<![CDATA[Gawker: Violence]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: Violence]]> http://gawker.com/tag/violence http://gawker.com/tag/violence <![CDATA[ High School Reunion Knockout Punch Highlights Imaginary Danger Of The Internet ]]> Once again, the internet is causing humanity to be beaten up. A high school (on Long Island, strangely enough) organized its five-year reunion using dangerous internet site Facebook. But when Adam Lynn, a derivative trader (ha) from Hoboken (ha) arrived at the bar where it was being held, he was attacked by two of his fellow classmates! The dispute was traced back to "a hotly contested gym-class handball game during their junior year." When will the internet stop being so dangerous that the press has to issue ominous warnings whenever anything vaguely internet-related happens?

It's not just this latest "PUNCH IN 'FACE BOOK,'" as the Post eloquently puts it. The media has been warning us of internet dangers forever!

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Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:35:25 EDT Hamilton Nolan http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5054152&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Journos Shot in Georgia! ]]> Ohh, Georgians. It will be hard to maintain your current favorable coverage in the US press if you do things like this. The attached clip shows a Fox News reporter running from gunfire from Georgian troops. The absoltely amazing thing is that as he's running from them he's still, like, totally on their side? They are exhausted and humiliated by those Russians (those baaad Russians!). Also who hasn't wanted to make a Fox News correspondent dance a little, right? Totally understandable! (For balance, the clip is followed by a clip of a Georgian journalist getting shot in the arm on-air by a sniper. Presumably a Russian sniper? Who knows. Fog of war!)

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Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:46:36 EDT Pareene http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5037232&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ <i>The Dark Knight</i> is Too Violent for Wussy Brit Youths ]]> Dark Knight 18Our American kids love violence, especially when it comes in movie form. And the awesome violence of the PG-13 rated mega-super-ultra-blockbuster The Dark Knight is maybe the best movie violence ever! Loving, American parents appreciate that. But a wicked plot to deprive the little lads and lasses of funny little England of the magic of violence is underway. "The age rating given in Britain to the U.S. blockbuster movie "The Dark Knight" is inaccurate given its violence, a growing number of complaints contend. In addition to 70 complaints delivered to the British Board of Film Classification regarding the newest Batman film, Member of Parliament Keith Vaz criticized the government board for allowing young children to see it."

"The BBFC should realize there are scenes of gratuitous violence in 'The Dark Knight' to which I would certainly not take my 11-year-old daughter," Vaz said of the movie's 12A certificate, which means it is suitable for those age 12 and above. "It should be a 15 classification."

The board has acknowledged it came close to restricting the movie to those 15 and older. It also details the film's violent nature on its Web site.

The Times notes "Knight" received a PG-13 rating, while in Ireland and Scandinavia it was given a 15 rating in order to keep those 14 years and younger from seeing it without supervision. [UPI]
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Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:21:31 EDT ian spiegelman http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5032525&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ British Press Waging War on Sharp Instruments ]]> The British press is different from the American press. According to the Financial Times columnist Gideon Rachman, the American press walks like this: "self-reverential, long-winded, over-edited and stuffy." And the British press walks like this: with making shit up and alcohol! Hah. Another important difference? KNIFE CRIME.

What is KNIFE CRIME? It's England's version of our regular crime. Except with scary scary knives instead of boring, conventional guns. And it's a menace that's shaking the very foundations of British society! No Briton can walk down their funny, twisty streets without being HACKED or SLASHED or STABBED these days! Mostly stabbed!

NO PART OF BRITAIN IS SAFE FROM THE BLADE MENACE.

Ministers and police search in vain for solutions! Perhaps knives should be outlawed! But then, as we in America know, only outlaws would have knives. And the outlaws will have extra-scary knives. Like the dreaded WASP KNIFE, a "deadly new knife with exploding tip that freezes victims' organs." Holy shit!

Labour MP for Perry Barr in Birmingham, Khalid Mahmood, said: "Weapons like this are absolutely disgraceful and there is no reason at all why people should be walking around the streets with them.

"There should be high-profile operations and high-profile arrests against anybody caught with them. The way to tackle the wider issue of knife crime is with effective community policing, which the West Midlands force does very well.

