Tag Archives: Gawker

Your iPad Could Help Stalk You [Hackers]

The iPad security breach earlier this month didn’t just expose thousands of email addreses, but could also help hackers track down users’ physical locations, says a growing chorus of security experts. More

A Straight Person’s Guide to Gay Pride [The Gays]

If you are a opposite-gender lover you may not know this is Gay Pride Weekend in New York. You should come join the party! But first, here are a few things you need to know before joining the fun. More

Ten Tips For Healthy Eating [Advice]

Fellow Americans: our diet has failed. More than 90% of us eat too much salt . We have to tax ourselves just to stop overdosing on soda . It’s embarrassing. Fear not—an easy guide to eating healthy is just below! More

What People Waiting in Line for an iPhone Can Learn from Twilight Fans [How Tos]

Those sitting out in the sun today for a new iPhone might have waited hours or overnight. They are wimps. Twilight fans have been camped out since Monday for tonight’s premiere. They will show you how it’s done! More

Was Wikileaker Bradley Manning Betrayed By His Queer Identity? [Exclusive]

It’s been speculated that alleged Wikilekear, PFC Brian Manning, is transgendered. We’ve uncovered evidence that strongly suggests Brian Manning has some sort of LGBT identity, and that the man who snitched on him exploited this to win his trust. More

Want to Hear What the ‘God Particle’ Sounds Like? [Whoa]

The Large Hadron Collider is an enormous, $8 billion machine built to detect the existence of certain hypothesized-to-exist particles. But what if, instead of looking for those particles, scientists could listen for them? This is what they would sound like. More

Meet ‘Crying Girl,’ California’s Celebrity Grifter [Fameballs]

Jill Johnson is UC Davis ‘ hipster grifter . (Instead of hip, though, she’s a beauty queen.) Campus blogs hunted down the “prolific and notorious scammer” with “heavy, tear-smeared makeup.” The internet used to be for porn . Now it’s for outing grifters. More

Wired, Wikileaks and the Hacker-Journalist Complex [Wikileaks]

On June 6th, Wired.com published a report that military intelligence analyst Bradley Manning had been arrested for allegedly leaking the famous 2007 Apache helicopter attack video to Wikileaks. Now Wikileaks and others are questioning Wired’s involvement in the story. More

Scoring Sunday’s Nuptials: When Everything Somehow Goes Right [Altarcations]

Life is hard, but sometimes everything works out. Couples in today’s New York Times weddings announcements have been blessed by something (God? Randomness? Aliens?) Resident Gawker weddings expert Phyllis Nefler parses their serendipitous stories. More

Five Actors Who Should Retire Instead of Amanda Bynes [Listicle]

Yes folks, sad news. The What I Like About You actress has quit the acting game , at the tender age of 24. That’s, um, too bad. There are at least five other actors who should quit before her. More