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Rob Shuter Wants His Gossipy Substack to Be the National Enquirer of Our Era

Rob Shuter Wants His Gossipy Substack to Be the National Enquirer of Our Era

Published by Sam Flores

The platform, he said with visible satisfaction, “should be horrified that I’m going to be successful.” (“Ultimately, people decide what resonates by subscribing to those they want to hear from, and Rob has clearly found an audience!” a Substack representative told me. “He’s currently #43 Rising in Culture, and hundreds of people pay for his Substack, which speaks to the connection he’s built with his community.”) Despite the boasts, Shuter has an air of good cheer that makes him hard to resent. “You could write a gossip column about you or me,” his friend Elvis Duran, the longtime Z100 radio host, said, “and you could make it nice or mean, and he always makes it nice.” On this point, opinions may vary—it depends what one makes of a headline like “EXCLUSIVE: MEGHAN MARKLE’S NEW ASTROLOGY OBSESSION IS NOW RUNNING HER LIFE.” “Publicists are still not sure what to do with Substack,” Shuter said, but he has admittedly run afoul of some of them with his coverage. One is Matthew Hiltzik, CEO of communications firm Hiltzik …

Manipulative people use both kindness and gossip as separate tools to control their social circles

Manipulative people use both kindness and gossip as separate tools to control their social circles

Published by José Betancourt

People who manipulate social circles through gossip or exclusion are largely driven by dark personality traits, and possessing positive traits generally fails to stop this behavior. Researchers found that while acting kindly toward others can slightly reduce the likelihood of engaging in social sabotage, it does not erase the influence of underlying malevolence. The findings were recently published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences. Relational aggression involves intentionally harming someone’s relationships or social standing instead of using physical violence. Examples include spreading malicious rumors, giving the silent treatment, or organizing a group to purposely exclude a specific person. Because it is subtle, individuals seeking to avoid open conflict often prefer it over direct confrontation. This dynamic frequently plays out in adult environments like workplaces, community groups, and extended friend circles. Victims of this type of aggression frequently face serious mental health consequences. Being targeted can lead to increased depression, hopelessness, and extreme loneliness. The individuals who dish out this aggression also experience difficulties. Perpetrators frequently report their own struggles with anxiety, risky habits, and …

Gossip mag confirms Bardella’s romance with Maria Carolina de Bourbon des Deux-Siciles – POLITICO

Gossip mag confirms Bardella’s romance with Maria Carolina de Bourbon des Deux-Siciles – POLITICO

Published by Sam Flores

Bardella’s press team did not respond to a request for a comment. Bardella and de Bourbon have been romantically linked since they were caught on camera leaving a media event together and taking the same car in January. Asked if he was in a relationship with de Bourbon later that month, Bardella said he was a happy man and no longer single, but that “my private life belongs to me.” Scrutiny of Bardella’s private life is certain to increase as France gets closer to next year’s presidential election. He is set to run as the National Rally candidate if Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction denies her a spot on the ballot — and most polls show him comfortably winning the first round of the contest. Since bursting onto the political scene, Bardella has carefully crafted an image of himself as a self-made man who, as the child of blue-collar Italian immigrants, understands the French working class and can be their standard-bearer. His partner has led a much different lifestyle. A duchess by title, de Bourbon …

Hostile sexism is linked to higher rates of social sabotage and gossip among young adults

Hostile sexism is linked to higher rates of social sabotage and gossip among young adults

Published by José Betancourt

A recent study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships provides evidence that young adults who hold hostile sexist beliefs are more likely to engage in behaviors designed to damage the social relationships of their peers. The findings suggest that challenging traditional gender norms among youth might not only reduce prejudiced bias but also improve the way young people treat one another. Scientists typically study aggressive behavior by looking at predictors linked to small social circles, like family or school environments. This approach tends to overlook how broader societal beliefs, such as expectations about gender and power, influence human interactions. To address this gap, scientists wanted to examine the relationship between sexist attitudes and a specific type of social harm known as relational aggression. Relational aggression involves actions intended to hurt someone by damaging their friendships, reputation, or sense of social inclusion. These attacks can involve spreading malicious gossip, intentionally leaving someone out of group activities, or giving a peer the silent treatment. Relational aggression generally takes two distinct forms. Proactive relational aggression …

