Sunday, December 05, 2004
But I Hold On To Your Secrets ...
Erik's ode to the video for White Houses by Vanessa Carlton. Her spirit was with us this weekend.
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This is where I create and regurgitate all the news that's fit to type.
Comin' atcha from the West Coast, all updates occur in Pacific Time
"Pink is the new Blog: Must Star Hazer -- Why This: Trent Vanegas may run the uproarious gossip roundup from his home outside Detroit, but he doesn't need proximity to make riotous observations about celebs -- often typed directly onto scary paparazzi photos." -- Entertainment Weekly
"Anyone looking for a case study in the convergence of homespun blog culture and market-driven mainstream media need look no further than pinkisthenewblog.com and its creator, Trent Vanegas ... It's Not Just a Blog, It's a Brand" -- The New York Times
"Finest use of Photoshop: Nothing escapes the keen eyes of Pink is the New Blog, which concerns itself with all types of celebrity lambasting, sartorial style included. Arrows point to flashes of errant celebrity panty; the blog's trademark pink stencil lettering announces "CHER COMES TO TOWN" over photos of a raven-haired Lindsay Lohan." -- The Village Voice
"[Pink is the new Blog] offers a hysterical, no-frills treasure trove of photos (enhanced like a football commentator, with arrows and play-by-play markings), gossip and a sweet bank of links directed to stories all over the Web. [The posts are] more like delicious dispatches each day. Vanegas is a concise writer but offers plenty of description to keep things interesting." -- The St. Petersburg Times
"The site has just blown up and a Pink mushroom cloud is expected to replace the smog above Hollywood any day now ... Now everyone who's anyone knows that pink is the new blog." -- URB magazine
"Brilliantly Bitchy Blogging -- [T]his celeb-obsessed photo blog combines the wit of Oscar Wilde with the wisdom of US Weekly." -- Blender magazine
"Hilarious, photo-driven Web site ... covers the trashy trials of Britney & Kevin, Tara Reid, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan et. al with acidic glee." -- The New York Post
"If you don't like having a chuckle at celebrity misfortunes or enjoy a good gossip about Britney's latest blunder, then you might want to refrain from visiting this site. This is our sort of gossip - the piss-taking, ass-shaking stuff that'll keep you coming back for more. A mix of scandal and send-up, hearsay and gossip, rumour and fact." -- NZgirl
"i <3 your blog" -- Ultragrrrl
"Pink is the new Blog ... It's on a whole 'notha level!" -- Josh M.
"wanna check out a funny website? pinkisthenewblog.com, this guy is funny. i always laugh at it at least." -- Joel M.
"pink is the new blog is more hotter and tender than jamie lynn spears at her sweet 16 party" -- Thigh Master
"I look forward to your update every single day - you are hilarious, my friend." -- Andy Towle
"We always loved PINK. Now that we have met the brain of this Magnifique blog, we love it even more ... C'est La Vie en Pink" -- Steph & Alek
"[Pink is the new Blog] just passed smoking crack in my top three best ways to pass time at work. obvs." -- Peabs
"you can now add Fleshbot to the expanding list of sites that love you" -- Jonno
"there must be like 10 trents running your site. it's huge. always great work" -- Spencer
"It's hilarious and informative at the same time ... Better than E!" -- Jim Henry
"Pink has never looked so good! Rumor has it that even the midgets love him!" -- Christie
"Trent is one of the few gay bloggers I could actually get along with in real life." -- Toby
"Pink is the new crack" -- Johnnie