Pleated trousers are the equivalent of 'I shop for tires and pants at the same time.' more » | Other threads
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Jakulia Allodwick Back On, Grosser Than Ever
"Every woman in the history of the world, at one point or another, has voiced complaints to the man she's seeing—and it is our collective fantasy (something which almost always remains a fantasy) that said man actually listen to our complaints, take time to reflect upon them, and then—holy crap—maybe... evolve ?!?! This is one of those (tragically rare) instances, and all I have to say is, if every guy so freely admitted his mistakes, no one would get any work done. They'd all be busy having incredibly hot makeup sex," wrote Star editor-at-large Julia Allison about her on and off boyfriend, College Humor millionaire Jakob Lodwick. Guess he got tested for STDs after all! But what was the gallant gesture that finally got Jakob into Julia's good graces and panties? How, exactly, did he evolve? More »
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By Emily GouldComment by Trackback: When the Moon Hits Your Eye Like A Big Pizza Pie That’s The Internets by Alex Carnevale We are late... more » | Other threads
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don't hate the thing you've become
Internet Fame Explained By Expert
If there were no evolutionary benefit to fame, no one would chase it—or certainly not as doggedly as they do now. To be well-known gives many people (perhaps most people?) pleasure, and generally things that give us pleasure have their roots in something that at one point helped us. There could be no other reason for the proliferation and (exponentially accelerating) mass obsession with fame.
That's Star Editor-at-Large Julia Allison, offering her thoughts on "dynamic fame"—the way the Internet has "created" its own insta-micro-celebs. More » -
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Dress Julia Allison
Julia Allison needs your help! The newly single Star Editor-at-Large surely must need help topping last year's Halloween costume—though we're all afraid your suggestions will just be different permutations of 'a vulva.' Oh, Jules, of course they won't! America is your fan. Let's all pitch in and help Ms. Allison find the perfect Halloween costume. It's going to be hard to do better than her previous outfit (a costume made entirely out of Magnum XL condoms), but we're sure one of these choices, if executed correctly, could do the trick. More »
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By abalkComment by Pope John Peeps II: @Wrath of Farrakhan: Well, that's redundant. All you really have to say is "Maria Bartiromo". The slutty part just speaks... more » | Other threads
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Jakulia Allodwick Split Sends Internets Reeling
My friend Alice likes to say that we're living in the Too Much Information Age, and you don't have to look further than any breakup between any two people who both have blogs to understand what she means by that. And if those two people are both Internet-created pseudocelebrities, you have the voyeuristically fascinating, oddly revelatory theme park of narcissism that is the Julia Allison—Jakob Lodwick breakup.
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By Emily GouldComment by Citizen_Pinhead: Julia, if you're reading this: does this mean you're single?!? And does a 27-year-old consultant have a shot? more » | Other threads
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classic gawker stalker
Julia Allison Is Partial To David Blaine's Abracadabra
From the mailbag:So here's a super-weird sighting - I saw David Blaine, Leven Rambin and Julia Allison eating dinner together at Koi in the Bryant Park Hotel tonight (Thurs) around 6:30. He seriously had cards out on the table doing a trick and Julia was laughing really loudly. She was wearing a black Chanel dress - it was pretty conservative. Leven was wearing some tan sweatshirt thing. Blaine was wearing sunglasses. When they left Blaine and Leven got on a motorcycle together and Julia took a photo of them.
You know what, the more we think about it, the more we're actively rooting for that hurricane to come and completely destroy New York.
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By abalkComment by julia allison: @Kinkle: aw, dude, seriously? Those were real. You can ask the men who bought them for me ;) more » | Other threads
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Attention stalkers: Here's where you'll find Star Editor-at-Large Julia Allison during today's Fashion Week events. Be sure to say hi, she's super friendly! [JA]
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By abalkComment by Auntie_Meme is outta here: Why do I feel like all her blog posts should begin with 'Dear Diary'? It's just a scrapbook full... more » | Other threads
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Julia Allison Knows: Exactly What She's Doing, The Word 'Dichotomy'
We once posited this analysis of professional talking head, dating columnist, and internet metacelebrity Julia Allison: "The extent of her self-awareness of her persona is a constant source of speculation for me. I think she must know to some extent that the character she has constructed—a hyperstylized vixen—borders on absurd but you gotta admit, she's milking the character for all it is worth." Now we wonder no more! Julia writes: "I've always felt completely self-aware—like, if you don't get that 94% of the things I do are to amuse myself, or because I fear, more than anything else, being boring—how is that my problem?" Snap! Oh, and it gets better. She's written a whole post about her image construction! Sociology grad students, listen up. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by 3FingerPete: First Fabian Basabe, now Julia Allison. I thought living in the heartland was supposed to keep me ignorant... more » | Other threads
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tivo alert!
