Tag: media
How to kill yourself in public and create a scene: A study in the American myth.
There are many ways to kill yourself if inclined; jumping off bridges because of the stigma associated with one's sexuality, shooting yourself in the head, hanging yourself live on a chat room session whilst being cheered on, being gunned...
Will Americans Have to Rebuild the Internet From Scratch in the Name of Freedom?
Think the internet is a free flowing sphere of space and content? Think again, it’s anything but that…
While WikiLeaks has, at least to date, failed to release any truly earth shattering information (unless you take the properly schizoid...
Media transparency, Mastercard and payback.
Another one bites the dust. David vs Goliath...Mastercard down, Visa down too, who's next?
For all of us collectively holding our breath as we watch the mammoth saga being played out live in our living rooms and in front of...
Rose Hartman: Glamour Photographer.
To be sure Rose Hartman has been taking more pictures of your favorite socialites and merry go round trollops before most of you were born. Since the 1970's where she almost stumbled upon the gallivanting free roaming misbehavior of...
The continued myth of Melissa Berkelhammer and the media.
Melissa Berkelhammer, suicidal socialite suffered two broken legs after car strikes her
Media it's a bitch, and you can't live with or without it. It's totally ingrained in the fabric of our times, an extension of our collective thoughts, aspirations,...
The curious breakdown of socialite Melissa Berkelhammer.
Melissa Berkelhammer. And the myth of the ever elusive socialite continues ....
Melissa Berkelhammer homeless, internet reacts: ‘Another worthless tramp.’
Melissa Berkelhammer evicted: The delusion of being a NYC socialite
Melissa Berkelhammer’s eviction stalled cause of crafty lawyer
Melissa Berkelhammer gets a...
Web War 3: Tumblr takes on 4Chan in a Battle to the Death
Update: Operation Overlord So Far»
By 7.30pm
All the interweb stands at ready for the 5pm battle between last culturally relevant community of self-styled hackers reveling in their self-perceived flanerie and their growing, but infertile, offspring -- the corporate test-tube hybrid...
Should a writer just give up and become a socialite instead?
For a while lately I have been complaining about my resilient state of glamorous poverty (that's right kids being a writer is best reserved for those of you with trust funds like my esteemed...
And so it continues- Darren Bettencourt insists his client Jill Zarin is not a Media Whore.
Media whores. That's one mouthful of a word, well strictly speaking 2 mouthfuls but that hasn't stopped publicist Darren Bettencourt who has single handedly (along with a bit of help from Jill herself) propelled Jill Zarin...
Is Gawker afraid of free speech?
Above is a note that our 'frenemy' Richard Lawson (scandalous writer and pet subject of this author) of Gawker recently said to me- essentially a note barring this author (our other interns also received a similar note courtesy of...
What’s wrong with media today?
I'm watching the news one night on TV and suddenly out of no where, one of the reporters start quipping about the new Sex and the City sequel and how fabulous the movie is and how later one of...
Rupert Murdoch has a new idea: Let journalists eat out of garbage cans.
How Rupert intends to starve the media world.
Out of today's Guardian comes the interesting tale of Rupert Murdoch's latest foray in the media world. With his very much ballyhooed plan to offer steep advertising price cuts...
Devorah Rose: Villainess or Victim?
Devorah Rose: Social Anti-Christ hosts anti-Valentine's Day ...
My hero Salman Rushdie has now just proposed to his still married ex flame Michelle Barish.
Devorah Rose: Social Anti-Christ hosts anti-Valentine’s Day massacre. Self promote or bust…
Will she resign? Social Life Magazine...
The unsavory demise of the media world is around the corner.
The terrible things that are happening to media companies.
Oh well, we might as well tell you all you aspiring media tycoons and journalism newbies- all bets are off. Why? Because Gawker just uncovered something that only few us ever...
The king and queen of France rumored to be having affairs.
The sleaze that even France can't help drooling over.
Looks like it's contagion season. Why? Twitter silly, that little thing that you attack all day long to send wonderful crap of information for the world to breathlessly choke on. Latest...
