<![CDATA[Gawker: Zach Braff]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: Zach Braff]]> http://gawker.com/tag/zach braff http://gawker.com/tag/zach braff <![CDATA[ More on the Furious <i>Scrubs</i> Debate ]]> ScrubscastMan, people are just hating on my fun little hospital comedy! "[J]udging by the season just completed, 'Scrubs' may have been best left out to pasture: Here is a show perpetually pleased with itself and running dry on innovations. J.D. (Zach Braff) and Elliot (Sarah Chalke) continued their non-consummation. Turk (Donald Faison) and Carla (Judy Reyes) continued their hungry sexuality. A baby failed to truly mellow Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley), and a girlfriend failed to sandpaper the rough edges off the Janitor (Neil Flynn).

"As for last week's season finale, well, that was strange, no? Originally scheduled to air earlier in the season, which accounts for the heavy presence of Dr. Kelso (Ken Jenkins), who a couple of weeks ago told Sacred Heart Hospital they could take his job and shove it, it centered on a fairy tale told by Dr. Cox to his young son as a bedtime story. As a narrative innovation, it ranked nowhere near the "Scrubs" musical episode (a hackneyed trick, but a good one) — essentially, it was a regular episode of the show, with the addition of numerous hours of costume and makeup. Not clever, just cute.

"Once, 'Scrubs' felt fantastical even without gimmickry. The humor was quick, and the characters had texture, Braff delivered genuine pathos beneath his simpering exterior, and Faison has been among the most guileless comedic actors on television.

"This season, though, their relationship became rote, and even they knew it. In several episodes, they openly struggled against the very nature of their freewheeling bond, especially since they're both young fathers — maturity may be out of reach for them, but thinking about it isn't. (Plus, the race-baiting jokes are becoming a bit much — y'all no longer get a pass just because Turk is black.)

"Braff's continued work on the show is reminiscent of Ashton Kutcher's labors on late-period 'That '70s Show.' In the acting, to be sure — both boiled their characters down to a few key tics, easy to deliver on cue — but also in the relatively quiet accumulation of wealth while they elsewhere aim for holier artistic pastures. "Garden State" was a moment, but the "Scrubs" checks will never die — it's a pretty good hustle." [LAT]

Jerk.

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Gawker-5008608 Sun, 11 May 2008 10:55:13 EDT ian spiegelman http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5008608&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ One More Thing ]]> Picture 4-15Yeah, yeah, I know, Zach Braff gets on people's nerves. But, know what? Scrubs is still one of my favorite sitcoms ever! And this week I was all mopey because I believed the lies NBC was spreading that Thursday's episode was the "the final Scrubs" when actually it's just moving to ABC. So, here is one of my all-time favest Scrubs gags. What's yours?

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Gawker-5008575 Sat, 10 May 2008 17:30:42 EDT ian spiegelman http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5008575&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ John Mayer: Not <u>That</u> Bad? ]]> johnny.jpg Nick Denton to tips@gawker.com, Subject: John Mayer, How about a herogram? The guy's pretty talented musician. Seems to be able to handle fame pretty well. Deals with paps. And still seems normal! Okay, and he's hot too, but that wasn't the reason. Anyone a fan?

No, Nick. I'm not a John Mayer fan. But I will say that John Mayer is unfairly hated on.

He's just a dude who plays guitar. He's not trying to change lives. So often we think about music in absolute terms. Is Wilco better than the Dave Matthew Band? In my opinion, yes. But it's not even fair to compare Wilco to the Dave Matthews Band. They're too different. The real question is, is the Dave Matthews Band good jam band music? And the answer is no. But let us consider the case of John Mayer. He's a pop musician who was mis-categorized early as an indie rocker. But forgetting about his references to going through "quarter-life crisis," John Mayer really is just a hot guy musician. And for a state college student looking for some make-out music, he's not that bad. Also he really is quite hot.

As soon as you give up the idea that John Mayer has indie credibility, all his offenses are less egregious. Advertising for the Gap, dating a dumb blonde and dressing up as Borat are things you'd expect from a sensitive frat guy. Okay, so he jerked Jessica Simpson around, forgetting his own rule, that girls become lovers who turn into mothers. But he stood up for her after the state of Texas blamed her for the Cowboy loss.

In a way, John Mayer is like the Garden State of musicians. The movie could have been good if it not for the last twenty minutes. But a film that's honest about the existential constraints of young adulthood is just not the movie Zach Braff set out to make. Yes, it would be great if John Mayer were someone who could truly to speak to our quarter-life crisis. But that's not the kind of musician he is. He's a pop star. And it could be a lot worse. See Zach Braff.

