Mick Stingley

Ogden Nash for Pitchfork Feeling sick on Bedford Street? / Try nerd guitar with a Williamsburg beat!

"Squeeze Me into a Glass and Drink Me: My Tour of New York City Bars After Gourmet" by Ruth Reichl No more Daniel; no molto Mario; no mas tapas: what was I to do now?

Dunne Done. Upon returning to New York City, I attended a benefit for the Bichon Frisé Society, at the Puck Building, hosted this year by my good friend Liza Minnelli, (who looks better each time I see her); and a good friend of my son Griffin’s, Gwenyth Paltrow, the daughter of my good, old friend Blythe Danner. Many of New York's grande dames were in attendance, as well as a number of up-and-coming young actors, a few regulars from Page Six, and that rascal David Patrick Columbia. It is an event of star-studded revelry and finger food (catered by Mario Batali).

Diablo Cody Tells a Joke First of all, I am so not worthy of this. I mean, now that I'm all problemed-out Hollywood-style, it's queer (not gay) for me to hang out and just talk or whatevs. Wait--hold on--I'm going to Tweety-Tweet like Sylvester is raging!

The Tyra Banks Show Seder

A David Foster Wallace Valentine Did it ever occur to you that the simple phrase "Be My Sweetheart" (hereafter referred to as B.M.S.) has been occluded by the desalinization of love, or rather the concept of love, which has been transmuted into an ironic declaration of faux-sentiment for the benefit of self-fulfillment of sheeplike masses (SLM) with the endless Hollywoodization and crass consumer-mongering of the media bouyed by the post-Christmas Holiday onslaught of sales-driven shelf-filling multinational retail conglomerates intent on upping the ante on first-quarter revenue? ¹

Bret Michaels Considers the Candidates I really dig that Obama. Sharp guy and young, too. So I think Barack Obama would rock my vote because he's probably the only candidate who knows my music. Cool name, too!

Notes on How My Irrational Fear of Organ-Harvesting Has Been Killing My Chances of Random Hookups in N.Y.C. Stylish woman, late 20s, slightly Eastern European accent. Black mini-dress, heels. Drinks white wine. Wants to take me home and drug me to harvest my kidneys.

Some Thoughts on Improving Hannukkah! Settle on the spelling. Market the latkes. More songs! Gina Gershon & other hot Jewesses.

Amazon Rankings of Children's Books by Christopher Hitchens Mommy's Not Going to Heaven,
"Finally! This is the definitive atheist and antitheist polemic teaching tool for children!"

I Think I Need to Dispell Some Misconceptions about My Six-Foot-Tall Swedish Ladyfriend Who Happens to Be a Licensed Massage Therapist
She doesn't drive a Volvo. She doesn't drink Absolut. She doesn't like ABBA. She is six feet tall and blonde and super-fucking hot.

My Stunt-Book Pitches Currently under Review Pots and Pans In which I spend one (1) calendar year getting high smoking pot and going to movies and writing about it.

The Love Letters of Cintra Wilson and Dennis Miller Babe-- So I watched your little Charlotte Rampling–Night Porter–China Syndrome meltdown along the information superhighway recently. I don't care what anyone says, while you were Lucy Liu-ing full throttle in the H.O.V. lane of political indignation like Lisa Nowak in a remake of Vanishing Point ...

Vanity Fair Feature Ledes for 2007–8 Nigella Lawson, the Kennedy clan, Details magazine, and the rise of China.

Neil Strauss: Updated Notes on The Game for Astronauts 1. Never take no for an answer. When faced with potential competition, especially in a dangerous A.L.T. (Astronaut Love Triangle), the A.F.C. (Average Frustrated Chump) will fold; but the P.U.A. (Pick-Up Artist)--man or woman--will try to annihilate the competition ...

Former Gawker Editor Jessica Coen's First Day at Vanity Fair Online 9 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Pep talk from Graydon Carter in his office. Wonders quietly about his repeated use of the phrase “J-school,” and whether he means journalism school or if he is referencing Jews.

36 Hours: Penn Station Beneath the teeming streets of the City That Never Sleeps is a bustling subterranean microcosm inhabited by aspiring vacationers and weary commuters aching to make their connections via the extensive network of subways and railroads.

Zakk Wylde for the Weather Channel MARK MANCUSO: Hello and welcome back to the Weather Center. I’m Mark Mancuso; this afternoon we’re joined by the latest addition to our team. Please say hello to Zakk Wylde. ZAKK WYLDE: Hey, brother. How’s it going? MANCUSO: Welcome, Zakk....

Enthrone Rachael Triumphant: Alternate Pilot Concepts Featuring Rachael Ray In late 2005, Ray signed a deal with Oprah Winfrey and King World Productions to host a syndicated daytime TV talk show in fall 2006. (Source: Wikipedia) 30-MINUTE SODOMY WITH RACHAEL RAY “I love sodomy. I’m all about it! There’s...

