When the internet first started, everyone was like, "blogging is a medium for self-absorbed cat lovers." But then internet journos did real things, like exposing potential fraud committed by the DNC's chief of staff. But for this week's Jossiping, we kick it old school, and interview our very own cat lover Whitney Little. The former Jossip intern is now a full-time at Mollygood and an office favorite. We gchatted about New York, cats and getting teased by the gays at Jossip HQ.
Yo, let's start this interview.
Oh goodness! I hope I answer everything correctly.
So, Whitney, tell us about yourself
Well, I grew up in Abilene, Texas, and lived there until I went off to college. I decided that I wanted to move to New York City, so I moved here after I graduated from Texas A&M without a solid job and (almost) without a place to stay … I found an apartment a week before I moved. CONTINUED »
Every week, there are so many eventful developments that we (almost) can’t keep track of them all! So, for your convenience and ours, we’ve dispatched the indispensable Intern Whitney to remind us what about this past week made it so damned special.
• Heath Ledger died. In case you didn't come across the millions of media outlets reporting every little detail.
• Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream, and evidently it didn't include us having a three-day weekend. CONTINUED »
Every week, a bunch of “real” people say really stupid things on reality TV. We dispatch Intern Whitney to find the ten stupidest.
10. "It's looking very … 'happy hands at home' granny circle." — Tim Gunn, Project Runway
Heath Ledger had the audacity to die right after the tabloids closed this week's issues. Talk about rude. But some other actor died recently, and some of the magazines decided he was worth a mention. Janice Min even went so far as to dig up some background info on this "Brad Renfro" character.
In place of actual news, we get the usual: Britney continues to be crazy, Scientology continues to be creepy and Jessica Simpson continues her romantic losing streak.
Jamie Lynn is also back in the spotlight this week, and Star and Life & Style managed to create the exact same cover featuring Brit's little sister. Coincidence? Intern Whitney thinks not. CONTINUED »
Every week, there are so many eventful developments that we (almost) can’t keep track of them all! So, for your convenience and ours, we’ve dispatched the indispensable Intern Whitney to remind us what about this past week made it so damned special.
• Ken Baker left Us Weekly but will live on in our hearts and on E!
• Britney Spears' relationship with that paparazzi guy continued; the media reacted by preparing her obit.
• Lauren Conrad left Teen Vogue, but KFC offered to cheer The Hills' starlet up. CONTINUED »
This week features the return of Brangelina. We hadn't missed them at all, but In Touch insisted on bringing back their favorite couple to grace the cover of this week's magazine. The story: Pregnancy rumors, again.
In other news, Heidi and Spencer are back to annoy us even more, and Britney continues to be absolutely insane. K-Fed is supposedly selling her out. Who would have guessed such a good parent would have ulterior motives?
Also this week: Intern Whitney, along with the state of Texas, hates Jessica Simpson and was totally right about Dannielynn being cross-eyed. CONTINUED »
Every week, a bunch of “real” people say really stupid things on reality TV. We dispatch Intern Whitney to find the ten stupidest.
10. "Prom in New Jersey is basically everyone goes tanning and steals booze from their parents." — Kevin, Project Runway
Every week, there are so many eventful developments that we almost can’t keep track of them all. So for your convenience and ours, we’ve dispatched Intern Whitney to remind us what made the past week special.
• It was a rough week for American Idol winners.
• It was a rough week for those who need Donda West closure.
• It was a rough week for a couple guys who thought they could pass a dead guy off as alive. CONTINUED »
Floating vicariously through the lives of a the privileged and beautiful people (and that crass Williamsburg family), in Gossip Girl, you've finally found the version of Manhattan you bought into before moving here. But it turns out, all is not real in the lives of Blair, Serena, Chuck, Nate, and Dan. Intern Whitney is Jossip Girl, and she's gonna break it down for you.
Jossip Girl here. Your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite … or at least where the cast members of Gossip Girl work and play.
This week, we ventured over to the Palace Hotel, home to Serena and Chuck. CONTINUED »
Every week, there are so many eventful developments that we almost can’t keep track of them all. So for your convenience and ours, we’ve dispatched Intern Whitney to remind us what made the past week special.
• Obama and Huckabee won the Iowa primary in the election that has carried on for far too long already.
• We think Britney hit rock bottom. We can't imagine how much lower she can go.
• Late night returned with fanfare and controversy.
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Vacation's over, but the tabs have yet to recover from their holiday hangovers. It's a sad day when pictures of Katherine Heigl's wedding excite us.
With all the celebrity diet "exclusives," Intern Whitney was happy to see Brangelina on the cover of Life & Style. The mag takes their stalking abilities to the next level, monitoring their family's daily habits with a time chart. Ground breaking work, for sure.
Star has resorted to more ugly pictures of celebrities to make you feel better about yourself, and the mag also teases us with the idea of a Britney and Jamie Lynn crazy house! We'd go. Other great ideas: Making Mischa Barton the godmother of your child, finding love via public restrooms and proposing to a Kardashian. What a week. CONTINUED »
Every week, there are so many eventful developments that we almost can’t keep track of them all! So, for your convenience and ours, we’ve dispatched Intern Whitney to remind us what about this past week made it so special.
• We contemplated a Golden Globe-less world. Doesn't seem so bad.
