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'Gossip Girl' Creator Cecily von Ziesgar Is Pissed At Her Publisher

cecily.jpg "You know you love me," Cecily von Ziesgar signs her Amazon review of her own latest book, the Gossip Girls series prequel It Had To Be You. And you know what? We kinda do, because Cecily has had the balls to risk biting the hand that feeds her by calling her publisher out on doing what sounds like a really incompetent job of publishing her book. more »

3:15 PM ON THU OCT 11 2007
BY EMILY
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today on gawker jobs Assistant Editor - The Onion, Inc, Amateur Leasing Associate - Samuel French, Inc., and more!

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Funny Stuff Los Angeles Times publisher David Hiller has started a blog! But he's said in a memo that "This is internal, just for us, so please don't share the blog content outside the company." David. Honey. Have you been to the internet? [LA Observed]

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the post-lunch youtube stroll "The Most Amazing Video Of A Girl Playing Star Wars On The Trumpet... EVER" [BWE]

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FROM JEZEBEL.COM: Jonathan Plummer, 33, ex-husband of bestselling novelist Terry McMillan, has, with the help of a ghost writer, penned a "novel." The plot? A young Jamaican man is seduced by a powerful American woman. The young lover breaks the wealthy woman's heart by announcing that he is gay and scandal ensues.

2:45 PM ON THU OCT 11 2007
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Perez Hilton To Be Deposed In Lindsay Lohan Cocaine Trial Of Century!

Back in July, DJ Samantha Ronson filed a defamation suit against folks who said she'd placed coke in Lindsay Lohan's car. (For those just tuning in, Lindsay Lohan is a rising young starlet and a staple of wholesome Disney films.) Blogger Perez ("Mario Lavandeira") Hilton's posting said that Ronson "planted drugs that were found in Lohan's car after it crashed into a tree in Beverly Hills on May 26, and that she set up her friend to be photographed while under the influence of alcohol," according to AP. For a defamation claim, she must prove somehow that he acted with malice. Says Perez's attorney: "If Ms. Ronson is attempting to get some sort of relief in court and to show that Mario Lavandeira had any malice, I think she's going to a hardware store for milk. It's just not going to happen." Where did they find this guy? Ms. Ronson also stated that she has never "handled" cocaine.

Lohan friend sues blogger for defamation [AP]

2:35 PM ON THU OCT 11 2007
BY CHOIRE
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Latest Gawker Stalker Sightings

  • Jeff Daniels

    E 53rd St & 5th Ave
    Passed him on the stairs to the Queens-bound platform on the E/V. Clean cut but dressed almost exactly as he was in The Squid and the Whale. Walking with a younger, hippie-looking guy. They both looked confused.

  • Jennifer Garner & Violet Affleck

    W 68th St & Columbus Ave
    saw jennifer garner and violet walking down columbus on 68th around 1030am...it was such a surprise to see her just walking down the street by herself that we just stared with our mouths dropped. she flashed us a huge smile! very sweet!

  • Anthony Weiner

    76 E 41st St
    Rep. Anthony Weiner was smoking hot this a.m. heading east on East 41st Street between Madison and Park.

  • Janet Jackson

    Broadway & 43rd St
    Just saw Janet Jackson, body guards and her German Shepard dog in the lobby of my building at 43rd and Broadway. Looked hot—Nasty dare I say.

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New York Billiards Bars

FROM GRIDSKIPPER.COM: What do Mozart, Napoleon, Mark Twain, Babe Ruth, and I all have in common? An affinity for billiards! Once upon a time, my dad took my little 11-year old self to a smoky billiards bar on the outskirts of Pittsburgh and taught me a thing or two about pool, also known as "pocket billiards" in the US.

2:30 PM ON THU OCT 11 2007
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Christopher Knight To Deborah Solomon: "Get Away From Me!"

Last week's New York Press cover story about New York Times reporter Deborah Solomon's perhaps less-than-ethical methods reminded some of her other subjects of their own negative experiences with the Q&A; queen. Particularly irate was one Christopher Knight, longtime Los Angeles Times art critic and 2007 Pulitzer Prize finalist. more »

2:15 PM ON THU OCT 11 2007
BY MAGGIE
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Notable Quotables Fox News' "Red Eye" host Greg Gutfeld consents to a rare interview today, and has some words of wisdom for the masses: "For anyone under the age of 30, absolute truth has lost to relativism—and now it's entirely inappropriate to judge any behavior, unless you yourself have done it at least three times. You work out don't you? The best thing for your workouts? Sports massage. I have a table." Noted: WOW we cannot believe that show is still on the air. [Gothamist]

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Why Do Women's Magazines Lie About Such Stupid Shit?

