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Cash or Credit? In a Taxi, It Depends Which Side of the Partition You're On

Melissa Plaut | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York


Melissa Plaut

When you swipe your card, the driver has to pay a hefty 5% extra. Why are New York's cabbies paying so much? Because of all the middlemen. A few people are making truckloads of money on drivers' backs.

Jon Gosselin SUES: Files $5 Million Lawsuit Against TLC

people.com | Nicole Weisensee Egan | Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment


In the latest skirmish in his war with TLC, Jon Gosselin has filed a $5 million claim against the network, saying its representatives damaged his repu...

"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep": A Very Pretty Playlist for Carrie Prejean

David Wild | Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment


David Wild

Seeing Ms. Prejean attempt to manhandle the "media" or Larry King the other night reminded me of a lesson I learned long, long ago.

Credit Card Swipes Adding Up For Cab Drivers

nytimes.com | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York


New York's cabbies howled when the city began forcing them to take credit cards. Some even went on strike, calling the requirements a kowtow to touris...

When Hollywood Calls Morals Into Question: A Lesson From the Book of Jon

Amber Holley | Posted 11.07.2009 | Entertainment


Amber Holley

However regressed our mores might be from years past, I think most folks know amoral conduct when they see it, and sorry, Discovery Talent, this ain't it.

Pity Party? Cry-A-Thon? Maybe, But Cut Kate Some Slack

Karen Thalacker | Posted 11.04.2009 | Entertainment


Karen Thalacker

Whether it's the Gosselins or your next door neighbors, there is a lot to feel bad about when a marriage ends. I, for one, hope that people cut Kate a little slack.

Kate Gosselin: The Kids Have Changed Under Stress Of Public Divorce (VIDEO)

Posted 11.02.2009 | Entertainment


The Gosselin kids are having trouble dealing with the media circus surrounding their parents' divorce, Kate tells Natalie Morales in an interview to a...

Denying Cab Drivers a Cell Phone Puts Them in Danger (and Makes You Late)

Melissa Plaut | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York


Melissa Plaut

When taxi drivers find themselves alone in their cabs -- as they often do -- with psychopaths, scam artists, or even just garden-variety drunken idiots, that little hands-free device can be a lifeline.

Crackdown On Cell Phone Cabbies Coming

nydailynews.com | By Pete Donohue and Leo Standora | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York


The Taxi and Limousine Commission will unveil tough new proposals Friday to crack down on chatty cabbies who yak on their mobile phones while driving....

Jon & Kate Ending In November

people.com | Posted 10.15.2009 | Entertainment


Jon & Kate Plus 8, which in recent months had become just about as fun as reliving your parents' divorce, will stop filming new episodes next month...

Children Who Grow Up on Stage

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 10.10.2009 | Entertainment


Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

I spent a very brief time counseling Jon Gosselin to get his kids off the show. It's not that fame is itself a bad thing. It is, rather, fame without foundation, celebrity without balance, that is so deeply corrosive.

Celeb Career Thermometer: Kate Gosselin vs. Martha Stewart

Nicole Williams | Posted 10.09.2009 | Entertainment


Nicole Williams

Who woulda thunk that nightmare wife Kate Gosselin would come out of her messy divorce as the good guy? And we always knew Martha Stewart ran a tight ship, but just how tight was uncertain...

Nancy Grace Vs. Jon Gosselin Round 2: 'You've Got On 2 Diamond Earrings' (VIDEO)

Posted 10.07.2009 | Entertainment


Monday night Nancy Grace declared war on Jon Gosselin, and another battle will unfold tonight on 'The Insider.' After Jon and Nancy argue over whethe...

TLC Suspends 'Kate Plus 8,' Blasts Jon

AP | FRAZIER MOORE and SANDY COHEN | Posted 10.01.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — The father of the children on "Jon & Kate Plus 8" says it's "not healthy" for his kids to continue appearing on the TLC reality sh...

Kate Gosselin: Shiny Knives

Ann Carr | Posted 10.17.2009 | Comedy


Ann Carr

Kate Gosselin on marriage, family and the benefits of creative visualization. written, filmed, performed, edited by Ann Carr...

Kate Gosselin: Keeping It Real (VIDEO)

Ann Carr | Posted 09.27.2009 | Comedy


Ann Carr

In this first installment of Kate Gosselin: Keeping It Real, Kate explains that Jon can't read, speak or write and that no, she doesn't do that banana thing...except not a banana.

Mommy, Where Does Style Come From?

Mihal Freinquel | Posted 09.13.2009 | Style


Mihal Freinquel

Style is the ability to make something your own -- even if somebody else is wearing the same coat, it looks different on you because you wear it in a way that only you can.

The Real Deal

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 09.06.2009 | Living


Arjuna Ardagh

I just got back this week from the Transformational Leadership Council meeting where writers, teachers, and seminar leaders got together to relax, network, support and inspire

"Jon & Kate" Ratings Way Down Following Hiatus

AP | Posted 09.05.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — TLC says the return of new episodes of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" delivered a robust audience on Monday. But it was nothing like the crowd o...

'Jon & Kate' To Continue, But No More Couch

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 08.30.2009 | Entertainment


PASADENA, Calif. — Jon and Kate Gosselin are over, but "Jon & Kate Plus 8" continues. TLC president Eileen O'Neill says the popular reality show...

Eileen O'Neill, TLC Chief: Past Year Has Been "Heaven & Hell"

Los Angeles Times | Joe Flint | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media


"Heaven and hell" is how Eileen O'Neill describes her first year at the helm of TLC, the cable network that is home to the controversial hit reality s...

Cake Boss Rises To Top With Reality TV Baking Series

USA Today | Posted 08.29.2009 | Media


HOBOKEN, N.J. " As Buddy Valastro, the star of TLC's Cake Boss, steps into his crowded bakery here, someone shouts: "That's the Cake Boss!"...

TLC Orders Obesity Reality Show

Hollywood Reporter | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media


The network behind "Little People, Big World" is taking on another group of people who don't quite fit in the regular society. TLC has ordered a si...

Sy Fy: The Latest Mess From Another Stupid Branding Company

Richard Laermer | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media


Richard Laermer

On Tuesday morning, the Sci Fi channel became Sy Fy, which you can be assured will be back as Sci Fi not long after that. You cannot pretend to like this moniker.

TLC Halts 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' Production, Jon Talks Split Logistics

AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 07.24.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Jon and Kate Gosselin are barely speaking. They're separating and getting a divorce _ the latest twist on their hit TLC series, "Jon...