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Author Archives: Campaign Outsider
Faye Dunaway’s New York Wrench-Control Apartment
Last summer the hardworking staff chronicled actress Faye Dunaway’s dustup in Manhattan housing court about whether she had sublet her rent-controlled Upper East Side apartment to her son, Liam Dunaway O’Neill. (See: My Rental! My Sublet! My Rental! My Sublet!) … Continue reading
Arianna Puffington
Lede of New York magazine’s puff piece on blogeteria queen Arianna Huffington: On a recent Sunday afternoon, Arianna Huffington, the 61-year-old editorial director of the newly merged AOL–Huffington Post, gathers a group of children around her on a white rug, … Continue reading
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Lying Politician Edition)
Interesting compare-and-contrast in the Boston dailies on the role of the press as political truth squad. The Boston Globe’s Political Intelligence blog reports Mission Accomplished for Team Romney in its first TV spot: WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney’s advisers are pleased … Continue reading
Don Imus Calls Newt Gingrich . . . Oh, Wait – Don Imus Is Irrelevant
The remains of Don Imus, whose syndicated radio show is simulcast on the equally emaciated Fox Business cable network, continue to rail against the political machine. Via Mediaite: Don Imus Calls Newt Gingrich ‘Disgusting’ And A ‘Fat, Repulsive Pig’ During … Continue reading
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World Without Facebook
Via techPresident: Artist Ian Wojtowicz has created the UnFacebook World Map, a composite of the NASA Earth at Night map and Facebook’s Friendship Map (Click to enlarge.) Those were the days, eh?
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Air(head) Romney?
People magazine is about to publish an interview with Mitt Romney (R-Dishonest? Whatever) that includes this exchange (via Politico Playbook): PEOPLE: What’s on your iPad, if you have one? Romney: “On the treadmill, I put it on there. Let’s see: Eagles, … Continue reading
Private Oy: Facebook And The Super Snoopers (Part One)
An online privacy trifecta from the hardworking staff at Sneak ADtack!: • USA Today report (with helpful graphic): Facebook tracking is under scrutiny In recent weeks, Facebook has been wrangling with the Federal Trade Commission over whether the social media website is violating users’ … Continue reading