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All the Crazy Hats from the Royal Ascot Races

Brian Moylan · 06/14/11 01:43PM

England is famous for three things: messed up teeth, Marmite, and insane hats. Their outrageous chapeaux are really hot right now, thanks to all the ones on display at the Royal Wedding, and there's no better place to get your fascinator fix than at opening day at the Royal Ascot Racetrack. Shall we take a look?

Candy Spelling Sells Her Mega-Mansion to 22-Year-Old Heiress

Richard Lawson · 06/14/11 11:37AM

From the Department of Totally Normal Home Sales comes the news today that Candy Spelling, wife of the late TV producer Aaron Spelling, has finally unloaded her famous 57,000 square-foot (yes) Los Angeles mansion for an undisclosed sum.

Jennifer Aniston Is a 'Homewrecker,' and Other Ironies

Maureen O'Connor · 06/14/11 09:58AM

Jen pulls an Angelina and lands a man. Selena Gomez pulls a Lohan and pleads "exhaustion." Pregnant Tori Spelling's paparazzi car crash. Liza Minnelli's fabulous yard sale. Tuesday gossip keeps its eye on the prize.

The Facebook Pump and Dump

Ryan Tate · 06/13/11 06:57PM

Someone is aggressively hyping Facebook to the financial community. Investors are being told the social network's value will double in 12 months — and quadruple over 18 months — to $100 billion. It sounds like someone has shares to unload.

The Future Dims for Jennifer Love Hewitt

Richard Lawson · 06/13/11 05:15PM

What once looked bright, briefly, has now darkened again. What will Love do? Also today: Good news for fans of The Killing, bad news for some fans of Game of Thrones, and Madonna gets picked up.

Drug Trafficker: Hunger Games Is Real in Mexico

Maureen O'Connor · 06/13/11 02:29PM

The Houston Chronicle talked to a cartel trafficker this weekend, "in an interview arranged by intermediaries on the condition neither his name nor the location of his Texas visit be published." Anonymous Trafficker has either witnessed the most sadistic crimes imaginable, or is totally fucking with us:

These Are America's Filthiest Cities

Brian Moylan · 06/13/11 02:26PM

When I clicked on Travel + Leisure's list of the America's Dirtiest Cities, I was hoping it would be ranked by which one had the most porn theaters. Instead, the magazine was referring to the places that are physically the dirtiest. The answer to that, well, it's not that surprising.

What Not to Do When Being Profiled by the Media

Hamilton Nolan · 06/13/11 11:15AM

Philippe Reines (pictured, at left) is Hillary Clinton's longtime adviser/ flack/ purse-toter. He's an inveterate gossip-spreader, self-promoter, and berater of reporters on behalf of his boss. And he loves to be recognized for his work! So the fact that Reines is profiled in the Washington Post today is not a surprise. What is a surprise: after all these years, Reines still has no idea how to not come off like an asshole.

Divorce Parties Are a Really Good Idea

Brian Moylan · 06/10/11 04:32PM

When aging musical jack-of-all-trades Jack White of the White Stripes and his model wife Karen Elson announced their divorce to friends, it wasn't with teary phone calls in the middle of the night, it was with an invitation. They're throwing a divorce party!

Greta Van Susteren Unclear on What Journalism Is

Hamilton Nolan · 06/10/11 03:04PM

In your finally Friday media column: Greta Van Susteren stands up for Sarah Palin, the NYT vs. HuffPo Twitter traffic war, an excellent history of The National, Conde Nast must have its own air, and Larry King comments on penises.

Half-Hour Brawl Breaks Out on British Airplane

Brian Moylan · 06/10/11 02:33PM

A 12-person fight broke out at 30,000 feet on a Virgin flight from England headed to Barbados. It had to be broken up by crew and other passengers. But what got the whole thing started?