A New York Times reporter left angry, Brazil-bashing Sarah Lacy in the dust; a blogger embarked on a glorious knitting weekend and a Barack Obama supporter cursed out Congressional Republicans. The Twitterati have already checked out.
Remember "aerobics," that early 80s sartorial nightmare ushered in by Jane Fonda, Olivia Newton-John and Richard Simmons? Well, it's making a comeback in LA's Silver Lake neighborhood, where local hipsters are now sweating it out in spandex, leotards and leg-warmers.
The Twitterati were obsessed with the less brilliant Michael Jackson: His most brain-dead lyrics, his worst video moments and his awful neglect at the hands of...you!
The Twitterati went on vacation: Kevin Rose visited his exclusive happy place; Xeni Jardin was in Gautemala; and an AFP reporter set off for Paris.
Who knew New Yorker writers used Facebook enough to hate its new look, as Susan Orlean does? In other trivia, Tricia Romano got sauced, Olivier Knox developed a crush, and Jon Fine revealed his ignorance:
The rumor is that Jason Wu, the hot young designer of Michelle Obama's inauguration dress, was upset that the New York Times outed him in a story. But was he really "in?"
As an ex-New Yorker who is brand spanking new to L.A., the concept of downtown being a dead zone is quite strange. And having only driven through late at night (going the wrong way, on a one-way street, natch) I was curious to see what an L.A. downtown art walk would be like (held every second Thursday of the month…
Good news to share with you, the loyal Defamer readership, on this Tuesday night. We are excited to announce a new addition to the Defamer staff, Miss Tricia Romano. Broadly speaking, Tricia will be filing an item or so a day for us, focusing mainly on the cultural and nightlife beat. But instead of me prattling on,…
Each year (or really, every 11 months and two weeks or so, kinda), the Jews observe Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, during which leather shoes and doing it are totally forbidden. Then there are many apologies. Let it begin with us! While Emily is biologically only half a Jew, the theme of her Bat Mitzvah was "New…
Tricia Romano has left the Village Voice. The feisty nightlife reporter was certainly one of the liveliest things going at the Voice; it's kinda shocking to see her go.
If you read this week's "Fly Life" column in the Village Voice you might have noted that it carried the ominous title, "A Full-Circle Farewell," and ended on the following note:
Phil Oh and Nikola Tamindzic went to observe Village Voice nightlife columnist Tricia Romano's fifth anniversary party last night. Apparently when you write a column for five years in this town, you get a party in Simon Hammerstein's Box! Mazel tov, Tricia.
"In 2005 [Sarah Lewitinn] wrote The Pocket DJ, a book of playlists for different genres, moods, and occasions. It sold 38,000 copies—successful enough that she's signed to do a second book, The Pocket Karaoke," yesterday's Voice cover article told us. Hmm, we thought, that's a very impressive figure! Especially…
Yesterday, our allegedly cooler siblings at Idolator shared their thoughts about Tricia Romano's In Defense of Ultragrrrl Voice cover story. Today, world champion cat blogger Rich Juzwiak of Fourfour weighs in, so brilliantly that we believed in the internet again (again!) The whole thing is a must-read, but we have…
Best Nightlife Photographer: I'm completely biased because he's one of my good friends, but that doesn't really stop other award givers, does it? It's my party, and Gawker's Nikola Tamindzic wins. His photos are beautiful mini-masterpieces that make everyone look better.
Voice gadabout Tricia Romano takes on this new-fangled photoblogging phenomenon, which has
From Tricia Romano's Fly Life column in the Village Voice:
The Village Voice's Tricia Romano, out playing with the young and disaffected, chronicles the goings-on in the bathroom of a sleazy Lower East Side bar, post-Max Fish: "I nudged a friend: 'Break the lawchain smoke!' He did. The previous week he'd been there he asked for a cigarette from a guy in the bathroom, and was…
Tricia Romano reports that Shine owner Nicholas Cohen and five others are opening a new bar/restaurant/lounge with two floors, a tapas menu, and an eclectic musical mix. "Mission" will be located at 217 Bowery across from Pioneer. Parker Posey is already inquiring about space for parties.
A murray murray Christmas…
