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Is Amy Sacco Broke?
Even if you're lucky enough to have work, you may not be lucky enough to actually collect a check. If public shame is your only option, tell us about it and we'll post your story. Today: Amy Sacco's Bungalow 8. More »
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Comment by if_i_only_had_a_heart: so it's easier to get in now? omg, i'm sorry 2 Responses | Other threads
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books
Facebook Tell-All Released Into Wild
Facebook's creation myth has left the building, or so we hear: Fortune is said to be readying an excerpt of Ben Mezrich's tell-all book and movie about the social network. And another publication is, naturally, trying to ruin the scoop. More » -
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Google's 'Darth Vader'
In flusher times, Google geeks set the agenda for company sales executives; distracting sidelines were encouraged. The recession — assisted by a new sales chief who apparently doesn't mind his diabolical reputation — foreclosed on such coddling. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Nyarlathotep: Google places sponsor links above natural search results, which AOLers click, generating Google revenue. You're probably a Firefox user running Customise... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Is Young Sulzberger 'Available,' For the Ladies?
Every time we post a photo of A.G. Sulzberger, heir to the New York Times throne, the ladies go wild. "Is he single?" they ask, lustily. We want to know too, but for professional reasons! More »
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Comment by Calraigh: Can you please do this only with Zachary Quinto? I want to know if there's any point in wasting my... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Kari ferrell
Where in the World is the Hipster Grifter?
It's been 12 days since the story of hipster grifter Kari Ferrell swept the world, and here's an amazing thing: she's vanished! Here's a more amazing thing: she's still in NYC!
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Comment by Tattertotter: Please stop giving space and effort to this non-entity because NOBODY CARES ABOUT HER. Gawker makes itself look stupid by... 16 Responses | Other threads
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Nina Willdorf, Budget Travel Editor
This is Nina Willdorf, currently the editor-in-chief of Budget Travel. Do you know anything about her? We're looking for info from those who've worked with her. We keep hearing stories. More »
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Comment by John Cook: Nina is a close friend of mine--our families will be seder-ing together in a few days. So for what it's... 16 Responses | Other threads
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Payment Time Info: Don't Stop Y'all
Oppressed media freelancers: we stand in solidarity with you. Please continue to send us info on how long publications are taking to pay you. We're also looking for payment success stories! Round two, coming soon.
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Comment by hunterw: i love how this feature is presented as though gawker hasn't had it's own problems paying people on time and... 2 Responses | Other threads
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How Long Are You Waiting to Get Paid?
The worse the economy gets, the more we hear about media companies that aren't paying their bills on time. Are you getting screwed? Help us help you! Like so: More »
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Comment by ChaunceyReindeer: NYTimes once took over 90 days to pay me for photography. I emailed them some cut and pasted ASMP... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Send Us Your Stupid Corporate Recession Tricks
Useless middle managers, desperate to stay busy and avoid layoffs, are coming up with ever dumber corporate responses to the recession. We will discover and mock them all, with your assistance. More »
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Comment by Heneage: The Firm replaced our Evian with Poland Springs. Bastards. 8 Responses | Other threads
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critical stalker
Who Is Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Since When Is He a Literary Rock Star?
A tipster writes: "Okay WTF. This is upstairs at Barnes and Noble Union Square, before the [Neil deGrasse] Tyson reading. It is MOBBED. Who the hell is this dude? What gives????" Good questions! More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Aaron Altman: Ryan: he IS a rock star. A SPACE rock star. For some of us, the love of space... 13 Responses | Other threads
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Brangelina Pregnant Again, Says Springfield Movie-Theater-Line Gossip
The rumor we heard about Brad Pitt knocking up Angelina Jolie isn't the most reliably sourced, but it is the most adorably sourced. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate: She's due for another adoptee.Kids are fun, you'd need nannies for that many, but they are fun. 9 Responses | Other threads
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Aliona Doletskaya
Russian Vogue Editor's Trail of Death and Scandal
Aliona Doletskaya has been hailed as potential successor to Anna Wintour atop U.S. Vogue. But there's a side of the Russian editor's life you didn't read about in the Times.
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By Ryan TateComment by Almostbanned: Not to be a dick here or anything, but she sounds like basically every other Russian chick I've ever known. 4 Responses | Other threads
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videuhoh
Most Annoying TV Ads of the Year
You can try to avoid television advertising with your fancy DVR, podcast downloads and Hulu streams. But Don Draper types will just repeat annoying ads like these, endlessly, until you're insane. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Minsley Tortimer: The Viva Viagra commercial was so awful it made me switch to Cialis. Now I have to sit behind a... 87 Responses | Other threads
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rumormonger
Is MTV Stiffing Freelancers On Christmas Paychecks?