Lifetime: Television For Women Original Movies in Development for Fall/Spring 2006/2007 NOT WITHOUT MY OTHER DAUGHTER (Sally Field, Alfred Molina, Chuck Norris) The long-awaited sequel to Not Without My Daughter, in which Betty Mahmoody (Field) discovers she has another daughter and must return to Iran to rescue her. Her sinister husband...

Trying to Explain the Easter Bunny to My Orthodox Jewish Girlfriend Bunny rabbits, marshmallow Peeps, and Jesus.

The New York Post Lifestyle: Thersday Happy Vagina Day! By Sara Stewart Look out, Eve Ensler, and move over, Madonna--there’s a new girl in town who loves vaginas--and her name is Dr. Carol Schiffman. The author of the sizzling new nonfiction bestseller, The Vagina Whisperer is...

Notes from the Norfolk, Virginia, Substance Abuse Services Providers Fair 2006, Waterside Convention Center Betty Ford Cheerleaders perform at 12:00, 3:00, and 5:00 p.m. All 10 girls are addicts in recovery. Cheer "1-2-3-4 We Don’t Abuse Substances Anymore!" receives a lukewhmmmarm response. Autograph signings following performances are continuously crowded. Keynote speakers James Frey and...

The New York Times Slash Fic It was the end of a long week at the Gray Lady and the sun had long since gone down when Maureen walked into Alessandra’s office.

"Hi. Working late?"

Alessandra looked up from her computer. “Yeah. I’m just putting this piece to bed.”

“Is that so?” Maureen winked and tossed her hair . . .

An American Psycho Christmas "Joy to the World" is being piped in over the din of the late afternoon crush at Saks Fifth Avenue and I am cursing the fact that I have to wait so long for the clerk to return with my credit card. "So how are you going to spend your bonus, Bateman?" Price is already buzzed and I am still nursing my Finlandia as Courtney lights up at the mere mention of money.

Thank You for Taking Me to See Your Friend's Band Great set. Lot of energy. Very tight.

Excerpts from Paul Stanley's Testimony Before the Senate Armed Services Committee Regarding the Capability and Readiness of the Kiss Army™ in the War Against Terror™ (Tuesday afternoon, 14:10 EST.) Senator McCain: First of all, I’d like to begin by thanking Mr. Stanley for appearing before this committee. Mr. Stanley, do you have any opening statements? Paul Stanley: OH YEAH! HOW YAH DOIN, PEEPLE? WELL, AWWRIGHT!...

Editor's Letter Lame Ducks and Rocket Launchers Hi there. It’s me again. Guess what? George W. Bush is still in the White House in the midst of a second-term presidency and he’s still actively waging an unwinnable war at the cost of...

Notes to Hoobastank Street-Teamers for Posting CD Reviews on Amazon.com From: Webmaster To: Hoobastank Street Team Hey, gang--I just wanted to throw a few ideas out there to those of you who are rallying on the message boards and MP3 blogs to get the word out! Hoobastank is out on...

As Reviewed by Ben Brantley THE MUSICAL COMEDY ON BROADWAY is constant as a star, though in the luminescence of the New York skyline, or weather-permitting, sometimes difficult to glimpse. And pondering the stars in the firmament, whether in wishful desire or true appreciation of...

The 2005 Associated Press Stylebook Supplement for the Liberal Media Acceptable synonyms for Republicans: bastards, Republican bastards, idiots, morons...

Excerpt from Tuesdays with Yasser by Mitch Al-Bomb Hawari The last class of my old benefactor’s life took place once a week in his compound, by a window where he could watch the I.D.F. soldiers surrounding him, isolating him from all of society. The meetings were on Tuesdays after...

The Rolling Stone Interview with George W. Bush, Part I, by Kurt Loder W: Hey—you know what’s on my Top 10 Best Records of All Time? Do ya?

Al-Jazeera Coverage of Ozzfest 2004 Ozzfest The Meadows Music Theater Hartford, Connecticut July 10, 2004 9:23 p.m. Makka Time, 6:23 p.m. GMT The multi-act touring carnival of amoral Western values, (named for the hapless drug-addled singer from the British heavy metal group “Black Sabbath”),...

Reference Letter to the Board of Directors The Board of Directors Morningside East Co-op Apartments 100th & Manhattan Avenue Dear Members of the Board, I first met Dana Dallard last year at this shitty dive on the Lower East Side after our set. Man, I was so...

Some Things You Ought to Have Mentioned before You Brought Me, Your Irish-Catholic Boyfriend, to Meet Your Parents at My First Seder Ever with Your Orthodox Family No pork and no shellfish? What kind of religion is this?

‘And Another Thing about Bush 43’ by Maureen Dowd According to the recent yawnfest -slash- impromptu-Q.&A. with Bush 43, he “slept through” the recent breast-baring Janet Jackson high jinks.