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more about #meltdowns more comments → SanFranLefty: Publisher of our local fish wrap/Sharon Stone's ex piles on Mayor McDreamy and his demands to dictate all press interviews: [www.sfgate.com] more » erebekah: "But then, when it was time to talk about the city's finance problem, Newsom seemed out of patience." Gee... you think? And his off the record comment... more » ngonzogo: Obviously an ambush in the greatest tradition of Couric/Palin. For shame main stream media! more » Iamdoingit: I actually liked him with the gay stuff but he did get all obnoxious and the office affair was tacky and sad. Also, you need to post an update Pareen... more » MessiahsHandle: Oh no! He didn't "Mount Kilauea" or "Scale Diamond Head" did he? I seriously hope he's not stuck his penis in the pu pu platter cause aside for the od... more » PandoraSpocks: Palin Newsom 2012. Their slogan: We're totlly clueless but look great on TV. more » Motoko Kusanagi: That newscast seems appropriately shit for SF. more » Tattertotter: What people have to realize is that Gavin has gotten by his whole life on his looks and his social connections. While not wealthy himself, he grew up... more » nope: [hasgavinnewsomresignedyet.com] more » Conchie Birdie: Disappointed with the press? But you used to like them SOOOO much! You've changed, Mr. Mayor. I feel like I don't even know you anymore. more » pegolas71: Can we stop with the negativity and focus on what's important here: his total dreaminess. more » Swifter: Maybe he's going to go rogue with Sarah Palin. more » the rzo: The opening is so bizarre. Plante asks him where he's been and he immediately responds "$522.2 million shortfall." The whole thing is nearly that we... more » Baroness: I'm tired of defending Newsom, but Plante was badgering him pretty badly- bringing up an ugly cartoon of Newsom as a squalling baby? Really, you want... more » hatey: This isn't Jezebel, people-- can we please discuss how fat she is? #meghanmccain more » -
#meltdowns
What the Hell's Wrong with Gavin Newsom?
Besides his Patrick Bateman hair, obviously. The San Francisco mayor and obvious prick went into hiding after mysteriously quitting the governor's race, and his silence-breaking TV interview was a mess.
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#fameballs
Meghan McCain Swears She'll Quit Twitter If You Can't Deal With Her Boobs
Meghan McCain says she plans to "get the fuck off Twitter" since so many users of the microblogging service are hating on a maverick picture she posted of her maverick cleavage. Oh, please. She's a fameball. She's going nowhere. More » -
#corporaterocksucks
Twitter-Crazed Courtney Love Wants Dave Grohl "Ass-Raped" By Everett True
Courtney Love did not authorize that Hellish Guitar Hero version of her dead husband that she authorized, for money—it's all Dave Grohl's fault and she's going to sue and she wants a British journalist to rape him. More » -
#meltdowns
Diva Tech Reporter Throws Ridiculous Fitt
Sarah Lacy is famous for bombing an interview at a huge geek conference, and for being "smoking" hot. That's not all her fault; Silicon Valley is notoriously sexist. But the tech reporter's latest tantrum only plays to the diva stereotype. More » -
#ohreally
The Cause of Mischa Barton's Time in the Crazy House: Wisdom Teeth
Remember when Mischa Barton was involuntarily committed this past July? Well, we finally found out why. It's because her teeth hurt. That's probably the worst rehab excuse we've ever heard. Why not just go with "exhaustion?" More » -
#meltdowns
Watch Schlubby Dennis Kneale Cry, Over a Blackberry
Dennis Kneale is in a purportedly bitter, cursing feud his internet critics. Just wait until the CNBC anchor's blogger enemies revisit this video of Kneale, pre-TV-makeover, crying like a baby because he's without a BlackBerry. More » -
#celebsinperil
Mischa Barton's Meltdown Ends, Not With a Bang, But a Celeb-Weekly Whimper
When Mischa Barton got on the train to Cuckootown we thought she joined the ranks of Britney Spears and Mariah Carey. Not really, because people seemed to actually care about their public descent into madness. Is the celeb meltdown passe? More » -
#meltdowns
Sarah Palin Continues To Come Unhinged
Did you hear about how Alaska's greatest source of shame and humiliation announced that she was going to strike down anyone who takes her name in vain with great vengeance and furious anger, just like God? Oh yes she did! More » -
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#meltdowns
Crazy GOP Chief: 'This Change Is Being Delivered in a Teabag'
RNC chairman Michael Steele is giving a big speech right now insisting the Republican Party's principal problem is that it apologizes too much, which is basically what a walked-all-over girlfriend (or boyfriend!) says, right? More » -
#leaks
Tesla Motors Moneyman Revs His Mouth on Camera
A mysterious video of a Tesla investor talking about a rumored investment in the company has popped up on YouTube. Valleywag has identified the blabbermouth: Victor Morgenstern, chairman of a Chicago private-equity fund. More » -
#principles
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Taxpayer Money
Clever libertarians don't just rail against government spending: They do something about it. Facebook investor Peter Thiel took $8 million from New York's pension fund — while setting himself up to avoid millions in taxes. More » -
#confirmed
Google to Lay Off 200 Employees
Make it official: Google's not immune from the bad economy and plummeting ad market. We've been hearing for weeks that Google would have layoffs. Google is cutting 200 employees today, the company now confirms.
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#meltdowns
Nouriel Roubini Copters His Way Back Home
Who's the most popular guy in the midst of the worst economic crisis in decades? Why, none other than Nouriel Roubini, New York University's own Dr. Doom. He just got back from a world tour. More » -
#confirmed
Apple Source Confirms 50 Layoffs in Sales
A source in Apple's enterprise group confirmed the company had layoffs today. Fifty salespeople lost their jobs — even as the blogosphere collectively scoffed at the idea that layoffs were happening. More » -
#meltdowns
CEO's $500,000 Salary Burns Startup Into Fire Sale
8020 Media hoped to revolutionize the magazine business. Instead, it has circled down the drain, ending up in the hands of shadowy investors after a new CEO with a Condé Nast résumé looted the startup. More » -
#meltdowns
Career Suicide Caps Joaquin Phoenix's 'Late Show' Stupid Human Tricks
For all the hoaxy drama behind Joaquin Phoenix's hip-hop ambitions, you can't say the guy isn't serious about effectively throwing his film career away after watching his spectacular self-immolation last night on The Late Show. More » -
#layoffs
You've got pink slips: AOL axes 700 of 7,000. Memo!
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#onlineadvertising
Layoffs at Federated Media Signal Blogs' Ill Health
John Battelle is the salesman for a host of indie sites, from the futuristic Boing Boing to the Web-obsessed TechCrunch to mommyblog Dooce. What does it say that his company, Federated Media, is canning workers? More » -
#layoffs
Google's Loss of Innocence: 100 Jobs Cut
The Magical Kingdom of Larry and Sergey has laid off 100 full-time recruiters, a tipster tells us. Inevitable, given the economy. But a crushing blow to Google's self-image as a kinder-than-thou employer. More » -
#livejournal
The Russian Bear Slashes a Social Network
The bubble in social networking has burst, decisively. LiveJournal, the San Francisco-based arm of Sup, a Russian Internet startup, has cut 12 of 28 U.S. employees — and offered them no severance, we're told.