"The Met could pick up on the lessons from West Midlands Police in its excellent community work in places like Handsworth, Aston and Lozells."

There does not yet seem to be any evidence that anyone in Britain even has one of these American-made knives. But, you know, PANIC.

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Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:05:12 EDT Pareene http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5027448&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Blogger Shot in DC ]]> Yikes. Media Consortium blogger Brian Beutler was shot in Washington DC last night, a block away from my old apartment. Or pretty much directly in front of Andrew Sullivan's apartment. He is expected to make a full recovery. And next time, thanks to the Supreme Court, he will be able to shoot back. [DCist, Photo]

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Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:52:08 EDT Pareene http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5021942&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Bands Vs. Fans: The Greatest Hits ]]> Country star Tim McGraw drew cheers and admiring headlines yesterday when he snatched an unruly fan out of the audience and tossed him aside like a big sack of jerkness. But he's hardly the first famous singer who had to stop a show in order to manhandle a crazy audience member. Fans run on stage, throw bottles, and scream insults—and sometimes, the band fights back. The stars on stage almost always win. Eagle-eyed Gawker video chief Richard Blakeley has compiled ten clips of Famous Band Vs. Stupid Fan violence, from the Rolling Stones to Akon. Click to watch, and learn your lesson.

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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:20:56 EDT Hamilton Nolan http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=397229&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Did 1 Oak Try To Shrug Off Gay-Bashing Incident? ]]> 1oak.jpegWhen the Meatpacking District club 1 Oak opened in December, it was the toast of the Manhattan nightlife scene. It was founded by a quartet of club veterans including Butter frontman Richie Akiva , Lotus co-owner Jeffrey Jah, and former Ashley Olsen boyfriend Scott Sartiano as a "kind of boutique space" for the elite. But a tipster tells us that everything is not well at 1 Oak; last week, they say, there was a vicious gay-bashing incident in the club—forcing one victim to go to the hospital—that club management tried to sweep under the rug. The eyewitness' full account of the violence, and the club's response to our questions, after the jump.

I wanted to contact you today and see if Gawker would be able to run a story about a hate crime that occurred early Wednesday morning at the trendy NYC nightclub 1 Oak which is owned by Richie Akiva and Scott Sartiano (dated Ashley Olsen, and Jamie Lynn Siegler) -

Early Wednesday morning (June 18th, 2008) at approximately 2:30AM - two individuals were attacked by a man inside 1 OAK. and were called "faggots" - victim number 1 had to be rushed to the hospital due to massive blood loss. Victim number 2 had no visible wounds at the time.

Victim number 1's friend wanted to call 911, however the two owners of the nightclub, Sartiano and Akiva, told the friend NOT TO. 911 was called regardless. The club owners then wanted to rush the victim into a car when they knew the ambulance was coming. A minute goes by and the attacker was able to walk right out of the club, without security questioning or anyone's interference, even after the victim's friend screamed out "that's the guy!"

The attacker turns out to be someone that frequents the club often and knew the doorman and the staff, since he was able to walk right into the club and said hello to the doorman in the beginning of the night. When questioned, the owners claimed to not know who the attacker was, and provided no information.

Victim number 1 ended up with 5 stitches, a broken nose, busted upper and lower lips, and lacerations around the face. Victim number 2 suffered from acute migraines due to an attack to the back of the head. A police report was filed the next day. However the club owners did not seem concerned, and did not supply the name of the attacker and did not phone the victim to follow up on the progress or the status.

The owners of the club did not seem to care for what happened within their club, and only was concerned that the police was not informed and no press comes out of this, they wanted to retain their public image.

From 1 Oak's PR firm, Shadow PR:

Unfortunately, the situation that occurred at 1OAK was out of the establishment's control. 1OAK is cooperating fully with the necessary parties and hope the matter is resolved immediately. This inappropriate behavior is not acceptable and will not be tolerated.