FROM JEZEBEL.COM: So remember way back yesterday, when we shared the harrowing story of Laura Wells, whose employers subjected her to the demeaning experience of getting her "natural russet hair" dyed BLONDE simply because it looked better on TV? more »

2:00 PM ON THU OCT 11 2007
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why? How hard could it be? Why has Britney Spears not yet learned how to execute the simple procedure of exiting a car without displaying her precious noble ladycactus? Is this some kind of weird feminist game she's playing with us now? [Egotastic]

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pablum From the mailbag: "HarperCollins is estimating that Jessica Seinfeld's book [about tricking kids into eating healthy by pureeing their veggies] Deceptively Delicious has sold ~125,000 in its first week on sale. This week's sign of the apocalypse: that a woman with no discernible talent other than dumping her fiance when a richer guy comes along has just had what's arguably the nonfiction debut of the year. There's something like another 250K on order."

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Pissed Publicists Spurned At Last Night's 'In Touch' Party!

In Touch Weekly's fifth anniversary party and obligatory afterparty went down last night at Tenjune in the Meatpacking. We hear a bunch of folks didn't even make it in the door. A publicist of our acquaintance says: "A bunch of us—from television, film, lifestyle brands, hotels, personal reps—were in line for 2+ hours and never let in while the bouncer 'Alex' at Tenjune let his friends (AKA emaciated underage girls) in. They turned away a reporter from The New York Times but let in Ben Widdicomb from the New York Daily News.... I mean, Tenjune is over, they are lucky the party was there and it looked like a hot spot for the night. And we all collectively agreed that we will not buy the magazine ever again or give our projects or celebs to them. We'd rather go to Life & Style! Seriously." Well, that'll be easy, since they have the same editor!

1:25 PM ON THU OCT 11 2007
BY CHOIRE
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Latest by tammyfey: Yeah, why would one fess up to waiting for more than two minutes for some twuntfest like this undoubtedly was? more »

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Crossing You In Style


Last night's episode of "Gossip Girl", which is a retelling of the Bible through the hurlyburly lives of rich Upper East Side teenagers, sorta good girl Serena once again finds herself in sorta evil girl Blair's poor graces. Blair was supposed to model for her mother's clothing line, Waldorf! But Serena was recruited too. Through this Medean maneuvering of Blair's mother, Blair feels somehow less than. And so what could have been a rapprochement turns instead into another wedge in their friendship. Sad! In this Dreamgirlian scene, Blair chastizes Serena for improperly seizing all that was hers. Serena is the Deena Jones figure; Blair, the Effie White. At any rate, Serena's love interest Dan hears the argument and gets upset. These two drifters seem destined to float down the Moon River, after the same rainbow's end and the same pot of gold.

1:05 PM ON THU OCT 11 2007
BY JOSH
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Latest by Phyllis Nefler: @SylviaPlathWasFramed: That's nothing. I pushed a nun out of the way at Nobody Beats the Wiz so I could snag more »

Sponsored Gawker Stalker Special: Design star Kelly Wearstler takes you behind the scenes for an intimate preview of her new boutique at Bergdorf Goodman. Click www.designhappening.com for details.

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Count Gottfried von Bismarck Went Out Like A Big Gay Rock Star

Remember how crushed we were when our hero Gottfried Alexander Leopold Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen, the "reckless and extravagant host of homosexual orgies," died in July? Well, the inquest into his death is at last over! Count von Party Time died the way he lived—absolutely full of cocaine. In fact, the medical examiner said that Count Gottfried von Bismarck's body "had the highest level of cocaine he had ever seen." Well played, sir! You will always live on in our hearts and veins.

Bismarck died after injecting cocaine 'every hour for a day' [Independent]

12:45 PM ON THU OCT 11 2007
BY CHOIRE
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Latest by PimpMyCouch: @IBentMyWookie: Glad to have you back. Although I'm pretty sure that column would put everyone to sleep. Or make some more »

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TMZ Takes Stand Against Tree-Murderer Bette Midler


"TMZ TV," the most important development in television since Mary Hart first plastered on her face for Entertainment Tonight, continues to blow our minds. But they're not just an advance in the medium of television! We think you'll agree that their assault (demonstrated ably here) on the artificial public constructs and confusions of contemporary personhood is the best-articulated since Roland Barthes' Death of the Author!