Gossip, Power, and the Stories We Tell

Gossip, Power, and the Stories We Tell

Published by Jenni Sidey

Gossip often gets dismissed as trivial or even destructive behavior. It’s something we are told to avoid if we want to be ethical, professional, or kind. But the reality is far more complicated. The word gossip is derived from godsibb, meaning a godparent or a close trusted companion that was connected to the family. Later it was extended to include close friends or companions who gathered to talk, tell stories, and share news about the community. It is only relatively recently that the word gossip took on the meaning we think of today: idle talk about others and usually negative or harmful. Humans are a social species with complex networks of relationships spanning family, friends, and communities. This makes us intensely focused on the social lives of others. Not just their accomplishments or public achievements, but their conflicts, alliances, and betrayals. This is not just fodder for the classic office water cooler or tabloids. These details help us understand who can be trusted, who holds influence, and where we stand within a group. In a …

Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! by Liza Minnelli review – a heady brew of gossip, glamour and defiance | Autobiography and memoir

Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! by Liza Minnelli review – a heady brew of gossip, glamour and defiance | Autobiography and memoir

Published by Sam Flores

Liza Minnelli’s father, the film director Vincente Minnelli, used to joke that his daughter’s career in show business was preordained. She was certainly familiar with the dark side of the industry from a young age through her mother Judy Garland, who was on the MGM payroll aged 13, before shooting to fame as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. Garland was famously depressive and addicted to prescription drugs and alcohol. When her daughter was six, she shut herself in the bathroom and made the first of many suicide attempts. Minnelli soon learned to monitor her mother and hide her pill bottles when she saw darkness descending. By 13, she was “my mother’s caretaker – a nurse, a doctor, pharmacologist and psychiatrist rolled into one … Just as the MGM studio system robbed Mama of her childhood, she robbed me of mine.” In her memoir, Minnelli – who turns 80 this month – recounts how she broke free from her dysfunctional family at 16 and moved to New York to make it as a singer and actor. …

People Who Might Secretly Be Out To Get You Usually Use These 11 Phrases When Talking To You

People Who Might Secretly Be Out To Get You Usually Use These 11 Phrases When Talking To You

Published by Jenni Sidey

While many emotionally intelligent, kind people want to imagine that everyone, especially their loved ones and the people they should be able to trust, has their best interests at heart, the reality is that not everyone shares their empathy and grace. Some people, living with entitlement, envy, resentment, or apathy at their core, simply don’t care about anyone but themselves. Even if it feels easier to overlook “red flags” that someone doesn’t care about us for our own well-being, the truth is that protecting your energy comes from taking action in the face of disrespect. Don’t let these people walk all over you. People who might be secretly out to get you usually use certain phrases when talking to you, so don’t overlook them. When people show you who they really are, just believe them. People who might secretly be out to get you usually use these 11 phrases when talking to you 1. ‘I ended up getting super busy’ Bricolage | Shutterstock If someone in your life is consistently unreliable, canceling at the last …

People Who Want To Gossip About Your Life Almost Always Ask These 10 Questions When They Talk To You

People Who Want To Gossip About Your Life Almost Always Ask These 10 Questions When They Talk To You

Published by Jenni Sidey

Not everyone has your best intentions at heart. While some friends truly are looking out for you, others are looking for an excuse to use your problems for their own entertainment. Because of this, people who want to gossip about your life almost always ask questions meant to glean as much information as possible for their own purposes when they talk to you. They’ll probably never be upfront with you about their intentions. Using vague language, you won’t usually know what they’re actually thinking until you hear from someone else that they’ve been talking about you behind your back. If you want to be more wary about who you invite into your inner circle, be on the lookout for these probing questions. People who want to gossip about your life almost always ask these 10 questions when they talk to you 1. ‘So, what’s going on with you lately?’ Gaudi Lab | Shutterstock People who want to gossip about your life almost always ask, “So, what’s going on with you lately,” when they talk to …

Gossip Girl author to bring back fan-favorite character in sequel

Gossip Girl author to bring back fan-favorite character in sequel

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Grab a headband, a bunch of peonies and a pair of kitsch stilettos, because Gossip Girl’s Blair Waldorf is about to return as the star of a new book sequel. The character’s Upper East Side exploits will continue in a new standalone novel by Gossip Girl author Cecily von Ziegesar, who famously depicted a group of privileged Upper East Side teens through the eyes of an anonymous blogger. The book series consists of 13 works in total and was turned into an acclaimed CW series starring Blake Lively and Leighton Meester, which ran between 2007 and 2012. Deadline reports that the novel, titled Blair, has been sold in a competitive bid to Grand Central Publishing in the U.S., while Orion, a division of Hachette …