[Interior pic via Men.Style.com]

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Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:35:11 EDT Hamilton Nolan http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=396948&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Cash-Waving Craigslist Player's Fury: 'These Photos Are Mines' ]]> Moral of this story: if you're digging yourself into a hole, stop digging. Yesterday, we got a tip about a self-described "Mr. Right" on NYC's Craigslist, who posted a personal ad with 30 pictures of himself, several of which feature him waving a stack of $20 bills. We put up a few of his photos and chuckled. But he was upset! So he called up the Gawker offices to voice his grievances. He charged us with fraud. He threatened to "punch the fucking guy whoever did this" and "fuck him up." And he warned us, "I'm ten times smarter than these people, cause I"m gonna record it right now." So are we! You have to hear it to believe it. Remember, kids: Craigslist is a public place. Click to listen to the highlights. (To refresh your memory, three of his moneymaking personal ad photos are below):

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Thu, 22 May 2008 10:34:09 EDT Hamilton Nolan http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=392686&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Mike Huckabee's Hilarious Joke About Assassinating Barack Obama ]]> Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is a slick, smooth, charming guy. He would've been a dangerous nominee, because he's TV-friendly and quick-witted in a folksy, unthreatening way. But he's actually a rar-right nutcase. And sometimes his jokes fall flat. As in the clip above. If you can't get a laugh from telling a "someone is going to shoot Barack Obama" joke in a talk at the NRA then your delivery needs work, we say. Oh, also we say: wtf.

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Fri, 16 May 2008 17:48:30 EDT Pareene http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=391412&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Swiss Upbringing Turns Photographer Violent ]]> deadpic4.jpeg25-year-old photographer David Houncheringer is from Switzerland, an idyllic nation that has one major flaw: not enough murders. Houncheringer is doing his part to correct that, through art. Which is mightier than the gun! The young man has series of photos called "Would you like to die today?" He says, "I really enjoy seeing people watching these 'hard' pictures. Most of them laugh. Others are shocked. But they watch 15 murders a day on TV so I don't care." And he adds, "If someone wants to die, don't hesitate to contact us!" So keep that in mind! He has a point, though; these could be mistaken for stills from any episode of "CSI." Three bloody samples from his series [via First Magazine], after the jump.

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Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:24:15 EDT Hamilton Nolan http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=378925&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ "It's Just A Fucking T-Shirt." ]]> deadshirt.jpegThe competitive high-fashion t-shirt market is divided into those who believe their clever t-shirts mean something and those who don't. And, of course, those who don't care, but cultivate an aura of meaning as a marketing tactic, and also those who act too cool to care, but really do. Australian label Goat Boy sells its Princess Di t-shirt with the slogan "SHE'S DEAD, So get over it" for $49.95, so you know it's special (somebody buy one for Tina Brown, quick!).But they market that t-shirt with the slogan "IT'S JUST A FUCKING T-SHIRT." And with this "very violent" video, after the jump [via AdScam], of a guy wearing the shirt getting beaten up by an old woman. Which is appropriate on so many levels.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:55:25 EDT Hamilton Nolan http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=377446&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ 5 Rampages of Naomi Campbell ]]> naomi%20up.pngOh dear. Naomi Campbell has been arrested at Heathrow airport for assaulting a police officer. Sadly, this isn't the first time the feral English supermodel has shown her bottled-up rage, caused by a difficult job and having lots and lots of money. She seems to enjoy hurling things at her servants and other blue-collar folk. Also Italian ladies. After the jump, a brief recapping of some of the more memorable Naomi Campbell attacks.

bloodphone.jpgIn 1998 Campbell rapped her assistant Georgina Galanis about the face and neck with a phone in a Toronto hotel and also threatened to throw her out of a moving car. Miss Naomi plead guilty in 2000 and had the matter expunged from her record because she gave the lady some money and seemed sorry. Oh and she took anger management classes that did her a lot of good.
blackberriesphoto.jpgIn 2005 the crazy lady's then-assistant Amanda Brack accused Campbell of assaulting her with a BlackBerry mobile phone. Sounds familiar!
yvonnescio.jpgAlso in 2005, she beat up her longtime friend, actress Yvonne Scio, because she was wearing too similar a dress to the one worn by Campbell. "She punched me in the face. She was like Mike Tyson," Scio said of the incident.
20000leagues.jpgIn 2006 she was arrested for wreaking havoc on a boat.
sparklyphone.jpgAgain in 2006 she was nabbed for whacking her housekeeper with a bedazzled cellphone. Campbell suspected the housekeeper of stealing her pants. Shortly after, another housekeeper came forward, calling her a violent bigot. Campbell eventually had to do community service in New York City for the rhinestone nights fashion assault, and showed up every day dressed to the nines.

