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Fox News' Week of Weirdness: Roger Ailes Loses Control of His Own Story - New York Magazine
A few hours after Santorum got out of the race on Tuesday — news that had been broken on Fox — the New York Times ran an item quoting an anonymous source saying Santorum wouldn't be welcome back on the network (the item included the embarrassing ...
Ex-Goldmanites Are Unionizing in Japan - New York Magazine
He appeared at the press conference in a mask and refused to give his name or nationality, only saying that he was not Japanese and using the pseudonym “Adam Lee.” He said he was concerned that identifying himself would jeopardize his chances of ...
Goldman Sachs Not Alone in Condescendingly Calling Customers Names - New York Magazine
In an e-mail, a former Wall Street stock broker, who is now independent and did not want to be identified, said clients were often described as “pikers” (small fish), “marks” (easy prey) or “pawns” (will do anything asked no matter how ridiculous).
Loose Lips - New York Magazine
He began our interview by passing along, from an anonymous source, “the most astonishing news”: Tim Geithner used to be a woman. In Gossip, Epstein anatomizes the pleasures and moral hazards of telling tales out of school but soon settles in to tell ...
Your Box Office Explained: Puss in Boots Roars - New York Magazine
“While men think Justin in funny in SNL, they have yet to show up to his movies,” explained one studio executive, who declined to speak for attribution. “In Time had a big concept and one that you would expect to work. Men who would have normally gone ...
The Organizers vs. the Organized in Zuccotti Park - New York Magazine
(He asked that his name not be used due to a felony marijuana conviction.) “The people who remain are the people who care. You get a lot of crust punks, silly kids, people who want to panhandle ... It disgusts me. These people are here for a block ...
Occupy Wall Street Protesters Flood Times Square [Updated] - New York Magazine
Said a facilitator who asked not to be named, "The horses were stomping on people. We were yelling, 'stop, get down, don't get arrested.'" Sewer steam was billowing into the air and one occupier yelled "tear gas!" in confusion. As the protesters pushed ...
Building the Brand: Grading Occupy Wall Street Protest Signs - New York Magazine
The ad man asked to remain anonymous on the off chance that his capitalist clients might not approve of giving aid and comfort to the enemy, but trust us, when it comes to crafting signs and slogans, both of these people are pros.
Building the Brand: Grading Occupy Wall Street Protest Signs - New York Magazine
They have asked to remain anonymous on the off chance that their capitalist clients might not approve of giving aid and comfort to the enemy, but trust us, when it comes to crafting signs and slogans, these people are pros.
Hollywood Banked on Taylor Lautner Being a Star, But What if Abduction Fails? - New York Magazine
"William Morris has done a brilliant job of convincing Hollywood that he's the next big movie star," says a senior production executive at a major studio, who asked not to be named because he regularly does business with Lautner's agents and agency. ...
Beyoncé's Oddball Pregnancy Cravings - New York Magazine
Thanks to an anonymous source aboard the $400000-a-week yacht Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z rented to cruise the Mediterannean, we now know exactly what a pregnant Beyoncé craves. Here, three of the odder items on the diva's wish list: (1) Bounty ice cream ...
The Real Reason Mayor Bloomberg's Deputy Stepped Down - New York Magazine
... government or relish the political intricacies of the job, and dissatisfaction with his performance became widespread in City Hall, according to two aides to Mr. Bloomberg who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of angering the mayor. ...
Report: A-Rod Could Face Suspension for Poker Games - New York Magazine
Well, we know for sure that Major League Baseball officials have seen it, because a league executive, speaking on the condition of anonymity to ESPN New York's Wallace Matthews, says that the league is looking into the report, and that Rodriguez could ...
Murdoch Scandal Heats Up in the United States - New York Magazine
Peter King, may yet uncover wrongdoing, but its underlying basis is pretty slim: An article in the Daily Mirror, which quoted an anonymous source saying an unidentified private investigator had been approached by unnamed News of the World journalists ...
FBI Members Meet With Westboro Baptist Church, Attempt to Avoid Throwing Punches - New York Magazine
Via NPR: The official responsible for bringing in the church group did not want to be identified by name. He said he found the group personally distasteful, but thought police and FBI agents needed to learn how to engage people they disagreed with and ...
Yemen's President Is Going to Come Home - New York Magazine
Humbled by the protests, an anonymous source tells Reuters Saleh plans to make a return to Yemen soon and offer to form a new coalition government or shift all power to Parliament (but remain a figurehead president). Saleh continues to argue the ...
Is Dave Chappelle Working on a New TV Show? - New York Magazine
Says an anonymous source: "Dave Chappelle's going back to TV. It's not for a network. It's for Netflix or Crackle or some other subscription service.” It sounds very much like a rumor at this point, but could it be true? Chappelle hasn't shown a ...
Cheryl Cole Won't Judge the UK X Factor, Either - New York Magazine
The official reason cited was a bad case of homesickness, although it now sounds like Cole just wasn't working out; an anonymous source told Deadline that Fox wasn't "thrilled with the chemistry" on the judge's table. Unfortunately, though, because of ...
Charlie Sheen Is a One-Woman Man Today - New York Magazine
Olson was unsure of the relationship from the get-go: "She thinks there is more," a source said, when Sheen first began courting Ms. Olson. "But she doesn't understand why he doesn't get serious with girls." In March, just when Sheen needed her most, ...
Charlie Sheen Is a One Woman Man Today - New York Magazine
Olson was unsure of the relationship from the get-go: "She thinks there is more," a source said, when Sheen first began courting Ms. Olson. "But she doesn't understand why he doesn't get serious with girls." In March, just when Sheen needed her most, ...
Those Layoffs at StyleList Happened After All - New York Magazine
An anonymous source told us that a number of StyleList freelancers have received e-mails terminating their contracts; others, despite having written regularly for StyleList for several years, haven't received official notice but were simply told by ...
In Shutdown, CrackBerrying White House Staffers Are a Few Clicks From the Clink - New York Magazine
If you do, you could get up to two years in jail. "People are VERY clear on not using BlackBerries [if they're nonexempted] after a shutdown," an anonymous source whispered to National Journal. God help anyone addicted to Klondike. [National Journal]
The Good Wife Recap: Six Feet Under - New York Magazine
An anonymous source (Blake, obviously) has told her that Peter slept with a co-worker has actively been trying to hide it from his wife. The only solution is for Alicia to talk to Petra and try to temper the tone of the article by giving calm, ...
Jimmy Choo the Man Seems to Be Looking Into Going Back to Jimmy Choo the Label - New York Magazine
WWD calls his breakup with Mellon "acrimonious," while an anonymous source ponders, "Would Mellon ever accept a Jimmy Choo owned by Mr. Jimmy Choo?" A second industry source said Choo is unlikely to have the personal resources to mount a bid for the ...
Is Will Smith Rewriting Men in Black III? - New York Magazine
A power struggle over creative decisions has broken out between Sonnenfeld and Parkes — one that, an anonymous source says, will be won by Parkes because of his great hair. No, seriously: “A lot of the blame gets put on Barry because he's so neurotic ...