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Anna Wintour's "Curious" Dress At The Big Ball

All of the important pretty people got dressed up for the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Gala, which was themed "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy." Vogue editor Anna Wintour wore the Karl Lagerfeld Chanel dress on the left. Of this creation, Australia's Age said Wintour "got it horribly wrong;" one blogger said it was "one of a kind... which is good because we don't need two of those;" and the diplomatic Times said it "had curiously curling crescents attached at the hips and the shoulders, giving Ms. Wintour... the fuller-bodied appearance of Botticelli’s Venus on her clamshell." Ah, "curious," not the highest of compliments. Anna could use a break, what with the LeBron James King Kong cover, the Rodarte weight thing, getting dissed by European fashionistas, etc. etc. Sad, pitiable Anna. Laugh (at a few more media celebrities' outfits, starting with Katie Holmes, pictured right) through tears (for sad monster Wintour) after the jump. More »

6:29 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Ryan Tate
13,211 views, 45 comments

Latest by n/a: Ow. Scarlett needs to give her breast tissue a break, let gravity do its thing, and stop hoisting everything she's got upwards into that painful-looking veiny double-bulge formation. If she squeezes those things any more they're going to start popping more »

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Murdoch Mag Censors Anti-Rupe Review

If there is any lingering doubt that Rupert Murdoch is going to change the Wall Street Journal, consider The Far Eastern Economic Review. The small monthly became part of the Australian uber-mogul's empire in December. The magazine was planning to run a review of a tell-some book about Murdoch's time in China. When editors realized that the book wasn't a Fox News-esque glowing portrait of Murdoch, they ditched the piece.
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5:51 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By rebecca
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"I don't think anyone got killed there!" Wendi Murdoch (née Deng) told the Observer when asked about the Chinese government's abuses in Tibet. Boy, being married to Rupert Murdoch sure helps keep one abreast of the news. [NYO]

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"It sounds like fired publisher Judith Regan is ready to bury the hatchet with Rupert Murdoch—in his skull. She was overheard at the Waverly Inn the other night loudly making the unlikely claim that the News Corp. boss is regularly hit by his wife, Wendi." Oh, whatever, we're sure it's consensual. [Gatecrasher]

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Murdoch's Minions Fixed Up Wendi Deng's Wikipedia Entry

Remember the recent news about Wikiscanner, the website that allows you to see who has edited individual Wikipedia entries? British publication Private Eye has put it to good use, finding that the Wikipedia page for Wendi Deng, wife of Wall Street Journal proprietor and world tabloid overlord Rupert Murdoch, went through some very interesting changes from some unexpected locations. More »

11:30 AM on Tue Sep 4 2007
By abalk
8,237 views, 19 comments

non-explications

Rupert Murdoch, Muppet

In lieu of the regular (and tedious) daily roundup of Rupert Murdoch stories, please enjoy this A.P. picture of the News Corp. mogul and his wife, Wendi Deng, strolling about Sun Valley. Is it just us, or do the people at Jim Henson Productions have a pretty good case of copyright infringement here?

10:45 AM on Fri Jul 13 2007
By abalk
6,264 views, 28 comments

explications

Rupert Murdoch Chills Out With Anderson Cooper

Today's developments in the continuing Rupert Murdoch saga:

  • Murdoch Appears Frustrated With State of Dow Jones Talks [A.P.]
  • Dow Jones Sale Nearing Make-Or-Break Mark [E&P]
  • News Corp. to Launch Rival to CNBC [WaPo]
  • Composing Murdoch's Disclosure [Slate]
  • Spotted at Sun Valley: "Rupert Murdoch; his wife, Wendi Deng; nanny and kids; and, well, Anderson Cooper of CNN, sparking a spontaneous round in the press corps of 'Which of these things is not like the other?'" [NYT]

    • 10:20 AM on Thu Jul 12 2007
    By abalk
    1,057 views, 5 comments

    The Guardian bought the profile of Wendi Deng Murdoch that was spiked back in May by Australia's Fairfax group amidst suspicion that Rupert Murdoch didn't want it to see print. The Independent hears rumors that the paper will not run the piece because "the profile is rather one-sided. " Uh, what's the other side? [Independent]