She loves those phones. Next she should just wallop someone with the ghost of Alexander Graham Bell. Oh! I almost forgot! Could this be the source of all her anger?

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Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:28:00 EDT Richard http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=375860&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Bullies Across America ]]> forbespic.jpegAre you being bullied at work? Who cares, as long as a media outlet can make a good listicle out of it! Forbes assembled an illustrated list of the "10 Signs You're Being Bullied At Work." It features a bunch of stock photos of people striking typical poses in typical office work environments (pictured). "We can condense and improve on that crap!" we thought, immediately sensing the opportunity to simultaneously rip off Forbes' idea and mock it in a shady philosophical tightrope act. Below, our photo-illustrated guide to the top five ways to know if you're being bullied at work. Because these days, the most bullied people don't work in offices, anyhow.

"Constant Criticism"

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"Lots of Yelling"

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"You're Not Invited to Lunch or Meetings"

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"You Always Need Mental Health Days"

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"Sabotage"

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Stop the war!

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Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:02:32 EDT Hamilton Nolan http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=373490&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Nicole Kidman's Bodyguard Kicks Ass ]]> paparazzi.jpegA photographer for Flynet was innocently... doing something yesterday, when Nicole Kidman's bodyguard rushed up and brutally attacked him! The attack was, predictably, caught on film. It resembles a rhinoceros rushing a jeep full of tourists on an African safari. What made the bodyguard so angry isn't shown, but it does look like the photog got pretty bruised up from the attack. The full clip of the bull rush is after the jump; when will they learn to just throw projectiles from afar, instead of trying to pull the paparazzi out of their cars?

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Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:16:53 EDT Hamilton Nolan http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=368095&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Well Deserved: Jesse Metcalfe Punched ]]> jesseabs.jpgI'm not a violent person, but some people are just asking to be hit. Like the annoying and untalented Jesse Metcalfe, who played a constantly shirtless gardener on Desperate Housewives and a constantly shirtless basketball player in John Tucker Must Die. Look at those abs! Seriously. Look. At. Them. I think it's good for the world that he took one right in the baby-faced kisser outside a Los Angeles club last night. [Daily Mail] Picture (again, with abs!) after the jump.

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Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:12:31 EST Richard http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=354390&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Noted ]]> According to Tragic cop-slugging anger-woman Alycia Lane's boyfriend Chris Booker, the lovable fired newscaster has been offered a job with World Wrestling Entertainment. [HuffPo]

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Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:52:14 EST Pareene http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=350831&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ The South Pole, being the single furthest ... ]]> The South Pole, being the single furthest point anyone on Earth can ever be from Santa Claus, is usually sadly bereft of Christmas cheer. This year, though, our intrepid and insane Antarctic-dwelling scientists had a booze-fueled Holiday Fistfight and now two have been evacuated. The injured party was a Raytheon contractor, so it's not particularly surprising that his jaw intercepted that friendly fist. [Guardian via Drudge]

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Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:49:07 EST Pareene http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=338605&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Bikini Anchor Punches Gal Cop! ]]> alycia_booker.jpgPhilly local newscaster, former News 12 reporter, emailer of bikini photos to married sportscasters, and twice-divorced former dater of married WCBS anchors Alycia Lane allegedly punched an undercover lady cop in the face early yesterday morning after complaining that their unmarked car was traveling too slowly through Chelsea. And as a result we got to hear Pat Kiernan say "dyke bitch" this morning on NY1, the best way to start a week ever!

Long Island-native Lane has been an impressive train-wreck for a while now, dating back primarily to Spring of this year, when she sent hot bikini photos to NFL Network anchor Rich Eisen. The photos were intercepted by Eisen's wife Suzy Shuster, whose sarcastic response was promptly forwarded to and published by Page Six.

