Obama Does Not Know of This Bush You Speak Of

Owen Thomas · 04/02/09 02:47PM

President Change is in London with a bunch of other world leaders at the G20 summit, trying to save the world! A reporter asked him if his meetings represented a "break" from Bush's foreign policy.

Unmasking Punditry B.S.

Owen Thomas · 04/02/09 02:21PM

The worlds' professional pontificators now have a sworn enemy. Wrong Tomorrow, a newly launched website, is getting Biblical on their ass, tracking predictions and recording their wrongness.

New York Times Union: Fire 'Superfluous Managers' Before Docking Our Pay

Gabriel Snyder · 04/02/09 02:17PM

The New York Times would like to cut its employees pay by 5%, but before that goes into effect for reporters and other members of the Newspaper Guild, they need the union's okay. A memo that just went out after a council meeting says the Guild is loath to take the pay cut because a) they're pretty sure the 60-80 layoffs the NYT is threatening will happen with or without the pay cut and b) it would make more sense to save money by firing some of the do-nothing managers.

OctoMom's Realtor and Publicity Wizard

Hamilton Nolan · 04/02/09 02:06PM

How did OctoMom get so much good press, making her America's sweetheart? By having the sales manager at All American Real Estate Mortgage Co. in La Habra, California as her publicist:

Pope John Peeps II · 04/02/09 01:37PM

@TheGintheCity: You know, somehow the internet always makes me sort of happy. One day you log on to a gossipy website, and you read a post from an anonymous person who is posting something juicy not because it gets them any obvious gain, or out of any real motive, but just for the satisfaction of telling the story. And somehow, I understand and believe your story because there you are and here I am and we're probably the same and I'd probably want to do exactly the same thing.

American Idol: The Rest of Megan Joy Corkery Is Eliminated

Richard Lawson · 04/02/09 01:27PM

Oh April Fools' Idol! You had no fooling. It was a traditionally brusque and quick and not-at-all-time-wastey affair, straight and to the point. Ha ha! April Fools! It was long and boring and stupid.

Wall Street Threat Level: Orange

cityfile · 04/02/09 01:06PM

If you've been seeing the protests in London on TV and you're kinda disappointed the streets of New York aren't quite as "electric," you'll be pleased to know that the city will have some outraged protesters of its own beginning tomorrow.

Everybody's Hating Voicemail Now!

Hamilton Nolan · 04/02/09 12:43PM

Voicemail is totally dead. It takes too much listening. Is this just some fancy notion, or the truth? Either way, it's a New York Times trend story, blammo!

Fingerless Americans Point a Remaining Finger at Martha

cityfile · 04/02/09 12:37PM

It looks like Fox 5 reporter Arnold Diaz didn't get enough of Martha Stewart the last time he tracked her down. So he decided to go back for some more. This time she's on the hook for chopping people's fingers off thanks to the lounge chairs marketed under her name. We'd love to tell you more, but Arnie's report is proceeded by a big warning that the images are "extremely graphic," and we just ate, but please be our guest. [Fox 5]

Resign, Mark Zuckerberg, Resign

Owen Thomas · 04/02/09 12:13PM

It's time for Facebook to unfriend its 24-year-old college dropout CEO. Mark Zuckerberg had a decent run. But he's the wrong person at the wrong time to lead his social network through its growing pains.

History, Recapped. Not Spoiled.

Chrissie Lamond · 04/02/09 12:00PM

Like a delicious dirty martini, history can be dry and salty. Boo. Who wants that? Nobody! The only difference between history and now is that history happened a long time ago.