Day Editor's note: This clip presents the evidence for my counterpoint, John Mayer: Actually That Bad

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Gawker-365358 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:10:54 EST rebecca http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=365358&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Angelina Jolie Has A Problem With Her Pants ]]> pants2_blog.jpg
  • Angelina Jolie's massive rump tried to escape her Versace leather pants at a 'Beowulf' premiere, which, by the way, doesn't 'Beowulf' look terrible? [Us Weekly]
  • Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein got into a physical altercation with a handsy DJ. A shocked Zach Braff looked on. [Page Six]
  • That unfortunate model who was lent a pricey umbrella by nutty restaurateur Nello Balan is now dating Owen Wilson. [Page Six]

    ]]> Gawker-321970 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:00:00 EST Emily Gould http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=321970&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Michael Cera Must Not Become The Next Zach Braff ]]> michael_ceraThe date: November 4, 2007
    The place: Greenwich Ave between 13th and Jane
    Sighted: This adorable Michael Cera walking down Greenwich Ave... wearing a somewhat geeky dark-green wool toggle coat. Taller than I expected, slim.....my 41-year-old ass wanted to tackle him to ground and give him a raspberry. Oh yeah, he was with some guy, taller, probably older, but who cares.

    Assuming this lady means raspberry in a sexual kind of way and not in a making-fart-sounds-on-a-baby kind of way, this is one of several sightings we've received lately from women admiring the adorably awkward smoothness of one Michael Cera.

    Ever since he got fake-fired from "Knocked Up" and starred in "Superbad," , Mr. Manager has been getting lots of attention.

    And while he is certainly hysterical and seems like a very nice kid (born 1988!), something in the profile pieces and the female adoration for being an ordinary-looking, slightly-geeky guy is triggering an ugly, big-lipped, abyss-screaming pang of Braffian déjà vu. And since we adore him, and every relationship we have with an actor is only ever one date with a Simpson sister away from being broken beyond repair, let's look at some proactive steps Michael Cera can take to avoid becoming the next Zach Braff.

    1.) Don't date anyone famous or blonde. Some cursory Google-stalking of Michael Cera indicates he is currently dating a stand-up comic named Charlyne Yi. Perfect. Let's just hope with the growing attention he doesn't lose his head. It's a slippery slope people. The kid has too many beers one night, his friends convince him they should see what this Le Deux is all about, just to make fun of the people there of course, and BAM. We lose him forever.

    2.) Stop blogging. This is okay now because it's for his web series "Clark and Michael," which is actually funny. However, what if he starts using blogs to talk politics or respond to things the media says about him? It could get dicey. It's better to end it before it starts. It could end up on HuffPo! Ack!

    3.) Stop being in a band. Again, all reports are that the band is good, but we're talking preemption here. If you have a family history of breast cancer sometimes you need to lop that boob off early to save your life. It's common sense.

    Is all this just a pessimistic attitude shaped by a world in which Promises mean nothing and Carrot Top gets laid? Maybe. But whatever. With the paparazzi on his tail and his growing appearance on those "hot" lists, we happily make the case that it's never too early to take action.

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    Gawker-319928 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:15:17 EST Erica http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=319928&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Zach Braff Named In Julia Allison Butt-Grabbing Imbroglio ]]>
    Star magazine editor-at-large Julia Allison sat down with the fine folks from Fox News horror-show "Red Eye" last night and brought her unique expertise to a subject rocking America's public debate right now: ass-grabbing. Turns out a certain celebrity (and thousands of complete nobodies) grabbed Ms. Allison's ample derriere at a recent social event! Who was it? To find out, you'll just have to watch the clip. Or, you know, read the headline above.

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    Gawker-281764 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:50:32 EDT abalk http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=281764&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Drew Barrymore Betrays The Women Of America With Zach Braff ]]> drew.jpgWe were never going to mention notorious cad Zach Braff again. But then, in today's mailbag: "On saturday night we were at beauty bar on 14th...zach braff and drew barrymore arrived and danced the night away while he continued to give her "sex eyes"...there was a lot of making out. what happened to spike jones?" AND! "Saw Drew Barrymore and Zach Braff sucking face on the dance floor late Saturday night/Sunday morning at Beauty Bar (14th and 3rd). Zach declined my offer for a shot of Jagermeister. The DJ declined my requests to play songs exclusively from the Wedding Singer and Garden State." Drew Barrymore: You have let us down for the last time.

