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Highlights From Last Week’s Project Runway Live Blog [Project Runway] -
03/11/2010 08:16 PM
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Ready for a different kind of March Madness? Then read this selection of insane comments from Gawker's last Project Runway live blog—and join us for the next one tonight. We promise there will be no sports talk. More »
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The Scandalous Scott Brown Lawsuit that No One Told You About [Exclusive] -
03/11/2010 08:15 PM
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Did you know that Scott Brown—the new star Republican Senator—was accused of harassing a female campaign worker in 1998? We have the documents to prove it. Did the Democrats blow an opportunity to keep their 60th Senate seat? More »
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High Society: The Blinding of a Socialite [Recaps] -
03/11/2010 07:55 PM
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Tinsley Mortimer's bargain-basement CW reality show premiered last night! Boy was it an ugly mess. It's gotten to the point where I can't really tell if shows like this are actually entertaining or not. I just watch them and gurgle. More »
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New Yorkers Aren't as Crazy as You Thought [Crazies] -
03/11/2010 07:28 PM
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A study of the 57 largest metropolitan areas in the country shows NYC is only the seventh craziest. Cincinnati is nuttiest. What? Cincinnati? If we don't have loons on the street, what do we have? More »
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Facebook Vs. Britain's Most Fearsome Tabloid [Media Wars] -
03/11/2010 07:28 PM
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On one side, a media outlet controversial for misleading readers, running sleazy ads and misappropriating private letters. On the other, a British tabloid. Facebook is in a big teen-sex-scandal feud with the Daily Mail — ironically, its old-media doppelgänger. More »
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BusinessWeek Art, Photo Staffers Canned [Media Crack] -
03/11/2010 07:01 PM
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In your sober Thursday media column: another round of layoffs hits BusinessWeek, Sulzberger Jr. goes to court, a cop fired for helping a drunk newsman, and Adam Nagourney may be headed to LA. More »
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American Idol: It's Reigning Men [American Idol] -
03/11/2010 06:35 PM
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Well. I think it's official. Men are more interesting and better at things than women. Sorry JezeFriskyXX.com. It's just how things played out in the ol' game of evolution. I'm basing this on scientific Idol Evidence, mind you. Truly credible. More »
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Scandal: Attorney General Once Had Principles [Homeland Security] -
03/11/2010 06:29 PM
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Are you ready for a what will become the most enraging and omnipresent pseudoscandal of the next, say, year? Attorney General Eric Holder once acknowledged that we cannot be completely safe as long as we remain an open democracy. More »
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The Real World: The Effects of Negative Media Stereotypes on Women [Recaps] -
03/11/2010 06:17 PM
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This report, fictionally filed by NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg, shows that the female residents of a house at 2000 S St., NW in Washington, D.C. are not only influenced by negative media portrayals of their gender, but also perpetuate them. More »
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Inside The D-List World of Lindsay Lohan's Lawyers [Fameballs] -
03/11/2010 06:15 PM
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Lindsay Lohan's new (alleged) lawyer, Stephanie Ovadia, is of course a crazy fameball who likes to have her picture taken with her horrible clients, like Michael Lohan. Here are some Facebook photos to that effect. More »
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'Gay Rapper' Discussion Now Moot [Hip Hop] -
03/11/2010 06:15 PM
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Still mired in that old "Who's the gay rapper?" argument? Stroll on into the 21st century and meet New Orleans Sissy Bounce, where "The Hot Boys" takes on a more appropriate meaning. Get with it! [Vanity Fair] More »
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Park Slope Parents All Want to Smother Their Babies [Trendwatch] -
03/11/2010 05:33 PM
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Strollers are for savages who want to chop their babies' fingers off. Trendy parents today are all about the body-hugging baby slings. Which do something much worse. More »
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Y'all Trying to Say States Ain't Runnin the Schools Right? [Edumacation] -
03/11/2010 04:40 PM
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A national panel of experts has recommended that the US should adopt uniform education standards for all public schools nationwide, rather than leaving it to the states to set the standards. Why, are the states doing something wrong? More »
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President Lindsey Graham Is Getting Things Done [Leadership] -
