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more about #dailybeast more comments → limber: Say what you will, but this kid's been in the spotlight for over a year now, and he's somehow keeping his head above water. No major scandals, no hug... more » A Message To Rudy: I started to read all of this, got about three sentences in and then asked myself what the hell I was doing. #levijohnston more » mexiback: I can't believe I'm reading this with the interest I'd read a Capote short story. But he's just so cute! #levijohnston more » Foster Kamer: I showed up, asked Moylan if he touched The Royal Alaskan Penis, and left. They call that Party Tact. #levijohnston more » Steverino Begins: Less words, more wang. #levijohnston more » Airvault: It's Capraesque, really. #levijohnston more » FrankenPC: This is so weird. It's almost as if the pop celebs saw how Levi got shat upon by Palin and took pity on him. They collectively said: Awwww! Let's g... more » momof3wildkids: I feel for Levi... chilly day. #levijohnston more » Aatom: I enjoyed this Page Six snub immensely. #levijohnston more » Magister: The first rule of Wasilla; Don't get photographed holding a big dildo. #levijohnston more » snugbug: I might as well bust out of the closet: I like Levi Johnston. His good looks coupled with that perennial "aw-shucks" vibe do a number of me. He's lik... more » flossy: He won a Fleshbot award before his first porn shoot even took place? Are these like the Nobel Porn Prizes or something? #levijohnston more » graceless: Ummm, does anybody care? more » Swifter: One Clinton per geologic epoc should be enough for anybody. more » Monte Wooley: "Unnecessary comment"? On Gawker? Let me restate. Those startled, innocent eyes! Those clear, unfurrowed, untroubled brows! Bobalicious! Feel bett... more » -
#levisjohnstonwatch
In the Eye of the Levi Johnston Media Hurricane
At this very moment, Levi Johnston is undressing for a Playgirl photo shoot. But last night he was at The Box accepting an award from Fleshbot while a scrum of reporters poked and probed the Wasilla boy for a story. More » -
#politics
Hillary Not Running For President, Unless You're Asking Tina Brown
Gosh, will Hillary run for president again or what? Anyone know? Has anyone asked her? She really wanted to be president, didn't she? Someone should probably ask her if she still wants to be president. Oh, Ann Curry? More » -
#goopscoop
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Goop
Goop, the site that launched a thousand spoofs, has recently spawned two "live-like-Gwyneth" stunts, from two different publications. So, how did a man and a woman, respectively, like living the Goop lifestyle? Well: [Jezebel] -
#rivalries
Tina Brown Thinks Anna Wintour Is a Mad Time-Traveling Genius
In a piece on The Daily Beast today, Tina Brown finally gets hip to Anna Wintour's Make-People-Like-Me Tour 2009, but she does it all wrong. Her Anna has mastered the time-space continuum. More » -
#myths
The Hot, Straight Fashion Designer Is the New Loch Ness Monster
Today brings two profiles of Israeli fashion designer Yigal Azrouël, both focusing on how handsome and heterosexual he is. Sorry, but we're just not buying it. More » -
#printisdead
Media Still Talking About Partying in 1999
Recently Tina Brown eulogized party-planner Robert Isabell, fondly recalling her decadent Talk launch party he organized in 1999, a party she modestly labeled, "the last social celebration of the pre-9/11 celebrity decade." Now David Carr's offering a sad remembrance.
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#foreignaffairs
Secretaries of State Are Just Like Us
Our thoughts exactly: "[Hillary Clinton] professes to be amused, if baffled, by a recent column on the blog Daily Beast in which Tina Brown wrote, 'It's time for Barack Obama to let Hillary Clinton take off her burqa.'" [NYT] -
#mediacrack
Bill Keller's Had Enough of Your 'Jokes.' Jerk
In your famous Friday media column: exclusive thoughts from Steven Brill on the future of paid online newspapers, Rebecca Dana gets a new job, newspapers die and thrive, and Bill Keller will never be on the Daily Show again. More » -
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#mediacrack
Successful Writer Feels Not So Successful
In your perennial Tuesday media column: It still sucks to be a writer, sucks if you bought a newspaper, sucks to make stock picks, sucks to produce news on television, and somebody got a new job! More » -
#mogultoys
Barry Diller's Not-So-Exclusive 'Very Short List'
Very Short List has been a favorite bauble of Barry Diller since the IAC chief established it nearly three years ago, after failing to buy Daily Candy. He envisioned VSL as a smart, tidy newsletter. But it looks worrisomely distended. More » -
#karmapolice
Amateur-mafioso-cum-Daily-Beast "writer" Burt Ross got his Madoff Check from the government and blogged about it.
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#youngrepublicans
Meghan McCain, Symbol of Our Age
Stephen Colbert welcomed Meghan McCain onto his show last night, where she refused to lick his face, talked endlessly about how much she loves fucking, and refused to discuss anything about Sarah Palin.
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#commenters
Tina Brown's Kids Will Rip You a New One, Anonymously
Tina Brown told NY1 tonight that the internet is a lot like theater; the audience gives instant feedback. But what to do about hecklers? Brown's two college-aged children knew: Heckle back, viciously and covertly. More » -
#punditry
Mean Pundit Accidentally Justifies Meghan McCain's Boring Self-Obsession
So rabid nutcase pundit Laura Ingraham called Meghan McCain fat. Wonderful, now we're stuck with her, Laura. More » -
#twitterati
The Twitterati Launder Their Woes
Not a good day for the Twitterati! Dan Abrams found himself stalked by a coworker. Perma-perky PR person Brooke Hammerling got bummed out. And an underling of Tina Brown faced up to an unwelcome chore: More » -
#journalismism
Daily Beast Editor Sends 'World's Worst Email'
A tipster tells us that Rachel Syme, culture editor at Tina Brown's Daily Beast, has sent the "world's worst email" in an attempt to get free research for an article she's writing. Let's read it! More » -
#girls
Obama Admin's Sexist Sports Metaphors
Did you know: it's sexist to use sports metaphors, because, as we all know, girls don't understand sports. It's true, according to a girl! More » -
#crazynotions
The Daily Beast Trying to Make Money?
What's this, Tina Brown's internet project The Daily Beast is trying to get a business model? I thought it was all just for kicks! Nevertheless, the Beast is considering selling some "advertisements." While staying pure: More » -
#nodepression
Tina Brown on the True Victims of the Recession
Tina Brown, author of a best-selling book on Princess Diana and editor-in-chief of a neat blogsite that is like HuffPo but without the faux-populism "anyone can blog" shtick, is really sweating this new media environment. More » -
#media
Tina Brown's 'Reinvention' Is Wearing Thin
Tina Brown — who once edited Tatler, Vanity Fair, and the New Yorker and Talk — has reinvented herself by editing a website that mixes high and low culture. Where have we heard that before?