The Post continued to own the HOT LADY ANCHOR story, claiming she "canoodled" with Monaco's Prince Albert and publishing creepy photos of Lane walking dogs and leaving a condo with Channel 2 anchor Chris Wragge, who was married to, but separated from Victoria Silvstedt. That relationship is apparently done, as Lane's cop-punching adventure happened with current beau Chris "Booger" Booker.

The cop says they identified themselves as cops when Lane yelled at them to hurry it up, and that Lane then began taking pictures and getting all up in their business. Lane claims not to have been told they were cops, and claims they "violently grabbed her camera to prevent her from taking pictures of the altercation they were involved in." Then Lane broke the lady cops nose. And it all went down the night of her station's Christmas party!

As soon as the teary eyed mugshot makes it up on The Smoking Gun, we'll let you know.

Breakdown In the Fast Lane [NYP]

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Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:35:02 EST Pareene http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=334660&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ HELLO MY BABY, HELLO MY HONEY, HELLO MY WIFE'S 'LOVE GAL' ]]> ofe03.jpgToday's best Post headline: MAN SLAIN BY WIFE'S 'LOVE GAL.' Sure, it's a fairly traditional "married woman slashes throat of her alleged lesbian lover's husband" story, but it's a top-notch use of inexplicable scare quotes and an incomprehensible descriptive phrase for the relationship between victim and killer. Good work, guys. [NYP]

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Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:40:22 EST Pareene http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=326822&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ All The Worst Bosses In The World ]]> The Times "City Room" post on the "fraught world of the personal assistant" has turned into a commenter blind item party full of hilarious tales of terrible mistreatment from potentially murderous former PAs. Won't you help us identify a couple of the assistees?

Like who's this abusive old coot? (Important hint: apparently not Scott Rudin.)

For six weeks, I worked for the worst man on the fac of the planet. He was CEO, President and Treasurer of a major company (I won't say which industry). After my second day on the job, I started looking for a new one. Here's why. The man thought nothing of cursing at everyone with a battery of four-letter words. Apparently his own child had a restraining order against him, and he frequently threw objects at his employees heads. On several occasions, said objects connected. He didn't care about being sued...just paid and kept on abusing his staff.

When I was made an offer by another firm, I called HR to tell them I was leaving at the end of the week. The old buzzard was away on a trip and wouldn't return until the following Monday. The HR rep called me back later (I guess she called him) to ask if I could please stay an extra couple of weeks. I told her that under no circumstances would I remain in a position where I was expected to accept daily verbal (and future physical) abuse from an old coot who was in serious need of psychiatric intervention. Upon witnessing my courage, four young women finally got up the gumption to walk out the door with me. Had we not left, one of us would certainly have delivered a fatal blow to his head!
Oh, and would someone also please help us identify Barbara Corcoran?
I once worked for a top real estate broker in Manhattan. She was indeed PUGnacious, loud, and brash. We worked very long hours, moved multiple transactions daily, and were constantly at odds - often yelling and to the point of back-thumping. After I moved on, it took about 2 years for this experience of high, high energy and yelling to soften.

Kidding! It could be any broker, they're almost all shouty evil scum.

The Fraught World of the Personal Assistant [City Room]

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Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:00:43 EST Pareene http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=321137&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Park Slope Candy Shortage Ends In Violent Melee! ]]> riotboy.jpgFirst they came for the strippers—and now Park Slope has apparently turned against Halloween completely and denied its precious and bright children candy itself. According to an irate reader, nearly every store along 5th Ave ran out of sweets before the sun had even set!

I was shopping yesterday Park Slope on 5th Avenue and almost every clothing store was out of candy at 6pm!! How is it possible for stores to sell sweaters for $400 and spend so little on candy for local kids on Halloween? I specifically remember Diane Kane had none, and the store owner two doors down from Diane Kane was complaining that she spent $25 on candy and it was all gone at 6pm. $25 is nothing! Ironically, Beacon's Closet had someone in front of the store giving away TONS of candy.
Slope children were apparently none too happy about Diana Kane ruining their Halloween. Later in the night, according to this message board posting, things went quickly south:
does anyone happen to know why several dozen police officers and at least two ambulances — all with sirens blaring — converged on 5th avenue between president and carroll st. at around 8.30pm halloween night?

i overheard someone in the crowd saying that two men were fighting, the cops tried to break it up, and one of the men started fighting with the cops. but i came upon the scene about 60 seconds too late to figure it out for myself.
Children in street brawls after tony boutiques deny them Jolly Ranchers! It's no Union Square shooting, but it's yet more proof of the terrible nightmare this wretched holiday has become. Doesn't anybody know the real meaning of Halloween???

