Gawker 
Enter your username and password.
-
more about #publicists more comments → adiam7: Who is 45? #matthewhiltzik more » fuckingoldman: "souls as pure as Hillary Clinton, Eliot Spitzer, and Harvey Weinstein". Please tell me you're kidding, their souls are about as pure as the snow that... more » iplaudius: Well, for one, liberalism can’t buy you happiness. #matthewhiltzik more » drunkexpatwriter: It has to be hard to be a flack for someone who won't deny that he killed a girl in 1990. #matthewhiltzik more » goetz: "Glenn Beck's public image as a grandiose paranoid ex-drunk is so unshakable..." Don't forget alleged murderer and rapist. #matthewhiltzik more » BettyCrocker: And how can someone who has flacked for souls as pure as Hillary Clinton, Eliot Spitzer, and Harvey Weinstein turn around and offer his services to a ... more » OldTowneTavern: Wise, indeed. Clearly, the woman is trying to establish a rapport with the many loves of the loves of her life. It's almost European in it's maturit... more » femme-bot: I'm glad my "crazy" begins and ends with facebook stalking. #aliwise more » ms_priestypants: I want to send a copy of this to every ex I've ever gone a little nuts on. #aliwise more » newjewrevue: So when did she have time to publicize D&G? #aliwise more » Nick Douglas: "Shit My Dad Says" is a Twitter account. (And the author is a professional writer who's been collecting the stuff for years and definitely deserves a ... more » belltolls: Not just book publicists but any job in publishing will get you in. Sales, editorial prole, production. Keep track of the names of everyone you come ... more » hollygirl: I finally took a look at the famous " cake', it was SO BORING. " I was told there'd be good writing." ! more » WordyNinja: And here I am pursuing "quality" in writing a la Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, with my MFA and submissions to lit journals. I t... more » BlinkyMcChuck: I just threw up all over my platform. more » -
#flackery
Glenn Beck's Liberal Flack Loves Money More Than Liberalism
Glenn Beck's public image as a grandiose paranoid ex-drunk is so unshakable that now he's hoping his publicist Matthew Hiltzik's good reputation will rub off on him: He's got such a nice flack, he can't really be a monster, right? More » -
#stalkers
Ali Wise Charged with Being Craziest Ex Ever
Ali Wise, the former Dolce & Gabanna publicist who got in a bit of trouble for hacking into the voicemail of anyone dating her ex-boyfriends, has been charged with four felonies. The true extent of her craziness is absolutely crazy.
More »
-
#fieldguide
The Last Remaining Ways to Get a Book Deal
Sloane Crosley got a book deal by being the most popular book publicist in New York. Now, Sloane Crosley's book publicist has gotten a book deal herself. Taste the meta! There are only five other ways to get published now. More » -
#flackery
Publicist Grovels After Mistake
Shoot, a publicist for R. Couri Hay's PR firm sent out an email that had mistakes in it. Probably bad ones! Now the firm has been forced to send another, more grovelling email apologizing for said mistakes. Read it below! More » -
#flackery
OctoMom's Realtor and Publicity Wizard
How did OctoMom get so much good press, making her America's sweetheart? By having the sales manager at All American Real Estate Mortgage Co. in La Habra, California as her publicist: More » -
#sloanecrosley
Own a Piece of Book Promotion History!
Last year, book-publicist-turned-essayist Sloane Crosley left no promotional stone unturned to sell her book I Was Told There'd Be Cake, including constructing dioramas based on each essay. Now you can own one. More » -
#publicists
The 2008 Defamer Flack Honors
Of all handler subgenus, perhaps none is taxed more thanklessly than flackus mendacitus, or the garden variety publicist. -
