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Meet the Guy Who Created a Lower East Side Custom Suit-Making Empire

Studio@Gawker · 05/29/12 02:59PM

If you find yourself heading down to the Lower East Side to soak up some that ghost-of-CBGBs/Arlene's Grocery/Motor City, um, essence, and happen to also be in the market for a gorgeous custom-fitted suit, stop by SEW on Mott Street. Inside, you'll find proprietor Scott Evan Wasserberger, the bespoke tailor to the stars (and regular people). Scott, a lifelong New Yorker (well, Long-Islander) and tailor, will measure, hand-stitch, and personalize a suit for you.

Make Your Terribly Awkward First Date Slightly Less Awkward and Terrible

Studio@Gawker · 05/29/12 10:59AM

Ahh, first dates. You wash your armpits in the sink, bring extra breath freshener, and study up on the day's trending Twitter topics, and yet you still feel hopelessly unprepared. Well, if you take this quick survey, you could be entered to win a $150 Ticketmaster gift card—the perfect cheapskate way to get 2 tickets to a really cool event. Take your date out in style, and hopefully you can avoid talking to them completely!

Women Are Not a "Niche Market"

Studio@Gawker · 05/24/12 10:59AM

Natalia Oberti Noguera, Founder and CEO of Pipeline Fellowship, started her company in 2010 with the goal of creating more capital for women social entrepreneurs. Right after launching the Pipeline Fellowship, Natalia heard from a woman entrepreneur how a male judge at a pitch event declared publicly that "women are a niche market." Natalia and Pipeline Fellowship COO A. Lauren Abele boldly disagree.

Take the 2012 Gawker Media Census, Win a New iPad, And Prove Once More That You Aren’t Terrible People

Studio@Gawker · 05/23/12 10:59AM

After last year's census, we discovered that 81% of our readers "lived for" political scandals and celebrity gossip, which is kind of like, "yeah, well, duh." However, a more surprising fact was that 72% of you darling do-gooders participated in philanthropic events last year and 41% regularly empty out your pockets for charity. Congrats! Not all of you gossip-mongering snarkasauruses are jaded societal leeches. Now, give back to your community a little more by taking ten minutes from your day to answer the 2012 Gawker Media Census. You could win a new iPad.

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.

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.

Summer City-dwellers, Make this Sweltering Season Suck Less

Studio@Gawker · 05/18/12 10:59AM

Summer can terrible for those stuck in the city. The air stinks of tourist's sweaty sunblock residue, all the good-looking, rich locals are at beach houses you could never afford, and your 4th floor walk-up is barbarically under air-conditioned. However, if you take this short survey, you could win this portable gas grill—the perfect preemptive way to make the dog days of summer less doggy. Drag it to your roof/ fire escape/ abandoned lot down the block, and you'll be flipping burgers and pretending you where somewhere else in no time!

The Gawker Guide to Celebrity Spotting: How to Tell if That Famous-Looking Person Is Actually Famous

Studio@Gawker · 05/16/12 02:59PM

As you've probably already heard, Gawker Stalker is back—much to the chagrin of a certain salt-and-peppered, pig-loving, A-lister. And to celebrate its return, Gawker has teamed up with Samsung SMART cameras to bring you some handy-dandy tips for spotting your very own fameball. We've already shown you where to see celebs when they are both in repose and on the prowl, so today we're giving you tips on how to confirm whether that weird-looking, skinny chick in Jackie O. glasses is actually important, or, you know, just some weird-looking skinny chick in Jackie O. glasses.

Save on Better-Fitting Man Shorts

Studio@Gawker · 05/16/12 11:29AM

Tired of wearing the same old shorts on the weekends? Need a pop of color for your summer vacation or holiday barbecue? Bonobos has the solution: an exclusive, limited-time offer for new customers on better-fitting and colorful shorts.

Small Girl Runs Big Company: Meet the Charmingly Bold Bianca Caampued

Studio@Gawker · 05/15/12 02:59PM

Bianca Caampued, Brooklyn businesswoman, professional party crasher, routine stunt-puller, and sometimes wearer of non-prescription eyeglasses (because why not?), co-founded Small Girls PR back in 2011. It all started when she crashed a random birthday party and was one of the last people dancing—along with birthday girl Mallory Blair. They got to talking and social-media-ing and Small Girls PR was born.

In the Mood for a TV Marathon? All 13 Episodes of Battleground Are Available Right Now on Hulu

Studio@Gawker · 05/15/12 10:59AM

Everyone heads to Hulu to watch the best of network and cable TV wherever and whenever. But sometimes you're in that mood where nothing appeals to you more than the thought of a serious TV marathon. This is where Battleground—Hulu's original series about a group of under-30 small-town Wisconsin pundits working around the clock to win their underdog candidate a seat in the U.S. Senate—comes in. Executive produced by J.D. Walsh, Hagai Shaham, and Marc Webb, Battleground's documentary feel amps up the real drama of Anytown, USA politics.