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| 19 | Caitlyn | Dumont | f | Cox was an editor of the progressive online magazine Bad Subjects. Later, she was an executive editor of Suck.com, where she wrote under the pen name Ann O'Tate, a wordplay on annotate. In 2004, Cox became the founding editor of the political blog Wonkette. Under her tenure, Wonkette was a sportive commentary on Capitol Hill Washington politics, as well as more serious matters of politics and policy. Cox and Wonkette gained notoriety in the political world for publicizing the story of Jessica Cutler, also known as "Washingtonienne," a staff assistant to Senator Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) who accepted money from a George W. Bush administration official and others in exchange for sexual favors. On January 5, 2006, Cox officially announced her retirement as the blog's editor and her imminent transition to "Wonkette Emerita." Cox's novel Dog Days, a satire of Washington, D.C. life for which she was reportedly paid $250,000, was published on January 6, 2006. The book received generally negative reviews. In The New York Times, Christopher Buckley described it as "brisk, smart" and "smutty." In the Times as well, Janet Maslin wrote that despite Cox's "satirical expertise," the novel is replete with "stock characters" and "manages to be doubly conventional: it follows both an old-fashioned love-betrayal-redemption arc and the newer, bitchier nanny-Prada chick-lit motif." Writing in Slate.com, Toby Young found the novel "shallow." He continued, Kirkus Reviews adjudged that Cox offers "results that make Primary Colors read like Proust" and concluded, "eaders hoping for some real-life dirt (or at least a salacious facsimile) will be dealt nothing more than lightweight fluff and throwaway farce." In the Los Angeles Times, Diana Wagman wrote, "Dog Days is predictable and, worst of all, mean-spirited. ... is chick lit at its most hackneyed." "It's a novel torn from the day before yesterday's headlines," wrote P.J. O'Rourke in The Washington Post. According to Human Events, more than a year after its publication the book had sold "a dismal 5,000 copies." On July 27, 2006, Cox was named the Washington editor of Time.com, where she also wrote The Ana Log. On April 12, 2007, Cox claimed on Time magazine's website that she agreed to appear on the Don Imus radio show despite its history of racially and sexually charged content because she wanted to be considered part of the media elite. Cox wrote: "I'm embarrassed to admit that it took Imus' saying something so devastatingly crass to make me realize that there just was no reason beyond ego to play along. I did the show almost solely to earn my media-elite merit badge." Cox announced on December 5, 2008, that she would no longer be contributing to Time magazine's Swampland blog. On January 19, 2009, Cox debuted on Air America Media as their first Washington-based national correspondent. She was a frequent guest on The Rachel Maddow Show, and guest-hosted the show in Maddow's absence on September 4, 2009. In 2009, Cox also became a contributing editor for Playboy. The February 17, 2010 episode of ABC's "Top Line" webcast announced that Cox had become the Washington correspondent for GQ magazine. Since September 26, 2011, she has worked as a blogger for The Guardian. On September 26, 2012, book publisher Penguin Group sued Cox for the return of an $81,250 advance and $50,000 in interest, payment for a humorous book she agreed in 2006 to produce and never provided to the publisher. Penguin canceled the book in 2007 when Cox did not forward a manuscript. Cox has been a contributor to The Daily Beast since 2009. In February 2017, Cox launched the podcast With Friends Like These as part of the Crooked Media brand. She was also a guest of John Moe on his podcast The Hilarious World of Depression at American Public Media, where she talked about depression and being a survivor of suicide. | Cox was married to Chris Lehmann, formerly of The Washington Post, New York, and Congressional Quarterly. They divorced in 2011. On October 11, 2014, Cox announced on Twitter that she was engaged to Minneapolis risk manager John Ramonas. She married Ramonas on New Year's Day 2015 in Vermont. Cox and her husband reside in Minneapolis, Minnesota.On February 28, 2015, Cox announced in an article in the Daily Beast that she is a Christian.On December 27, 2016, in honor of Carrie Fisher's death, Cox confirmed via Twitter that she has bipolar disorder. | Dumont was