Halloween Night Disturbance: 5th Ave and President [Park Slope Forum]

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Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:40:31 EDT Pareene http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=317837&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Kenneth Eng's Book Proposal And Resume ]]> kenneth enfNow that crazed theorist Kenneth Eng is behind bars for hammer-swinging and kill-talking, we've come across the hatingest Asian you know's resume and book proposal. (You'll recall the riveting pitch letter.) Why not enjoy them both right now? Keep your eyes peeled for the part where he gets discriminated against on the set of Spider-Man 3.

The proposal:

UNTITLED ASIAN CONTROVERSY PROJECT
By Kenneth C. Eng, novelist

Concept:

This book will focus on the controversy that has been surrounding me since the publication of my article "Why I Hate Blacks". It will also lead into the subject of anti-Asian discrimination and how Asians can fight back. Parts of the book will describe why the very concept of democracy is impossible and why religion is a poison that ultimately leads to persecution of all people, not just Asians.

This will not just be a boring book outlining only the history of discrimination. It will be an honest account of Asian perspective bereft of politically correct garbage. It will include both historical evidence (such as Vincent Chin, Chai Vang and Japanese internment) and anecdotal evidence (such as my experiences with extreme discrimination at NYU, which I have documents to validate). It will also include scientific theories showing why Asians are hated.

Outline:

Prologue - This will explain to the reader how a number of my controversial articles were published in AsianWeek and mention how my article "Why I Hate Blacks" ended up on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle and many other major newspapers.

Chapter 1, Why I Hate America - This will describe why it is immature to believe that America is and ever was a free country. After briefly going over the history of anti-Asianism, I will prove, using evolutionary theory, that democracy is impossible for the human species.

Chapter 2, Why I Hate Whites - This will be a 30-page doctrine of documented evidence and a few anecdotes that delineates why white people, to put it bluntly, suck. Reasons include the fact that they are obsessed with conformity, their women are sluts, they are physically smaller than Asians, and they take abuse very easily. It will include anecdotes about my fistfights with white students at NYU.

Chapter 3, Why I Hate Italians - This will be another 30-page section in which I show why Italians are enemies of the Asian race. Reasons include Sofia Coppola, Quentin Tarantino, Jon Favreau, Jay Leno, and a number of other "big name celebrities". It will also describe why Italians are an inferior race despite their technological achievements, and include personal recollections about my encounters with Italians (I did grow up in an Italian neighborhood).

Chapter 4, Why I Hate Blacks 2 - This will be a continuation of my article published in AsianWeek. It will further point out the flaws of the black race, including their need to excessively reproduce, their immaturity, their inability to govern, their obsession with conformity and their lack of scientific achievement. It will also describe the many fistfights I have had with blacks during this past year.

Chapter 5, Why I Hate Religion - This section will explain how religion has been a negative impact on Asians and on humanity in general. It will show that Asians are superior in that we have the highest rate of atheism on Earth. In addition to demonstrating why creationism is a ridiculously stupid relic of human complicity, it will include anecdotes of my experiences with religious acolytes.

Chapter 6, Why I Hate The Media - This section will be a rundown of virtually all of the Asians stereotypes that have been in the media lately. Examples are drawn from the shows Lost, 24, Prison Break, Desperate Housewives, The Winner, Heroes, and a few recent movies. It will also describe in detail my experience with discrimination as an extra on the set of Spider-Man 3.

Chapter 7, Why I Hate Asians And Yes I Am Being Sarcastic - As the title of this chapter implies, I do not really hate Asians. Nonetheless, this chapter will point out the silliness of civil protest and why whites, blacks and Italians should not be treated with any kindness. It will include anecdotes of my attempts to use peaceful protest in NYU.

Epilogue - This will summarize the fact that I am not a sexist, homophobic lunatic. It will also be a preemptive strike against expected criticisms.

