Dilemmas on the Upper East Side.
When marrying the help is never a good career move.
Life for society gal Christina Ambers has gotten difficult ever since she had the temerity to marry the local porter at the posh Upper East Side residence where she lives....
Terror: India Labor Class Uprising 2009.
Why the Yanks prefer to ignore their pain instead.
You might not know it but India has been one of the most dynamic countries in the world in recent years. With 8 percent annual growth there has been a shifting...
Victoria Secret Runway Show Great Success For Fat, Rich, Men.
Blowing money as scantily clad ubermodels blow kisses. Keeping it simple in America.
Unfortunately for us, our request to cover last night’s Victoria Secret’s fashion collection at the Lexington armory fell upon deaf ears. We think we know now why....
Sarah Palin Book Tour a Very Scary Success.
Right wing patriarchal slang and a winning smile always go hand in hand.
You would think that Sarah Palin getting the political beating of her lifetime last November never happened if you were to take a glimpse of the...
Landlord v. Tenant: the Unending Battle.
Characters
Tenant: 23 year-old naïve, recent graduate from a Pennsylvania suburb
Landlord: Cranky building-owner with residences all over Manhattan
Apartment: 200 sq ft. studio with no heat and no 2nd method of egress in case of fire
The City: ...
Dressing cross gender gets the NY Times thumbs up.
Reinventing fashion for the recession.
It seems the NY Times has come across a very interesting idea/trend of how to try and sell fashion to the world again. Simply, it involves convincing boys and girls that it's okay, sexy,...
Raul Castro’s Cuba More Opressive Than Ever.
Watching the human rights violations mount.
Here's a trick question. Because Fidel Castro, Cuba's longest reigning strongman, effectively moved aside for his brother Raul, what do you think has happened regarding human rights violations? If you believe they worsened,...
Devorah Rose gets in another cat fight.
Why the world (Gawker) can't live without Devorah.
It looks like Gawker is at it again, picking on our favorite media celebrity (after Rachelle Hruska) and Nick Ogre Denton (who actually owns the beast that feeds on desolate souls). The...
Coalition for the Homeless Artwalk Party: Oh, the Glamour!
Tuesday night's benefit, Artwalk Coalition for the Homeless, brought in a sundry of discerning social types to help raise awareness and funds for a wonderful cause that has now been 15 years in the making. Chaired by Alec Baldwin...
Mike Bloomberg Ran on “Progress not Politics.” Whose Idea of Progress?
Special Guest Contribution from Clayton Patterson.
Bloomberg loves us, wants to protect us, save us. He wants to make us financially secure. At least that is what he promised when he used his enormous wealth to flip the democratic...
Forty per cent is the magic number when it comes to flashing a little flesh
Oh, it is challenging being a woman. It's just one dilemma after another. Here is one that has had our brows furrowed since the day some smart cookie discovered flashing a bit of ankle could get her a long...
Finally Here: The Premiere of McCarthy’s The Road.
The Road is one of the most hotly anticipated films of the 2009 fall season for good reason. First of all, most people first heard about it last year when it was one of the most hotly anticipated films...
Lindsay Lohan Cries Like Baby and Takes Other People’s Stuff.
Making America your door mat.
Part 347 of adventures with the crack/coke/grog/freak whore continue. Dedicated to keeping America in the loop of what Lilo does from the moment she gets up, we couldn't resist recanting the following piece of nasty...
The Crash of the Paparazzi Economy is Here.
When the price of your favorite celestial misfit is plummeting.
It looks like it may be time for America to collectively start weeping in their collective napkins with the release of the sobering news that the market value of photos...
Life in Mexican town has become total anarchy.
Sleeping with your AK machine gun under your pillow.
For most Americans, going to Mexico involves a 5 day gated get away to a fluffy destination somewhere in Mexico, accompanied by other like minded Americans in abundant attendance with your...