12:24 PM ON THU OCT 11 2007
BY CHOIRE
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Revolving Door Eric Banks, the editor of Bookforum, has ankled the schmancy intellectual sweatshop. He'll be sticking around for the next couple issues.

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Nightmare Online Dater John Fitzgerald Page Is The Worst Person In The World

Hey, remember that wannabe i-banker douchebag Alexsey Vayner and his insanely braggy resume video? Do you recall Eric Schaeffer, the failed writer/director who hates women and blogs about how he can't believe he's still single? Well, what if they met and married and through some breakthrough in medical science had a baby? He would probably grow up to be something along the lines of Atlanta's John Fitzgerald Page, who in addition to working in corporate finance, being a part-time trainer, and being available for work as a "costumed character" or a "stand-in," also somehow finds the time in his day to be a colossal, mindbogglingly douchey douchebag to girls he meets on Match.com! more »

11:50 AM ON THU OCT 11 2007
BY EMILY
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Latest by optical_allusion: @ElijahPollack: I think it's great that his age was the only thing he changed. Doesn't everyone check up on people more »

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Big Trouble At Little 'Time Out New York'

Our Freelancer Action Unit, an elite team of angry reporters, investigates publications that don't pay their freelancers. Got a gripe? Not getting paid? Drop a line! more »

11:30 AM ON THU OCT 11 2007
BY CHOIRE
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realizations Oh my God. It just occurred to us. Ivanka Trump is so going to convert down the road to marry Observer publisher Jared Kushner! There will be at last a Jewish Trump! She's just like Charlotte on "Sex and the City." I am wringing my hands and maybe going to cry!

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One Reason Why Owning About.com Is Bad For The 'New York Times'

The New York Times bought About.com from Primedia in 2005. The site, a tedious network of "experts," is an entirely separate business division. How's that working out? Well, here's a picture from Flushing's Main Street of what the New York Times has named the best new burger in Queens! Oh, wait, what's that apostrophe and that hard-to-see black print? Ohhh. It's the best new burger in Queens according to "The New York Times' About.com." Yeesh. It's just not good for the esteemed brand when search engine consultant and Queens About.com guide John Roleke can get put on par with Times food critics. (Though who knows! Maybe Mr. Roleke is an untapped genius resource with a brilliant palate!)

11:00 AM ON THU OCT 11 2007
BY CHOIRE
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Neckties Are So Hot Right Now

"Check out any art gallery, advertising agency or downtown bar where the cool kids hang" and you'll find neckties, claims David Colman in the Times today. It's true, we have noticed kids wearing ties a little more lately—maybe it has to do with that band "The White Strokes" or whatever they are called that the hip cats are listening to! Also we are apparently given to understand from the Times' photographic evidence that the neckties help you convince people to let you put your digits into their orifices.

After Years Of Being Out, The Necktie Is In [NYT]

10:40 AM ON THU OCT 11 2007
BY EMILY
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Latest by VenusCloacina: @CodePink: Skidz are nothing compared to Zubaz...they have TWO Z's in their name. Do you think hipsters would fall for a more »

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Jared Kushner Gets The Trump Seal Of Approval!

On the Howard Stern show yesterday, Donald Trump noted that, according to a listener, his daughter "Ivanka was dating a 'very rich guy—not as rich as me, but a very rich guy' from a 'real estate family.'" Translation: That is basically a blessing from the goyim for New York Observer publisher Jared Kushner! ("Rich"="good.") Anyway, that's exactly the kind of Trumpism that we imagine gets the hackles up on Jared's daddy, New Jersey kingpin (and good pal of gay American Jim McGreevey) Charles Kushner. But hey, the real estate union of Jersey Jared and Manhattan Ivanka is good for everyone for now—just like an arranged marriage between little empires! Though we still don't think it's remotely possible that Jared will ever marry the shiksa. Prove us wrong, you adorable lovebirds! We want to believe.

10:20 AM ON THU OCT 11 2007
BY CHOIRE
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Latest by City_Dater: @hypocriteoath: "The TRUMP Jerzee Vista" -- and if Jared and family say no, the wedding's off! more »