    Remember when, in every interview, Drew Barrymore was all "I'm a real woman, real women have curves?" And then she broke up with Fab from the Strokes and became a size 2 and now in every interview she is all, "Here is my fitness regimen! This is the best i've ever felt! I have so much energy!"

    Seriously, what?

    Also, this Zach Braff thing... eesh... I mean, as terrible as it is, it's not exactly without precedent. Think about it: who was Drew rebounding with pre-Zach? Indie auteur and Coppola-dumpee Spike Jonze. The irony is that Zach Braff is, like, the reason no one has the energy to hate Spike Jonze anymore. Is that ironic? Is that Alanic? Whatever.

    Anyway, they will probably get married and their babies will destroy America harder and faster than it is already being destroyed. At least the destruction will probably begin in L.A.

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    Gawker-274368 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:40:58 EDT Emily Gould http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=274368&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Zach Braff: "Not" A "Cad" ]]> zachbraff "I'm not sure when or why the tabloid angle on me was decided that I am a cad," writes Zach Braff on his MySpace blog. Hmm! Could it have been on or around June 6? Just a guess! He continues to refute "tabloid" claims of his caddishness like so: "I would have much rather it had been that I am secretly a dentist or that I love soup. I am in fact, merely doing what every other single 32 year old man in NYC is doing this summer. I am dating. If you must read that stuff, please don't digest it as fact. It is probably one of the only real shitty things one has to get used to when living in the public eye, but I suppose one of the benefits of this blog is that you can hear it directly from me."

    It goes on:

    "I haven't had a vacation in 6 years and so I decided to take June and July off. I am having the best summer of my life! I am so happy here!

    I'm hanging out with my New York friends, my Jersey boys, my family and loving every single second of it. And yes; I am dating. When we shoot Scrubs I spend every waking hour of my life in an abandoned and haunted hospital. All I can date there are ghosts and they tend to be horrible snugglers. So anyway, blah, blah, blah. Don't believe the hype.

    I love it here. I love NYC. I love the people, the arts, I love meeting strangers on the street and talking about the most random things in the world, I love parades where people dress up as mermaids and I really love peach/pomegranate iced tea. I see quite clearly that the east coast is a slightly better fit for me.

    That is all for now. I am going to buy a bike.

    Peace and love. And as always, thank you for all the many kind things you write to me. You are the best fans a fellow could ever ask for."

    Whatever, Zach. You still walked up to, um, someone we know and introduced yourself to her by grabbing her ass. You cad. Make sure to wear a helmet when you're riding your bike!

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    Gawker-272291 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:38:19 EDT Emily Gould http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=272291&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Paris Hilton Is A Cat Killer ]]> pariskitten.jpg
  • Remember that cute little kittycat Paris Hilton was photographed with a while back? Bitch let it get squished in the road like Phil Leotardo's head. [Page Six]
  • Britney Spears "stormed out" of a photo shoot for a new perfume she's launching. How many perfumes can this lady have? [Page Six]
  • Um, Wes Craven is suing Pauly Shore. [TMZ]
  • Zach Braff was "getting touchy-feely" with 'Roswell' actress Shiri Appleby at Romeo & Juliet. Ah, Zach Braff's summer of NYC love. Gag me with a spoon. [R&M, last item]

    ]]> Gawker-270911 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:00:00 EDT Emily Gould http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=270911&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Paris Hilton To Seek More God In Vegas ]]> parisrendering
  • While Paris Hilton is busily shaking off her ditzy party-gal image with God's help, her dad is trying to convince various Las Vegas clubs to host her jail homecoming party. [Page Six]
  • Anne Heche, who recently left her husband for another dude, has been spotted around town with ladies. Is she sexing them? [Page Six]
  • Bad news! Zach Braff, on his summer plans: "I have June and July off and I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to enjoy fun in the city. I love New York." It's not mutual. [Cindy]
  • Lindsay Lohan's latest rehab stint may have cost her a deal with label Jill Stuart. [Gatecrasher]
  • It's official: Catherine Keener and Dermot Mulroney are unhitched. [Us]

    ]]> Gawker-268035 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:15:39 EDT Emily Gould http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=268035&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Inside The Tonys ]]> Broadway isn't all bright lights and standing ovations—even at the Tonys, the holiest night of the theater year. Though our mole prefers to remain nameless, we've got a lady on the inside and yesterday she forewent the Sopranos for the Tonys. Here's her report!

