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May 23, 2012
Help! Show Biz Careers Can't Be Killed Anymore!
Just when you think they're done, they're back!
Blogs
January 24, 2012
New Teachers Union Ad Attacking Mayor Starts Today
Watch out, Mr. Mayor! The United Federation of Teachers is launching an ad campaign today that attacks Mike Bloomberg -- who has loudly criticized the union at a handful of public appearances this year. At his State of the City speech earlier this month, the mayor went after the UFT for insisting on ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2012
Crown Chef John DeLucie on Shameless Self-Promotion: Interview Part 2
Photo courtesy John DeLucieJohn DeLucie, chef and Gossip Girl icon Yesterday we spoke with Crown chef John Delucie about fine dining and customers who order $125 steaks for their dogs. Today we shift gears as he tells us about his favorite neighborhood haunts and how he feels about gracing th ... More >>
Blogs
January 17, 2012
Did Paula Deen's Diet Cause Her Diabetes?
This article delves into the possibilities, wondering, "How can bacon-doughnut egg burgers possibly be good for you?"
Blogs
January 17, 2012
Paula Deen, Southern Butter Belle, Confirms Diabetes Rumors
Paula Deen has diabetes, but the Southern belle of butter intends to keep on eating the fatty, sugary, salty foods linked to the disease, according to Time.
Blogs
September 23, 2011
Willow the Cat's Family Eyeing Children's Book
Willow the Cat has finally been reunited with her family, who flew all the way to New York to retrieve her. The cat, whose path from Colorado to New York was a mystery till Gothamist got a tip that she arrived here on a plane with a post-ski-trip New Yorker, met the Squires family again for t ... More >>
Blogs
August 12, 2011
Here's Something Else To Do Before The Summer Ends: Attend A Free Concert Put On By A Morning Chat Show
Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina at Central Park this morning.Yesterday my wonderful colleague Jen Doll penned a list of 11 things to do in NYC before the summer ends, and I'd like to add one item to her list: Catch one of the outdoor concerts put on by the national morning shows. This morning I ... More >>
Blogs
August 3, 2011
A Thousand Zumba Fanatics Converged on Midtown Today. We Were There.
Esther ZuckermanA little after 7:30 a.m. this morning, women and men in neon workout gear were lined up in front 35 West 48th Street. Fifteen minutes later, a car pulled up in front of the building, and out stepped actor Ryan Reynolds, who kept his tanned head down and walked into the buildin ... More >>
Blogs
June 30, 2011
Dog Enjoys Being Tickled
This dog, a Boston terrier named Mackie, has been featured on the Today Show. He is that awesome. Watch, and you'll see why.
Blogs
April 26, 2011
Kathie Lee Loves Drag Queens!
I just got back from the Friars Club, where Today Show fourth-hour hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb were celebrated with a luncheon and an onstage interview. And Kathie Lee revealed that among their viewers, "There are a lot of drag queens."
Blogs
April 22, 2011
Rachael Ray Guest Stars on 30 Rock, Gets Sexually Harassed by Tracy Jordan
Tracy Morgan/Jordan gets salty with Rachael Ray.Tracy Jordan, the fictional character who is actually not such a stretch for Tracy Morgan, paid a visit to the Rachael Ray Show on last night's episode of 30 Rock. In a case of art imitating life, the storyline revolved around TGS's uncertain fu ... More >>
Blogs
March 26, 2011
Dov Charney's Sexual Harassment Woes: The Plot Thickens
It's a commonly held belief that the irascible Dov Charney is simply a pervy sexual predator, and that the latest round of women accusing him of misdeeds have truly been abused. But the reality isn't shaping up to be that simple. Emails and texts from Irene Morales, the former employee suing ... More >>
Blogs
February 24, 2011
Magnetic Boy Has Amazing Talent That Will Do Him No Good in Actual Life
Have you seen the video of the magnetic boy, to whom objects like frying pans and spoons cling as if they were superglued to his little body? Plates, too, love Magnetic Boy, and computers and electronics stop working immediately in honor of his presence. This may hinder his ability to get a job, but ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
Brooklyn Man Lunges at Today Show Hosts; Hoda Kotb Safe
A man hurdled a set of barricades during a live broadcast of this morning's Today Show, the Post reports. Meredith Vieira, Al Roker, and Willie Geist were discussing upcoming guest Mackenzie Phillips when a 33-year-old Brooklyn man screamed, "I'm God's gift to music" while trying to storm the ... More >>
Blogs
February 18, 2011
Teenager on Hunger Strike for Royal Wedding Invite Is Hungry
Not the First Time the British Empire Is Responsible for a Hunger Strike19-year-old Estibalis Chavez has been camped outside of the British Embassy in Mexico City for over a week, refusing to eat. Her cause? She wants to be invited to Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding. Will somebody ... More >>
