It's Mark Zuckerberg's 28th Birthday

Adrian Chen · 05/14/12 09:04AM

Boy King Mark Zuckerberg turned 28 today, striking fear and loathing into the hearts of everyone who is not a 28-year-old billionaire. Facebook will go public this week in an IPO that could value the company as high as $100 billion.

Herman Cain's Just Another Wacky Gold Bug Now

Hamilton Nolan · 05/14/12 08:49AM

Whatever happened to that guy, baldie, the funny mustache man, the one who was momentarily taken seriously as a Republican candidate for the Presidency of the United States of America? Pizza guy? Oh, I see—he's just writing op-eds in the WSJ to reconfirm his fundamental lunacy. What say you, Herman Cain?

The Avengers Broke the $1 Billion Mark

Louis Peitzman · 05/13/12 02:51PM

A million dollars isn't cool. You know what— oh, whatever, you know the rest. The Avengers continues to dominate the box office, both domestic and international. This weekend, the superhero movie earned $103.2 million here and another $95.4 million overseas. Add that to the money it's already made, and yep, we've crossed the $1 billion line.

When My Mother and I Were Obsessed with Death

Maureen O'Connor · 05/13/12 12:45PM

For four years, my mother had a crippling fear of death. It started during her first bout with breast cancer. While recovering from her mastectomy, she insisted on driving my father to and from work, so that if he died in a car accident she'd be there to say good-bye. Nobody in our family was allowed to drive in bad weather, lest the vehicles hydroplane and we die. Christmas traditions were banned; anything that reminded my mother of the passing of time reminded her of death. She objected to my teen sleeping habits: "Just lying there all morning, like you are dead. How do I know you are not dead?" Chastised for her morbidity, my mother would snap, "You don't understand."

Ride the M Train Today, Moms

Louis Peitzman · 05/13/12 11:20AM

Today is an especially good day to take the M if you're a mother — or if you can fake it. Someone has been putting up "Reserved for mothers today" stickers all over the cars, which I think means you're legally required to stand if you've never raised a kid.

Last Night's SNL: Celebrating 100 Digital Shorts

Matt Toder · 05/13/12 08:22AM

Last night's Saturday Night Live featured the 100th digital short so we were treated a short about the shorts that featured a bunch of call backs and cameos. Justin Timberlake, Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm and Michael Bolton were on hand to reprise previous roles and Justin Bieber host Will Ferrell joined in as well.

Roseanne Uses Twitter to Court Willie Nelson as Running Mate

Louis Peitzman · 05/12/12 03:22PM

Roseanne is taking her Green Party presidential bid seriously, and she's begun searching for the perfect running mate. She may have found him in Willie Nelson, but the country singer and activist has pulled out of contention after agreeing to take the position.

The Best Videos of the Week

Matt Toder · 05/12/12 12:00PM

Have you heard that video is a big thing over at Gawker Media? It's true, we watch and post a lot of videos each week. Here are some of the best videos of week, culled from an array of Gawker Media sites.