Sunday, October 18, 2009
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NYT Reporter David Rohde And The Great Taliban Escape
12:45PM Foster Kamer | New York Times reporter David Rohde was held hostage by the Taliban for over seven months before he escaped. The Times coordinated a media blackout on the story to protect Rhode. Rohde’s publishing it in the Times. It’s pretty incredible. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Exclusive: I Helped Richard Heene Plan A Balloon Hoax
8:00AM Robert Thomas | For the first time, 25-year-old researcher Robert Thomas reveals to Gawker how earlier this year he and Richard Heene drew up a master plan to generate a massive media controversy using a weather balloon. To get famous, of course. More »
Small Screen
Marge Simpson’s Playboy Spread: Creepily Fanboyish
3:30AM Foster Kamer | If you’re going to have to report on someone’s nude spread, I guess I’m more comfortable objectifying Marge Simpson than an actual human being. Behold: the Marge Simpson Playboy Pics have leaked online. Are you ready to feel strange? More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
