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The Times Got Jonah Lehrer’s Book Proposal, But Won’t Tell Andrew Wylie Where
Jonah Lehrer, the New Yorker reporter who was fired after an an investigation revealed that he had plagiarized and fabricated quotes, is making a bid for a second act. And unlike others before him...
View ArticleLauren Conrad Won’t Tell You Which Instagram Filter She Uses So Don’t Even Ask
Lauren Conrad, a person, has amassed a diverse resume since leaving The Hills. She’s an accomplished fashion designer, a noted author writing sentences in a book, and apparently really good at...
View ArticleCEO Makes Employee Record His Every Move Due to Insatiable Thirst For Content
“Oh my god, I should totally have my own reality show.” It’s something bland people have been saying since the dawn of Bravo, but few have acted on it. Lucky for them, one trail-blazing social media...
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Party Poopers to Make Poking a Cop Illegal in New York
Don't touch these guys. Seriously. (Getty) Great news (not really). Today the New York Senate passed a bill that makes “annoying” a police officer a felony—punishable by up to four years in prison....
View ArticleAnthony Weiner Wonders Whether Voter Is Flirting With Him
At a forum in Brooklyn earlier this evening, Anthony Weiner raised eyebrows when he suggested that a woman in the audience was flirting with him. Read More
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Morning Media Mix
The New York Times published a scathing editorial yesterday in the wake of the N.S.A. phone surveillance scandal titled "President Obama's Dragnet." It declared, conclusively: "The administration has...
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Last Chance to Buy Earrings, a Slow-Cooker and a Minibus From the MTA
You know you need it. (MTA) What? The MTA Surplus Material Sale is ending already? A sale this good should last three months at least. Yes, it’s that time of year when the Metropolitan Transit...
View ArticleDuh, Casinos Aren’t Going to Let You Use Glass to Cheat at Blackjack
Perhaps restrooms are the only place you might be able to wear Google Glass. Taking a cue from strip clubs, several state gaming commissions are barring the face computers from the premises for fear...
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This Used to Be My Playground: Madonna’s CPW Co-op Sells for $4 M. Discount
Arches fit for a Moor. We knew that the Material Girl wasn't going to get the nearly $20 million that she last asked for her sprawling pad on 41 Central Park West—brokers told the Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleAnthony Weiner Ducks a Shot at Debate
Anthony Weiner’s Democratic rivals in the mayor’s race have generally done their best to avoid talking about the sexting scandal that led to his downfall two years ago. Former Councilman Sal Albanese,...
View ArticleAnderson Cooper’s Partner Inked Deal for a Restaurant and Bar in Hell’s Kitchen
Anderson Cooper‘s partner, Antoine “Benjamin” Maisini, will be pitching in to open a restaurant and bar in Hell’s Kitchen. Disguised under the entity Oxido Corp., Mr. Maisini and Pablo Raimondi, his...
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Not Such a Lucky Star: Another Chinatown Bus Shut Down
Sayonara. (Flickr) The era of cheap travel out of Chinatown is ending. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation shut down the Lucky Star bus line, which offered $15 trips to Boston from New...
View ArticleWeiner Shrugs Off ‘New York-Style’ Confrontation at Democratic Club
In an interview on CBS radio this afternoon, Anthony Weiner said he simply had a “New York-style” exchange with a Democratic district leader who blasted him this week for running for mayor after...
View ArticleRumor Roundup: Miley Cyrus Descends on Silicon Valley and Goldman Guys Love Uber
Just Being Miley. We don’t know what Instagram did to deserve this, but leopard-print leotard Miley Cyrus paid a visit to the company’s offices this week. She appropriately posted a picture of herself...
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The Filmography of Shannon Richardson: Not Just the Pregnant Alleged Poisoner...
Shannon Richardson (Twitter) Actress Shannon Richardson, best known as the pregnant Texas woman who allegedly tried to poison Mayor Bloomberg and President Obama and frame her third husband for doing...
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After Years On the Market, Magnificent Riverside Drive Mansion Finally Finds...
It took a long time, but the mansion finally found a buyer. Mysterious, beautiful and fiercely independent—the Schinasi Mansion at 351 Riverside Drive—the Ellen Olenska of real estate, has finally...
View ArticleImmortal Billionaire Peter Thiel to Write Book Your Weird Uncle Will Give You...
Peter Thiel, the dashing PayPal founder who was born when Ray Kurzweil and a unicorn cyborg mated beneath a full moon, is adding “author” to his long list of accomplishments. The New York Times reports...
View ArticleFashion Person Swears You’re Not Chic Unless You’re Ungoogleable
Chicness has many components. Style. Elegance. Mystery. Ability to turn down between-meal snacks. For designer Phoebe Philo, though, the height of chic is online nonexistence. “The chicest thing is...
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The Return of Wall Street’s Cassandra: In Armani and Pearls, Meredith Whitney...
Among the many gifts Benjamin Graham bequeathed to investors was the allegory of Mr. Market. He’s the collective us, the guy who wakes up with a new view about the best price for a stock (or the market...
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‘A’ Is for American Food: Does Culture or Cleanliness Determine a...
(Getty images) With almost half of restaurants earning an A on their first inspection, anything but top marks can be considered failing. That's why the results of the Huffington Post's investigation of...
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