Freelancers: Is MTV slow paying your recent invoices? Because one tipster tells us the Viacom subsidiary followed hundreds of layoffs with a policy to freeze outgoing payments October through January. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Connie Lee: I interned for MTV this summer (not at 1515 Broadway, however, if that makes a difference) and was paid promptly... 3 Responses | Other threads
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mtv
Three Hundred Layoffs At MTV Thursday?
Chatter about big layoffs at Viacom and its MTV unit have been in the air for weeks, with firings at the latter recently expected Wednesday or Thursday of this week. Hell, the bloodletting may already have begun. But the latest gossip says the worst is yet to come: A gobsmacking 300 people coast to coast let go by the end of the week, one tipster claims. Higher level staff supposedly get their briefings Wednesday. It will be interesting to hear whether the company takes this opportunity to visit vengeance on the mistreated permalancers who embarrassed the company so badly last winter. We're ready to listen! -
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Time Europe Gutted
We've heard from two sources that the London headquarters of Time Europe laid off just under 20 of the nearly 30 editorial staff, including, one said, Time Europe editor William Green andwritersenior editor James Graff. Elsewhere, bureau chiefs Andrew Purvis in Berlin and Tim McGirk in Jerusalem are said to be gone after their contracts expire. This has stoked more speculation that the magazine might mimic Newsweek and consolidate to a single international edition — and that London is merely the first in a rolling series of global Thursday layoffs: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Aaron Altman: Honest question - "TK"? Forgive the question. 7 Responses | Other threads
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Obama Celebrations Erupt
Spontaneous street parties are forming in the wake of Barack Obama's election to the presidency, and we've been getting emails about it. After the jump, shots taken in the streets of San Francisco, DC, Philly, New Orleans, Chicago and Baltimore and various parts of New York — and even in Freeport, Sierra Leone. Send us shots of your own and we'll add them to the galleries, or feel free to post in the comments. In the meantime, try not to get too drunk or start throwing anything or pushing anyone. (We're hopeful you won't, hopeys.) More »
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By Ryan TateComment by TessNarbie: Henceforth it will not be "God Bless America", it will be "God HELP America". The man has no experience... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Send In Your Election-Night Party Pics!
The above shot is from the swank party at Gawker Media overlord Nick Denton's SoHo loft. Obviously we can't all have elite LCD wall projectors and a fancy media crowd because some of us are stuck in John McCain's REAL America, or maybe Brooklyn. All the more reason to send us pictures of your electoral shindigs tonight. Help us diversify this post! Mail your shots (however blurry/explicit/incriminating) to tips@gawker.com or post in the comments. We'll keep your name out of it unless you tell us otherwise. (Elitist parties are OK too. Heck, encouraged, even.) After the jump, the exciting scene at Gawker HQ. UPDATE: And more! (Last new photo: 11:52 p.m.) More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Helennellieforsythe: ....do pictures of me in bed drinking alone count as election party pictures? 8 Responses | Other threads
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Bill Carter
The veteran New York Times TV-industry reporter has to contend with the newspaper's boy wonder, Brian Stelter. Anecdotes?
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By Nick DentonComment by Social Crimer: Brian is a shockingly transparent Twitterer (that's a good thing, btw). Bill, on the other hand, probably thinks Twittering is... more » | Other threads
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Tell Us Your New Great Depression Stories
The markets continue to tumble and tumble and tumble, and it looks as though a depression—or at least a truly serious recession—may actually be upon us. Last Friday I felt the first bits of it seeping into my life when pay was cut and 19 great staff members were laid off at the curious little company that I work for. What have your stories been so far? Have you survived or been a casualty of layoffs? Have friends lost their jobs? Have clients taken away their business? We're trying to get a sense of how all of this mind boggling craziness has already affected people. So if you're game, give us your Great Depression 2.0 stories in the comments below.
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Comment by ADismalScience: Let's all complain about the terrible economy from heated rooms on our broadband connections from our laptops. Note to America (and... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Request For Information
Suddenly obsessed with CNBC anchor lady Michelle Caruso-Cabrera. So feisty! Still dating that Lazard guy? Do tell! More » -
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Winkler Stepping Back At Bloomberg?