03/11/2010 04:35 PM
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American Commander-in-Chief Lindsey Graham has been keeping himself incredibly busy lately, tackling all the tough issues that the American people sent him to Washington to fix. Let's look at some of his efforts. More »
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You're Not a Loser, You're Just Sexually Anorexic [Sex Problems] -
03/11/2010 04:32 PM
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You might be. If you have not gotten laid in a while, and haven't really been trying, you could have sexual anorexia, an actual medical problem. This is what world famous celebrity rehabist Dr. Drew tells us this morning anyway. More »
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Which Oscar Nominee Is Installing a Stripper Pole for At-Home Performances? [Blind Items] -
03/11/2010 04:09 PM
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It's not for his wife, it's for the hired help. This actress quit a job to get away from a power couple and their "arrangement." A friendly duo is only partying together for the fame. Two's company, three's a party! More »
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Know Your Wall Street Slang [Slanguage] -
03/11/2010 04:00 PM
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The latest catchphrase being tossed around on Wall Street: "Let me socialize that." Which means, "I'll discuss this with my colleagues and circle back to you," according to the WSJ. Hey also—suggestion—shut the fuck up. [Pic via] More »
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New York Glitterati's Favorite Coke Hut to Become Boring Old Restaurant [Changes] -
03/11/2010 03:37 PM
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Serving tapas. Tapas! In 2010! That's the news from Page Six this morning. A local restaurateur named Colbi Levy plans to reopen the shuttered Beatrice Inn as an olds-skewing feedbag. Meaning it'll be open until 1 or 2am, not 4. More »
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Breast Milk Does not Tempt Andrea Peyser [Noted] -
03/11/2010 03:33 PM
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Sex pervs are clamoring to "get a lick of the most vile substance ever fabricated," ejaculates Andrea Peyser in her sex column today. That substance: breast milk cheese. Andrea Peyser does not dream of suckling its tender surface, okay? More »
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"I Have Eight What? Oh, Oh, Right. Them." [Open Caption] -
03/11/2010 03:17 PM
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[That's America's sweetheart Kate Gosselin going to dinner with her Dancing with the Stars friend in New York, after a seven hour hair appointment. After. Image via INF] More »
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Patrick Kennedy's Media-Savvy Anti-Media Rant [Awesome] -
03/11/2010 02:55 PM
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Democratic Rep. Patrick Kennedy totally reamed the national press corps as a bunch of "despicable" scandalmongers in a screamy speech on the House floor yesterday. The media sprang into action to prove him right. More »
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Futures Market for Movies Coming Soon [Back To The Futures] -
03/11/2010 02:37 PM
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You'll be able to bet, and trade, on the domestic box office of upcoming movies from next month, when a subsidiary of financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald will open an online futures site. More »
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Bush, Cheney, Inspired to Torture by Watching 24 [Unsurprising] -
03/11/2010 01:49 PM
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The former head of Britain's intelligence service says that the three-headed monster known as Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld fetishized, and were inspired by, Jack Bauer's torture techniques. More »
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Another Sexy Teacher Confesses to Having Sexy Sex with a Student [Affairs] -
03/11/2010 01:20 PM
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Wracked with guilt after a nine-month affair with a student, a 33-year-old LA teacher walked into police headquarters and confessed. The married mother of three now faces seven years in jail. More »
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Bank of America Steals Pet Parrot from Wrongly Foreclosed Home [Pet Theft] -
03/11/2010 12:30 PM
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A Pittsburgh woman was away when repo men invaded her not-foreclosed home and "stopped utility services, cut water lines and electrical wiring, damaged flooring and finishings, poured antifreeze into sinks and toilets," and stole her parrot. More »
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Gerard on Jennifer: 'I Trimmed Her Bush' [Gossip Roundup] -
03/11/2010 11:55 AM
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As soon as the words came out of Gerard's mouth, he regretted them. Corey Feldman defends Corey Haim. Jessica Simpson misses Tony Romo's "cute butt." Pattinson used to get beat up all the time. Thursday's gossip roundup has no filter. More »
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LA Loses Last Bastion of Endangered Sushi [Whales] -
03/11/2010 11:53 AM
