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| 2005-05-09 | ||
On the financial side of the summary, Huffington stressed the profit potential of her venture. And I'm told that, in conversations with those she fingered as potential investors, she spoke of her ambition to raise $5 million to underwrite her new company, which she amusingly likened to getting in on the ground floor of AOL "pre-merger."
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| Posted by:Frank G |
| #15 Nice wrist-work on that evisceration by Finke. This, I thought, was over the top: Her blog is such a bomb that it's the box-office equivalent of Gigli, Ishtar and Heaven's Gate rolled into one. Come, come, I thought. Nothing's that bad. Now I don't know. For example, the attempt at a satirical jab at the anti-gay marriage crowd revealed hitherto unknown meaning in the phrase WTF? (I'm glad Finke told us who this Louis-Dreyfus woman is, because I didn't know.) And Mike Nichols's meditation on metaphor comes close to saying that we need to do away with pesky old facts in favor of fantasy. (At least, inasmuch as he seems to be saying anything, that's what he seems to be saying.) Well, a source of high protein and rich in iron[y], for as long as it lasts. |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2005-05-09 22:57 |
| #14 Arianna's an outsider, and will always be one. One thing Hollywood and the entertainment world can be counted on is to not spend their own money; it will be their 'time' or Other Peoples' Money (the former used to gather the latter). |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-05-09 22:08 |
| #13 Like biting into a huge slice of marshmallow pie...but I wish she linked to Fred anyway. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-05-09 21:55 |
| #12 Thanks, ed & badanov. I think. Ewwwwwwww.:-( |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-05-09 21:45 |
| #11 Crankcase's contribution is to promise future contributions. Obviously, no one read what he wrote or they would've headlined it differently. There is no there there, lol! |
| Posted by: .com 2005-05-09 21:11 |
| #10 I dunno what it is, but when I read it, I hear her annoying f*&king voice LOL an earworm from hell. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-05-09 21:06 |
| #9 Thx, gents! I still want to know where the money is supposed to go - what Isee here is a bunch of donated content. No way they need a web team for more than 2 people to handle this - especially since it's an MT (Moveable Type) site. Huffy must be paying herslf, lol! |
| Posted by: .com 2005-05-09 21:05 |
| #8 Holy Lord! I read just the intros to the articles in the blog. There's enough red meat for fisking for every Rantburger and some let over to be converted into chewtoys. |
| Posted by: badanov 2005-05-09 20:59 |
| #7 Here it bes. |
| Posted by: badanov 2005-05-09 20:53 |
| #6 The Huffington Post Don't hit it too hard. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-05-09 20:48 |
| #5 Ooooo, that is painful! :-D C'mon, guys - can't somebody barf up the URL? It sounds like an endless source of entertainment. While it lasts. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-05-09 20:32 |
| #4 I took a look, too. Actually, I laughed my ass off. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-05-09 20:28 |
| #3 That's a righteous smackdown, lol! Whassup with all the Big $$$? Blogs don't cost Big $$$. I'l bet Matt Drudge doesn't spend Big $$$ - though he prolly makes Big $$$. Sheesh. If blogging, real blogging, was an expensive proposition, it wouldn't be as common as fleas on a Hollyweird starlet. So what was the Big $$$ for? Stock? Lol! Can anyone post the URL for this thingy? - I'd like to have a look. I presume it doesn't offer the ability to post comments, unless you're a registered luminary. Geez, ya think those Hollyweird types could remember a password with mixed alphanumerics? Heh. Too funny - Thx Frank. And someone post the URL so we can all share in the joy. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-05-09 20:21 |
| #2 the takedown in the article is a fisking for sure LOL |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-05-09 19:56 |
| #1 I took a brief peek at Arriana Huffinpuff's blog; looked like it was targeted at folks who find People magazine too cerebral. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2005-05-09 19:44 |