Rick Sanchez asks Sen. Ensign about affair
CNN's Rick Sanchez has earned a reputation for eschewing cable news orthodoxy, particularly the blind-deaf-and-dumbness that passes for "objectivity" among those of his less competent colleagues who so readily let their guests get away with talking a great deal...
Which celebrity couple will have a fist fight on new years eve?
Trying to end the year on a memorable low.
As is customary at this time of year we look for our celebrities to self degenerate to new lows now that we have plenty of free time on our hands to...
The 10 most stupidest things that you’re probably going to attempt new year’s eve.
As we all know new years eve is amateur night. Of course we also know that you are not an amateur but that probably wont stop you from behaving like one anyway. That said here is a count by...
The 10 things you are probably going to regret the day after new years eve.
As we all know the world is getting to ready to take to the streets tomorrow in lieu of New Years eve partying. With the impending festivities a pseudo social green card to misbehave in public, cause if you...
How I learned to love the needle.
A violent account of heroin addiction: How I came to love the needle. Stories of infection, dope sickness, overdose and mental illness.
##Editor Update: since the author penned this over 13 years ago, they have sought help for their heroin...
Mark Wahlberg Doesn’t Want to Bend it Like Beckham.
It's undeniable that since the Beckhams moved from their abode in England over to America, they have become a fixture of the media. It seemed like they could do no wrong -- despite Victoria being a tad too skinny...
Tabloid Sleaze and the players that make it!
It's a tabloid media frenzy out there and as much as you curse yourself, you the enlightened, sophisticated neophyte can never get enough of it. Tiger Woods is a slut, Jon Gosselin a fat philanderer that slams college girls and let's...
Sena Cech: The last rock star model.
If you had asked Sena Cech when she first started modeling at the age of 16 (some 10 years ago) who Kate Moss was she would have looked at you with a blank stare. Yet ironically it's this same...
Ivana Trump has a mental breakdown at the airport
Redefining the meaning of 'bitch.'
It seems Ivana Trump got to piss a lot of people this weekend. Reports D Listed:
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Ivana Trump, who was seated in first class, went off at some children for running...
Jon Gosselin comes home to a mutilated home
When ex girl friends (and ex wives) just don't work out...
Life has suddenly gotten very crappy for Jon Gosselin, which proves be very careful what you wish for:
The facts courtesy of D listed who are overwhelmingly fond of this man...
Pandemonium on Delta flight 253
Fear and loathing of Nigerians.
If we could advise most Nigerian nationals this is probably not the best time to be flying into America and if you're not sure why, perhaps this story below will help you if you...
Ryan Air passengers forced to suck ice cubes!
A brave new world of flying has arrived...
It seems the airwaves are really getting jammed these days. Out of the UK comes the tragicomedy story of how to negotiate one's sanity and well being in the hands of others...
Will Anna Wintour and Hamish Bowles ever forgive fashion bloggers?
When it's not very fashionable to be out smarted by a blogger.
With the rise of new media it's been well understood for a while that the way old media conducted business is no longer the way any business conducts...
William Powhida in A Tale of Three Covers
William Powhida, How the New Museum Committed Suicide with Banality, cover art, Brooklyn Rail, November 2009
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December 26, 2009. The Brooklyn Rail, founded in 1998, is a scrappy, independent cultural/political broadsheet that...
The etiquette of walking- a primer for the uninitiated.
What a lovely day it is. No humidity. Not a cloud
in the sky. A nice cool fifteen-degree breeze. Let’s not fret over this.
No problem ma’am, I’ll just walk around you. It’s so courteous of...
