The Curious Case of Coco Henson Scales

February 17th, 2014
Hypocrisy

  ** UPDATED 05/18/2015** : NY TIMES STAFFER Continues to Harass/ Threaten Author for Unveiling Alleged NY TIMES Impropriety The IP address behind the cyber-harassment/threats on this website by “Wanda Smith” aka “til8x8x8is4,” against author Abbe Diaz, has been traced to the residence of a current New York Times staffer at the center of the […]

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Drop Dead, Everybody

August 14th, 2013
McInerney twitts

  firstly, i would like to express my gratitude for the persistent influx of “fan” letters and comments and “tips,” and whatnot. thank you, i really appreciate them. secondly, i’d like to share this awesome bit of “news” that landed in my inbox this morning.

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“Have you ever tangled with a famous/powerful person?”

June 19th, 2013
gwyneth_paltrow

Quora asks: Have you ever tangled with a famous/powerful person? What was the result? Whether intentionally or unintentionally, have you ever gotten into a conflict with someone famous? What were the circumstances? What happened exactly? How did you handle it? How did it end?   "Asked to Answer," yay! Well, I hope I understand what […]

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re: Journalists’ Ethics

February 25th, 2013
gawker_diaz_crazy

Quora asks: What are some of the worst breaches of journalists’ ethics? (Ha ha ha ha ahaa is that just a field day waiting to be had or what.) Fred Landis has done a nice job of identifying some of the worst cases in recent history; I would only add the widespread illegal phone-tapping of […]

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“Gawker is… Sooo Shady”

March 19th, 2012
Gawker Steals Story

  GREATEST HITS: PX This [The Blahg] Hi! Thank you for your "search"! This website is currently undergoing changes as it continually progresses, so the entry for which you

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“GENIUS” – Joel Stein, Time magazine

January 19th, 2012
PX Me - The Sequel to PX This

  PX Me. (How I Became a Published Author, Got Micro-Famous, and Married a Millionaire)   When Abbe Diaz published her journal, PX This – Diary of the “Maître d’ to the Stars” [née Diary of the Potted Plant] in 2004, she’d had no idea what she was in for. Sure, she expected the process […]

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Nick Denton vs Leigh Haber

November 4th, 2010
Denton_Gould

Rodale’s Leigh Haber lays a smackdown on Gawker’s Nick Denton

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GAWKER.COM

October 27th, 2010
Official Gawker Mascot, Julia Allison - gawker.com

Gawker engages in blatant breaches of journalistic integrity against author Abbe Diaz.

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Are We Sick of ______ Yet?

July 8th, 2010
Ozersky_Dweeb

Are We Sick of Josh Ozersky Yet?

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The Hostess Diaries Conspiracy

June 22nd, 2010
Sicha_Gould

… SUBJECTS : Former gawker.com Managing Editor Choire Sicha, Former New York Times food critic Frank Bruni, Former Hue hostess Coco Henson Scales (and friend, William Diggs)
GIST OF TOPIC : Did Choire Sicha and/or Coco Scales (along with Frank Bruni) “conspire” to misappropriate the subject matter in PX This for their own glorification and/or personal gain?

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