In Which the 'Montauk Monster' Gives New Meaning to Dog Days of Summer Media Blogging - Posted July 31, 2008
We've sort of been ignoring the Montauk Monster up until now, mostly because between the water bug we found in the bathtub yesterday and seeing Jaws at far too young an age we've had our fill of scary water monster stories. However! Being that it's a slow Thursday in... [FishBowlNY]

In Which the 'Montauk Monster' Gives New Meaning to Dog Days of Summer Media Blogging - Posted July 31, 2008
We've sort of been ignoring the Montauk Monster up until now, mostly because between the water bug we found in the bathtub yesterday and seeing Jaws at far too young an age we've had our fill of scary water monster stories. However! Being that it's a slow Thursday in... [FishBowlNY]

Who is Who? New York's '2,109' Most Notable - Posted July 7, 2008
We all know "notable" New Yorkers never get tired of hearing about themselves, much as the blogosphere never tires of writing about them. To that end, Gawker is reporting that Cityfile, the brainchild of Remy Stern, has gone live. According to the site, Cityfile aims to be a "guide to... [FishBowlNY]

Who is Who? New York's '2,109' Most Notable - Posted July 7, 2008
We all know "notable" New Yorkers never get tired of hearing about themselves, much as the blogosphere never tires of writing about them. To that end, Gawker is reporting that Cityfile, the brainchild of Remy Stern, has gone live. According to the site, Cityfile aims to be a "guide to... [FishBowlNY]

Hey Gawker, Nice Story ... One Week Late - Posted June 25, 2008
We expect Old Media stalwarts like Business Week to come late to the party, but Gawker? Aren't you guys supposed to have your "witty" retort at the ready before anyone has even said anything? A week after we reported that the Orange County Register would be moving copy editing jobs to India,... [FishBowlLA]

FBNY Dishes About All Things Gawker - Posted April 14, 2008
Our sister blog, Fishbowl NY, wakes up a lot earlier than us. It also works harder than we do, smiles less often and wears more black. But that's beside the point. FBNY has all the scoop about the Gawker sales, including this quote from Nick Denton "To be blunt: they each had... [FishBowlLA]

Mo' Margaret B., Mo' Peggy Seltzer. Mo Fiction - Posted March 4, 2008
More Margaret B. Jones/Peggy Seltzer info: Gawker has some of her author interview, now vanished from Penguin's site, but found here: At one point I was showing my agent around my old neighborhood. We were shooting a video for the book. She said it was so much nicer than she thought it... [FishBowlLA]

Gawker's New io9.com Has Like, Design Futurism and Zany Architecture and Stuff - Posted January 3, 2008
As soon as we trained ourselves not to look at the header (why, why do they want to make us cry?), Gawker's new sci-fi blog io9 lured us in with what is pretty much all design-related content. The blog, which debuted yesterday, is edited by Annalee Newitz, who used to work... [UnBeige]

Gawker Abused in Salon - Posted December 26, 2007
In a piece about Gawker and celebrity news, Heather Havrilesky asks Salon readers: But in this head-spinning year of celebrity obsession and backlash, did we gain anything by listening in on Alec Baldwin's private phone message to his daughter, or watching camera-phone footage of David Hasselhoff drunkenly scarfing down a hamburger, or... [FishBowlLA]

Sundown on Sunset - Posted November 30, 2007
Evel Knievel dies at age 69. Martin Scorsese's newest film: La Clave Reserva Just in time for the holidays! KOST fires Kim Amidon, after 22 years. via Franklin Ave. Hollywood Bitchslap has an Oscar tote board up. Sasha Stone as well with better commentary but less useful visuals. EW lists the 50 Smartest... [FishBowlLA]

Spencer Pratt Tutored at USC, Outed at Gawker - Posted November 27, 2007
Gawker posts about Spencer Pratt's old tutor who got the Hills resident evil mastermind through freshman English at USC. The tutor, Nicole Kristal, wrote about how dumb rich kids suck for Newsweek in 2005. The aptly-named Pratt was outed by some tipster, but we're betting on Kristal herself. She should pitch... [FishBowlLA]

