How Does the Founder of a Startup Start Something Up?

Studio@Gawker · 05/22/12 02:59PM

John Eaton, co-founder, member of the Board of Directors, and advisor at SocialChorus, took the company from a straight-up startup to an established digital social marketing business with clients like Fortune 500 brands Pepsi Co., Intel, and Toyota (to name a few). How did he build his brainchild? With a BlackBerry.

Are You Prepared for the Race War?

Max Read · 05/22/12 02:30PM

Have you heard about the Race War? It's being censored by the media, but maybe you caught the news on Rush Limbaugh's show — "In Obama's America, the white kids now get beat up with the black kids cheering" — or The O'Reilly Factor, or on the front page of the Drudge Report, or in Thomas Sowell's nationally-syndicated column, or on one of many blogs, like the Daily Caller. Or maybe you heard about it when you were beat up by one of our country's many roving mobs of black teens?

An Interview with Stanley the Adult Baby

Leah Beckmann · 05/22/12 01:40PM

Stanley Thornton Jr., America's most prominent Adult Baby, is, in his own words, an open book. He became an internet sensation last year with his first TV appearance on National Geographic's Taboo after the episode featured the 30-year-old drinking from a bottle and getting his diaper changed. Just week's after the show aired, Stanley was investigated for Social Security fraud. (He was later cleared of all charges.) Almost a year to the day later, Stanley returned to TV on an episode of TLC's nightmare factory, My Crazy Obsession.

Save on Better-Fitting Man Pants

Studio@Gawker · 05/22/12 10:59AM

Tired of wearing the same-old khakis day in and day out? Bonobos has the solution for you to put your khaki nightmares to rest: an exclusive, limited-time offer for new customers on better-fitting and colorful washed chinos.

Does Smoking Hot Olympic Athlete Virgin Have a Chance at Popularity?

Hamilton Nolan · 05/22/12 10:12AM

You wouldn't wish Lolo Jones' problems on your worst enemy. She was an Olympic hurdler in 2008. She's one of the biggest track and field stars in America. Next month, at age 29, she'll be running to qualify for the Olympics again. Imagine the pressure (and the sweating!). On top of that, she has the sculpted body of a world class athlete, the tan of a god, and the beauty of a Hollywood star. Imagine the pressure. And now, in a new segment on HBO's "Real Sports," she's bravely opened up about her ongoing struggles to remain a virgin.