Aniston, Jolie Saga Good For Everyone Who Needs Traffic @10:50 AM
Forbes takes its traffic-whoring creation of galleries based on arbitrary and manipulable metrics to new heights today, with the 2009 list of Hollywood's top-earning actresses. Shockingly, it's a battle between Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston! Just like in the tabloids! Nice work, fellas! 3
The Totally Awesome Recession @2:35 PM
Forbes' Elisabeth Eaves looks at the bright side of These Troubled Times: "OMG you guys how good is this recession? I mean, it sucks if you don't have, like, money or a job or anything, but I totally just refi'd the mortgage on my place and it's like banks are trying to GIVE me money. Plus, it is totally time to shop. Not just on apartments either! Those bitches behind the counters at fancy clothes stores and those preening 'mos in restaurants could not pretend to be more thrilled to see you! And, like, even if you do lose your job, did you really want to to be doing it in the first place? READ MORE 18
The Survivor's Guide For The Affluent Idiot @7:16 PM
Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Forbes magazine, which makes a point of being far too genteel for morale-boosting, is now dispensing Oprah-style advice to its plutocratic readership. Last week, a cover package was assembled: a "Survivor's Guide for the Affluent," and the introductory text wastes little time making with the tough love. There's the chilling report from New York society photographer Patrick McMullan that his subjects are stinting on party comestibles: "There used to be caviar; now we are seeing a lot more carrots." There's Annelise Peterson, "a socialite and fashion consultant" (read: publicist) who testifies that "disguised shopping"—scoring the odd fur at a charity event or "celebrity-sponsored rummage sale"—has become "something of a surreptitious sport." READ MORE 7
