Reporter Zachery Kouwe resigned from the New York Times in February after being caught plagiarizing from—among others—Dealbreaker. Now Dealbreaker has hired him on as a "guest writer." Dance, Zachery. Dance.

Law student Julia Neyman, the (savvy!) moocher of free gym trials, has "no interest in a book deal," but would "love to parlay" her stunt into freelance writing gigs, she tells Above the Law. Maybe offer editors free trial articles?

Columbia Law student Julia Neyman is at the center of a building media frenzy over her blog stunt, to work out on free gym passes for a full year. Cue the requisite book deal in three... two...

So! It seems that Mandy Stadtmiller's first-person exploration of hiring a male prostitute that ran on the cover of today's New York Post has not been so popular among grumbling media types. A sample of the bitching we've heard, below.

Former New York Post dating columnist Mandy Stadtmiller flew out to Nevada to spend a couple hours with "Markus," America's first legal male prostitute, for journalism. What a job! Free travel, free massage, and a free gynecological exam.

Jon Gosselin needs a job. Boxing needs a savior. Michael Lohan (pictured!) needs someone to fight. Do we smell the sweet aroma of cultural convergence?

Balloon dad Richard Heene reports to jail today. He's still insisting the whole thing wasn't a hoax. Pitiful. Man up, Richard; you're the greatest sci-fi hoaxer since Orson Welles did War of the Worlds. You're just less popular. [CP]

What is just the latest thing that respected American political figurine Sarah Palin has done? She was spotted cavorting about on the beach in a visor with John McCain's name totally blacked out. Her Sharpie-based assault has not gone unnoticed.

A sex tape is such an obvious beat in the narrative arc of Tila Tequila—sexxxy internet celebrity and MTV reality queen—that it's barely news. Actually, it seems like the most posed "sex" tape we've ever seen.

Sweeps week is coming up, so hey, a TV station in DC just had an idea: Breassstsss! Nekkid breasts on your television screen being beamed straight into your home, uncovered and uncensored! Because of news.

Twitter's not all narcissistic minutiae and celebrity retweets: Jonathan Ames used it to obtain a TV, from his employer, via "whining."

After making millions selling his company to AOL, you might think Jason Calacanis would be done making a public spectacle of himself. Not so. Just ask the security guards at Angel Stadium.

The Chamber of Commerce held a press conference in DC today to declare that it's ending its longstanding, controversial opposition to climate-change regulations. No it didn't. [UPDATED with fun media clips below!]

Yesterday we brought you the ridic story of the purported "Rape Tunnel," where Rape Artist "Richard Whitehurst" would rape anyone daring to crawl through. Alas, it was just another art hoax. Our field trip is canceled.

Martha Stewart is inviting bloggers with iPhones and laptops into her studio audience. If it's an odd move for the notorious control freak, it's also a recipe for free publicity — and awful television.

Palestinian refugees can now enjoy the world's first-ever street named after Twitter following a Dutchman's $146 donation. Good luck explaining Twitter to your kids, refugee camp parents, or giving out your address. At least the money goes to charity.

Last November, New Yorkers were greeted one morning with a Fake New York Times, produced by pinkos. Today the same people—The Yes Men—have dropped a Fake New York Post on the city. Let's look, then!

Okay, it's silly. Lady Gaga probably doesn't have a penis. But maybe she does. And now, there are rumblings that Lady Gaga has something incredible in store for tonight's VMAs. Let's go over this one more time. Update! Well...

The social network can and will fuck with you, as TechCrunch found out, after Facebook targeted an elaborate hoax at just its reporters.