Today’s survey of tasty news dumplings begins where we all must begin at some point, with the awesome mystery of Google and why it does whatever it does. We also discuss inadvisable recreational activities involving skyscrapers and revisit the saga of a flight attendant named Steven, wherein he decides whether to accept his hero’s call Read More
It seems that August, 2010 has been the month for the unsung flight attendant’s moment in the sun. Steven Slater‘s infamous slide away from his job with Jet Blue and into notoriety started the ball rolling and we’ve got nearly a story a day now, whether there’s actually a story there or not. Read More
It’s been less than a week and we’re already reconsidering the legacy of folk hero flight attendant Steven Slater. Earlier today we noted that Slater could be an ideal spokesman for any number of products, including Jet Blue. Now, via the Wall Street Journal, we learn that the saga of Read More
When surveyed about the future of former flight attendant Steven Slater, talent and branding agency officials told Reuters that he should capitalize on his recent fame with a talk show circuit. Then the ad men chimed in and suggested that he be a spokesman for things.
Beer endorsements were a natural suggestion, Read More
Long before Steven Slater’s wild ride down the escape chute, there was bus driver William Cimillo. Cimillo, as the Times tells us, made Slater look like a rank amateur:
A Bronx bus driver fed up with the daily annoyances and nonsense of it all, Mr. Cimillo, 38, climbed behind the wheel of Read More
The Dry-Erase Board Girl Hoax couldn’t have been timed any better. First we learned of Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater (an “internal memo” from Mr. Slater can be read here), who left his job of many years in a blaze of glory after dealing with one rude passenger Read More
Hello, Jet Blue passengers! I will never be serving you a fucking soft drink or a bag of stale, chemical-coated peanuts again. You know what, you want to leave that seat otherwise than in the upright position, go right ahead, bozo. When the guy behind you is lying in a hospital bed with Read More