We heard fourth-hand that Matthew Winkler, the bow-tied tyrant who leads Bloomberg News' editorial side, announced internally this morning that he is "stepping away from day-to-day management of the news operations." Another source said he's not stepping away—"it's more like he's spreading the wealth around a little bit." This would probably be a planned evolution of management rather than a result of the newswire's recent monumental fuckups, but employees would be happy for less of Winkler either way. Any Bloomberg people who can provide some info on this, please email us ASAP. UPDATE: Talking Biz News has the fuzzy, but possibly horrifying details of Winkler's move: More » -
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Dave Zinczenko, America's Last Hope
Dave Zinczenko is the self-proclaimed "Barak [sic] Obama of publishing"! That, we hear, was just part of the inspirational email that Men's Health editor and former Julia Allison boyfriend Dave "Abs" Zinczenko sent out to his entire staff recently! He alone can save the magazine, was reportedly the gist of the message. Also, the Zinc is apparently searching for a top-notch publicist to get him back on the Today show—he used to appear regularly, but then his friend, a Today show producer, got fired! First he lost his title as Designated Magazine Industry Hottie, and now this. Perhaps Dave should be a bit more generous passing out the dinners with Men's Health models. Is Zinczenko really this much of a narcissist? He looks like such a nice young man. If you got the last email, or have other recent info to share about the abbed one, email us. [UPDATE: Dave Z tells us that Men's Health is looking for a new PR director, but that he is "Absolutely not looking for personal PR. (And never have)"] -
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Humiliation On The Job
Now that we've heard the nightmarish story of NBC's pooping intern, we're looking for other true stories of workplace humiliation. Have you seen any firsthand, or experienced one yourself? Email us immediately. Names of the humiliated are not necessary, but details are.
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Comment by minou: @Smitros: i'm lucky to barely get rated -- i must be totally forgettable -- but in the age of ratemyprofessors,... more » | Other threads
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Are Things At Vogue As Bad As Keira Knightley Is Trying To Tell Us?
We are certainly probably not the first bloggers to point out that Anna Wintour is (until November anyway; yes, Scorpio, duh) the same age Grace Mirabella was when she got canned. Of course, Grace hadn't built herself an entire stable of Vogue-branded titles! Of course, said stable is looking a liiiitle bit sickly: Teen Vogue lost its role on The Hills, Men's Vogue just lost a managing editor to the Journal glossy, and Mothership Vogue is looking thin in the only possible bad sense of that term this September, with the month's ad pages down 7% from last year — following on the the heels of four consecutive months being beaten out for ad pages by ELLE. (And many consecutive months of progressively more creepily Photoshopped covers.) Even the latest Vogue India looks less luscious than just a few months ago, though I am pretty sure Anna is not to blame for that! Any information that might enhance our Wintour Kremlinology? Email me.
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By MoeComment by krismry: I considered the thoughtful and astute comments here about the careers of fashist editors while I was trapped at the... 1 Responses | Other threads
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jonathan cheban
Where Have You Been Hiding, Jonathan Cheban?
Sometimes you have to make an effort to reinstate communications with (or in our case, about) old friends who you haven't spoken to in a while. We used to write regularly about the travails of Jonathan Cheban: party boy flack, designer, and former Access Hollywood correspondent and Lizzie Grubman partner. But we've said barely a word about him since February, when he supposedly registered at Barney's for his own birthday party. Jonathan is simply too crucial a character in the celebutard publicity machine to go unnoticed. We hear he still leads a very eclectic social life. What do you hear? Anyone with important Cheban information, please email us.
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Comment by cassandra: @RollsRoyceRevenge: He is like if Count Chocula and Constantine Maroulis had sex. more » | Other threads
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jeremiah wright
Whose Book Will Ruin Everything For Barack Obama?
Various people became quite alarmed when New York said the following at the end of a long article on Barack Obama's campaign and race: "In October, Obama’s former pastor, [Rev. Jeremiah] Wright, will publish a new book and hit the road to promote it, an occasion that might well place the topic of Obama’s blackness (along with his patriotism and his candor about what he heard in the pews in all those years at Trinity Church) squarely at the center of the national debate." Oh, EXCELLENT. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by BowlingAlleyLawyer: Oh goody! As one of the few resident Republicans around here this makes me simply giddy with excitement! And no,... more » | Other threads
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paris hilton
What Should Paris Hilton's Superhero Name Be?
