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People
Deadbeat Photographer Takes Official White House Family Portrait
1:28AM John Cook | The White House has released the official Obama family portrait, which was taken by Annie Leibovitz. What do you think that gig pays? More »
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Art Capital Group Gives Annie Leibovitz A Lifeline
4:53AM John Cook | Nearly bankrupt photographer Annie Leibovitz has received an extension from the high-class pawnbroker to whom she owes $US24 million—Art Capital Group has dropped their lawsuit against her and refinanced her debt to keep her out of bankruptcy. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Times Square Taxi Inferno!
1:04AM Hamilton Nolan | An alert reader sends us this dynamic pic of a burning cab near Times Square, just moments ago. The NYT asks, and our readers answer. Another shocking inferno image after the jump. More »
Big Screen
The Horror Of Pre-Photoshop Editing
5:24AM Hamilton Nolan | Here, perhaps the single most bootleg photo editing job ever, which spared 1971 LA Times readers the horror of seeing Charlton Heston bare-chested. Click to enlarge it right this instant. [LAT via Sociological Images]
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What Comes Next For Annie Leibovitz?
2:04AM John Cook | As information continues to drip out about Annie Leibovitz’s disastrous financial situation, her own personal D-Day is fast approaching. What happens on September 8, when her $US24 million pawnshop loan comes due? More »
Small Screen
Erin Andrews: ‘Dirty Girl’ With Great ‘Gams’
1:10AM Hamilton Nolan | When ESPN reporter Erin Andrews was victimised by a peeping sex perv, the New York Post defended her by running the sexxxy perv pictures. ESPN then banned Post reporters from their channel. But the Post is not done sympathising—sexxxily! More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
6:57AM Hamilton Nolan | Daily Intel has unearthed a secret club of gays, at Conde Nast! They call themselves “The Majority” and are as interesting as, say, a company softball team. But hey, we have the original, uncensored photo of these mystery gays! More »
Secret Gays Like Everyone Else At Conde Nast
6:57AM Hamilton Nolan | Daily Intel has unearthed a secret club of gays, at Conde Nast! They call themselves “The Majority” and are as interesting as, say, a company softball team. But hey, we have the original, uncensored photo of these mystery gays! More »
People
Did Condé Nast Emperor Push Annie Leibovitz Towards Bankruptcy?
8:28AM John Cook | Annie Leibovitz dug herself so deeply into debt that she was forced to mortgage her photographs to a high-end pawn shop to pay off her creditors. Who did she owe money to? None other than Condé Nast, her biggest patron. More »
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The Coming Annie Leibovitz Fire Sale
5:46AM John Cook | Annie Leibovitz, perhaps the highest-paid celebrity photographer in the world, is profoundly broke. She hocked every photograph she’s ever produced and now the high-end pawnshop that gave her $US24 million has filed suit to force her to sell it all. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam