Glaring Omissions: I've Seen the Universe
Glaring Omissions reproduces tips received from readers in the last week that weren't covered on Gawker, either by accident (rarely) or design (almost always). Feel free to remark on these items' relative worthiness for coverage and/or relative stupidity. And, as ever, we're open to suggestions for future posts either via email or in the comments below.
- "Is this Banksy or just an imitator? These images are stamped all over sidewalks, construction sites and traffic lights along 6th Ave."
- "I was out the other night at a new spot called "The Door" — it is unmarked and there is no doorman, but instead a video camera pointing toward the entrance. Apparently if the powers that be think you are hot enough judging from your image on the screen, they let you in. We got in and it was mainly models — the type of crowd that hangs out at Cipriani Upstairs. Lots of staring and posing and not a lot of smiling or dancing. I was telling my friends the next day at lunch what a cold place I thought it was, and they told me something VERY interesting: Ron Burkle is the owner / backer / main investor ... something like that. Apparently it is common knowledge among the modelizer / model nighttime NY crowd. Anyway, I tried to look the place up online and couldn't find anything. There must be some sort of secrecy / video camera joke in here. I'm shocked I even got in. It wasn't worth it."
- "here's an interesting observation: penelope cruz start becoming genuinely interesting after the lesbian rumors started."
- "I've suddenly read the phrase 'off the schnide' 5 times in the last week referring to teams/people who are no longer losers. Can't find it in German or English dictionaries. Any ideas?"
- "Just before the top of the 8 o'clock hour during business news on Morning Edition, I'm pretty sure that Steve Inskeep implied that college students need extra scratch to buy gas, beer, and 'that drink at 7-11'.
- "Have you noticed that Keith Olbermann is nowhere to be found on the MSNBC.com homepage? Not even listed under Blogs right now ..."
- "This isn't a tip or anything, but of all the towns in Jersey, why'd you pull Wyckoff out of your hat for the gay union thing? It's weird to see my hometown in Gawker. Is this an oblique reference to my middle school classmate Tara Reid or something?"
- "Ah I've seen the universe and it doesn't revolve around Anderson Cooper!!! Seriously what it the flippn deal? Did he turn you down or something? Why don't you just call the site GawkingatAnderson.com? Me thinks someone is obsessed ......... Who gives a crap how silver his hair is? Who gives a crap if he's gay and not interested in you. Your whole site is like a flamer dissin someone they can never have. If you're going to GAWK - gawk at everyone ..... this is BORING!!!!!!!!"
- "Sean Hannity is the real reason behind the Sara Evans "holier-than-thou" marriage bust-up??? That's the scuttlebutt ..."
- "Do you have an email address for Pat Driscoll?"
- "If you think Mara Altman's Village Voice cover story is bad, check this out. Yipes."
- "Ben Goldhirsh's high school yearbook."