Jon Stewart Vs. Bill O'Reilly: Round One
Tonight was the first half of Jon Stewart's two-night appearance on The O'Reilly Factor. We were very excited: Would Stewart bust out a smackdown of Jim Cramer-sized proportions? Would Bill O'Reilly lose his shit? Was it being broadcast in 3-D? MORE >>
An Iraq Vet, His Dog and an Unraveling War Story
Luis Carlos Montalván returned from the Iraq war and launched a media career — he's attending Columbia's J-School — based on a battle tale that made him a poster boy for PTSD. Now an AP reporter thinks he's a fraud. MORE >>
Anderson Cooper's Casually Outed in Haitian Adoption Tale
The National Enquirer says Cooper and his boyfriend will adopt a baby. Even crazier than that, the National Enquirer is talking about Cooper's boyfriend on the front page. Even your mom is gonna see that at the grocery store! MORE >>
The Most Desperate Fake Celebrity Quotes Ever
Would two posts in one day about the comically atrocious PR work of 5WPR be too many? Yes. Too bad. We are obligated—if only as a cautionary tale—to bring you these examples of 5W's incompetent manufactured celebuquotes. MORE >>
A Cheat Sheet to the Secret Nicknames of the Literary Elite
One way of communicating to everyone that you're "in the know" is to refer to people not by their bylines, but by their IRL nicknames. Everyone will know you're a poser if you don't call A.O. Scott (pictured) "Tony." MORE >>
Don't Go Making Snooki Over
Fame has come for Snooki, and like any unconventional looking woman who's landed in the spotlight, someone feels the need to make over her image into one of bland conformity. This time it's Inside Edition and the results are frightening. MORE >>
A Contract for the Gay Guy/Straight Guy Friendship
This Sunday, gay guys and straight guys will be rubbing elbows at Superbowl parties across country. Some of them will even hit it off and want to become friends. This is progress, people, but like anything, there are some rules. MORE >>
Fashion Week Plans Spoiled for Prep-School Fauxionistas
Every season, wannabes crash Fashion Week shows and parties. But few are as brazen as the daughter of a Vermont gubernatorial candidate and her BFF, who allegedly hacked into a fashion PR company's database. (I kind of admire their moxie!) MORE >>
Vaccines Still Don't Cause Autism
The Lancet has formally retracted a paper it published in 1998 on the causes of autism based on research conducted by Dr. Andrew Wakefield. So that's it for that, then, right? MORE >>
American Idol: Mile-High Shitty
Twas our penultimate tale of auditions on Idol last night, and yet again a woeful menagerie of lost souls flitted across our screens, floating through the thin air of Denver like warbling cowboy ghosts. MORE >>
Ten Things You Should Know Before Going on The Daily Show
Ever wonder what going on the The Daily Show is like? Here's a rundown from recent guest Ethan Watters, author of Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche. This post was first published on The Rumpus. MORE >>
Lost WTF Moment of the Week: Where You Goin', John Locke?
SPOILER ALERT, OK? Our pick for last night's most befuddling and intriguing moment was John Locke, or whoever that is these days — Evil Man in Black — telling Ben that he wants to "go home." MORE >>
Dad's Murder-Suicide of Infant Son Documented on Facebook, Personal Website
Hours after Stephen Garcia and his 9-month-old son's bodies were discovered on a San Bernardino hiking trail, dead from an apparent murder-suicide, his Facebook profile announced activity: Stephen Garcia had uploaded a suicide note and video tribute to his family. MORE >>
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