Holly Madison’s Assistant Is Also Her Understudy
As assistant gigs go, this one’s not bad: Holly Madison’s assistant, Angel Porrino, will be taking over Holly’s role in the Las Vegas show Peepshow while Holly is on vacation. The fill-in only lasts...
View ArticleWhat If Lady Gaga and Beyonce’s ‘Telephone’ Video Was Set In An Office?
Most likely, this would happen.
View ArticleRevisiting U2’s Assistant Elegy
While working on what would become their blockbuster album The Joshua Tree, U2 suffered a personal tragedy. Bono’s assistant Greg Carroll was killed while riding a motorcycle he was due to deliver to...
View ArticleHow Do You Dress for An Assistant Book Party?
My book, the cleverly titled Save the Assistants, came out last week. And, as any author knows, the most important part of publishing a book is throwing a book party. However, I was at a total loss...
View ArticleHow Would You Feel If Your Boss Called You Hot?
Senator Harry Reid referred to his colleague, Senator Kristen Gillibrand, as ‘hot’ at a recent fundraiser. Since Reid’s the majority leader, he could be seen as Gillibrand’s boss. So CNN went to the...
View ArticleMariah’s Fetus Already Has An Assistant
… well, not really. But it seems so realistic! After all, considering we’re talking about a woman who has an army of assistants and made one of them plan her wedding here, the fetus will probably have...
View ArticleA Little Ditty to Get You Through the Workday
The scene: a woman calls her dad to complain about a rough day she had at work. The dad isn’t really sure how best to comfort his daughter, so he ends up writing her a song. You’ll be humming this in...
View ArticleIt Is Not Normal to Give Your Boss Your Facebook Password
Robert Collins, a Maryland man who works for the Department of Corrections, was told he had to give his supervisors his Facebook password as part of a re-certification process. While I’ve talked a lot...
View ArticleVideo: Zach Galifianakis Needs a New Assistant
Zach Galifianakis is currently my favorite comedian (got Mel Gibson fired because hitting women is wrong; is from my home state of North Carolina), so Zach + SNL + Assistant sketch = Best Thing Ever.
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