Defaming Howard K. Stern

Is calling someone “gay” defamation? Not according to a big legal victory–but some confusing journalism–involving author Rita Cosby and Anna Nicole Smith’s former business and romantic partner Howard K. Stern. A federal judge in New York...

Unraveling Memes

If you follow the intricacies of the New York intelligentsia and cultural class, you probably already knew that Annie Leibovitz is having serious financial troubles that have gotten worse since the death of her lover, Susan Sontag. You may also believe that the cause...