an editor of the progressive online magazine Bad Subjects. Later, she was an executive editor of Suck.com, where she wrote under the pen name Ann O'Tate, a wordplay on annotate. In 2004, Dumont became the founding editor of the political blog Wonkette. Under her tenure, Wonkette was a sportive commentary on Capitol Hill Washington politics, as well as more serious matters of politics and policy. Dumont and Wonkette gained notoriety in the political world for publicizing the story of Jessica Cutler, also known as "Washingtonienne," a staff assistant to Senator Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) who accepted money from a George W. Bush administration official and others in exchange for sexual favors. On January 5, 2006, Dumont officially announced her retirement as the blog's editor and her imminent transition to "Wonkette Emerita." Dumont's novel Dog Days, a satire of Washington, D.C. life for which she was reportedly paid $250,000, was published on January 6, 2006. The book received generally negative reviews. In The New York Times, Christopher Buckley described it as "brisk, smart" and "smutty." In the Times as well, Janet Maslin wrote that despite Dumont's "satirical expertise," the novel is replete with "stock characters" and "mCaitlynges to be doubly conventional: it follows both an old-fashioned love-betrayal-redemption arc and the newer, bitchier nanny-Prada chick-lit motif." Writing in Slate.com, Toby Young found the novel "shallow." He continued, Kirkus Reviews adjudged that Dumont offers "results that make Primary Colors read like Proust" and concluded, "eaders hoping for some real-life dirt (or at least a salacious facsimile) will be dealt nothing more than lightweight fluff and throwaway farce." In the Los Angeles Times, DiCaitlyn Wagman wrote, "Dog Days is predictable and, worst of all, mean-spirited. ... is chick lit at its most hackneyed." "It's a novel torn from the day before yesterday's headlines," wrote P.J. O'Rourke in The Washington Post. According to Human Events, more than a year after its publication the book had sold "a dismal 5,000 copies." On July 27, 2006, Dumont was named the Washington editor of Time.com, where she also wrote The Caitlyn Log. On April 12, 2007, Dumont claimed on Time magazine's website that she agreed to appear on the Don Imus radio show despite its history of racially and sexually charged content because she wanted to be considered part of the media elite. Dumont wrote: "I'm embarrassed to admit that it took Imus' saying something so devastatingly crass to make me realize that there just was no reason beyond ego to play along. I did the show almost solely to earn my media-elite merit badge." Dumont announced on December 5, 2008, that she would no longer be contributing to Time magazine's Swampland blog. On January 19, 2009, Dumont debuted on Air America Media as their first Washington-based national correspondent. She was a frequent guest on The Rachel Maddow Show, and guest-hosted the show in Maddow's absence on September 4, 2009. In 2009, Dumont also became a contributing editor for Playboy. The February 17, 2010 episode of ABC's "Top Line" webcast announced that Dumont had become the Washington correspondent for GQ magazine. Since September 26, 2011, she has worked as a blogger for The Guardian. On September 26, 2012, book publisher Penguin Group sued Dumont for the return of an $81,250 advance and $50,000 in interest, payment for a humorous book she agreed in 2006 to produce and never provided to the publisher. Penguin canceled the book in 2007 when Dumont did not forward a manuscript. Dumont has been a contributor to The Daily Beast since 2009. In February 2017, Dumont launched the podcast With Friends Like These as part of the Crooked Media brand. She was also a guest of John Moe on his podcast The Hilarious World of Depression at American Public Media, where she talked about depression and being a survivor of suicide.Dumont was married to Chris Lehmann, formerly of The Washington Post, New York, and Congressional Quarterly. They divorced in 2011. On October 11, 2014, Dumont announced on Twitter that she was engaged to Minneapolis risk mCaitlynger John Ramonas. She married Ramonas on New Year's Day 2015 in Vermont. Dumont and her husband reside in Minneapolis, Minnesota.On February 28, 2015, Dumont announced in an article in the Daily Beast that she is a Christian.On December 27, 2016, in honor of Carrie Fisher's death, Dumont confirmed via Twitter that she has bipolar disorder. | Ana | Cox | podcasters |