This weekend, Gawker (Media) was pwned. A group called Gnosis took credit for hacking the company’s database and lifting all sorts of shit: A widely distributed text file contained internal chats between the site’s editors, 1.3 million commenter passwords, source code, and insults aimed at head honcho Nick Denton. Read more »
While the Internet debated the merits of outing heterosexual ladybug Christine O’Donnell as a Halloween un-night stander, and/or followed the hunt for her anonymous Philadelphian Judas, other controversies involving the Senate candidate unfolded. Read more »
Gawker publishes questionable items from time to time, but this post about an anonymous guy’s un-night stand with Christine O’Donnell makes Perez Hilton look responsible.
Although this clip was originally confined to Facebook, I decided it would serve the community much better by freeing it up beyond the social network. A dedication to Gawker scribe, Hamilton Nolan, NYU student and On Campus editor of NYULocal.com, Nicole He, whipped up this tribute as part of a 20 part project. Read more »
On a hunch (Google), I came across NationalSkyads.com, which happens to be the same aerial advertising company Gawker is hiring to fly a customized reader-generated message over Rush Limbaugh’s weekend wedding in Palm Beach and boy is it cheap. They charge about $500 for the flight and then $20 per character. The plane will do 4-5 revolutions at about 40 mph and with the media certain to cover it, that’s one cost effective PR stunt!
Gawker just announced the 2010 Webutante Ball, and yours truly is on the committee. Which basically means that I was asked to be on it, and I said “yes.” Perfect position without any real responsibility, and all I had to do was suck Nick Denton’s dick. Read more »
Kari Ferrell is so irrelevant. Why do you let her ruin your blog? She has nothing to say. I hate her. Please stop!… This is just a fraction of the banter I hear on the regular. She made an appearance on Gawker today and take a look at the numbers. Now, any questions?
In promotion of their book on the city’s disappearing storefronts, photographers Jim & Karla Murray are opening MOM & POPism, a mixed media installation featuring over a dozen streets artists embellishing a selection of realistic-looking retail panels. Curated by sticker-happy street artist Billi Kid and set on the rooftop of Gawker headquarters—of all places—the gossipy multimillion dollar media empire is hosting the special event, an offshoot of their ongoing remant ad space for artists program. An invite-only reception is being held tonight, but it won’t officially open to the public until Saturday, August 15.
Photos by Jim and Karla Murray via Arrested Motion
An anomaly in Hollywood, musician and contemplative actor James Tyler (Gunther on Friends) reacts to Gawker’s recent Shutter Shades Producer “These Photos Are Mines” post that generated almost as many vitriolic comments as the Emily article and brings us the Quote of the Day:
“It’s continually astounding how deep and wide the cultural divide can seem at a distance. It is equally affirming to recognize that the chasm may be breached by a few well placed words of wisdom.”
Now we understand why Tyler has been offered an artist in residence fellowship at a prominent university in the UK.
Photo: LTAF
Although it was a cover story and contained thousands of words, Vanessa Grigoriadis didn’t really say much in her hit piece on Gawker in New York magazine last week. Without delving into the jaded writer’s numerous shortcomings in her assessment of the “rage of the creative class,” besides this gal does a much better job, we will congratulate the author for at least outing Kelly Rippa and Harvey Weinstein’s Soho address. She writes:
Denton’s place is one of the great Manhattan apartments for a party, a cavernous loft that seems to be decorated only in titanium and suede in a Soho building whose other tenants include Kelly Ripa and Harvey Weinstein.
One quick search for Nick Denton + Spring Street pretty much yields all the stalking information you’ll ever need, but don’t thank us.
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