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    May 10, 2012

    The Pirate Bay: Soon To Be Banned?

    The Pirate Bay has taken some hard hits in the past few months. Though the file-sharing site announced in February that it would delate torrents and move entirely to magnet links, law enforcement has continued to mobilize against the operation. In March, for instance, a leaked doc suggested Swed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Did Chelsea Handler Sleep Her Way To The Top?

    "Absolutely not!" says a source, defiantly. And that source is...Chelsea Handler. But she's right. The world-famous comic explains to More magazine that Ted Harbert [her ex, who was the head of Comcast] may have given her a break, but not a career. "Ted is not responsible for me selling four boo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2012

    The Creator Of The Save Sue Simmons! Tumblr Explains His Campaign, Affection For Sue

    This week New Yorkers learned that beloved foul-mouthed WNBC anchor Sue Simmons' contract would not be renewed. Now the whisperings as to who is going to be taking her place are already starting. But the reaction to the news of Simmons' impending departure was impassioned. The Times even chronicled ... More >>

  • News

    December 14, 2011

    He's No Angel

    The federal informant the government doesn't want you to know about

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2011

    Let's Play The Republican Presidential Debate Drinking Game!

    ​Tonight marks yet another Republican presidential debate, and podium enthusiasts across the country will be glued to their TV screens when the candidates take the stage. The CBS/National Journal/Pennzoil/Burger King/Papa John's/AMC Loews/Comcast/Olive Garden/Mercedes/StarKist/Beef 'O' Brady's ... More >>

  • Film

    November 9, 2011

    Information Wants to Be Free, Etc., in Barbershop Punk

    ​Tonight marks yet another Republican presidential debate, and podium enthusiasts across the country will be glued to their TV screens when the candidates take the stage. The CBS/National Journal/Pennzoil/Burger King/Papa John's/AMC Loews/Comcast/Olive Garden/Mercedes/StarKist/Beef 'O' Brady's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Rob Delaney, Plaintiff in Kardashian Suit: "I'm Against Frivolous Lawsuits, Of Course"

    Music News In an interview with MTV News, comedian Rob Delaney defends his lawsuit against newly-divorced Kim Kardashian (plus Ryan Seacrest, E!, and Comcast): "I'm against frivolous lawsuits, of course, so it took something deadly serious for me to come out of the woodwork and mount this case," he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Rob Delaney to Sue Kim Kardashian, Ryan Seacrest, E!, and Comcast

    ​Comedian Rob Delaney, who writes a very funny column for Vice, says he's filing suit against Kim Kardashian and the rest of the players in her probably-sham 72-day marriage and subsequent divorce. Why? Because why the hell not. Also:

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Rob Delaney Tells the Voice Why He's Suing Kim Kardashian

    Earlier, from Rob Delaney's Tumblr.​As we noted a little while ago, comedian Rob Delaney is suing Kim Kardashian and some of her corporate overlords in the wake of her divorce from Kris Humphries after a measly 72 days of marriage. The co-defendants are Kardashian, Ryan Seacrest, E!, and Comca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Olbermann to Current TV, Which Is Apparently a Channel That Exists

    ​Last we heard from Keith Olbermann, he was leaving his MSNBC show Countdown, in something of a hush-hush move that probably had something to do with Comcast pushing him out. He was contractually barred from talking about it. Today, Olbermann is expected to announce that he is joining Current ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Sex Offender Suing MySpace Because He Got Caught

    "Why don't you have a seat?"​From Adweek comes the troubling story of a convicted Georgia sex offender, Cory Hubbard, who is suing MySpace for providing authorities his information based on an out-of-state warrant. Hubbard's lawsuit in Manhattan federal court alleges that the struggling social ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2011

    Keith Olbermann Leaves MSNBC (Video) (Update)

    ​Keith Olbermann, the host of MSNBC's "Countdown" since 2003, resigned from the program suddenly last night. Olbermann announced on the air that he would be leaving the show immediately, his time slot to be filled by Lawrence O'Donnell. What happened?

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Joe Scarborough's Political Contributions Revealed by Voice in 2008: What Took So Long for the Suspension?

    ​Decades ago, when I was new to the pages of the Voice and when my work actually appeared on pages, I was visited at the office by state investigators. They had in their hands a campaign filing by Al Vann, then a young and ballsy assemblyman from the heart of Bed Stuy. I was astoni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Week of Media Shitcanning Madness Continues: CNN's Jon Klein, NBC's Jeff Zucker

    ​Locally, we've seen some pretty intense media cannings take place, specifically at the New York Daily News, which also goes without mentioning Katy Perry being booted off Sesame Street. Well, this morning, news went wide of two more big ones: CNN president Jon Klein is out, and NBC-Universal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Comcast Pays Super Bowl Porn Viewers $10 Not to Say Anything

    As you may have heard, Comcast customers in the Tucson area who were watching Sunday's Super Bowl were exposed, right after about James Harrison's spectacular pickoff, to 30 seconds of a transmission from adult cable station Club Jenna in which a female performer extricated a penis from a man's pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    From Soup to Nuts: Rightbloggers Enraged By Obama-Themed Products

    The Inauguration approacheth! Last time we had one of these things, liberals complained of the cost, and conservatives defended it. Now the shoe is on the other foot, and we must expect it to kick. When conservatives kick, though, they give the ball plenty of spin. Donors to this year's Presiden ... More >>

  • Film

    January 2, 2007

    I Spy a Corny Thriller

    Attempting to say something about our voyeuristic culture, first-person flick can't see past genre clichés

  • News

    April 1, 2003

    Jackin' the Box

    Cable Descramblers—Are They Legal?

  • Specials

    January 25, 2000

    Letters

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