Tag Archives: none-solid

Meet ‘Crying Girl,’ California’s Celebrity Grifter [Fameballs]

Jill Johnson is UC Davis ‘ hipster grifter . (Instead of hip, though, she’s a beauty queen.) Campus blogs hunted down the “prolific and notorious scammer” with “heavy, tear-smeared makeup.” The internet used to be for porn . Now it’s for outing grifters. More

American Apparel Confidential: A Million-Dollar Penalty for Whistleblowers [Exclusive]

Last week we brought you internal documents and employee testimony about American Apparel ‘s hiring practices and work environment. AA CEO Dov Charney wasn’t happy with our reporting! And for AA employees, leaking to us carries a $1 million penalty. Seriously. More

Real Housewives of New Jersey: A Tale of Two Kims [Recaps]

On last night’s excursion to the dark, leafy psychological mania of suburban New Jersey, we witnessed a shift. A change in temperature, in barometric pressure. Winds slowed and curdled, skies turned the sickly green of tornadoes. The show is different . More

Rejoice: BP’s Tony Hayward Will Get His Life Back [Horrible People]

America’s only escapist pleasure during this endless oil spill has been yelling at and making fun of dour BP CEO Tony Hayward . What a dork! But now the fun’s over, because Hayward will no longer manage operations in the Gulf. More

What’s the Nastiest Thing You’ve Ever Seen on the Subway? [Horror Stories]

The D train was just declared the dirtiest subway route in New York City. But in addition to old newspapers and empty bottles, there are some grosser things to be found on those cars. Time to share horror your stories! More

At Google, You’re Old and Gray At 40 [Cubicle Culture]

Google faces an imminent California Supreme Court decision on whether it engaged in age discrimination. But that hasn’t kept the internet company from patting itself on the back for how it supports old “Greyglers” — that’s any Googler over 40 . More

Rolling Stone’s McChrystal Profile Helps No One [Profiles]

Rolling Stone has published its big Stanley McChrystal “insubordination” piece online now, and he just trashes Barack Obama throughout the whole thing! Well, not really. There’s a bigger thing getting trashed here called “the War in Afghanistan.” More

Real Housewife of New Jersey Danielle Staub’s Sex Tape, Minus the Sex [Sex Tapes]

You’re curious about Real Housewife Danielle Staub ‘s sex tape. But you don’t want to buy it or watch her have sex. So we scrubbed the 90-minute Danielle Staub Raw clean of anything untoward. Now all that’s left is the crazy! More

Republicans Furious At Idiot Congressman for Apologizing to BP [Whoops]

John Boehner and fellow Republicans are, naturally, furious at freaking Rep. Joe Barton for apologizing to BP earlier this morning, at the beginning of Tony Hayward’s hearing. Why did he do that? He could lose his fancy committee seat! More

Rules for Using the ‘Reply All’ Button [Etiquette]

An email with a long list of recipients can be an easy way to accomplish tasks by electronic committee. It can also be an infuriating way to gum up your inbox for days. Let’s set some ground rules. More