February 2012
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Where on earth did this $20,000 amount come from... →
Commenters! They happen. A little background: Yesterday I wrote about the lone holdout for the 49-state settlement with the five major mortgage lenders: Scott Pruitt, Attorney General of Oklahoma. You may remember him from that time he tried to sue the Obama administration over their healthcare policies. Pruitt didn’t want to participate with the rest of the states out of principle; he...
Did Oklahoma A.G. Scott Pruitt, Mortgage... →
Basically, yes. The entire state of Oklahoma—especially those who got eaten alive by predatory banking loans—just got totally fucked by their banker friend attorney general, the only one out of all 50 attorneys general who didn’t agree to the national settlement.
National Settlement: $28 Billion National Settlement Split Evenly Among 49 States: $57.1M per state. Oklahoma Settlement:...
_____ _______ is a self-important blog that... →
Whoops: Yahoo VP Forgets to Remove Laid Off... →
The real lesson, besides ALWAYS DOUBLE-CHECK THE BCC ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS is “Chris Lehmann: Fantastic email-writer.” I’ve always wanted to do something like this. I’ve just never been given the right opportunity.
New York Times Crossword Guru Will Shortz Needs to... →
Ah, yes: The Monday New York Times crossword puzzle, routinely mocked by those more seasoned crossword freaks as the province of entry-level puzzle-doers and amateur intellects. In today’s puzzle, however, those who regularly frequent the blank box page may observe an interesting redundancy, and on a technical level, an inaccuracy. Involving rappers.
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Voicemail from Iggy Pop - Dec. 29, 2011
So, my...
10 Questions with Chris Mohney, Editor-in-Chief of... →
NYO: One of our co-workers who covers intersections of media and tech noted the response to criticism that this isn’t corporate boosterism as “[expletive] [expletive for ‘stupid’].” How is it not?
Chris Mohney: That’s a fair question.
“This cocky hedge fund guy came in with his... →
Harlem-based pro ping pong player Wally Green (is the man).
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January 2012
“I don’t really like putting a price-tag on the... →
The UNLV (20-3) men's basketball team, which has... →
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Lana Del Rey Smashes Pitchfork in the Face with... →
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One wonders if Pitchfork couldn’t rescind their... →
Also: Why did Pitchfork scrub the original final passage of their Lana Del Rey review?
http://www.observer.com/term/please-just-open-it-fo... →
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I’m normally pretty “anti-” as...
We’ve reached out to David Pogue for comment with... →
List of inventors killed by their own inventions -... →
Kim Kardashian Will Read This Blog Post, So You... →
Parmville! How Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi Made... →
“Glad to hear that it sounds like these guys are embracing the douchebags they really are. (Actually, just Mario),” wrote one anonymous commenter on Eater, a line that had the trio cracking up.
“Mario is actually a pretty decent guy …” countered Guest #3. Mr. Torrisi looked at the floor, unsuccessfully suppressing a grin, while Mr. Carbone shrugged.
“… compared to Rich, at least.“
At that,...
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The Cat Marnell School of Dating: "IF YOU DON'T... →
Also:
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Julie Schott <julie@xojane.com> wrote:
Hi S, Thank you for your response. Cat appreciates your invite to dinner, but will be busy this evening smoking dust. Again please feel free to follow up with any further questions. Xx Julie
A Very Serious Request
ninety9:
If you find your fingers typing out ‘South By’ at any point over the next forty years three months, do me a favor and, um, chop them off?
Preemptive Irritation: MUST CREDIT KATIE BAKES DOT COM.
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Goodbye to Adderall That: One Writer’s Breakup... →
“The first four paragraphs were really good,” he told me. “You gave me the rest the next day, and it was totally incoherent. I think the Adderall is affecting your writing. Your voice is completely different. I mean, it’s basically just speed, you know?”
Lana Del Rey’s Publicists Force Thought Catalog to... →
This may be the funniest media story of 2012 yet. It involves two of the most patently ridiculous blogs on the entire internet, one of which cowered in fear at some overzealous publicists, who made their cause only worse by asking for the removal of a blog post, which the other ridiculous blog has now published.
Schadenfreude Time: Bonus Day at Goldman Sachs is... →
One girl, Carney reports, was crying. Meanwhile, the numbers from Dealbreaker:
“First years: 40k annualized (base: 70k) Second years: 40-56k (base: 80k, 10k bump in August).”
Yup. Still making more than any of you their first year on the job.
Only 3.8% of the English majors were One... →
Put that in your Thought Catalog and post it.
Why You Shouldn’t Listen to Facebook or Google... →
And Tumblr! Sorry, Tumblr. But it’s true.
“Some companies fear that doctors may no longer... →
Today, in utter bullshit.
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The reason this news is important and is being... →
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Also pulling papers two days ago (Jan. 10) was... →
Mikey! My brother!
Mr. Brisbane is asking whether or not it’s a... →
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Spiersblr: Randomly: a few of my favorite Observer... →
dceiver:
spiers:
Randomly: a few of my favorite Observer pieces from this year, in no particular order:
A Twee Grows in Brooklyn: the Portlandification of the increasingly bourgeois borough by Adrianne Jeffries
Almost Amis by Christian Lorentzen
Peter Braunstein Still Has Issues by Aaron Gell
Pony Up, Haters: How 4Chan Gave Birth to the Bronies by Una LaMarche
The Situation and the Story:...
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Another reason the Mayor has been successful in... →
Le Baron, New York City’s Most Anticipated... →
In the mean time, New York City’s nightcrawling scenesters can pass the time attempting to cadge drinks from their moneyed older dates at the Electric Room as Nur Kahn secretly transmits subliminals upon their delicate, desperate psyches. Hold out, young urbanite! You may be roused from you (distinctly French) existential nightmare in due time. Salvation may be forthcoming, yet.
Awl City: The Awl Launches Awl Music,... →
New blog alert: TUMBLRS.
The first such beef happened in the early ’80s,... →