Marketability:

1. To my knowledge, there is only one existing book about anti-Asian discrimination. This book will be the second, and believe me, it will be more extreme than its predecessor.
2. You may be thinking this is too controversial and will turn off all white and black audience members. Here are a few words to remember - CHINA. 1 BILLION PEOPLE. 60% ATHEIST.
3. My articles received a great amount of publicity in California. I was recently live on FOX News with John Gibson and I have had a number of radio interviews.
4. I am already a published science fiction novelist with three books in print - Dragons: Lexicon Triumvirate, The 0th Dimension and Reincarnation. I have a small fanbase.
5. Bill Maher and Ann Coulter are very hated. That does not stop them from being bestselling authors.


The resume:
KENNETH C. ENG, Novelist

EDUCATION:
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
BFA Film and Television Production, June 2005
GPA - 3.28

EXPERIENCE:
Published Novelist, June 2004-present

  • 0th Dimension - FurNation Multimedia, February 2007, (advertisement on http://furplanet.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=192)
  • Dragons: Lexicon Triumvirate - DNA Press Science Fiction, March 2005 (advertisement on www.amazon.com)
  • Reincarnation - FurNation Multimedia, March 2007 (advertisement on www.amazon.com)
  • Marketed my own novels and handled publicity
  • Proofread and copy-edited my own novels
  • Handled licensing
  • Directed the artwork on the covers of my novels
    ABC Supersign Operator, December 2006-March 2007
  • Operated the Supersign on 44th Street and 7th Avenue
  • Scheduled animations and videos for playback on the ribbons and Jumbotron
  • Facilitated the management of other signs in Times Square
    Luxury SpaFinder Magazine Production Coordinator, January 2005-March 2005 (terminated for budgetary reasons)
  • Reviewed ad proofs for accuracy
  • Coordinated the receipt and transmittal of ads to Quebecor
  • Understanding of printing and magazine production
    Marvel Comics Editorial Intern, January 2004-May 2004
  • Copy-edited and proofread character encyclopedias and prefaces for the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man series
  • Helped select artwork to be used in character encyclopedias for the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man
  • Scanned, filed, photocopied, and routed paperwork for various Essentials titles, including The Hulk, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, The X-Men, and Daredevil
  • Gained experience in licensing
    Crossroads Films Intern, September 2003-December 2003
  • Wrote script coverage for incoming solicited and unsolicited submissions
  • Copied, filed and faxed paperwork for projects in production, including A Love Song For Bobby Long
    Paramount Pictures Literary Affairs Intern, December 2002 - May 2003
  • Updated and maintained novel coverage database
  • Copied, filed and faxed novels and novel coverage
    Artist
  • Inker
  • Penciller
  • Painter specializing in acrylics
  • Drew and colored over 100 pieces of art
  • Expert at Photoshop, InDesign, Maya, Dreamweaver and QuarkXPress

    OTHER PUBLICATIONS:
    Articles

  • "Logical Proof For Solipsism" - Philosophy Today, January 2007
  • "Weird Evolution" - Philosophy Today, February 2007
  • "Why I Hate Blacks" - AsianWeek Newspaper, February 23, 2007
  • "Diary Of An Attack" - AsianWeek Newspaper, February 2, 2007
  • "Why I Hate Asians" - AsianWeek Newspaper, January 12, 2007
  • "Why Non-Violent Protest Will Never Help Asians" - AsianWeek Newspaper, December 22, 2006
  • "NYU Tisch School of the Arts Incident 1" - AsianWeek Newspaper, December 8, 2006
  • "Proof That Whites Inherently Hate Us" - AsianWeek Newspaper, November 24, 2006
  • "Conceptual Theory of Everything", "Everything You Need To Know About Certainty", "A Complete Description of Humanity's Meaning", "Discrimination Against Asians At NYU", "Suicide - The Healthiest Choice", "The Meaning of Life", "Anthropomorphic Principle" "Dimensional Optics" - Down In The Dirt Magazine, (http://scars.tv/dirt/dirt008.htm), (http://scars.tv/dirt/dirt009.htm), (http://scars.tv/dirt/dirt012.htm), (http://scars.tv/dirt/dirt026september05.htm), (http://scars.tv/dirt/dirt027oct05.htm)
  • "The Human Element" - Philosophy Today, December 2005
  • "Comics Are Superior To Novels" - Sequart, March 15, 2006, http://www.sequart.com/articles/
    Short Stories
  • "Glasses" - Bewildering Stories Science Fiction Magazine, November 2005

