Win the Chance to Upgrade Your Hardware

gawkercreative · 05/14/10 01:59PM

Just take this survey, email the last question to surveys@gawker.com, and you'll be entered to win a $150 gift certificate to Dell. Then you can throw out that ancient keyboard/mouse combo your parents bought you for college. [Rules]

Aging Child Star Goes to D.C.: A Comedy

Maureen O'Connor · 05/14/10 01:34PM

Silver Spoons star Ricky Schroder went to Washington, D.C. last week. "I met with the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe and with the guys at the Pentagon to see if I could help them with anything entertainment related." God help us.

Home Performance Fail

nightintern · 05/14/10 01:30PM

This girl makes the mistake of trying to mix choreography and vocal performance. Take a lesson from the pro's and lip sync!

Warning: Your Car Is Now Hackable

Adrian Chen · 05/14/10 12:26PM

Cars have so many computers in them now that they're vulnerable to hackers. Two security specialists were able to remotely disable a car's brakes by hacking into its on-board computer. Is there anything more terrifying than this? [NYT]

Dad Heroically Saves Baby During Violent Car Crash

Henry Baker · 05/14/10 12:18PM

Look at this guy take a car crash to the knees while still holding his baby, who proceeds to flip out after it is over. It's jarring, yes, but someone should tell that baby to be a little more grateful.

Meet Steppin' Out, America's Trashiest Magazine

Maureen O'Connor · 05/14/10 11:47AM

This week Jersey nightlife magazine Steppin' Out features Michelle Bombshell in a Sicilian widow costume that came from a plastic bag at a Halloween store. This isn't even its best work. A walk down memory lane with America's trashiest publication.

Whoopi's Having Technical Difficulties

Whitney Jefferson · 05/14/10 11:46AM

Can't say we blame Ms. Goldberg for having trouble reading off of a renegade teleprompter that seemed to be scrolling a little too quickly. We'd like to know what she said that The View producers felt the need to bleep.

Meet Steppin' Out

Maureen O'Connor · 05/14/10 11:34AM

Michelle Bombshell: May 19, 2010
Bombshell covers more parts of her body than have ever before been covered at the same time, but ends up looking a streetwalker version of Elvira. Here is a quote from the accompanying article:

Foursquare's Half-Assed Shout-Out on The Today Show

Whitney Jefferson · 05/14/10 11:27AM

Generally, we enjoy it when two things we really love come together. Yet somehow Al Roker's plug for the check-in application seemed so wrong. Wait, you're telling me they sponsored today's Sting concert? That's it, foursquare is dead to us!