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    Rupert Murdoch Will Have To Ask Journal Board Before Firing Everyone

    The Times examines the agreement between Rupert Murdoch and the Dow Jones board to protect the editorial independence of the Wall Street Journal: News Corp. would need the committee's approval to hire or fire editors. News Corp. and Dow Jones will jointly select the board's founding members, who would in turn choose future members. More »

    10:40 AM on Fri Jun 29 2007
    By abalk
    914 views, 5 comments

    helping readers

    Murdoch In China: News Corp. Flips Out

    After yesterday's slapdash jam-job, the Times redeems itself this morning with a lengthy piece on Rupert Murdoch's ties to China. There's not a lot that comes as news to those who (for, say, work reasons) obsessively read every news story about the News Corp. mogul, but for the casual observer it's a fairly good summary. Let us break it down for you. More »

    9:22 AM on Tue Jun 26 2007
    By abalk
    2,014 views, 5 comments

    web standards

    Webby Awards Afterparty At Hiro

    Last night, the three-day blogbang known as the Webby Awards climaxed with the gala celebration featuring Mr. David Bowie and Prince and hours and hours of awards (winners here if you're interested) and, more importantly, an afterparty at Hiro with DJ Jazzy Jeff. We sent Max Silvestri and our own Camera Obscura Nikola Tamindzic to capture the aprés Webby gyrations. Yo Steve Chen! Yo Chad Hurley! Lookin' good! Would Your 'Tubes like to buy a weblog?
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    4:35 PM on Wed Jun 6 2007
    By Joshua Stein
    2,131 views, 3 comments

    Latest by Greg Johnson: BTW What the hell actually happens at The Webby's? Did the-baby-who-got-so-tossed-by-the-breakdancer sweep? What about The 90210 Twins? How's they do? more »

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    Wendi Deng's Secrets

    So, three months and 10,000 words later, the Eric Ellis profile of Wendi Deng got killed by editors at Good Weekend, the magazine insert of the The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. (Both papers are owned by Fairfax Media, which Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. owned a 7.5 percent stake in until he sold it last week.) The timing of the piece being killed—some suspect Murdoch, but no one knows—also coincided roughly with Murdoch's bid for the Wall Street Journal, which led to all the predictable hand-wringing over what he might do to the Journal if his bid goes through. What also no one knows—yet, at least; the Deng profile will be published on June 6 in Australia's The Monthly—is what's in the piece. More »

    5:02 PM on Mon May 14 2007
    By Doree Shafrir
    9,105 views, 8 comments

    Latest by Koreanish: Raisin Whore is more like it. more »

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    Facing Murdoch Menace, 'Pursuits' Valiantly Soldiers On With Gifts For Mom

    With a courage not witnessed in these parts since the Queen and Winston Churchill and Rudy Giuliani saved London during the Blitz, this weekend's Pursuits section shows the rest of the WSJ how to go on living with editorial integrity even as the barbarians near the gates. Indeed, "happily married...but not to each other" assistant managing editors Alan Murray and Laura Landro submit another hard-hitting "He Shops, She Shops" gift advice column, this time for the occasion of Mother's Day. Oh NO! Is today Mother's Day?! Nope, that's next weekend. But, no matter. One senses that pleasing Mom is mostly about thumbing a nose at abusive megalomaniac potential Stepdad — that is to say, Rupert Murdoch. More »

    4:44 PM on Sun May 6 2007
    By jliu
    1,028 views, 1 comment

    Latest by LatestBy: Did they mention giving your mother a dick in a box, or is that just the photo? more »

    remainders

    Sarah Jessica Parker Thinks You're Frumpy

  • Note to Sarah Jessica Parker: Clothes for everyday women do not need to be ugly. [Fashionista]
  • Ron Burkle sues Anne Hathaway's Eurotrash boyfriend for $55 million. [TMZ]
  • Would Reuters, which Felix Salmon thinks is already "boring," get even more boring if bought by a Canadian company? [Portfolio]
  • CBS turns off the comments on stories about Obama because people are racist and mean. [Public Eye]
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    6:40 PM on Fri May 4 2007
    By Doree Shafrir
    3,010 views, 13 comments