Nastia Liukin to Get Book Deal
No word on whether Shawn Johnson will do a more endearing, but slightly less polished, follow-up.
Posted 08/25/08 in Daily Intel
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Washington ‘Post’ to Other Papers: Don’t Ditch D.C.!
An axed Maine political reporter writes to tell how local papers that close their Washington bureaus are hurting the cause of democracy. Plus, the latest in finance, law, media, and real-estate news.
Posted 08/21/08 in Daily Intel
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Mark Spitz Still Kinda Sour Grapes Over Michael Phelps’s Olympic Gold Record
The former Olympic swimmer with the most golds claims he could have tied Phelps in competition.
Posted 08/08/08 in Grub Street
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Fast Food Elicits Guilty Plea; Where the Brangelina 8 Should Eat
A Bowery institution closes, teens open a coffee shop for two days, and more, in our morning news roundup.
Posted 08/06/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
Montauk Hates Surf Lodge; Olympics Spur Ethnic Eating
The Greenmarket suspends a farmer, Olympics-themed happy hours, a new Chinese cookbook, and more, in our morning news roundup.
Posted 08/04/08 in Grub Street
Mediavore
McDonald’s Revises Dollar Menu; Dogs Get Reprieve in China
The glorious culinary past of airplane dining, food intake up since 1970, don't put poison herbs in your salad, and more, in our morning news roundup.
Posted 07/31/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Stevie Cohen Could End Up in a Pickle
No, not in the Damian Hirst sense, though that would be amazing: The art-loving SAC Capital Management CEO could have some problems with the SEC if he's not careful. Plus! An ex–Bear CEO jumps ship at JPMorgan, Natalie Portman's apartment goes on the block, and Condé Nast has a green issue, in our daily rundown of industry news.
Posted 04/07/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Hillary Clinton Does Not Want George Bush Running Around With Any Torches
To that end, she's called for the president to boycott the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Beijing this summer — and, to her credit, made a passable effort to move the conversation past her loss of pollster Mark Penn.
Posted 03/06/08 in Daily Intel
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