Terrible, terrible news: Gawker, the expensive hobby of eccentric playboy publisher Nick Denton, is now officially played out.

Don't be alarmed: We're not going anywhere, of course. We'll labor assiduously in our little bubble under the onus of our totally "over" status until the cruel pendulum of tired swings the other way.

Our sad fall began a week ago when we were featured on the front page of the Times. But the final nail in our media coffin was this morning's slobbery blowjob in New York magazine. Gawker this, Gawker that. Ach. You're killing us! Of all the levels to be dragged down to — New York's? Truly painful.
Blog blog blog [New York Mag]