Gothamist: The Kicker Kicks It Alive and Kicking!

Jen

Mon, 01 Mar 2004 15:34:59 -0500

Four things: 1) I'm an idiot. 2) Jake is a bigger idiot. 3) We were wrong - we're sorry! 4) I'm shutting down comments for the sake of my ulcer.

Sterling

Mon, 01 Mar 2004 15:31:10 -0500

Jake, she does 45 minutes in spin class like 15 times a week. And she has really sharp little nails. Walk away.

Jen

Mon, 01 Mar 2004 15:25:02 -0500

It's true, we should have contacted Liz for the facts. Unfortunately, as we rushed to post and only took Gawker at its word as well as a quick check to see if we could read the site, our 1 + 1 = -1. Apologies.

jake

Mon, 01 Mar 2004 15:24:19 -0500

we're also quick to admit our mistakes- i posted liz's link. but we don't know the meaning of the word "embarressing."

maccers

Mon, 01 Mar 2004 15:10:27 -0500

As you are soliciting opinions, the really odd thing Jake and Jen is why you didn�t contact Elizabeth first for verification before posting this. You have always seemed very concerned with the �Journalistic Standards� of others when, again, you have demonstrated none yourself. It might not be so embarressing for you then when you get it wrong.

Sterling

Mon, 01 Mar 2004 15:06:15 -0500

Let's not do this again.

Amy C.

Mon, 01 Mar 2004 14:55:50 -0500

I agree with Joe. As I just emailed Choire, I became nonplussed with Spiers' erratic rantings. Would it be going too far to say she pulled a David Caruso (by leaving Gawker)? Ergo, Choire is my Jimmy Smits, Rick(y) Schroeder, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar rolled into one.

Joe

Mon, 01 Mar 2004 14:20:04 -0500

I never got the fuss over Elizabeth Spiers. She wasn't bad, but there is only so much about the Vanity Fair cafeteria that you can take. Choire Sicha has actually been more unpredictable, and entertaining. Thank god she left!

jake

Mon, 01 Mar 2004 13:58:19 -0500

the odd thing is that the kicker is still linked under the columnists and in the left bar on the front page- so maybe it's just a temporary thing. but if it is gone for good, then i wonder if liz made the right mistake leaving gawker for new york magazine. certainly her visibility has gone down, and choire's has skyrocketed- but if you want to be a writer or journalist, it still could have been the right choice. opinions?