• We said goodbye to one Jossip editor.
• And gave props to another.
• George W. made a courageous decision to stand up against the murder of Benzair Bhutto.
• Fergie and Jessica Alba strategically reminded us that they're still alive and in love
• Mike Huckabee's supported Jamie Lynn Spears, for no real reason other than to sound relevant to the youngsters.
• A member of B2K said the group's former manager put the moves on him, but then he took the allegations back. B2K whom?
• Will Smith tested the limits of his likability.
• We remembered the true meaning of Christmas: Joining other non-celebrators at the local Chinese place.
Every week, there are so many eventful developments that we almost can’t keep track of them all! So, for your convenience and ours, we’ve dispatched Intern Whitney to remind us what about this past week made it so special.
• Jamie Lynn Spears proved the apple doesn't fall far from the train wreck.
• We learned that calling a police officer a "dyke bitch" probably isn't a great career move.
• Carson Daly proved he really is a trailblazer.
• Celine Dion fans reminded us that they are still around and just as crazy as ever. CONTINUED »
Every week, there are so many eventful developments that we (almost) can’t keep track of them all! So, for your convenience and ours, we’ve dispatched the indispensable Intern Whitney to remind us what about this past week made it so damned special.
• The disappearance of the Facebook "is" revealed that nobody is creative with their verbs.
• We gave you a rundown of the presidential candidates not being endorsed by celebrities.
• Ike Turner died, leaving behind a musical and wife-beating legacy. CONTINUED »
This week, In Touch continues its tireless crusade to prove that Britney is pregnant, and those fake text messages from supposed father J.R. Rotem were real! Aw, we think it's cute that the staffers still think this is legit. Let's not spoil it for them by throwing around nasty words like "libel" and "malicious intent."
Meanwhile, Us Weekly gave up on any big news this week, opting instead to remind us of why we hated 2007. OK! took a different (albeit equally as lame) route, featuring the uninteresting Rachael Ray on its cover. But the big news of the week? Brad Pitt and Katie Holmes share the same Dec. 18 birthday! It's almost like everyone just threw in the towel.
Also funny: Every bodega owner within a five-block radius of our office seems to think Life & Style has ceased to exist. Intern Whitney was told by two or three separate magazine peddlers that Life & Style was "done for" this week, despite the fact that everyone else in the world seemingly got their grubby little paws on a copy.
Every week, there are so many eventful developments that we (almost) can’t keep track of them all! So, for your convenience and ours, we’ve dispatched the indispensable Intern Whitney to remind us what about this past week made it so damned special.
• The new, extremely uninformative Sex and the City trailer finally arrived, and it was everything we thought it would be. And less!
• We saw tv history being made right outside our very own depressing office cubicle!
• Cattiness and drama between the girls, the gays and the gossips threatens to tear PageSix.com apart! Debbie Newman investigates.
Britney still might be pregnant this week, but most of the tabs aren't buying it. In Touch, meanwhile, is stubbornly sticking with their story/future libel suit. This week, the mag runs already-seen pictures of the texts from supposed-father J.R. Rotem, so it must be true! In other ridiculous news, Jennifer Aniston has been invited to spend Christmas with Brad's parents! We can't imagine why she would turn that goldmine down.
And true love takes another tough blow this week as Lindsay Lohan and her rehab boyfriend finally call it quits. But there is still hope! Just ask Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo — they managed to score two big stories this week, despite the general public still having absolutely no idea who they are.
And in news-that's-not-really-news: Britney has a shady friend, Hollywood women get plastic surgery and Anderson Cooper is still in the closet. Join Intern Whitney for a loving look at this week's tabloid goodness, including the Us Weekly cover story that some say has Wenner lawyering up.
The Gotham Awards moved to Brooklyn's Steiner Studios this year, but that didn't stop the stars from coming out to celebrate their independent films. And by stars, we mean a few people you have heard of, and a handful of others that make you say, "Who?" Thankfully, we dispatched Intern Whitney to handle red carpet coverage (read: gawk at Javier Bardem) and gloat over the superfluous number of food-related products in her goody bag. What follows are her faithful recollections, thoughtfully written up for us in the royal "we." (Special thanks to Intern Sara, right, for the photographic evidence).
Although the evening was semi-successful, we had our fair share of disappointments. Which is to say, we encountered more than a couple ill-tempered publicists and learned that not everyone is as nice/friendly as their cuddly on-screen personas might suggest.
Is it really already Wednesday? It seems like only yesterday that last week's celebrity tabloids came and went, albeit without being summarized in light of it's being the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and Intern Whitney's being home for the holidays…Anyhow, the biggest bombshell this time around involves Britney Spears and the (alleged!) pitter-patter of little feet, but we're hoping it's simply a case of Spears consuming too much turkey over the holiday.
Every week, there are so many eventful developments that we (almost) can’t keep track of them all! So, for your convenience and ours, we’ve dispatched the indispensable Intern Whitney to remind us what about this past week made it so damned special.
• We pissed off everyone we've ever worked with by writing a friendly guide to office etiquette.
• We pissed off In Touch staffers by suggesting that they might have overpaid for a fake Brangelina story.
• We pissed off some crazed Kristin Chenoweth fans by writing something totally unrelated about Page Six Magazine.
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