Blogs
February 1, 2011
Bush Daughter Endorses Gay Marriage
Barbara Bush, the half of George W. Bush's twins not on the Today show, stars in a new Human Rights Campaign video in support of marriage equality, "publicly breaking ranks with a father who, as president, pushed for a constitutional amendment banning such unions," according to the New York Times. B ... More >>
Music
January 19, 2011
Kanye West Wins One For the Douchebags
Our poll winner and his runner-up James Murphy turn their private flaws into public triumphs
Blogs
December 14, 2010
But Really, Is It Okay for Men to Cry?: A Retrospective
Following House Speaker-designate John Boehner's Sir-Weeps-a-Lot moment on 60 Minutes recently, along with the salty, flowing waves of 2010 man-tears (including Charlie Rangel's please don't censure me sobs and Chris Brown's spontaneous waterworks at a Michael Jackson tribute), the Today Show ... More >>
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November 12, 2010
Kanye West Cancels On The Today Show: "I Accept Ya'll Future Apology In Advance"
And can you blame him? The performance, set to take place on November 26th, was meant to follow this awful interview that Matt Lauer recently conducted with the rapper ("I want you to just look at his face..."), also on The Today Show. But if Kanye West has proved anything in 2010, it's that he do ... More >>
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November 12, 2010
Week In Review: We Also Accept Your Future Apology In Advance
Everybody just stop yelling, OK? Photo by Daniel Snyder.In the week we talked about Odd Future, kidnapping and murder, and why we sometimes like the things that repel us, we also saw the group live--alongside every other music critic in the city. They struck a weird balance to the other big r ... More >>
Blogs
October 12, 2010
Beaujolais Producer Marcel Lapierre Has Died; Who Are the Biggest Boozers on TV?
Marcel Lapierre, the Beaujolais winemaker who preferred to focus on the terroir of the region rather than push ubiquitous Beaujolais Nouveau, has died at age 60 in Lyon, France. [NY Times] Wine cellars, once hidden underground, are now increasingly important designer-driven showcase pieces ... More >>
Blogs
September 30, 2010
Brooklyn A.D.A. Turned Apprentice Is Too Hot (and Famous!) to Practice Law
Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy, a 29-year-old assistant district attorney in Brooklyn who's currently on The Apprentice, has resigned from her legal gig to focus on, we guess, being the best apprentice she can be. Or on being a star. Which is happening!!! Apparently, jurors had started to recognize her, ... More >>
Blogs
July 12, 2010
Jesus, Lady Gaga Fan, Arrested for Not Chilling Out On That Whole "Penis" Thing
Remember that whole Lady Gaga Penis Conspiracy? It was basically the "Birther" Movement of Pop Culture and the only thing that distinguished the two was that Lady Gaga's Penis Conspiracy Theorists are far more interesting, compelling, and genuinely sane characters than Orly Taitz. Also, they ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
Cutest Grandparents and Possibly Oldest Bloggers Ever Are Still Smitten after 70 Years (Video!)
Is your wife as sweet as that sundae? "Sweeter than that," Harry Cooper, 98, told the Today Show camera this morning as he shared an ice cream sundae with his wife of 72 years, Barbara, 93. (Video after the jump, if you missed it.) The couple, Poppop and Cutie to those close to them, grin at ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2010
Dancing Baby Upstages Smoking Baby in Battle of the Viral Baby Videos
Here's your Thursday afternoon treat: A dancing Brazilian baby who employs squatting pelvic thrusts, finger-pointing, shimmies, and walking the dog to glorious effect. His festively tied low-rider diaper only adds to the effect, although, frankly, the song gets a little repetitive. Shouldn't ... More >>
Blogs
June 14, 2010
Wanna Be a TJ (Twitter Jockey)? How About for 100K?
Remember the show Wanna Be a VJ that was on MTV about a decade ago? It was a contest show hosted by Carson Daly, and MTV awarded the winner a one-year contract to be a video jockey on Total Request Live. (Remember TRL?) Well, the Web 2.0 version of the VJ search is calling for open nominatio ... More >>
Blogs
June 7, 2010
Tomorrow's Today to Feature Ass-Kicking Obama, Regular Old Matt Lauer
The Today show has released a clip from an interview between Barack Obama and Matt Lauer that will air in full tomorrow, the 50th day of the oil leak in the Gulf. In it, the POTUS and the journalist sit down for some frank discussion of the Gulf, and Obama is plenty teed. (Video after the jum ... More >>
Blogs
March 31, 2010
Obama: Ain't No Party Like A Birther Tea Party 'Cause A Birther Tea Party Don't Stop
Also, it won't ever be of concern to President Barack Obama, because Barack Obama is an intelligent, rational person, who won't dignify stupid, irrational people. Which he basically implied to America when he sat down for a Today Show interview with Matt Lauer yesterday.
