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Jamie Reidy (born March 31, 1970) is an author, screenwriter and Huffington Post blogger. [1]
After graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 1992, [2] he served with distinction as a U.S. Army officer. [3] He then spent nine years in pharmaceutical sales with Pfizer and Eli Lilly and Company.
His first book Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman offers a self-deprecating look at the life of a drug rep, climaxing in his selling Viagra. Fox 2000 produced the film Love & Other Drugs based on the book. Reidy’s second book Bachelor 101: Cooking + Cleaning = Closing is a cookbook/lifestyle guide for single guys.
His third book, A Walk's As Good As A Hit was published by HumorOutcasts Press in 2013.
On the Huffington Post, he maintains a blog that contains nothing political.
Reidy has appeared live on CNBC's Power Lunch, Squawk Box and Closing Bell, and on CNN's In The Money.
Radley Prescott Balko is an American journalist, author, blogger, and speaker who writes about criminal justice, the drug war, and civil liberties. In 2022, he began publishing his work on Substack after being let go from The Washington Post, where he had worked as an opinion columnist for nine years. Balko has written several books, including The Rise of the Warrior Cop and The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist.
Melissa Saleh is an American writer and entrepreneur. She began her career as a writer by founding the Opinionistas blog, which focused on the dehumanizing aspects of working at large law firms. She then entered digital journalism, writing for media brands like The Huffington Post and launching sites for Newsweek and The New York Times. She then moved to Silicon Valley and became a startup founder.
Keenan Hall is one of the 32 Residence Halls at University of Notre Dame. It is located on North Quad in front of North Dining hall, between Zahm Hall and Stanford Hall. Keenan Hall shares the building and The Chapel of The Holy Cross with adjacent dorm Stanford.
Better World Books is an American online bookseller of used and new books, founded in 2002 by students of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.
Wayne Vernal Millner was an American professional football player who was an offensive and defensive end for the Boston / Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Paid in Full is a 2002 American crime drama film directed by Charles Stone III. The characters Ace, Mitch, and Rico (Cam'ron), are fictionally based on the 1980s Harlem drug dealers Azie "AZ" Faison, Rich Porter, and Alpo Martinez. The title of the film is borrowed from the 1987 album and song by Eric B. & Rakim.
Firedoglake was an American collaborative blog that described itself as a "leading progressive news site, online community, and action organization". Established by film producer Jane Hamsher in 2004, Firedoglake served as a platform for Hamsher, other writers and commenters to engage in debate and activism. Hamsher shut down Firedoglake on August 1, 2015, citing health reasons, and announced that all posts would be archived at the Shadowproof website, which was launched that year by former staff members. Shadowproof describes itself as "a press organization driven to expose systemic abuses of power in business and government while developing a model for independent journalism that supports a diverse range of young freelance writers and contributors."
Dawn Eden Goldstein is an American Roman Catholic author, journalist, and songwriter. She was formerly a rock music historian and tabloid newspaper headline writer. Prior to 2016, she wrote under the pen name Dawn Eden.
Jeralyn Elise Merritt is an American criminal defense attorney in private practice in Denver, Colorado, since 1974. She served as one of the trial lawyers for Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing case in 1996 and 1997. In 2002 Merritt founded and is the principal author of the blog TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime. She also serves as a legal commentator for news media programs and as an internet journalist.
Marcy Wheeler, long known by the handle "emptywheel", is an American independent journalist specializing in national security and civil liberties. Wheeler publishes on her own site, Emptywheel, established in July 2011. She has reported on United States v. Libby and the investigation of President Donald Trump's connections to Russia, among other national security matters.
John Francis Crowley is the President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the world’s largest biotechnology advocacy organization. He served as the chairman and CEO of Amicus Therapeutics. He co-founded Novazyme Pharmaceuticals with William Canfield, which was later acquired by Genzyme Corporation, and founded Orexigen Therapeutics. In 2006, he was profiled in the book The Cure: How a Father Raised $100 Million – And Bucked the Medical Establishment – In a Quest to Save His Children by Geeta Anand. In 2010, Crowley released his memoir, Chasing Miracles: The Crowley Family Journey of Strength, Hope, and Joy. Crowley and his family were the inspiration for the movie Extraordinary Measures starring Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser in 2010. Crowley was named CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, the largest Biotechnology advocacy organization in the world, in 2023.
Love & Other Drugs is a 2010 American romantic comedy drama film directed, produced and co-written by Edward Zwick and based on Jamie Reidy's 2005 non-fiction book Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria, Josh Gad and Gabriel Macht, the film tells the story of a medicine peddler in 1990s Pittsburgh who starts a relationship with a young woman suffering from an illness that leads to Parkinson's disease.
Vincent J. Guadagnino is an American reality television personality, best known for being a cast member on MTV's Jersey Shore.
Walter Barber LaBerge was an aerospace engineer and defense industry executive who served as United States Under Secretary of the Army from 1977 to 1980.
Suvir Saran, is a chef, cookbook author, educator as well as a farmer who specializes in bringing Indian cooking to the American kitchen. Currently lives on American Masala Farm with his partner Charlie, in Hebron, New York.
Popehat is a law-oriented blog. According to its tagline, Popehat is a "group complaint about law, liberty, and leisure". Its primary blogger, American attorney Ken White, writes about law, scams, and freedom of expression on the Internet in a blunt, often crass style. A Twitter account under the same name was later established, and amassed hundreds of thousands of followers.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a Disney media franchise, commencing in 1996 with the release of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The franchise is based on the 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo.
Tracey Jackson is an American author, screenwriter, blogger, film director, and producer. Over the course of her career, she has worked across multiple mediums, including film, television, and publishing. She is known for her work on feature films such as The Guru (2002), The Other End of the Line (2008), and Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009). Jackson is also the author of two books, including the New York Times bestseller Gratitude and Trust: Six Affirmations That Will Change Your Life (2014), co-written with Paul Williams. And Between a Rock and a Hot Place.
Jonathan Mitchell is an American author and autistic blogger who writes about autism including the neuroscience of the disorder and neurodiversity movement. His novel The Mu Rhythm Bluff is about a 49-year-old autistic man who undergoes transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Molly Yeh is an American cookbook author, restaurateur, and blogger who is the host of the Food Network cooking show Girl Meets Farm.