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Riding high on Oscar glory, the brains behind dolphin hunting documentary The Cove, along with several federal agencies, busted Santa Monica hot-spot eatery The Hump for serving endangered Sei whale meat. More »
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Bar Rafaeli Should Dump Leo and Date a Nice Jewish Boy, Says Bubbe Mafia [The Chosen] -
03/11/2010 10:53 AM
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Israeli nationalist organization Lehava "provides assistance to Jewish girls in relationships with non-Jews," helping "extricate" them from goyim relationships. Their latest target: Israeli supermodel and Leonardo DiCaprio girlfriend Bar Rafaeli. More »
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Madonna and Lourdes to Outfit Teens, Possibly in Ed Hardy [Fashion] -
03/11/2010 08:49 AM
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You're never too young to have a personal brand. Madonna and her precociously stylish 13-year-old daughter are co-designing Material Girl, a teen clothing line that will hopefully resist the urge to stamp "Material Girl" on the seats of gym shorts. More »
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Proof That Your Parents Totally Still Have Sex [Old People] -
03/11/2010 08:24 AM
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The average sex life ends at the age of 70. So, for every 30-year-old who can't get laid, there is a 110-year-old getting it on. That's how averages work, right? [Bloomberg] More »
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Dakota Fanning Writhes in Lingerie for 'Cherry Bomb' Video, Other Teen Starlets Way Jealous [VideUhOh] -
03/11/2010 08:06 AM
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Little Dakota Fanning is all grown up and making everyone feel like a pedophile. Alongside Kristen Stewart, Dakota shakes her distressingly young chest in this music video for Joan Jett biopic The Runaways. Somewhere, Taylor Momsen is seething with envy. More »
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Dear Howard Stern, Stop Pretending Like You Care About Gabourey Sidibe's Health [Bullshit] -
03/11/2010 05:18 AM
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Howard Stern defends yesterday's rant about "enormous as a planet" Gabourey Sidibe: "Obesity in this country is out of control," and he just wants everyone to be healthy. Since when does acknowledging a fat person constitute "tacitly" promoting obesity? More »
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Dirty Old Man Update: Ensign's Water Gets Hotter [Dirty Old Men] -
03/11/2010 03:00 AM
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New emails tie John Ensign even closer to his cuckolded, hush-moneyed staffer. More »
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McQueen for a Day [Pic Of The Day] -
03/11/2010 01:20 AM
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[Alexander McQueen's final collection, completed a few weeks before his suicide last month, was revealed in Paris yesterday and today. The 16 outfits featured his trademark tailoring, attention to detail, and glamorous outlandishness.] More »
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Twitter Co-Founder Would Like You To Think He's Turning 30 [Twitterati] -
03/11/2010 01:16 AM
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Biz Stone used an age-shortener to fit his birthday onto Twitter; Julia Allison tried doing math with her brain; and Ana Marie Cox attempted to flirt with Rahm Emanuel over basic cable. The Twitterati turned to tools of last resort. More »
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New York Times Savior Is Now the Richest Man on Earth [Billionaires] -
03/11/2010 12:58 AM
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Despite the millions and millions he's poured into the struggling New York Times, shady Mexican mogul Carlos Slim managed to bypass Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to nab the No. 1 spot on Forbes' 2010 list of world billionaires. [Forbes] More »
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Fur Returns to Popularity, Creative Protests Don't Work [Fashion Kills] -
03/10/2010 11:58 PM
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For the first time in awhile more designers are showing fur than not. No matter how many sit-ins PETA stages, how much red paint it throws, or how many naked celebrities it puts on billboards, our animalistic tendencies live on! More »
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Comments of the Day: We Love You Corey [We Read You] -
03/10/2010 11:55 PM
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Today a sad thing happened, in Hollywood, in the world of celebrity, so we posted about it. And so did you! Lots and lots of comments — remembrances, odd little details, various other ephemera. Here are some samples. More »
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Today In Drugs: Everything About Drugs Is Illegal [Taking A Hit] -
03/10/2010 11:34 PM
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Bad news guys. There's just been a huge marijuana bust in New Jersey, the biggest of its kind in the state's history. Also? The police are onto your whole "drugged driving" thing. More »
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Gran on the Street [Oscars] -
03/10/2010 11:30 PM
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Here are some very old ladies weighing in on Oscar night fashion. More »
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