failures
NASA's Moon Assault Probably Awesome If You Were on the Moon
Hamilton Nolan · 10/09/09 08:18AMNo indication of the moon wobbling dangerously off its axis, starting an inexorable descent towards earth. No huge chunks of the moon breaking off, starting an inexorable descent towards earth. No angry aliens rising out of the moon's core in their battle crafts, starting an inexorable descent towards earth. No reason to call out the Army's top secret interstellar fighting force. In contrast to this direct quote from NASA's director of nerd propaganda, yesterday:
Washington Post Gives Up On 'Jokes'
Hamilton Nolan · 08/05/09 03:20PMJames Murdoch Paid Phone-Hack Hush Money
Hamilton Nolan · 07/21/09 01:05PMConsultant Somewhere Fired
Hamilton Nolan · 06/29/09 02:41PMSteven Brill Fails at Customer Service, Too
Ryan Tate · 06/26/09 02:35PMThe Persistent Failure of Steven Brill
Hamilton Nolan · 06/23/09 10:06AMSam Zell: Failure
Hamilton Nolan · 06/08/09 09:59AMMicrosoft Wants You To 'Verb Up' And 'Bing It'
The Cajun Boy · 05/29/09 12:36AMEveryone Privately Loved Neel Kashkari, Neel Kashkari Claims
Pareene · 04/29/09 10:42AMHillary Clinton Asks You to Pick Your Poison
John Cook · 04/21/09 11:40AMMost-Watched Super Bowl Ever Is a Disaster for NBC Universal
John Cook · 04/17/09 01:02PMSad Web 2.0 Losers Ready for Web 3.0 (As Soon As They Figure Out What It Is)
Owen Thomas · 04/13/09 03:40PMFailed Internet mogul Alan Meckler is really excited about the Semantic Web, aka Web 3.0! And who can blame him, since he pretty much failed at versions 1.0 and 2.0? Meckler, who has run a passel of third-rate Internet websites since the early '90s, when he was best-known for trade titles like CD-ROM Librarian, now calls his company WebMediaBrands. Laurel Touby's Mediabistro.com is part of his collection. The boa-bedecked editrix reports breathlessly on Twitter that her boss has called the Semantic Web "the next stage of the Internet."
Al Gore's Light Bulbs Are Fail
John Cook · 03/28/09 11:00AM'Magic Negro' CD Assumed Key To Ruling GOP
Ryan Tate · 12/29/08 04:52AMInept Man Invents Trends For Imaginary Audience
Hamilton Nolan · 12/18/08 11:28AM'Sun' Failed For Good Reason
Pareene · 09/30/08 11:59AMWhen we remember the New York Sun, we'll try to remember the great local reporting and the fantastic sports page and the serious and smart arts coverage. Not so much the ideological inanity and loud constant taking of the precisely wrong side of every important issue of this miserable era. In trying to remember them that way, of course, one is best advised to skip most of their farewell edition. The goodbyes are not self-pitying, at least, but they reveal a newspaper that imagines it had some small role in the destruction of this country while turning a blind eye to the many myriad ways they could've continued on their crusade if they hadn't been so utterly out of touch. The opening of the farewell editorial sets the scene:
Dear Kate Hudson: Where Did It All Go Wrong?
AmyKSays · 09/23/08 04:30PMWith My Best Friend's Girl abysmal box office performance last weekend now behind us, we've been pondering the fallout of some of film's stars. Obviously Jason Biggs is always going to be known as the dude who stuck his peen in an apple pie. And Dane Cook's MySpace rants have gotten more views than all of his films put together. But Kate Hudson! We had so much hope for you, spawn of Goldie Hawn. Once a flaxen-haired hippie goddess with daisies laced in your hair, your gracefully slept your way to the top of the Stillwater groupies in Almost Famous. And you were almost more endearing than annoying in How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days, which we must admit we occasionally watch on TBS when our plans fall through on a Friday night. We thought you might be on your way to becoming the queen of chick flicks, but now, you've taken it too far.How you suddenly went from a cute, perky blonde ingénue to a shrill, talentless flop is puzzling, but we have a feeling the downward spiral began when you took on the gem that was Fool's Gold, in which you reprised your stale dynamic with co-star Matthew McConaughey. Okay, so the film did decently, pulling in $70 million stateside. But it was the film that officially marked you as a romantic foil. You've made a habit out of banking on your hunky co-stars - even doubling up with the Wilson brothers by taking Owen in You, Me, and Dupree, and Luke in Alex and Emma. No longer are you the enticing, independent Penny Lane we once knew who wanted to establish her own identity as an actress. Instead, you seem more interested in raising your dating profile by serving as Lance Armstrong's last blonde-of-the-month. And we're not the only ones who are upset. Your poor career choices have also angered film blogger Jeffrey Wells, who has some harsh words for you: