Live Blogging Top Chef, Week 8
MisterHippity · 12/21/11 09:00PMSteve Jobs Gets a Grammy
Ryan Tate · 12/21/11 07:36PMComment of the Day: May Rick Perry's Odds Never Be In Our Favor
Leah Beckmann · 12/21/11 07:01PMGame Change: Sarah Palin Is Filmdom's Greatest Villain
Jim Newell · 12/21/11 05:35PMHere's HBO's teaser for its upcoming adaptation of Mark Halperin and John Heilemann's book Game Change, the definitive account of gossipy things that people told Mark Halperin and John Heilemann during the 2008 presidential campaign. This clip suggests that, well, Sarah Palin may not be portrayed very nicely?
The Porny Pastimes of the World's Most Famous Sperm Donor
Adrian Chen · 12/21/11 05:21PMScience Confirms: Santa Real
Hamilton Nolan · 12/21/11 04:50PMChinese Hackers Beat U.S. Chamber of Commerce Into Total Submission
Ryan Tate · 12/21/11 04:40PM
Hackers in China have reportedly gained total access to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's computer systems, including six weeks of emails relating to the lobbying group's Asia policy. After the FBI alerted the Chamber to the breach, the pro-business group hired private computer investigators to fix the problem. But the free market has been utterly helpless to stop this communist menace.
This Spectacular Dancing Christmas Light Display Honors Katy Perry
Brian Moylan · 12/21/11 04:20PMHow Will House Republicans Get Out of This Fine Mess?
Jim Newell · 12/21/11 04:09PMOne should never underestimate House Republicans' ability to save face after attracting the entire political world's ire, but this latest corner they've trapped themselves in over the payroll tax cut extension will require some stunningly creative moves to escape. Maybe Rick Perry can teach them some of these moves? Otherwise, yikes.
Professional Troll Flees Iowa In Fear
Hamilton Nolan · 12/21/11 02:41PM
University of Iowa professor and pretentious troll-journalist Stephen Bloom recently wrote an article in The Atlantic mocking Iowa as a backward, hick-filled state full of people smoking meth out of corncobs (paraphrasing). Which it is, probably! (Never been there personally, thank god.) But now Stephen Bloom has literally fled the state in terror to "an undisclosed location" after Iowans got mad at him. You're doing this all wrong, Stephen Bloom.
Behold Rick Perry's Cat-Like Pounce on His Wife
Jim Newell · 12/21/11 02:15PMRick Perry's latest ad, "American Story," starts off with a good concept: It eliminates "Rick Perry" from the ad altogether, instead leaving things to his wife, Anita. She tells us about their early years, like when Rick Perry joined the Air Force and "flew planes all over the world." Okay, fine. But then, around, :24, her husband makes his entrance. Nay — he makes the campaign ad entrance of the year, hopping onto a ledge. Oh my God. [Standing ovation.]
Use 'Romance Scams' To Score Free Therapy This Holiday Season
Ryan Tate · 12/21/11 02:02PM
There was a 30 percent increase in complaints about "romance scams" last month, according to Western Union. A "romance scam" is where someone spends months and months having in-depth email conversations with you, and then gets you to send them money. Except for the lack of a proper couch, formal credentials, and some honesty, these scams sound a lot like psychological counseling. So why not reverse the scam?
Court Docs Confirm O'Reilly's Crusade Against Cuckolding Cop
John Cook · 12/21/11 01:50PMThe Nassau County Police Department has acknowledged in a court filing that Bill O'Reilly played a role in an internal affairs investigation into an NCPD detective, confirming a key element of Gawker's exclusive story last August detailing how the Fox News blowhard tried to have the cop who was dating his wife investigated by his own police department.
Hatred Intensifies for Work It, the Worst Television Show in History
Brian Moylan · 12/21/11 01:35PMSomeone Thought These Were Good Ads For a Chinese Restaurant
Hamilton Nolan · 12/21/11 01:19PMGary Johnson Will Run for Top Republican Screwer-Overer
Jim Newell · 12/21/11 12:55PM
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson has dropped out of the Republican presidential race. He rarely ever polled above 8 — people, not percentage points. He made a popular Rush Limbaugh joke about doggie poop during one of the two debates in which he appeared. He took his shirt off for the papers and rode a bike. He courted pagans, online gamblers, and other knaves. And now he will run for the Libertarian party nomination, and maybe decide the presidential election.
The Kardashians Might Use Child Labor to Make Their Clothes
Brian Moylan · 12/21/11 12:35PM'Help! I Need Money for Weed' Sign Is a Freaking Gold Mine
Hamilton Nolan · 12/21/11 12:13PMGameloft VP Talks True HD and Motion Blur in the First Installment of On Display
Studio@Gawker · 12/21/11 11:59AMHand-held devices are revolutionizing the gaming industry, and pioneers like Gameloft, the gaming powerhouse behind cross-platform social and media games such as Modern Combat and Spider-Man: Toxic City, have taken cues from the technological advancements of the LG Nitro HD. The True HD IPS Display with 16:9 widescreen capabilities are innovations that beget innovations by the developers at Gameloft, and their HD game store is just a button-push away from the LG Nitro HD home screen.










