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Pat Kiernan For President

Pat Kiernan is the aw-shucks boyish news anchor on NY1 and everybody loves him. His is the gentle face we all see first thing in the morning, easing us into the day with good cheer and sobriety. He reads from the city's newspapers in a soothing 8-minute segment every morning called "In The Papers," which has captivated thousands and thousands of people. It's really quite impossible to explain to outsiders just why Pat Kiernan is the greatest newsman in New York, except for his jolly, bumbling colleague Roger Clark. Anyhow, Doree (the nice ex-Gawker one) wrote a profile of the man for the Observer, full of interesting Kiernan trivia. Did you know he hosted The World Series Of Pop Culture on VH1? We did, because there's a clip of him reading the lyrics of "My Humps" in his competent, Canadian voice. What are you gon do with all that ass inside them jeans, Pat?: More »

1:05 PM on Thu Jul 3 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
3,710 views, 70 comments

Latest by n/a: @Thatcornellguy: What about the World Texting Championships this month? Pat is my soldier. He is the only one I watched during WTC. He is the living embodiment of Charlie Brown as adult. Charming, choosy and slyly proud. more »

the blinking point

Please Welcome the Malcolm Gladwell Backlash

Malcolm Gladwell, blogger, New Yorker contributor, and poofy haired airport bookstore genius-in-residence, is finishing up his latest book just in time for the nascent backlash against him to reach full force. Gladwell's book The Tipping Point introduced his now-famous style: gleefully retold anecdotes arranged and analyzed to support some slightly unlikely sounding thesis. Blink took this style even further, presenting even more disparate stories manipulated to 'prove' some pseudo-scientific CEO self-help method for improving your decision-making skills. But both books sold zillions of copies and even embittered east coast writerly types still seemed to like him. Now, on the eve of his next book's publication, the cracks are starting to show. More »

12:27 PM on Tue Jul 1 2008
By Pareene
4,792 views, 62 comments

Latest by strikethrough: The only surprise here is for people who thought that intellectuals read Gladwell's books. And kids - for cereals - what's with being so hatey-hatey on GesseN+1? Sure, on The Google he might sometimes come across as a snot. But have more »

champions

Dov Charney Wins!

Pervy pacing madman and American Apparel CEO Dov Charney was named "Retailer of the Year" at the annual Michael Awards, which are the self-described "Oscars of Fashion." The company was cited for its "progressive business practices and provocative advertising
campaigns." Like this one! The Michael Awards are a benefit for medical disorders, which is very appropriate.

2:39 PM on Tue May 13 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
814 views, 15 comments

personalities

Rogue Doodler May Be Drawing You Now

25-year-old sketch artist Jason Polan has an unachievable goal: to draw every person in New York. He moved here from Michigan, and was seized by the desire to capture all of us—you, me, Graydon Carter—in quick, vague line drawings. So far he has "a couple hundred sketches," which means that, assuming a static city population of 8 million and a generous rate of 50 sketches per day, fives days a week, Jason will be finishing his project up in a little more than 615 years. If you like, you can email him and tell him where you're going to be at a certain time and he'll show up and sketch you. Cute, but not really doing wonders for your time efficiency, Jason. After the jump, a few samples of his work. At least he's quick! More »

12:29 PM on Mon May 12 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
3,889 views, 40 comments

Latest by slimceagirl: If he has an MFA, the art world will actually take this seriously. Jason, I love your idea...think it's cute...but how might I recognize myself? more »

scandals

Radio Jock Will Give You $100K For A Sex Tape

Yesterday Page Six published a terrible rumor that there's a sex tape floating around featuring Jackass star Bam Margera and the fiancee of the radio personality "Opie," of "Opie and Anthony." Calling into question the sanctity of a radio shock jock's relationship, can you imagine? Now Opie has struck back at the "scumbags of the media" (that's you, Page Six!), offering $100,000 to anybody who can produce the alleged tape. You know what that means: Bam Margera is tearing his apartment upside down right this minute. Kidding! He sounds pretty sure he's on safe ground. After the jump, listen to Opie and Anthony excoriate those with even lower journalistic standards than themselves: More »

1:31 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
4,648 views, 32 comments

Latest by famousauthor: DO SOME RESEARCH, DAMMIT! more »