Hamilton Nolan · 12/03/13 02:06PM

It only takes a minute to send a free holiday message to a survivor of prison sexual abuse. (The organization tells us: "Last year, we received over 10,000 unique holiday messages – and nearly half of them came from Gawker readers.")

Barack Obama and Rob Ford Are Basically the Same Now

Adam Weinstein · 12/03/13 01:51PM

George Demos would like to be the Republican congressman for Long Island. George Demos would like you to remember that Barack Obama, Rob Ford, and his opponent are pretty much the same person:

We Could Use More Small Banks

Hamilton Nolan · 12/03/13 12:48PM

America now has 6,891 federally insured banking institutions. That's the fewest we've had since 1934. Though it may cause reflexive distaste, it is a fact: we could use more banks.

Americans Will Be Drugged to Believe Their Soda Is Sweeter

Hamilton Nolan · 12/03/13 10:06AM

In the future, soda will not be some grotesque concoction of artificial flavors and sugar. In the future, soda will be a grotesque concoction of artificial flavors and mysterious taste bud-modifying chemical agents. Progress!

Adam Weinstein · 12/03/13 09:39AM

Ah! The Cable News Network (CNN) sees the problem now: They do too much news. They'll get right on that, folks.