Wow, so Paris Hilton just told a San Diego newspaper that "I’ve created a superhero with Stan Lee, which is [based on] me, and we’re doing a cartoon right now with MTV." That would be Stan Lee the co-creator of Spider-Man and X-Men and former president of Marvel Comics. Which begs the question, what will Hilton's comics-esque cartoon be called?? I vote for either The Flash or The Taped Crusader. You? [San Diego Citybeat] -
anderson cooper
Did Anderson Cooper Move His Young Boyfriend Into His Pad?
The Anderson Cooper rumor mill most recently had the flirty CNN anchor dating an assistant to Barry Diller beard Diane Von Furstenberg in the wake of a breakup from 22-year-old JD Ordonez, a marine mammal trainer in California. Now we're told the silver-haired newsman is trying to settle down, albeit with a 24-ish guy, even as he trots the globe to film his upcoming Planet In Peril special. A tipster heard from the supposed boyfriend's associates that Cooper asked him to move in and that the boyfriend accepted. Is this boyfriend one and the same as Von Furstenberg's assistant? Who knows? (No, really — who knows?) The less friendly gossip is after the jump. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Dannon Kekoamana Stewart: Look I am about to fight every gay man and every women because you guys need to lay off my... more » | Other threads
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Bloomberg Fish-head Video
We really really want this: a video from the roadshow for Bloomberg's Plan B, a much-needed revamping of the financial news service. Writes a tipster: "They had a typically condescending presentation in NY, with actors wearing fish-heads interviewing Matt Winkler and other psychopaths." If you have a clip, email please!
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By Nick DentonComment by ufphoenix: Though, the best part was the actors wearing computer monitors on their heads trying to dance to Vogue. more » | Other threads
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wilber hardee
Spelling Mystery Behind Hardee Obit
Setting aside the health implications of fast-food pioneer Wilber Hardee's death at the advanced age of 89, one is drawn to the mystery of his first name. No one seems to know how to spell it. The Times went with "Wilber" for its obit. But hey, Times, how about fact-checking your journalism with that most august and reliable of primary sources, the Hardee's Cool Kids website? As show above and to the right, it renders the name "Wilbur," as do about 3,140 Web pages in Google's index in an exact-phrase search, vs. just 1,510 for "Wilber." And "Wilbur" also wins in a Google News search, with 54 uses (including AP!) vs. just "about 10" for "Wilbur." But wait, there are so many more wrinkles to this obit mystery! More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Aaron Altman: @KarenUhOh: Oh I love you. @BalknChain: I think Ryan's already in his blue Toyota Celica, packed to the hilt with camping... more » | Other threads
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The Memoirs Of Emily Gould, 26
Yep, the inevitable: agency Trident is hawking a book proposal by the self-revealing former Gawker writer and controversial New York Times Magazine covergirl. The working title is And The Heart Says... Whatever; "I assume it's 400 pages of the word me in different fonts," says one publishing industry spy. Dewy Gould's latest career move isn't that surprising: Ana Marie Cox went out to publishers the week after the Wonkette editor appeared on the front cover of the same Sunday supplement. Gould's outline is being messengered rather than emailed to prevent a leak to a certain website. But I'm sure someone can sneak at least a few pages to the scanner. Email us.
