Jessica Coen

Great moments in movie marketing (and the view from my office...

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:16:00 -0400

Great moments in movie marketing (and the view from my office window).

Also worth noting: The church sits next to entrance to the Holland Tunnel — Hellboy just wants to get to Hell’s Mouth, and he’ll be damned if God’s shack gets in his way.

alexbalk:Milestones of any sort always seem ridiculously...

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:46:00 -0400

alexbalk:

Milestones of any sort always seem ridiculously arbitrary; the idea that we’re going to give special weight to some moment of personal import because it’s been x number of rotations round the sun since we first did it strikes me as kind of laughable. Still, it’s the only common metric we’ve got, so what the hell. It was on a July 1st much like this one that I started my stint at Gawker… back in 2006. Yes, two years ago. That’s it. WHAT THE FUCK? It’s like Rip Van Winkle except they kept me awake the whole time. And prodded me with needles and torches. I mean, holy crap, it’s a good thing I did nothing with my life for the other 30-odd years, because between Gawker and Radar, I should look and feel like a slightly less sprightly Wilford Brimley. Which I do. Anyway, happy anniversary to me. Another year like this and I’ll be in a box.

That was a bad week, wasn’t it?

I don’t know who this guy is, but after staring at my...

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:12:00 -0400

I don’t know who this guy is, but after staring at my office computer’s empty blue background for nearly a year I’ve decided that he’s becoming my desktop wallpaper.

He was also sitting in the front row at Dior Homme with Kanye (where this stunning pic was taken), but who gives a shit? He gets to look at me now all the time.

Their messages complemented one another, as did his blue tie and her blue pantsuit.

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:43:22 -0400

Their messages complemented one another, as did his blue tie and her blue pantsuit.

Joanne Lucas knowing that Florent would remain open as some sort of diner but not telling anyone,...

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:57:40 -0400

Joanne Lucas knowing that Florent would remain open as some sort of diner but not telling anyone, allowing everyone to get all weepy, really pisses me off. I mean, she shut off the fucking gas this week — “I’m sorry, devoted patrons, but we cannot cook you one last plate of french fries! Sob!” — knowing fully well that she was going to reopen on Tuesday. Good show, lady. You’re no better than Barbra Streisand selling tickets for her farewell tour.

Writing this was like the matrimonial equivalent of birth...

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:04:00 -0400

Writing this was like the matrimonial equivalent of birth control. Not that anyone would ever put more than a RingPop on my finger.

Martha Stewart blogs about her trip to Detroit

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:54:29 -0400

“Looks like we’re in Egypt - but we’re really in Detroit!”

Hm. I suppose for someone who’s not particularly familiar with the area, Detroit does seem like a very foreign place.

Andrew 1: Knock knock.New York: Who’s there?Andrew 1: 9/11New York: 9/11 who?Andrew 1: You said...

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:15:57 -0400

Andrew 1: Knock knock.
New York: Who’s there?
Andrew 1: 9/11
New York: 9/11 who?
Andrew 1: You said you’d never forget.

See? It’s not too soon anymore. Great news.

[via]

special stories about special people

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:38:04 -0400

If you read only one thing today, let it be the Observer profile of Kelly Cutrone.

If you read two things today, go with the mentally retarded paralympic swimmer story in the Times.

I have read (alright, skimmed at best) this three times now, and I have yet to find a mention of...

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:51:47 -0400

I have read (alright, skimmed at best) this three times now, and I have yet to find a mention of anything Gawker-related. Everything okay over there?

Photo

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:07:06 -0400

And now she will disappear in a puff of smoke.

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:51:00 -0400

And now she will disappear in a puff of smoke.: Honestly, it’s not LIKE a part of Julia died. This is very literal, people.

suck it up, whiney mcbitchnmoan

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:10:16 -0400

alexbalk:

So Cechin is on vacation for the week, which seemed like a fine idea at the time. Of course, “at the time,” none of us knew that Tyler would be leaving. (Except maybe Tyler.) Anyway, I’m pretty much overwhelmed right now, which, if you’re reading Radar with any eye for correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc., is abundantly obvious. If you see anything glaring, let me know.

