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Gawker’s Nick Denton Loses a $100 Bet (Video)

Peter Kafka in Media on October 13, 2011 at 7:21 am PT

Featuring boozy narration courtesy of Reuters columnist Felix Salmon.

California Apple Store Could Let the Sun Shine In

Peter Kafka in News on August 17, 2011 at 4:55 am PT

An unnamed retailer has plans for a Santa Monica location with a giant glass ceiling. It looks awfully familiar.

NBC Grabs a High-Profile Blogger to Boost Its Local Site: Eater Co-Founder Ben Leventhal

Peter Kafka in Media on October 27, 2009 at 3:00 pm PT

News for the foodie/NY blog scene: Ben Leventhal, co-founder of the influential Eater blog, is headed to GE’s NBC Universal, where he’ll oversee “lifestyle content” for NBC’s growing local Web unit.

Brooklyn Loses Sarah Jessica Parker, Gains a Super-Rich Googler

Peter Kafka in Media on July 11, 2009 at 3:29 pm PT

Sarah Jessica Parker isn’t the mystery buyer who plunked down $8.45 million for one of Brooklyn’s most expensive homes, the New York Times explains: It’s the new home of an unnamed Google engineer. If you don’t want to see pictures of the place, do not click on this link.