Legal expert Julia Allison will be on MSNBC today discussing our nation's justice system and how it treats celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie. Expect Linda Greenhouse levels of incisiveness! [Julia Allison]
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By abalkComment by I-heart-Rien: I don't know who this chick is boning up there at gawker, but she must be able to suck a... more » | Other threads
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back to the future
Alexandra, Spiritual/Psychic Counselor of Staten Island
This city is full of psychics, both high-end and low-end. But can any of them actually foretell what's tk? We'll only know when we all go back and reread this occasional feature in twenty years. Do you have a psychic you'd recommend we see? Let us know.
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By Emily GouldComment by brian griffin: There is a psychic store (do you call it a psychic store?) next to Posh, and every time I walk... more » | Other threads
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Julia Allison Gets The Best Hatemail
From one "Craig L." comes this missive:How in the hell are we supposed to care about this bitch Julia Allison? Who is this woman and how did she rise to such notoriety with such little education and or common knowledge of the world around her? The question remains, who among us can't do what she does? This is not simply a latter day Carrie Bradshaw. This is a painted whore who drives a Mercedes off her ill gotten gains. Perhaps because we don't have a 34D chest and a vacant personality we shall never attain such lofty goals. This girl is a menace, a boil on society and I, for one, refuse to accept that she gets a pass just because she has big tits. If people like me are heard then this girl w ill be out of the papers, if not now, eventually. I am sick of this type of New York bullshit. Woody Allen I can take, he is at least funny 10% of the time. This bitch is just annoying 100% percent all the time, every time. Please kill me before you place another post about her.
Hey, Julia-haters, doesn't it feel cool to be on this guy's team?
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By Emily GouldComment by clergymen from molluscs: @grandmoffbastard: your shame must be unbearable. There's nothing for you to do except to toss gasoline on her and... more » | Other threads
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out of the mouths of babes
The Wisdom Of Julia Allison
We bitch and moan about the stresses of this job a lot—mediocre pay (not Observer-bad, but still!), little sleep, getting slapped around by a hot and crabby gay—but perhaps the most frightening aspect of working at Gawker occurs in those random moments when Star Editor-at-Large Julia Allison pops up on the IM to drop some knowledge. So, fine, we're spreading the agony around. More » -
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Jessica Joffe Strikes A Bloggy Pose In New Ads
Cultural critic and Ryan Adams muse Jessica Joffe continues to work her signature 'inscrutably Teutonic' thang for ShopVogue ads. Big step up from Banana Republic! You go, fraulein. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by Tommy: I tried to sit with my legs in the same positions as shown in this photograph, and it was physically... more » | Other threads
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understanding the hamptons
Kristian Laliberte Is A High Class Call Girl
This week, Time Out dating columnist Julia Allison asks, 'Is it okay to kind of whore yourself out in order to have a place to crash in the Hamptons on the weekends?' But that lady is as full of surprises as she is full of sparkly photogenic poses and zingy bon mots: Her own personal answer is, 'Maybe not!' See, she's been burned: "Right now [the Hamptons] is "just a place" where the last three men I dated all have houses. Houses to which I am definitely not invited. And, let me assure you, summer is not as much fun when other women are swimming in your ex's pool." But socialgay Kristian Laliberte thinks that sleeping your way into a primo summershare is a-ok, as long as some basic conditions are met: "How nice is the place? Gin Lane address—probably. Hampton Bays—no way." More »
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By Emily GouldComment by Mean_Ol_Liberal: @KarenUhOh: Oh Karen, I didn't even consider that part of it. Ick. I'm resolute. more » | Other threads
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Jessica Joffe Now A Target Of The Paparazzi
While cruising the wires today, we noticed that Jessica Joffe—beloved of Ryan Adams, Banana Republic model, former Observer assistant and secret genius—now rates on-the-street paparazzi shots. Not seen: her Anya Hindmarch bag. Also, she is clearly thinking about German philosophy or about unicorns or maybe both. Oh honey. Photo: Bauer Griffin.
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By ChoireComment by shoppingsmithie: The little Krautian homewrecker actually interviewed Ms. Posey while she was writing for the Stanford University newspaper - perhaps she's... more » | Other threads
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By abalkComment by GeorgeBabbitt: @misspolandspring: I overlooked your fine comment and was actually citing Emily (who for all I know was making a Barbra... more » | Other threads
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By abalkComment by someotherguy: I rarely miss Redeye yet somehow, I missed her return appearance. Maybe they've mended fences. Either way, to... more » | Other threads
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Julia Allison Has Little Personal Experience With Cheap Dates
Let's check in and see how Julia Allison's new gig as Time Out dating columnist is going. Maybe she's dropping dirty secrets about media figure she's semi-seeing or offending us by suggesting that women should whore themselves out for shoes. Or! Maybe she's ... getting so lazy that she's calling in Neel Shah and his College Humor compatriots to pinch-hit. Oh, Julia. Already? More »
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By Emily GouldComment by Moff: @Mediahohoho: I bet if O.J. wrote a book about how he killed people, they would even publish that. more » | Other threads
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too hot for fox
Julia Allison Banned From "Red Eye"
Because the show is so loose, and because we have such a media-watchdog culture—they could get burned like that. Two words: Don. Imus. You don't know what's going to piss people off. And, my God, the shit that we get into—the sex, the bestiality—holy crap! I can't believe that shit is on Fox News!
That, you may recall, was the quote Gawker celebrity Julia Allison gave George Gurley regarding "Red Eye" for his profile of Greg Gutfeld in today's Observer. Sadly, it seems the Gut isn't the kind of freewheeling, truth-handling party guy he's made himself out to be: We hear Julia's been banned from appearing on the show for the foreseeable future. Since Julia's still doing other Fox News programs, this one doesn't appear to have the fat fingers of Roger Ailes on the strings. (Reached for comment, Julia simply said, "I fucked up.") Sorry, Jules. But we're sure some other late night shit show with a "show up and you're miked up" guest policy will be on the air soon enough. CNBC's probably working on one right now! -
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There's A Little Greg Gutfeld In All Of Us
Will "Red Eye," the Fox News' over-the-counter late-night sleep aid, be a success?"Absolutely. But because the show is so loose, and because we have such a media-watchdog culture—they could get burned like that. Two words: Don. Imus. You don't know what's going to piss people off. And, my God, the shit that we get into—the sex, the bestiality—holy crap! I can't believe that shit is on Fox News!"
That assessment comes from Time Out New York sex columnist and frequent "Red Eye" panelist Julia Allison in today's Observer profile about Greg Gutfeld, who hosts the deranged yakfest. It's a revealing piece (perhaps because it's written by George Gurley; it takes an asshole to understand an asshole!) that actually makes us a somewhat fond of the man. In fact, Greg seems oddly familiar. More » -
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Julia Allison And Rachel Sklar Will Do You For Shoes
Julia Allison is brand-new on the job as Time Out's dating columnist, but being a maverick thinker, she's already working to disassemble the entire dating machine from within. She says ladies don't actually want you to take them out for fancy dinners! No, your date would prefer "a walk in the park, Rollerblading, trapeze class" and "if you really want to stand out, buy her shoes." And Julia isn't the only person who feels this way!"Taking me somewhere fancy and knowing how to order wine used to blow my mind," says Rachel, 34, a lawyer. "But alas, I'm now spoiled."
It seems like Julia and her HuffPo bosslady Rachel Sklar have been dishing the girltalk over Cosmos somewhat! Maybe that 17 year old soap opera actress Leven Rambin she threw a party for last week is their "Charlotte"! More »
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By Emily GouldComment by KarenUhOh: @ellagood: Testify, girl. The column panders to the traditional wisdom that men think the credit card is the fastest route... more » | Other threads
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humble gatherings
Julia Allison Corrupts A Minor, "Forgets" To Bcc
"Please join me and my adopted little sister Lev for her 17th birthday at Tenjune this Tuesday night!," TONY dating columnist Julia Allison wrote in an email to some of her closest pals in the wee small hours of this morning. The lucky people invited to soap actress Leven Rambin's birthday bash may not be her contemporaries in age, but they often do act like teenagers. The full list includes some mighty strange bedfellows! More »
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By Emily GouldComment by The One: @marvel girl: Well, at least we now know where she's getting the inspiration to play Ava. more » | Other threads
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