Columns
March 16, 2010
What's Up With Jeremy Renner's Sexuality?
You'll never guess who I saw on my latest outing.
Voice Choices
January 19, 2010
MEAN MACHINE
Jeffrey Ross shows off the art of the insult
Blogs
January 11, 2010
Harold Ford Jr., with Kirsten Gillibrand in Sight, Flips for Gay Marriage
Transplanted Tennessean Harold Ford Jr., reported looking at a run against Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in the upcoming Democratic primary, seems to realize he's not in Dixie anymore, and has reversed himself in favor of gay marriage. When Ford ran for the Senate in his old home state in 2006 ... More >>
Blogs
December 17, 2009
Domino's to Change Pizza Prototype; Mickey D's Introduces Free WiFi
McDonald's will soon start offering free WiFi access as part of its transformation from fast-food joint into hang-out destination. As of mid-January, the Golden Arches will lift its $2.95 WiFi fee at 11,000 of its 14,000 U.S. locations. [Wall Street Journal] A new study from the Netherlands ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2009
Danny Meyer to Kathie Lee Gifford: Your Steak is Safe at My Restaurants
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Danny Meyer appeared on the Today Show yesterday talking about "things restaurants aren't telling you." Does untouched bread from the breadbasket get recycled? Um, no. Does a rib-eye that gets dropped on the floor in the kitc ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2009
Rockettes Preview Christmas Show Today, Sans Heavy Clothing
Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Spectacular is a big draw, but the competition is fierce -- White Christmas is returning to Broadway this winter, despite its parlous original reviews -- so RCMH has taken steps, so to speak, to steal a March of the Wooden Soldiers on wannabes: they've launc ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2009
Steve Harvey Joins GMA as Relationship Counsellor
ABC's Good Morning America has increased its credibility by hiring comedian Steve Harvey to dispense relationship advice. Since achieving national attention as an expert dispenser of swear words and homey anecdotes in the movie The Original Kings of Comedy, Harvey has become a cuddly sitcom a ... More >>
Voice Choices
June 10, 2009
Jonas Brothers
ABC's Good Morning America has increased its credibility by hiring comedian Steve Harvey to dispense relationship advice. Since achieving national attention as an expert dispenser of swear words and homey anecdotes in the movie The Original Kings of Comedy, Harvey has become a cuddly sitcom a ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2009
Statue of Liberty's Head Reopens July 4
For the first time in nearly eight years, the head of the Statue of Liberty will be open to the public starting July 4. Interior Secretary made the announcement on the Today Show this morning. "The economic times we're going through really call for hope and optimism," he said. "Nothing symbolizes ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2009
Bristol Palin Becomes Abstinence Spokesperson
Bristol Palin has reemerged as a spokesperson for abstinence. The famously knocked-up daughter of GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin said on today's Good Morning America that "regardless of what I did personally, I just think that abstinence is the only way that you can effectively, 100 pe ... More >>
Voice Choices
April 22, 2009
JUST A GIRL (AND HER BOYS)
The magic's in the wakeup
Blogs
April 6, 2009
Eliot Spitzer Campaigns for Governor on Today Show, Addresses Gremlins
Eliot Spitzer went on the Today Show this morning, expressing contrition for his life as a customer of expensive prostitutes, which he called "an egregious violation of my behavior that I fell into for many reasons, but none of them are an excuse or justifiable." On the self-searching tip, he said h ... More >>
Columns
November 19, 2008
H&M and Comme des Garçons Get Married
The marriage of a lowbrow chain and an upscale avant-garde brand? Off with their clothes and into my shopping bag!
Blogs
October 31, 2008
Halloween Media Criticism from the Today Show
The marriage of a lowbrow chain and an upscale avant-garde brand? Off with their clothes and into my shopping bag!
Blogs
February 14, 2008
Jane Fonda's Cunning Lingual Slip of the Tongue!
The marriage of a lowbrow chain and an upscale avant-garde brand? Off with their clothes and into my shopping bag!
Books
May 23, 2006
The Fine Print
Brooklyn's indie publishers turn the page
NYC Life
January 24, 2006
Green Afternoon
It was funded right before the crash. The owner jumped off the building.
News
October 26, 2004
Bush Slime Never Sleeps
Kerry's like a pig! No explosives went anywhere!
Columns
September 30, 2003
NY Mirror
Kerry's like a pig! No explosives went anywhere!
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November 26, 2002
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August 13, 2002
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July 24, 2001
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