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Blinded Everest Climber Left to Die After Summit [Sad]

A 28-year-old British climber, Peter Kinloch , was 600 feet into his descent from the top of Mount Everest when he lost his eyesight. 12 hours and only 200 feet later, his fellow climbers decided they had to leave him. More

We Called BP and Gave Them Some Ideas to Fix the Oil Spill [Advice]

The top kill has failed. Now BP is so desperate that they put a hotline on their website where you can call in and offer ideas. We called it and a nice woman answered. We gave her some ideas. Listen! More

Now That ‘Top Kill’ Failed, How Do We Stop the Oil Leak? [Ideas]

So, ” top kill ,” BP’s last-ditch effort to seal up their oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, has failed. Now that our best chance for stopping the leak didn’t work, what’s next? And what sexy nickname will it have? More

Vomit! Nudity! Litter! Marina Abramovic’s Marathon Performance Ends In Chaos [Art]

Marina Abramovic ‘s weeks-long performance art piece ends today . It raised important questions about the nature of art. They will probably never be answered. What’s certain, though, is that an audience member made themselves vomit, and another stripped nude today. More

Real Housewives of New York: Jill Fell Down [Recaps]

Hello, friends. Your Gawker Housewives recapper is feeling a little burnt-out by this unending, shriek-filled season. So he enlisted the help of another Gawker staffer to pose some questions that might make it a little easier to tackle today’s tale. More

So You Want to Be on Jersey Shore? [Advice]

If you want to join MTV’s ongoing reality madness, you’re in luck: Open casting calls for Jersey Shore are scheduled for Sunday in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Getting on the show won’t be easy though. Here are some tips. More

Sarah Palin’s Small-Town Demise Has Begun [Drama]

Sarah Palin has traded heavily on her Real America , small-town roots throughout her career. But this is also a great liability. The case of Sarah Palin’s nosy next-door neighbor shows Palin’s downfall at the hands of pissed-off provincials has begun. More

Terrorists Now Using Autotune to Attack America [Terror]

Al Qaeda’s latest diabolical plot: an assault on America’s eardrums. The weapon with which it plans to do this: autotune. A pair of hip-hop jihadis—including Alabama-born convert Omar Hammami —released hot new English-language tracks on terrorist websites this week. More

Apple Swarmed by Feds [Crime]

The Justice Department is looking into whether Apple’s iTunes Store violated antitrust law, according to the New York Times . It’s at least the fourth federal inquiry into the company in less than a year. More

The Nine Meals and 20 Drinks That Will Kill You [Food Culture]

Pretty soon, you will have to wear a bathing suit, outside of your house. Will you look like a babe/hunk? Not if you are eating the nine chain restaurant meals or 20 drinks that are the “worst in America.” More