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Confirmed: Hipster Grifter in Custody

Hamilton Nolan · 05/04/09 08:50AM

The Philadelphia police have confirmed to us that Kari Ferrell, a.k.a. the Hipster Grifter, was booked into custody last night at 10:35 p.m., as a fugitive from another jurisdiction. Looks like Kari told the truth!

Kari Ferrell Is Memetastic

Hamilton Nolan · 04/18/09 09:00AM

Hipster Grifter Kari Ferrell's old roommate says "She just texted me two days ago to talk about the Utah Jazz." And other fun facts! Oh and she already has a celebrity impersonator:

Blago: Impeached and Gone

Hamilton Nolan · 01/29/09 06:22PM

Crooked Illinois Governor Rod "BLAGO" Blagojevich has been impeached and convicted, ladies and gentlemen. Without a dissenting vote. He'll never hold elected office in the state again:

Which Media Megalomaniac is More Ridiculous?

Hamilton Nolan · 12/17/08 04:28PM

Woo, the feud between Conrad Black and Michael Wolff—an incarcerated media mogul fraudster and a self-absorbed media gossip—is heating up! Which of these two ridiculous men is more deserving of your scorn? Let's see:

Conrad Black Would Like to Get Out of Jail, Please

Pareene · 11/20/08 04:45PM

Canadian British Lord and newspaper magnate and stupid criminal Conrad Black is currently serving 78 months in federal prison for mail fraud and obstruction of justice. Black was an old friend of William F. Buckley and Henry Kissinger (before they stabbed him in his wrongfully convicted back) so obviously he's in with the right crowd. This is why he seems to think he's going to get a pardon! And he'd like his old newspaper company to maybe pay for it.