Rabbi: Michael Jackson Thought He Was A Lizard and Madonna Was A Jealous Bitchface. Seriously.
Foster Kamer · 09/26/09 10:15AMHow eBay Surrendered Its 'Religion'
Ryan Tate · 09/25/09 07:59PMMartha Stewart's Twitter Inc. Sex Change
Ryan Tate · 09/25/09 05:50PMThe Local Color
Brian Moylan · 09/25/09 05:30PMThe So You Think You Can Dance Tour Is Like Watching TV with 20,000 Strangers
Brian Moylan · 09/25/09 05:10PMEbony Searches for a Savior
John Cook · 09/25/09 04:50PMKreepie Kats in "Open Mike at the UN!! Let's Vagina Monologue It Up!!"
Pareene · 09/25/09 04:48PMAnd, for your Friday amusement, the debut of the hit single "Aloof?" by Stewart featuring the guy from Kreepie Kats
A Dramatic Reading of Peggy Noonan's Harvard Syllabus
John Cook · 09/25/09 04:07PMAstronauts, Robots, French Ladies and Michael Moore to Invade Theaters this Weekend
Richard Rushfield · 09/25/09 04:02PMWe're in a bit of a cranky mood looking over this weekend's releases. A lot of heat but not much light, is the vibe we're getting. Actually maybe not that much heat either. But hey, Sorority Row is still playing.
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cityfile · 09/25/09 04:00PMThe Birthers Have Their Own Infomercial Now
John Cook · 09/25/09 03:57PMBloomberg Threatens to Break Out His Bathing Suit
cityfile · 09/25/09 03:38PM
The mayor faced questions from reporters today about his decision to take a helicopter to the U2 concert at the Meadowlands last night (he wanted to "say hello" to his "friend" Bono), since he's been busy pushing environmental awareness the past couple of days. His response: "I suppose you could say that, but you know, there's other ways to get around and there are different ways of—some are more energy efficient. I could have walked and swum across the rivers as well. That would have used less." [NYT]
Mischa Barton's NYC Experiment Ends
cityfile · 09/25/09 03:07PM
If you see Mischa Barton on the street this weekend and she looks a little worse for the wear, and you strongly suspect her "toothache" has returned, go easy on her. The job that brought her to NYC last month—the CW show The Beautiful Life—was canceled today after just two episodes, making it the first victim of the fall television season. Like 10 percent of America, she's now unemployed. But she'll get by somehow, we imagine. [LA Times]
Spain's Goth First Daughters Embarrass, Embarrassed By Dad
Pareene · 09/25/09 03:06PMGoldilocks and the Three Stares
Brian Moylan · 09/25/09 02:37PMNewsweek Lays a Nuclear Egg
John Cook · 09/25/09 02:34PMHeroic 9/12 Mob Chases Off Black People
Pareene · 09/25/09 02:28PMSeriously, we cannot actually imagine watching this and cheering on the shrieking old white man. Even if we agreed that ACORN was a terrible criminal organization bent on helping all the prostitutes in the world fill out their taxes while registering illegal immigrant cartoon characters to vote, we would still be incredibly uncomfortable watching Tim Jones scream at a couple fucking kids (one of whom he definitely calls "boy" in his charming Boston accent) and their mother.
Meet Twitter's Self-Appointed Nemesis
Ryan Tate · 09/25/09 02:26PMTough Times For the Weinsteins; Condé Closures?
cityfile · 09/25/09 02:01PM• More on the financial difficulty facing Harvey and Bob Weinstein: The studio has blown through $1.2 billion to date and now needs to come up with another $50 million. Or magically produce a string of hits at the box office. [WSJ, LAT]
• Despite rumors to the contrary, Condé Nast may shut down several of its magazines as part of its latest—and steepest—round of budget cuts. [WWD]
• Ebony magazine is struggling and now hunting for a buyer. [Newsweek]
• NBC is "under assault from all sides," opines Jon Friedman. [Marketwatch]
• A series of cast changes are planned for the various Law & Orders. [THR]
• Is the new TV season really buzzy, or it just the Twitter effect? [NYT]
• Warner Music will be putting its music videos back on YouTube. [AdAge]
• Holly Madison of E!'s Girls Next Door is getting her own reality show. And socialite Tinsley Mortimer's CW show is moving ahead. [NYDN, THR]
• Jerry Seinfeld's new reality show is casting neurotic couples in Brooklyn. [DI]
• Jenna Bush's new Today show gig is pretty cushy, apparently. [Page2Live]








