February 2012
11 posts
Go here now for Ustream fun with the Frenemy! →
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Catch up celeb posts in 50 words (per) or less.
Whitney Houston’s death:
Why do we still ridicule drug addicts who clearly need help and then revere them as saints once they pass away? Winehouse, for example. Get them help. Can’t wait for the mourners to change their tunes on (sad examples) Pete Doherty, Lindsay Lohan, etc. They’re people, not punchlines.
Chris Brown at Grammys:
Should not have been invited to perform at the Grammys....
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Tomorrow! 6:30 pm EST - I'll be on Ustream with... →
Mark your calendar!
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dcpierson:
The other night we sat on the couch
of the house where she’s cat-sitting
and drank wine and watched The Wire
while she mended a hole in the pocket
of some pants I got at Old Navy.
It was like a heaven where you still needed pants.
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New York Times Magazine Hires Thought Catalog... →
Oh clickable headline you. (this is about me.)
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January 2012
32 posts
“The fact is, we can no longer tell someone’s financial reality by what they eat,...”
– - an amazing, amazing article on GOOD
Speaking as someone who, as an unpaid intern for ‘The Daily Show’ working long hours (privileged), pawned stereo equipment and jewelry just to eat, (poor) this covers everything I’ve wanted to say about being privileged and poor.
We need to...
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Congratulations to everyone at The People's Improv...
Go for a walk.
I left my apartment for no reason today.
I just went outside. I walked whichever way I wanted. I had no errands to run, no people to meet, no jobs to do.
This is the first time I’ve done this in New York City as far as I can remember. I hardly ever do anything that doesn’t have an immediate purpose. Sometimes I forget there’s a whole city outside.
Go for a walk.
Don’t...
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“I would hear about guys saying they wanted a girl with a sense of humor when...”
– Meghan O’Keefe on “Why Are We Not Best Friends?” Ustream videocast
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Meghan O'Keefe and I start broadcasting live on my... →
Techies - some help?
Has anyone on here ever used Skype to do a Ustream with two people in different places or am I basically asking for a holodeck over here?
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First column for the New York Times Magazine is in... →
Mom calls me crying because she’s so proud. Then adds: “TELL THEM TO MAKE YOUR NAME BIGGER. IT’S TOO SMALL.”
Oh right. You guys know how I control the byline size on the New York friggin’ Times, right? That thing I do.
Hahahahaha. She’s sweet.
thestepswetook asked: Hello, again. sorry to continue bothering you, I'm sure you're busy but I wanted to take some time out to personally (informally, over the internet, via an ask box and not email) thank you for responding to my previous question. I have intentions on submitting a piece to Thought Catalog, perhaps the one about losing my virginity to a future pedo, and I'm not fully sure if...
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One Hundred Dates' Evan Barden on Dating, Sex, and...
100interviews:
By: Gaby Dunn
Evan Barden is like the Eve to my Adam.
Okay, he’s not. But his project One Hundred Dates is spawned from the rib of my blog baby 100 Interviews. Where I interviewed 100 people in a year, Evan is currently seeking to go on 100 different dates this year - in an effort to meet new people, write more, increase his confidence and find out why people just don’t date...
LIVE ON USTREAM RIGHT NOW WITH FICTION WRITER JE... →
Consolation Ustream!
Disaster!
So Ustream went down during Meghan and my videocast! Might do another try with some other people in a bit because Meghan had to go. Stay tuned!
Stewart/Colbert Coordinating →
Still ship it?
Always.
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Started watching BBC's Sherlock Holmes if we can...
So good.
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DUNNTON GABY.
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thenewhotness asked: How often do you plan on doing your podcast (is it still a podcast if there is a video, or is it just a show?)?
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Why Are We Not Best Friends? MY USTREAM SHOW
Super fun announcement:
A little bit ago, I wrote this piece for Thought Catalog about how I’ve never really had a long-lasting best friend. There are tons of amazing people in my life, but I always find it awkward transitioning from friendship to SUPER BEST FRIENDSHIP. How can I find a true best friend?
Along this line, I’ve partnered with UStream to do a livestream video talk show...
December 2011
31 posts
Love little profiles like this.
NY Times Character Study:
52, and Still Working the Streets
She has shown younger workers the ropes: how to jump in a Dumpster to hide from the police, and how to stay alive. First, never enter a car with more than one person in it, and never let someone drive you out of the area. Get your money up front — Ms. Terry charges $50 or $100 — and try to work with a buddy.
“You look for...
The last question reminded me of this too:
Writing about myself is new for me. I went to school for journalism. I was told never to use “I” or “me.” I took exactly one personal essay class in college and hated it, deeming it “Livejournal 101.” (And I was an avid user of Livejournal in middle and high school and still think that place is awesome, but it’s a good breeding ground for professional...
thestepswetook asked: Happy Holidays, firstly. I am curious, how did you start writing professionally? Did you go to school for journalism or did you just start pitching your stories to publications? I ask because I'm trying to compile a book of sorts but have no real formal training other than a few college courses in English. But I've been writing since I was 12.
2028-word response to [someone's 152-word post on... →
heheheheheheheeheheheehehe:
It would be absurd to feel disappointed in (and even more absurd to feel disapproval and condescension toward) Woody Allen for having not created a Shrek-2 like movie. It would, I feel, be reasonable to just go see “Shrek 2” (and you also wouldn’t be “shit-talking” the efforts of people you don’t know and have never met and have no direct information about and...
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I've lost the ability - or will - to criticize...
It’s because of Internet comments.
When Gawker first posted links to individual stories, mocking writers for Thought Catalog, I felt confused. How does it benefit them to make fun of TC? Do the two sites’ audiences even converge that much? What do they have to do with each other? The post was followed by a bunch of comment-ers taking intense pleasure in destroying, line-by-line, the...