Yeah, well, I’ve got both Intel editors out tomorrow. And for subs, I’m counting on a couple of extras from No Batteries Included.

Friend: I moved to Park Slope.Me: Did you have a baby?Thing is, I wasn’t trying to be a smart...

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:16:13 -0400

Friend: I moved to Park Slope.
Me: Did you have a baby?

Thing is, I wasn’t trying to be a smart ass. This just crapped out of my mouth. And it was totally stupid and narrow-minded of me. She didn’t necessarily have a baby! She totally could have become a lesbian.

To be fair, it is from the whiz who brought us 'Still Standing'

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:49:00 -0400

Over at Vulture, we’re previewing all the greenlit pilots, digesting their complex plots and spitting out our even more complex analyses (hint: so far, it’s not looking good). Because I’m all about participation, I watched CBS’s Jay Mohr vehicle Project Gary. And by “vehicle,” I mean “black-carbon Big Wheel.” Somebody has got to put that dude down.

Waxy memories

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:32:18 -0400

I still go to Maya because of this.

doree:

I was discussing the merits of various bikini waxing places (palaces?) around town, and was reminded of one TODO (that godawful one-thing-a-day feature that Choire mercifully killed as one of his first acts in office) that was actually fun to write. Here’s a little taste:
We’ve got to hand it to her—bitch was fast. We barely had time to blink, let alone tear up, before large sections of our nether regions were being removed with alacrity. She was also reassuring, telling us that it wouldn’t be much longer now. (Rrrrip!) “You want me to do lips, yes?” she asked in her Russian accent. We nodded, barely, not really thinking. Wait—lips? Those lips? we thought, panicked, as she hoisted our leg in the air. Just when we thought we couldn’t take anymore, she said, “Okay! Almost done. Now you turn over, and hold your butt cheeks open!” Aha, we thought, flipping over awkwardly and stickily, on the paper she’d rolled on the table. We felt vaguely like a newly shorn lamb.
All that being said, I never did go back to Maya.

As I remember it, it was more self-flagellated.

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:51:00 -0400

“The best bloggers […] were, it seemed, self-actualized mavericks.” - Simon Dumenco

Three-Word Review: 'Indiana Jones'

Tue, 27 May 2008 10:21:04 -0400

Big dumb puppy.

Now it becomes clear: They just wanted a piece of the...

Thu, 22 May 2008 11:47:56 -0400

Now it becomes clear: They just wanted a piece of the Gawker-commenter action.

We've been getting a lot of email from American Idol freaks

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:46:51 -0400

coen: david archuleta has his own army of claymates
coen: they just need a catchy cult name
kois: "archuletoids"?
coen: "achelupas"?
kois: "pedophiles"?

Jessica Coen

Great moments in movie marketing (and the view from my office...

alexbalk:Milestones of any sort always seem ridiculously...

I don’t know who this guy is, but after staring at my...

Their messages complemented one another, as did his blue tie and her blue pantsuit.

Joanne Lucas knowing that Florent would remain open as some sort of diner but not telling anyone,...

Writing this was like the matrimonial equivalent of birth...

Martha Stewart blogs about her trip to Detroit

Andrew 1: Knock knock.New York: Who’s there?Andrew 1: 9/11New York: 9/11 who?Andrew 1: You said...

special stories about special people

I have read (alright, skimmed at best) this three times now, and I have yet to find a mention of...

Photo

And now she will disappear in a puff of smoke.

suck it up, whiney mcbitchnmoan

Friend: I moved to Park Slope.Me: Did you have a baby?Thing is, I wasn’t trying to be a smart...

To be fair, it *is* from the whiz who brought us 'Still Standing'

Waxy memories

As I remember it, it was more self-flagellated.

Three-Word Review: 'Indiana Jones'

Now it becomes clear: They just wanted a piece of the...

We've been getting a lot of email from American Idol freaks

To be fair, it is from the whiz who brought us 'Still Standing'