Last week, we reported on celebrity chef Todd English ditching his bride at the altar, and the bridal party spinning their story to the Post. Forget the "maybe." It was total spin, to prepare for battle: pre-nups and abuse allegations.
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales' ex-girlfriend Rachel Mardsen is the C-Grade Canadian version of Ann Coutler. Her editorial today is the C-Grade Canadian version of trying to be inflammatory to mediocre effect.
The I Can Haz Cheezburger guy, Ben Huh, got an AdAge profile. They've got 21 full-time employees, 30 blogs, and 11.5M visitors a month. They were profitable in their first quarter "almost entirely via ad networks and Google AdSense." [AdAge]
This week, the New York Times profiled twins from Ohio who graduated from Rutgers with journalism degrees. They're 24, and can't get jobs in New York. How do you think this went? It went like this: they quoted Deadspin.
You know this Guy Fieri guy? He's got a Food Network show/career putting him somewhere between Jesse James and Rachel Ray's flipped chromosomes. At this weekend's New York Food and Wine Festival: called out by David Chang and Anthony Bourdain.
If you thought it was going to be a while before you saw Lady Gaga's chyron on C-Span, think again. Our Lady of the Immaculate Penis spoke at the National Equality March on Washington today. We have video.
Nikki Finke reports today that Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner has fired Kater Gordon, his personal assistant, turned writers assistant, turned Emmy-winning staff writer. But why? Gordon had a metoric rise to the top, peaking with an Emmy win.
What will $200,000 get you at Neiman Marcus? Eight cupcake cars, or Dinner with American Literature. Really: Neiman Marcus is selling a $200K dinner, replete with America's literature and arts luminaries. Who do you get for all that cash?
Do you remember the bloody battle between Dubya and Kerry? Phyllis Nefler does. So do the NYT's bitchy Weddings & Celebrations editors, who love a juicy broadsheet when they can make one. The battle royale continues. Also, look: meerkats!
Comedienne Sarah Silverman's no longer busy with Jimmy Kimmel. Or, as her last attempt at viral video fame would have it, schtupping Matt Damon. Silverman's going for viral video fame again, and she debuted it on Bill Maher's show Friday.
NY Mag's illustrated Gossipmonger column in the print edition has been running items without credit pulled directly from Page Six, who called up NYM for quote in an awesome item called "Best 'Six' mag has ever had." Their response?
Kristen Stewart hates talking Twilight as much as I do. Jimmy Kimmel's schtupping his writer, A-Rod's batting better when schtupping Kate Hudson, Miley Cyrus sucks at tipping, Jon Gosselin sucks like he did yesterday. Presenting your Sunday Morning Gossip Roundup!
Forget the Grass, the Glenn Becks, the Google, and the Googly-Eyed Peggy Noonans. Looks like we know what we'll be hearing about tomorrow, doesn't it? The Gays.
Obama opened up his Human Rights Campaign dinner speech with a joke about Lady Gaga, and closed by reinforcing the point that he'd be working to effectively end the military's longstanding Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.
America's only state-licensed medical marijuana dealer is a non-profit dispensary working out of New Mexico. If you've ever experienced the purchasing of diesel-grade weed in a less-than-desirable situation, you can relate to Abby Goodnough's entirely fascinating New York Times report.
Jay Leno's relying on skits starring Kate Gosselin and panels with Arianna Huffington to fill time. The consensus is a resounding "meh." Give it time? Don't tell that to NBC. "Comedy on the left, Leno on the right," notes GoldenFiddle.
Maybe you've heard of Etsy, the uber-twee site allowing "creative" types to sell their "arts and crafts" "wares." Imagine shopping at Michael's on crack. Regretsy, which finds the most insane things on Etsy, is like shopping Michael's on acid.
Glenn Beck's doing well in the ratings these days. So well, that Bill O'Reilly doesn't mind letting his viewers know what he thinks of Beck, and that Beck doesn't mind letting his viewers know what he thinks of them. Frankness?
Google—Sauron of the internet, world, and soon: Middle Earth's tech scene—will soon have your life on file, especially with the advent of Google Wave, which is still in the invite-stage. People are now paying for invites.