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Veteran publicist Ronni Chasen shot to death in Beverly Hills

Veteran publicist Ronni Chasen shot to death in Beverly Hills

64-year-old longtime publicist Ronni Chasen was shot to death early this morning in Beverly Hills, just hours after attending the premiere of the film Burlesque. An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Chasen was taken from the scene ... Read >
Jane Pratt taps blogger Tavi Gevinson to revive ‘Sassy’

Jane Pratt taps blogger Tavi Gevinson to revive ‘Sassy’

Like many girls in my age group scattered across America, Sassy magazine was a massive influence on my pre-teenage years. My 25-year-old friends are too young to really remember Sassy. My 40-year-old friends were old enough that they ... Read >
Daily Beast chews up Newsweek and wins the battle of sites

Daily Beast chews up Newsweek and wins the battle of sites

In what has to be one of the strangest, yet very interesting, match-ups of old and new media we get news that after Daily Beast and Newsweek joining forces the Newsweek site is going to be shut ... Read >
News Corp Says iPad Apps Are Cannibalizing Newspaper Sales

News Corp Says iPad Apps Are Cannibalizing Newspaper Sales

Welcome to the 21st century! News Corp has announced that iPad apps have cannibalized traditional newspaper sales. James Murdock, Rupert Murdoch's son and head of the company's Asian/European operations told attendees at the Monaco Media Forum that ... Read >
Ailing Newsweek hooks up with The Daily Beast

Ailing Newsweek hooks up with The Daily Beast

After extensive negotiations that looked like a non-starter not too long ago, troubled print publication Newsweek has announced a merger with The Daily Beast. Tina Brown, who edited Vanity Fair and The New Yorker before founding The Daily ... Read >
Settle down guys, it’s only an Old Spice spoof

Settle down guys, it’s only an Old Spice spoof

This is not an ad you would see from an American company but then the Brits aren't as prudish was we are so it was no surprise that some enterprising ad agency in England would have has ... Read >
‘Indefinite’ Olbermann suspension turns out to be two shows

‘Indefinite’ Olbermann suspension turns out to be two shows

If you got freaked out and joined a Facebook group to get Keith Olbermann his job back, you can chill out now- he's back tomorrow after a four day, two show suspension. Olbermann got publicly wrist slapped last ... Read >
Bitchslap: Olbermann suspended ‘indefinitely’ for donating to Dems

Bitchslap: Olbermann suspended ‘indefinitely’ for donating to Dems

Keith Olbermann, you are having the worst week ever. Olbermann, who has been described as a "top anchor" on MSNBC, was unfavorably cited by Jon Stewart at the "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear," leading to his decision ... Read >
Time Warner loves Netflix’s 28 day delay so much it wants longer delays

Time Warner loves Netflix’s 28 day delay so much it wants longer delays

If you ever wanted proof of just how moronically stupid the movie industry is just take a gander at this statement from Jeff Bewkes, Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner. “So far the 28-day window has clearly been ... Read >
What your favorite shows tell marketers about you

What your favorite shows tell marketers about you

If you like Glee, you'll totally be into a threesome. Dig weight-loss shamefest The Biggest Loser? Not so creative then, are you? Into The Office? You're probably very self-satisfied and think you're cleverer than you actually are. People ... Read >
BoingBoing Gets Hacked, Attacked By Penis Man [NSFW]

BoingBoing Gets Hacked, Attacked By Penis Man [NSFW]

BoingBoing, a nerd site that calls themselves a "Directory of Wonderful Things" was hit tonight by a hacker who posted a not-so wonderful thing on their frontpage, a picture of a man in a halloween costume full ... Read >
‘Marie Claire’ loses ‘thinking women’s’ distinction with anti-fatty blog post

‘Marie Claire’ loses ‘thinking women’s’ distinction with anti-fatty blog post

Picking a clever women's magazine is kind of like selecting the classiest member of the cast of Jersey Shore. Still, Marie Claire kind of hovered a bit above rags like Cosmo with some pieces on women's issues around ... Read >
NYC ‘mommy blogger’ sued for not honoring dental barter

NYC ‘mommy blogger’ sued for not honoring dental barter

A New York City mommy blogger is being sued over $45,000 worth of dental work provided in exchange for a promise to write a "puff piece" about the dentist and dental offices. According to documents filed in Manhattan ... Read >
NPR axes Juan Williams after remarks about Muslims on Fox News

NPR axes Juan Williams after remarks about Muslims on Fox News

NPR has fired longtime news analyst Juan Williams after controversial remarks he made on Bill O'Reilly's show regarding fears he has about flying with people in "garb" associated with Muslims. The New York Times quoted Williams, who made ... Read >
Breaking: Perez Hilton swears off meanness and bullying- ‘I can’t keep justifying my behavior!’

Breaking: Perez Hilton swears off meanness and bullying- ‘I can’t keep justifying my behavior!’

Perez Hilton, the celeb gossip blogger who has built a very lucrative brand based on rampant namecalling, outing of the gays and attacking female stars' femininity, has posted a YouTube statement admitting regret for being so mean ... Read >
What that tasty looking fast food burger really looks like

What that tasty looking fast food burger really looks like

There's a story that has been floating around the Web for the past couple of weeks about Manhattan artist Sally Davies and her McDonald's Happy Meal project. The idea behind her project is that every day she ... Read >
Cost of HuffPo ‘Sanity’ buses? $250K so far

Cost of HuffPo ‘Sanity’ buses? $250K so far

While fans of The Daily Show may have been surprised at Arianna Huffington's seemingly on the spot offer to bus any New Yorkers who required a lift to Jon Stewart's "Rally To Restore Sanity" or Stephen Colbert's ... Read >
CBS Radio correspondent busted for growing weed

CBS Radio correspondent busted for growing weed

Veteran CBS Radio reporter Howard Arenstein was arrested over the weekend along with his wife on charges related to growing marijuana in his swanky Washington DC home. Early Saturday, a search warrant was executed at the Northwest DC ... Read >
‘Journalist’ James O’Keefe busted trying to sexually harrass CNN’s Abbie Boudreau for unclear purpose

‘Journalist’ James O’Keefe busted trying to sexually harrass CNN’s Abbie Boudreau for unclear purpose

James O'Keefe, the Breitbart blogger who whipped the right wing into an intense circle jerk when he brought down voter outreach organization ACORN is at the center of another failed stunt, this time a bizarre and creepy ... Read >
BlogWorld Expo 2010: An Interview With Rick Calvert

BlogWorld Expo 2010: An Interview With Rick Calvert

Last year Blog World Expo saw approximately 2,000 visitors, this year 4,000 participants are expected at the event. To find out why Blog World Expo 2010 has doubled it's size I sat down with conference co-creator Rick ... Read >
Next up for IKEA? Cats, lots and lots of cats

Next up for IKEA? Cats, lots and lots of cats

So what do you do with 100 cats all gathered into one place in one night on purpose? Well if you are the IKEA store in Wmbley, London, you use them as part of a "Herding Cats" experiment ... Read >
The cost of Murdoch’s paywall experiment? 90% of The Times traffic.

The cost of Murdoch’s paywall experiment? 90% of The Times traffic.

Way to go Rupert. Not only are your reporters pissed at the drop in traffic but your advertisers are leaving in droves. All because you knew better than the rest of the web and put everything behind a ... Read >