SNL Live: Sklar Approves - Posted November 19, 2007
Does the Huffington Post pay by the word? 4511. On the live Saturday Night Live show. And only 5 comments. Gawker, however, recaps the recap, and Rachel Sklar shows up to defend herself from the vicious readers. Sklar has quite the schwarmerei for SNL. ... [FishBowlLA]

Charlie LeDuff: Who's Your Daddy? - Posted November 8, 2007
Author Charlie LeDuff traveled the globe for the NY Times, and now lives in Hollywood, but he's a million miles away from all the strike action. Why? Because he and his little daughter are at home or driving to Yoga World or going to the park. He writes in Men's Vogue: I... [FishBowlLA]

WGA Strike Snippets of News - Posted November 5, 2007
The WGA members seem to be worried about their public image. Maybe if they start the picket lines before 9 (like when the Teamsters go to work), the strikers might be taken more seriously. And lose the lattes and the Blackberries. United Hollywood suggests there'll be chaos. They wish. We stand... [FishBowlLA]

Grigoriadis Dissects Gawker, Finds Shriveled Heart - Posted October 15, 2007
Vanessa Grigoriadis gets back at Gawker for making fun of her wedding write-up. Writing in New York, Grigoriadis writes: Like most journalists, I tend to have a defeatist attitude about Gawker, dismissing it as the Mystery Science Theater 3000 of journalism, or accepting its vague put-downs under the principle that any press... [FishBowlLA]

Gawker Clubs Baby Seals, Neal Pollack's Son - Posted September 28, 2007
Gawker hit a new low, posting a hit piece about a 4-year-old this week. They called said 4-year-old "the worst," declared they "hate" him and justified it all by explaining that he's not a 4-year-old; he's Neal Pollack's 4-year-old. Now, we're no fans of Pollack, but this is out of line. And... [FishBowlLA]

Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew, And Nipple Torture - Posted September 26, 2007
While Gawker was speculating about the state of John Connolly's Vanity Fair story on sleazebag Jeffrey Epstein, the Mail on Sunday published an eye-widening piece about Johanna Sjoberg, a church-going, all-American brunette, was recruited six years ago into Epstein's household as an occasional home help, and was induced to perform demeaning... [FishBowlLA]

Vogue: Fat September - Posted August 21, 2007
Glossed Over live blogs the September Vogue, and lives to tell. Gawker notes that the same issue has gained a little weight, while Jossip points out that last year's issue was bigger. Sienna Miller's on the cover, despite all the Amy Winehouse gossip. And Cathy Horyn actually found reading matter hidden in the dead-tree... [FishBowlLA]

Choire Sicha Defends Los Angeles Times on Theresa Duncan - Posted August 20, 2007
Over at Gawker, Choire Sicha sticks up for his new pals at the LA Times, claiming that there weren't two Theresa Duncan tribute pieces as we'd mentioned. He posts: The paper didn't "run" two tribute pieces--as far as we can tell, the first was rushed and only put online.) We're guessing... [FishBowlLA]

Sale of Mediabistro.com Inspires Tears, Tantrums Too - Posted July 18, 2007
News of mediabistro.com's sale has caused quite a stir in Blogotopia. Well, bloggers like traffic, and who knew that Laurel Touby + boa would replace Britney Spears + Nude as a sure-fire search term? Gawker tries to laugh through tears and clenched teeth. Not a good look. Gridskipper's Chris Mohney does the... [FishBowlLA]

Greg Gutfeld in NY Observer--Once Ate Reagan's Chicken - Posted May 23, 2007
George Gurley profiles Greg Gutfeld in the NY Observer. Gutfeld adores Paul Lynde, has gotten fired quite a few times, and thinks liberalism is all about getting laid. Gawker readers don't quite get his appeal.... [FishBowlLA]

R.I.P. Socialite Rank - Posted April 26, 2007
Socialite Rank is shutting down, and the creators are working on a book about the whole experience. Were we all just pawns in their little game? ... [FishBowlLA]