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By Nick DentonComment by unutterable: I know I'm coming into this discussion a day late (I took the week off from work, so my motivation... more » | Other threads
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businessweek
The Bitchiest Business Magazine In America
BusinessWeek Magazine sure is one big hellhole, judging strictly by the internal backstabbing, sniping, and intra-office gossip wars that go on there. The latest scathing editorial criticism comes in the form of a comment on a blog interview of BW.com editor John Byrne. A helpful reader takes the opportunity to point out that Byrne's predecessor was the widely despised Kathy Rebello, infamous for once hyping stories on her own site with praise from a fake commenter. Also discussed by the angry commenter: a celebrity gossip-refugee news editor with a shelf full of Barbie dolls, and a napkin-folding Rebello underling who fetched his boss water on command (we need one of those!). The provocative comment—along with some context from a BW insider, and our request for more information—after the jump. More »
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Comment by mediahor: get ready for their huge turnaround. i heard they hired a new WW AP thats turing that place around. sales... more » | Other threads
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Prescott Hahn
Anyone know the self-satisfied and self-styled "hedge fund manager" in this photo from last week's Fashion Meets Finance mixer? His name is Prescott Hahn, and we suspect he'll be of interest. [Photo of the event, a Manhattan mingler for wealthy guys and the fashion girls who love them, from the New York Post. And here's Gawker's original report from this gold-digger's ball.] -
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CBS Early Show Staffers: Watch Your Backs
How is it humanly possible for the CBS Early Show to be so dysfunctional? And so early in the morning, at that? The show has been a nest of infighting for months, since the times of deposed mean boss Shelley Ross. Now, we hear that more scheming and devious machinations are underway. A tipster says that Zev Shalev, who was named a senior producer for the show in March (and who CBS execs are said to want to take over permanently as the show's top producer), may be in the crosshairs of Michael Rosen, another senior producer who was once described to us as "a tyrant to the staff." Laurye Blackford, a departing senior producer and "mean girl," may also be involved. Of course, anyone who has survived at the show through all of its internal turbulence must be presumed to be an expert Machiavellian corporate backstabber. Beware, CBS staffers! Do you have any more info on the Early Show's drama? Email us, please. -
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Unemployed Magazine Publisher Randomly In All The Papers This Morning
The Times metro section ran a story this morning about Joe Armstrong, and how he's "the Mayor" of Michael's, the media power-lunch sport, and a ubiquitous presence there and friends with all the regulars and, according to Carly Simon, "probably the most loved person in New York.” It was the same sort of atmospheric, getting-to-know-your-city type column the same writer did on Nikola Tamindzic, our own nightlife photographer. Fair enough! Armstrong was publisher at New York, Rolling Stone, Saveur and was involved to a lesser extent with a bevy of other publications, like Harper's Bazaar and USA Today. He's on sabbatical from ABC News and has been doing charity work for the past two years. He's still well-connected, the Times insisted. As if to underscore this point, the Post, this same morning, ran a friendly item on Page Six about a pin Armstrong wore, tongue-in-cheek, to a book party: "the image of John McCain hugging President Bush under the words, 'Four More Years!'" I hate to say this about someone so beloved but, Joe, if you can get this much coverage just, you know, hanging out, maybe consider a career in PR. Or as an editor-at-large for Star! They pay six figures for doing basically nothing, and we could probably make an introduction. (Photo via Trinity University)
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By Ryan TateComment by Gravy Train: Joe is a great guy but this story is a disgusting waste of paper and ink. Is this what all... more » | Other threads
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this thing looks like that thing
New Yorker Copies Cartoon
A University of Wisconsin professor believes the New Yorker ripped off famed comic book illustrator Jack Kirby with the cartoon on the right, which was used for the magazine's popular back-page caption contest. So the professor dug out the Kirby comic on the left and started complaining. The New Yorker said its cartoon was intended as "an overt reference... not an attempt to plagiarize... a tribute," and added an online credit to Kirby, but that wasn't good enough for the prof. So he rang up the Post and complained that Kirby "never got proper credit then, and isn't getting proper credit now." Well, then. The similarity is so great it's hard to imagine the New Yorker cartoonist, Harry Bliss, actually thought he was going to pull a fast one. And the cover is kind of perfect for a caption contest. But if this particular comic book is super obscure, that makes the "it's an homage" explanation much less plausible. Comic book geeks, your services are at last required! How obscure is this Tales To Astonish? (If you can't find our comments section or email addresses, then you're almost certainly not a comic book nerd.) [Post] -
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Hamptons Party Calendar
Summer is almost upon us, party people. And we're considering putting together a party calendar, so all of you know where to sneak in and scam free booze from rich people. We need YOU to email us info about highfalutin' upcoming parties in the Hamptons, and we'll do the rest. To give you a general idea of what we're looking for, here's an invitation for all of you to a Social Life Magazine party this weekend that will feature none other than Whitney Port from The Hills! OMG OMG. Send more now! More » -
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It's A Circus
There's no Gawker correspondent at this week's Mediabistro conference—unless a tipster volunteers for the role. (Photograph: Julia Allison and sidekicks greeted attendees with top hats.)
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Did You Survive Bonnie Fuller?
To mark the passing of the much-hated magazine editor, Gawker will run eulogies from former colleagues who survived Fuller's reign of terror at Us Weekly and Star. Let it all out.
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By Nick DentonComment by if_i_only_had_a_heart: who will tell us now how to be better than britney? more » | Other threads
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Transformers blows up this weekend. Need to know more? io9 gets down and dirty with the superbots.
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Gizmodo's just reviewed two great smartphones, the Palm Pre and the iPhone 3GS. Here's a guide to help you decide which is better for you.
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