Gawker’s Holiday Card: Possibly Laughing With You, Probably At You

Gawker’s Holiday Card: Possibly Laughing With You, Probably At You

“Ha ha ha, you Gawker commenters are hilarious!” or “ha ha, I can’t believe you guys are doing our work for us, and not even getting paid (meagerly) for it!”? The true meaning of Gawker’s holiday video-gram. You be the judge. In other Gawknews — do you love reading Gawker, but[...]

Rumors on the Internets: Lockhart Steele to leave Gawker Media?

I heard a rumor recently that Lockhart Steele, owner of the Curbed network and managing editor of Nick Denton’s Gawker Media empire, may leave the latter soon. That wouldn’t be a shock; Lock has the brains and the savvy to work on his own projects full time. What would be[...]

Happy Halloween

As I do with every holiday, I’m celebrating Halloween with the French. And yes, I treat Halloween as a holiday. To completely honor the day (and night), here’s a scene from one of the most sublime and scariest movies ever made, a picture starring a French woman and one I’ve[...]

A Blog Gets New Editor: Wall Street Journal Goes Ape

Two and a half years ago, when we launched this site, the idea of blogs being a serious business medium was hotly debated. Now, Gawker Media changes an editor and the Wall Street Journal covers it like a new Federal Reserve chairman had been appointed. 665 words dedicated to[...]

The Over/Under — Gawker’s TODO As The New Flavorpill/Daily Candy

Go ahead and set this one at… Three (3) months before Gawker deploys its TODO into a Daily Candy/Flavorpill ripoff mashup. They’ve already got the shiny graphic and the content stream needing more readers/ad inventory. They’re at least halfway there. And didn’t you hear — daily email newsletters[...]

The Week That Was: Michael Crook’s DMCA Takedown Edition

Business 2.0 drops a Cleveland Steamer bevy of new blog titles on the chest of the blogosphere. [Business 2.0 / Gawker] Wonkette (the site) gets a facelift. Wonkette (the redheaded former blog editor/current Time.com political editor) gets a subpoena. [Wonkette] Michael Arrington: Giving Tony Pierce a run for his “Resident Pimp[...]

The Break Up is in Reshoots Now

The Break Up is doing some reshoots, possibly as I type this, in Chicago. Joan Philo is seeking extras, especially those who own formal wear and can dance. Break a leg! Published by David LawrenceContinue reading: The Break Up is in Reshoots Now[...]

Sienna Miller and Josh Harnett New Couple?

Sienna Miller and Josh Hartnett certainly seemed cozy at Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont on Tuesday night. Miller, 25, and Hartnett, 28, sat side-by-side on a couch in the hotel restaurant’s living room area, laughing and chatting for about an hour before they were joined by a female friend of Miller’s. But they kept[...]

Britney Spears With No Fashion Sense

We’ve been many many articles about Britney Spears so far but I have never, I mean NEVER seen her in a uglier dress as in the following photos. She is absolutely dementias in the worst possibly way. No comments - the pictures talk for themselves: Update: It seems that this is[...]

Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz Get All Cuddly

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and SAM MENDES had better watch their backs.Their lovers CAMERON DIAZ and KATE WINSLET look rather cozy as they pose together on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar magazine. The stunning actresses - who co-starred in festive rom-com The Holiday - got up close and personal for the glamorous shoot. The[...]