The Office Makes Milf Hunting Mainstream

Anderson Evans · 10/22/09 08:30PM

Defined by the irrefutable Urban Dictionary a milf hunter is, "A person or group who wishes to pound that mature box." What was once a joke only suited for 1990s yuk-a-minute-just-barely-R-rated movies, milf hunting has crossed over into the mainstream.

Survivor Survivor

Anderson Evans · 10/22/09 08:09PM

Tonight's much anticipated Survivor promised us the chance to see one cast member suffer a severe injury, begging an answer to the raised question: Has CBS delivered?

Marissa Mayer, Temptress of Google

Ryan Tate · 10/22/09 07:56PM

"Marissa unintentionally encourages promiscuity," managing editor Robert Thomson said. Uh, really? Yes! Since the font used to attribute quotes on this Google News page is too small for Thomson's taste, search chief Mayer is encouraging "digital disloyalty" among readers who are the actual legal property of the Wall Street Journal.

cityfile · 10/22/09 06:14PM

• Star chef Alain Ducasse weighs in on New York's best french fries. [GS]
• Daniel Boulud is planning to open an outpost in Singapore next year. [NYDN]
• More on the city's lawsuit against Tavern on the Green. [NYT, Crain's]
• Ninth Street Espresso serves NYC's best coffee, according to GQ. [GS]
• A couple of roundups of food-related events this weekend. [SE, Zagat]
• Media mogul hangout Michael's has been tweeting who comes in for lunch each day. Let it be known that Vogue editrix Anna Wintour does not approve: "It's not something I was aware of but it is probably ill-advised." [NYT]

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Brian Moylan · 10/22/09 05:36PM

[Romy Madley-Croft and Oliver Sim from British band xx light up the stage at the Mercury Lounge last night at part of the CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival. Image via Getty]

One More Sign the Global Economy Is Looking Up

cityfile · 10/22/09 05:27PM

It wasn't long ago that Louis Vuitton was scrapping plans to open glitzy new stores around the world. But times have changed! The French luxury giant opened its latest outpost this week. And it just so happens to be located in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. (If you're headed in that direction and you'd like to stop by, ask your taxi driver to take you to Sukhbaatar Square. You can't miss it. Really.) To pay tribute to Mongolia's "strong horse riding culture," the company says it's putting some Louis Vuitton equestrian gear on sale. Does this mean residents of Beirut will finally get the LV-emblazoned falafel fryer they've been waiting for when the company descends on the Lebanese capital for the first time later this year? We will soon find out!

Johnston Watch: '90% Sure' There Will Be Full Frontal

Brian Moylan · 10/22/09 04:19PM

The contract is signed, ladies and gentleman, this thing is really going to happen. No one is disclosing cash figures yet, but it's more than the $25,000 he was originally offered. And there might be wang!

Landing Streep

Brian Moylan · 10/22/09 03:49PM

[Meryl Streep is cleared for flight on the red carpet at the Julie & Julia premiere at the Rome Film Festival today. Image via Getty]

cityfile · 10/22/09 03:43PM

• The New York Times Co. reported a $35.6 million loss for the third quarter as ad revenue plunged 30 percent. But it was better than what Wall Street analysts were predicting, so the stock shot up 22 percent today. [NYT]
• New York magazine's chief says there are no plans to sell the magazine following last week's death of owner Bruce Wasserstein. [AdAge]
• Newsday plans to charge $5 a week to access to its website. [NYT, [E&P]
• Fortune is cutting back on the number of issues it publishes. And Time Inc., Fortune's publisher, is planning another round of job cuts. [WSJ]
• On the same day Sarah Palin's memoir is published, the Nation will release Going Rouge, an identical-looking book that mocks the ex-governor. [Politico]
• As if losing billions of family money wasn't enough of a punishment, France says it plans to put Warner Music chief Edgar Bronfman Jr. on trial for insider trading in connection with the 2000 merger of Vivendi and Seagram. [NYP]

The System Will See You Now

Hamilton Nolan · 10/22/09 03:16PM

The Way We Live Now: Doing everything we can to get your unemployed ass back on your feet. Don't blame "The System" if you can't find a job. "The System" is ready to re-assimilate you into The Matrix help you!