    SKILLS:
    Standard computer skills, PC, Macintosh, Photoshop, MS Word, Excel, Office, Maya, speed reading, Spanish, Avid, QuarkXPress, Adobe InCopy, HTML, Bacon's Media Source, Microsoft Office, InDesign, Powerpoint, Content Management Systems, and Dreamweaver.

    NOTABLE ATTRIBUTES:
    Fastest novelist in America (Dragons: Lexicon Triumvirate finished in a month and a week)
    Youngest SF novelist in America (contracted at age 20)
    Extensive knowledge in quantum physics, metaphysics, mathematics, evolutionary biology and genetic engineering
    23 years old
    Hardest working guy on the planet
    Completed 20 feature-length screenplays and 8 novels (not first drafts, but COMPLETED SCREENPLAYS)


  • You hear that, bitches? COMPLETED SCREENPLAYS. It's a shame this dude is behind bars.

    A wise old man once told us that "Two Kenneth Eng posts in one day is the same as three Julia Allison posts: Two too many." That's probably true, but we don't really give a shit about what we're putting up here anymore today (Hey Servers, Suck my weeeeeeeinieeeee! Suck it!), so here we are.

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    Wed, 23 May 2007 18:55:07 EDT abalk http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=262999&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Dolce & Gabbana Too Edgy? ]]> http://www.gawker.com/assets/resources/2007/01/dolce%20gabbana%20stabby%20stabby-thumb.jpgA pair of Dolce & Gabbana ads that ran in the London Times and Daily Telegraph have caused a row (as they say over there) due to their literally knife-edgy content. The first ad shows a pair of D&G-clad boy-creatures on the brink of stabbing another of their number, apparently having already done in yet another who lies dead on the floor. The second ad is a Marie Antoinette-ish tableau that also involves a knife. (Full-size versions of both may be found after the jump.) These ads didn't cause trouble elsewhere, even in the U.S., but perhaps it was bad luck that the first ad ran opposite an article on knife-related crime. Beyond the stagey stabs, it's typical D&G melodrama all the way, "taking inspiration from the paintings of Delacroix and David." Not nearly as violent as those ads from Vogue Italia anyway. Can't we just get back to the blowjobs?

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    dolce%20gabbana%20stabby%20stabby2.jpgKnives out for D&G [Guardian]

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    Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:00:07 EST Chris Mohney http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=227667&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Iraq Snuff Films Find Home on YouTube ]]> The New York Times wakes up to yet another scary aspect of YouTube, that being the posting of graphic combat footage from Iraq. The obvious points are addressed — YouTube enforcing a policy of taking down videos that show death and/or graphic violence, veterans and others expressing mixed feelings about inappropriate content vs. free speech, and angst over pro-insurgency video that glorifies the killing of American soldiers. Though videos like these get administratively removed pretty quickly, you can always find more (often the same videos, re-uploaded endlessly) with elementary searches. YouTube carefully notes that they delete clips that "display graphic depictions of violence in addition to any war footage (U.S. or other) displayed with intent to shock or disgust, or graphic war footage with implied death (of U.S. troops or otherwise)." That "other/otherwise" qualifier might be more often applied to dead Americans than dead insurgents, though; while various Al Qaeda propaganda videos of sniper hits on American soldiers get routinely deleted, other clips — like this infrared footage of a supposedly insurgent trio getting cut to pieces by machine-gun fire from a C-130 plane — can remain online for months undisturbed. That video itself isn't graphically violent per se, but its indistinct nature almost makes it just as unsettling as up-close blood & guts. Maybe it's been overlooked by YouTube censors because the uploader categorized it as "comedy."

    Anti-U.S. Attack Videos Spread on the Internet [NYT]

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    Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:10:54 EDT Chris Mohney http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=205781&view=rss&microfeed=true