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Gamblers Never Win [Rants]

Barney Frank wants to legalize online gambling . Europe’s already reaping the gambling tax revenues . California’s debating legalized gambling , and so is Massachusetts . Table games are back in the Poconos , and they’re popular as ever. Gambling! A financial utopia? More

White House Apologizes To Shirley Sherrod [Apologies]

The Administration has begun its grueling cleanup process after the hasty firing of USDA official Shirley Sherrod , following Andrew Breitbart ‘s latest idiot nonsense. At today’s White House press conference, press secretary Robert Gibbs apologized on behalf of the administration. More

White House Embarrasses Itself over Andrew Breitbart’s Race-Baiting [Polidicks]

On Tuesday, Shirley Sherrold , a black USDA employee, resigned, under pressure from the White House , after conservative publisher Andrew Breitbart published a video where she seemed to admit to anti-white discrimination. Except the video shows her saying the exact opposite. More

4chan Hackers Attack Gawker Again [The Internets]

Anarchic internet hangout 4chan sent a little more hate Gawker’s way today, launching a denial of service attack against our website, spamming our email accounts and even trying to bother one staffer’s spouse. All so we’d stop talking about them. More

Scoring Sunday’s Nuptials: Hair Comes the Bride, All Tressed in White [Altarcations]

Fearless Gawker wedding correspondent Phyllis Nefler is braving the heat this weekend as well as the picture-perfect pairings featured in the vaunted pages of the New York Times Weddings section. Come along, but beware: Trinity, teachers, and Maine: oh my! More

Sarah Palin Invents New Word: ‘Refudiate’ [Language]

If there’s one thing that’s wrong with the English language, it’s that there just aren’t enough words. Luckily for all of us, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin invented a new one this weekend, and then compared herself to Shakespeare. More

All the Trash Levi Johnston Has Talked About His Future Mother-in-Law [Greatest Hits]

When he marries Bristol Palin next month, Levi Johnston will enter the most awkward family dynamic ever. Let us count the reasons Sarah Palin has to hate her son-in-law, with an exhaustive collection of Levi Johnston’s cruelest quotes about Sarah. More

What Famous Writer Does Mel Gibson Sound Like? [Comparisons]

Have you seen this website, I Write Like ? It’s pretty simple: You paste some text, it “analyzes” the writing, and matches it to a famous author. So who does Mel Gibson rant like? What if I told you Margaret Atwood? More

Scoring Sunday’s Nuptials: Olympic Champion Wins Gold In Relay Race of Love [Altarcations]

What do Olympic gold medalists in nordic skiing do in the summer? They get married. Join Olympics nerd and Gawker wedding expert Phyllis Nefler as she parses today’s New York Times weddings announcements. She goes for the gold every day. More

Clarence Thomas’ Suicidal, Epileptic Nephew Punched, Tasered in Hospital [Incidents]

Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas and family are “outraged” after his nephew was allegedly punched, pulled and tasered at a New Orleans hospital, after a possible suicide attempt. The taser put him into a “massive epileptic seizure.” Video below. More