America awoke to the heart-wrenching news this morning that beloved junk food brand Hostess is closing up shop following a bakers’ strike. Unsure of how to express their angst over the death of Twinkies–which only have a shelf life of 30 days!–some New Yorkers have turned to Craigslist as an outlet for their dismay. Read More
“Has someone fallen for your online alter-ego?” MTV is casting for a reality show in the vein of the possibly fake hit documentary Catfish, in which a young filmmaker falls in love with his dream girl, Megan, on Facebook, only to find he was talking to the woman Megan had said was her mother. MTV is producing the show with the producers of Catfish, including the duped Nev Schulman, and RelativityREAL. Read More
You’d be hard-pressed to find a shortcoming more embarrassing: startups in New York City have trouble getting a reliable high speed internet connection. Major parts of Manhattan are served by only one provider, and for most startups that is Time Warner–the company described by comedian Eugene Mirman as “managed like an ill-run Soviet factory.” Read More