    Number one: The fashion was a hot mess. Let's be realistic. Without Rachel Zoe, most young actresses would be donned in garbage bags and the Tony red carpet provided many a faux pas that was not far from resembling industrial cleaning supplies. The thing is no one looked terrible but no one looked superbly fantastic. It was a boring night in gownland. That said, the body on Julie White (who later went on to win a Tony) is so smoking she makes Madonna look like a truck driver. Once inside the theater, it was a celebrity traffic nightmare. Ethan Hawke, Bernadette Peters, Liev Schreiber with a very pregnant Naomi Watts, and he who must not be named. Tom Stoppard's "Coast of Utopia" won the most Tonys for one play in like all of history, and, oh, Billy Crudup was single. God help us all.

    The gala afterwards was a snoozer. Free booze and some dry cuts of steak were semihighlights and not to mention strange table centerpieces filled with hideous Navajo jewelry—but seriously do theatergoers have no taste? Rivaling after-after parties were those of "Curtains" at Carmine's and "Coast of Utopia" at O'Neill's, the latter of which I attended. The most surreal thing about the party was that the Tony winners left their awards at the tables and on the bars for anyone to fondle. I guess if you can't share your Tony you shouldn't have it at all....

    Claire Danes had a purple Grecian attempt at a gown. It was too loose fitting and tacky in a seventh grader way. I thought it would be awkward with her boyfriend Hugh Dancy there and Billy Crudup. Hugh's play, "Journey's End," won. I'm sure all three of them worked it out.

    Zach Braff: What was he doing there? What on earth does he have in connection with the theater? He said he was a secret musical theatre lover. Ethan Hawke was with his girlfriend, who I think is a waitress. A little Grease-y but cute. Felicity Hoffman was very skinny. I guess in the end that the funnest part of the awards were the Puerto Ricans smoking pot outside the theater.

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    Gawker-267850 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:46:46 EDT Joshua Stein http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=267850&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ In And Out Of Jail Is The New In And Out Of Rehab ]]>
  • This Paris Hilton jail saga happened and happened and happened and happened.
  • We stared deep into the cleavage of the rich at the Ivy Cup.
  • We discovered what was sexual about the Webby Awards.
  • We bounced a quarter off of Marc Jacobs' forehead.
  • We wondered whether Oprah's next book club pick is an indicator of her own hermaphroditism.
  • We hated Zach Braff so much that we banned him.
  • We invented a magazine.
  • We found that bookish gays can be bitchy.

    ]]> Gawker-267365 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:52:04 EDT Emily Gould http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=267365&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Zach Braff Stalker Sightings Are Banned Forever ]]> zachbraffOur Stalkettes' very well-reasoned argument that Zach Braff is without worth really struck a chord with us. It also made us think about how incredibly sick we are of reading basically the same sighting of the Jerseyan ass-grabbing menace over and over again. "Saw Zach Braff the other night outside of the Beatrice Inn talking to
    a pretty girl." "Saw Zach Braff at anotheroom in Tribeca...he was sitting with a young lady who was glowing just to be with him." "Zach Braff having dinner at Pastis. He arrived with a pretty girl and they joined a group of friends." And of course, "Zach Braff hanging out with an attractive petite blonde babe at the end of the bar at La Esquina." We get it. A babe is to this dude what a hockey stick is to Mike Meyers, and to be honest, these sightings make us pine for the latter. At least Mike is sort of funny. So keep your Zach Braff knowledge locked up inside next to your Ethan Hawke knowledge from now on! BANNED!

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    Gawker-266949 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:50:52 EDT Emily Gould http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=266949&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Zach Braff Is Without Worth ]]> braffThe date: May 30th
    The time: 11p.m.
    The place: La Esquina, 106 Kenmare Street
    Sighted: Zach Braff hanging out with an attractive petite blonde babe at the end of the bar at La Esquina

    It's no secret that women with slammin' bodies and bitchin' faces love celebrities. Thus, it comes as no surprise that Gawker receives tons of reports that Zach Braff is surrounded by nameless "blonde babes" and/or Mandy Moore. What does, however, come as a surprise is why Zach is a legitimate celebrity at all.

    Zach snuck his way into famousosity through Garden State, a tour de force which singlehandledly called a cultural truce between the I Heart Huckabees/Wolf Parade/Unbearable Lightness of Being crowd and those who list The DaVinci Code among their favorite books on Friendster. For a brief moment, hipsters laid down their iPods and douchbankers put aside their engraved moneyclips, and the world united to agree that this was a good movie. Zach Braff, celebrity and leading man, was born.

