Tag Archives: Gawker

A $20 Million Bid to Buy Perez Hilton [Exclusive]

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Gawker has learned that Avid Life Media, the owner of sites including HotorNot.com and Ashley Madison, has partnered with two prominent gossip bloggers to put in a $20 million bid to acquire PerezHilton.com. More

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Connecticut Senate Candidate Misled Voters About Serving in Vietnam [Fibs]

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Richard Blumenthal , the Connecticut attorney general and Democratic candidate for Senate, didn’t serve in Vietnam. So it is kind of a problem that he implied that he did. In public. On several different occasions. More

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All the Weird Things That Are Supposed to Fix the Oil Spill [Disasters]

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Oil has been pouring into the Gulf of Mexico for weeks , and nobody seems to know how to stop it. Here is a long list of methods that have been floated for how to stop the plague of oil. More

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Steve Jobs Is Opening Up Apple One Email at a Time [Public Relations]

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

If there’s one enduring lesson I took away from my late-night argument with Steve Jobs , it’s that Apple’s relationship with the public is undergoing a quiet revolution. Are we about to see a new, more open Apple? More

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Who Hates Mimi Gurbst? [Gossip]

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Last week, Felix Gillette wrote an innocent story about Mimi Gurbst , a senior producer at ABC World News , retiring to become a high school guidance counselor. Soon, the story’s comment section became a message board for vicious anti-Gurbst vitriol. Why? More

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Will Any of These New Shows Save NBC? [Upfronts]

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

With its ratings in the toilet and prime time roster trashed by the failed Jay Leno experiment, the upcoming television season is make-or-break for NBC. Based on the trailers for the shows it has coming up, is there any hope? More

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The Cutest U.N. Commission of All Time [Awww]

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

For his new installation, Australian artist Bennett Miller has assembled a meeting of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights in the Melbourne Museum plaza. The part that is “art” is that all of the delegates are dogs. All together: Awwwwww . More

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Scoring Sunday’s Nuptials: Everyone Who Got Married This Weekend Went to Harvard [Altarcations]

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Harvard! Harvard Harvard Harvard. Havard? Such is the nature of today’s New York Times weddings section. With so many couples of equal accomplishment, how do we judge them? Gawker wedding expert Phyllis Nefler finds a way, as she always does. More

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Kevin Costner Will Save the Oceans from the Oil Spill [Waterworld]

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

BP have tried everything from hats to golf balls to try and stop the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Know what they didn’t think of? Kevin Costner . Who may actually save the ocean like a real-life action hero. More

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This Campaign Ad Is the Most American Thing Ever Made [God Bless America]

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Maybe you remember Alabama gubernatorial candidate Tim James’ flag-waving ” We Speak English ” ad. This spot from Republican Alabama Agricultural Commissioner candidate Dale Peterson makes James look like a gay Commie terrorist. Dramatic music! Guns! Horses! Drawling! God Bless America . More

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