Blog Profile / Gawker
| URL : | http://gawker.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Pop Culture / Celebrity | |
| Posts on Regator: | 58367 | |
| Posts / Week: | 214.2 | |
| Archived Since: | March 3, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Amazing Photo Shows Bowling Pins Standing in Tornado-Flattened Alley
By far one of the most iconic photos to emerge from Monday's top-of-the-scale Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, is this one shared by "extreme meterologist" Reed Timmer of a near-perfect ten-pin frame still standing amid the ruins of Moore's devastated bowling alley. Read more...
Man With Ties to Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Shot by FBI Agent
A man in Orlando was shot and killed last night after being questioned by an FBI agent about his connection to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Read more...
Anthony Weiner Is Officially Running for Mayor of New York
After months of speculation, it's official: Anthony Weiner is running for mayor of New York City. “I made some big mistakes, ” the former congressman said in his first campaign commercial. True. But if Mark Sanford can make a political comeback, anyone can, though Weiner might want to figure out how many more of his dick pics are still out there. Read more...
Another Anti-Gay Attack Reported in New York City
For the third time since Mark Carson was shot and killed by a homophobe on Saturday, a gay man was attacked in Manhattan because of his sexual orientation. Read more...
Goat Escapes Slaughterhouse Truck, Wreaks Havoc on New Jersey Bridge
A goat made a daring, potentially life-saving escape Tuesday morning from a truck authorities believe was headed to a slaughterhouse. The goat, named Sky, fell or jumped while being driven across the Pulaski Skyway bridge, where she ran wild during the rush hour commute. Read more...
Nightclub Investigated for Installing 2-Way Mirror in Women's Bathroom
A new nightclub in Scotland is being investigated by police and other Glasgow city officials after a newspaper investigation revealed the club had installed two-way mirrors in its women's bathrooms, exposing the women to viewers in two private rooms. Read more...
Mystery Respiratory Illness Infects 7, Kills 2 in Alabama
A mystery respiratory illness has killed two people and infected five others in Alabama. All of the victims have shown signs of fever, cough and shortness of breath, but the Alabama Department of Public Health hasn't been able to identify the disease. Read more...
With a vote of 13 to 5, the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a landmark immigration bill that
With a vote of 13 to 5, the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a landmark immigration bill that would offer a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living in America illegally. Read more...
Man Runs Out of Gas on Interstate, Sets Up Drum Kit to Kill Time
On Tuesday morning, a man driving on the Baltimore Beltway ran out of gas. So he did what anyone would do: He pulled over to the shoulder of I-695, set up his drum kit, and began to play until help arrived. Read more...
Teens Flee Facebook Citing "Too Much Drama," Mostly Caused by Allie M.
Facebook is quickly becoming a spooky graveyard, bereft of teens, populated by only a few try-hard adults and a pile of old elephant bones according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. There’s also a lot of drama there. Specifically: too much drama. Read more...
Helen Mirren Has Tea with Dying Boy After Actual Queen Says No
Oliver Burton's dying wish was to visit Buckingham Palace and have afternoon tea with the Queen. Read more...
The AP is not alone.
The AP is not alone. The New Yorker reports that the Justice Department has seized phone records for at least five numbers associated with Fox News and two within the White House. Read more...
Michael Kinsley Speaks Up for the Misunderstood Homophobes
Last week, peripatetic contrarian-liberal editor-pundit Michael Kinsley used his newish column in his old magazine, the New Republic, to complain about the closed-mindedness and intolerance that supporters of gay marriage have displaying toward their opponents: Read more...
OK Tornado: Facebook Users Help Return Lost Items Found Miles Away
Over 10,000 Facebook users have joined forces in an effort to help return items lost during this week's Oklahoma tornadoes to their rightful owners. Read more...
The IRS official in charge of tax-exempt organizations will plead the Fifth Amendment and refuse to
The IRS official in charge of tax-exempt organizations will plead the Fifth Amendment and refuse to answer a Congressional committee's questions. That should go over well. Read more...
Beyoncé's New Song Sounds the Same Even When Played in 4 Tabs at Once
In case you were too busy listening to other Beyoncé songs to notice, Beyoncé’s (probable) new single, “Grown Woman,” leaked online Monday. Read more...
Crisis averted: World Nutella Day will live on after Ferrero announced that it will stop all legal a
Crisis averted: World Nutella Day will live on after Ferrero announced that it will stop all legal action against the fan-made holiday. According to the company, it was all a big mistake. Read more...
The National Weather Service has upgraded the status of the Newcastle-Moore tornado to a scale-toppi
The National Weather Service has upgraded the status of the Newcastle-Moore tornado to a scale-topping EF-5. Read more...
"Dozens" of Tea Party Patriots Protest IRS Offices Nationwide
Planned protests at IRS offices across the country seemed to stall at a few dozen Tea Party people outside the Treasury Department offices in Boston, Cincinnati, San Francisco and Washington today. Maybe there just aren't that many Tea Party people after all, or maybe Obama really did deploy the HAARP tornado machine. Read more...
$90,000 High and Rising: Rob Ford Crackstarter Update
The Rob Ford Crackstarter—our crowdfunding campaign to raise enough money to purchase and publish a video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine—has passed $90,000 on its way to our goal of $200,000. And we're adding new perks! (None of them are crack.) Read more...