    However, last time we checked, celebrities were supposed to be either a) Melania Knauss-hot with no talent (e.g., Enrique Iglesias, Jessica Alba) or b) downtrodden trolls with amazing skills (e.g., Paul Giamatti, Kathy Bates). But Zach Braff is neither hot nor exceptionally talented at anything other than repeatedly playing the same likeable shmo. The fact is, people who may or may not have been members of a certain person's Hebrew school carpool should not be celebrities, because now we're stuck with movies like The Last Kiss and that travesty, The Ex. If all that's required to be famous these days is a bulbous nose, weak chin and average acting chops, why don't we just go ahead and make everybody a celebrity? In fact, why not just rip up the Constitution?

    People, the whole POINT of celebritydom is that into this society are born the Ubermensch—a celebrity race that are superior in every possible way to the rest of the world which is filled with despicable garbage. There's simply not enough room in the pantheon of celebrities for the likes of Julia Stiles, Yahoo Serious or Zach Braff. Life is too short to idolize unattractive actors with mediocre skills. We are only hurting ourselves and the future.

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    Gawker-266452 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:40:39 EDT gawktern http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=266452&view=rss&microfeed=true
    <![CDATA[ Candy Spelling Is Worried About Paris Hilton ]]> candyparis
  • Candy Spelling wrote an open letter to Paris Hilton about how to turn her life around. Later, Patty Hearst seconded her sentiments. [TMZ]
  • Lindsay Lohan bombed at the box office in Georgia Rule. Is this the end of being famous for being famous? (Hint: no.) [DHD]
  • Much-mourned 'Sopranos' casualty Drea de Matteo is maybe knocked up. [Page Six]
  • Donald Trump's granddaughter was born on Saturday and will soon be having playdates with her uncle Barron. [NYP]
  • "What lovable Hollywood heartthrob was doubly offensive at his recent premiere, where he groped a beautiful lady's posterior and later sent over one of his friends to ask her... well, we can't even find a euphemism for it." We have this sneaking quasi-psychic hunch that this little gob of random concerns Zach Braff and Julia Allison. Seriously. [R&M, last item]
  • An artist who paid $3,400 for a 30-second audience with Michael Jackson reports that he smelled of "ladies' powder." [NYM]

    ]]> Gawker-260156 Mon, 14 May 2007 10:20:08 EDT Emily Gould http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=260156&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Are Salman And Padma Back On? ]]> salmaksmi
  • Salman Rushdie was spotted patting Padma Lakshmi's rump at the PEN gala on Monday. Perhaps Diane von F. declared their overness too soon. [R&M, last item]
  • Britney Spears treated the fans who shelled out $125 to see her "secret" San Diego show to fifteen minutes of "comeback." [AP]
  • Neve Campbell is maybe getting married in a low-key way this weekend. [Page Six]
  • Zach Braff really appeals to Zach Braff! [NYO]
  • At a book release party given by his pals at Details, a conspicuously Ayelet-unencumbered Michael Chabon said he thinks his work "speaks for itself" in terms of not being totally hateful to the Jews. [NYO]

    ]]> Gawker-257034 Wed, 02 May 2007 10:20:58 EDT Emily Gould http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=257034&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Rosie O'Donnell To CBS, Or Maybe OCD ]]> roro
  • "My life seems determined by three initials. OCD, ABC and . . . who knows . . . even sooner than later, could be CBS," Rosie O'Donnell told Cindy Adams. Uh, watch your back, Katie! [Cindy]
  • Gisele Bundchen will no longer model for Victoria's Secret, which will no doubt sadden ... people who rely on catalogs for wanking? [Page Six]
  • Zach Braff isn't so sensitive and emo when it comes to pick-up lines. Seriously, "hot bod"? [Gatecrasher, 3rd item]
  • For the first time, Debra Messing speaks out about her brave decision not to pad her bra on Will & Grace. [R&M, 2nd item]
  • Kate Bosworth has some flesh on her skeleton now! [Us Weekly]

    ]]> Gawker-256695 Tue, 01 May 2007 10:00:00 EDT Emily Gould http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=256695&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Remainders: When Adequite Just Isn't Good Enough ]]> zach_braff.jpg
  • We're always game for a little Zach Braff-bashing. [AV Club]
  • Test: Which quotes are from Saddam Hussein, and which are from Lindsay Lohan? [Zulkey]
  • The Mob can't handle the smoking ban. [NYS]
  • Yet more opportunists cashing in on James Kim. [Yahoo Biz]

    ]]> Gawker-220262 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 18:40:32 EST Doree Shafrir http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=220262&view=rss&microfeed=true