December 2007
107 Magazine Predictions for 2008 →
“People, you never need more clothes than you can comfortably carry in a shoulder...”
– Funniest NYTimes editorial ever: “Hell on Wheels”
Sucky Subway Fare Hikes →
I don’t even understand some of this. $47 for a 14-day card??? You’d have to take the subway four times a day for that to be worth it.
Golden Globes and Oscars are Drawn Into Strike →
LOS ANGELES — The red carpet is beginning to look a lot like scorched earth. The Writers Guild of America West said late on Monday that it had turned down requests that would have allowed the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to use guild writers on its Golden Globes show next month, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to include historical film clips on its Academy Awards...
Sympathy for the Gawker →
As has been reported elsewhere, Gawker Media head Nick Denton has named himself as the new “temporary managing editor” of flagship blog Gawker in order “to oversee its evolution towards a more traditional news operation.” His first day on the job will be January 2nd and it won’t be his first time working on GM’s blogging side — Denton previously did stints over...
With Regrets, New Orleans is Left Behind →
LAKE CHARLES, La. — With resignation, anger or stoicism, thousands of former New Orleanians forced out by Hurricane Katrina are settling in across the Gulf Coast, breaking their ties with the damaged city for which they still yearn. They now cast their votes in small Louisiana towns and in big cities of neighboring states. They have found new jobs and bought new houses. They have forsaken their...
Songs of Love and Murder, Silenced by Killings →
MORELIA, Mexico — Mexico’s country music stars are being killed at an alarming rate — 13 in the past year and a half, three already in December — in a trend that has gone hand in hand with the surge in violence between drug gangs here. None of the cases have been solved. All have borne the signs of Mexican underworld executions, sending a chill through the ranks of other grupero musicians, who...
“Men who say they like small breasts just haven’t seen ours.”
– Elizabeth S. Ford, 12-17-07
On Facebook, Scholars Link Up with Data →
“Each day about 1,700 juniors at an East Coast college log on to Facebook.com to accumulate “friends,” compare movie preferences, share videos and exchange cybercocktails and kisses. Unwittingly, these students have become the subjects of academic research. To study how personal tastes, habits and values affect the formation of social relationships (and how social relationships affect...
Bob's Photos →
Bob is a freelance production person for WD. I just got a lovely Christmas card from him, and it had a link to his website.. I never knew he was a famous photographer! Check out his pics of NYC and Paris, they’re gorgeous.
“And everyone keeps complaining about my oatmeal smelling like pancakes but...”
– Jen
In the Mansion Land of the "Fifth Avenoodles" →
Fun history of the Upper East Side.
Biden Campaigning With Ease After Hardships →
This is for LizLemon, Biden’s biggest fan ;)
Live Rock on a Small Bankroll →
Live music for FREE in NYC! I def want to check out all these places. I miss live music.
“This happens all too often to Mr. Bergdoll, a garrulous 36-year-old who bears a...”
– http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/13/theater/13travolta.html?th&emc=th This quote seriously made me LOL. It’s a story from the NYTimes about celebrity impersonators during the holiday season.
Charity's share from shopping raises concern →
“Shopping has become virtuous, especially at this time of year. Buy a “Better World” scarf at American Eagle Outfitters, and the retailer says $10 of the $19.95 price will go to one of three charities. Buy or lease aBMW this month, and participating dealers say they will give $25 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.Consumers these days can benefit a variety of charities with their purchases. Or...
Man Chugs Entire Bottle of Vodka Rather Than Turn... →
Hilarious. Thanks for finding, Jen!
A Fashion Confession: Why I Don't Like Marc Jacobs →
I kind of agree: his shows are notrorious for starting way late, and I didn’t really like his last collection at all. I like that he challenges the fashion industry, but it feels like he’s doing it just for the sake of causing drama. His accessories and some things from Marc by Marc are amazing, though.
At Bronx Court, Elevator Woes Slow Justice →
“Sometimes people wait for hours to get onto a working elevator and up to court, only to find their hearings have been rescheduled because they did not show up on time.”
Vodka: The Rise and Fall of a Spirit →
This article says people who order vodka-crans aren’t cool. Oops. Guess I need a new drink. But I don’t really know if I want the NYPost to think I’m cool anyway.
“C.F. Payne, a Norman Rockwell-type artist who used to have replicas of his oil...”
– Keith Kelley’s NYPost column
We get these letters at WD all the time. They get mad over Hanes bra ads.
“Google is struggling to become a verb in China.
“G-O-O-G-L-E is not a...”
– NYPost article GOOGLE IS A NO GO GO
crazy Asians.
Pratt won't star in VH1 show →
I found out today that a coworker of mine worked with Jane Pratt way back in the day, at McCall’s I think. She said she was nice! I told her to pull a few strings so I can meet the woman who founded Sassy and JANE. We will see. (This link is talking about a magazine reality show. Ugh.)
Young women drink, party, post →
The perils of facebook, as reported by CNN. I don’t think this is as big a deal as they’re making it; girls usually make everything private when they’re job-searching, I think. If they aren’t smart enough to do that, they don’t deserve a job.
Town House Living: The Untold Story →
This article makes me want to weep/fills me with rage. People living in brownstones/townhomes in NYC are complaining about having to go up and down stairs. Um, yeah. Try a 5th floor walk-up. (Article found through Gawker)
Huckabee shakes up GOP race in South Carolina →
“A month ago, Huckabee was fifth in South Carolina polls. Now, according to a new Mason-Dixon poll conducted in the state, Huckabee comes in at 20 percent, putting him in first place with a narrow lead over former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who has 17 percent.
They are followed by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at 15 percent, former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee at 14 percent...
Lauren admits to doing re-enactments on The Hills →
“Talking to Entertainment Weekly, Conrad, 21, specifically addresses “nail-polish-gate” — a sequence of scenes in one episode that were supposedly shot on one night, but in which Conrad’s red nail polish disappears over time. Conrad says the later scenes, with her on the phone with Brody Jenner, were indeed re-enacted the next day, because the cameras had stopped rolling before the “real”...
