gawker
Horrible Obama-Smashing Carnival Game Wows Jersey Shore Patrons
Jim Newell · 08/09/10 11:02AMWatch a Sunny Beach Day Get Ruined By a Major Storm In Mere Minutes
Matt Toder · 08/09/10 10:34AMIn this truly incredible footage, a giant swath of dark clouds advance so rapidly on a sunny beach that the bathers barely have time to get their stuff together before it's upon them. It's beautiful and frightening.
Here Are 15 of the Worst Paintings in Existence
Matt Cherette · 08/08/10 02:38PMLaura Ingraham Wants Your Kids to Be Obese
Matt Cherette · 08/05/10 08:24PMDavid Letterman Curses Out Andrew Breitbart, Fox News in Heated Discussion with Rachel Maddow
Henry Baker · 08/05/10 01:13PMLast night, David Letterman welcomed Rachel Maddow to the Late Show and—while discussing Shirley Sherrod/Andrew Breitbart—got uncharacteristically political, asking, "How much time was wasted by this asshole fucking around?" Shots were fired at Fox News, too. Video inside.
Jon Stewart Addresses Sarah Palin and her "Mama Grizzly" Campaign
Matt Toder · 08/03/10 10:35PMHave you heard? Sarah Palin is now the leader of the feminist movement. Well, at least according to her and her "mama grizzly" initiative. Stewart brought in Senior Women's Issues Correspondent Kristin Schaal to hash it all out. Video inside.
She's Back: Fight Between Jessi Slaughter and Her Father Caught On Tape
Matt Cherette · 08/03/10 01:49PM"The cops are watching the Internet... you are being federally investigated!" screamed Jessi Slaughter's father on this recording of a recent Tinychat session gone awry. The Internet's most famous 11-year-old is back—and it's ugly. Videos and more, inside.
Shark Week Teaches You How To Survive a Shark Attack
Zach Mack · 08/03/10 02:03AMThere's nothing like a day of fishing on the open ocean with a beer in your hand... until your boat randomly catches fire and explodes and you fall into shark infested water. Tonight, Shark Week taught you how to survive.
Watch Tina Fey's Cringeworthy First Commercial from 1995
Whitney Jefferson · 08/02/10 01:30PMFifteen years ago, Tina Fey was just another Second City comedian looking for a paid gig. This Mutual Savings Bank ad from 1995 was her first commercial—and quite regrettable. Her hair! Her voice! That script! Awkward video inside.
Shark Week Kicks Off With Slow Motion Shots of Jumping, Terrifying Sharks
Zach Mack · 08/01/10 10:09PMThe greatest week of the entire year kicked off tonight with Ultimate Air Jaws, which studies why sharks breach the surface of the water while hunting seals, with some amazing slow motion shots. Four nightmare-inducing videos inside.
Meet the Blind Piano Virtuoso Who Can't Tell One Hand from the Other
Matt Cherette · 08/01/10 09:35PMDerek Paravicini is blind, can't tell one hand from the other, and can't hold a conversation. He can, however, play any song on the piano—from memory—in any key and in any style. His incredible 60 Minutes profile, inside.
We Asked: Show us Your Mad Men Style
Whitney Jefferson · 08/01/10 05:30PMStephen Colbert and Andy Cohen Reenact Kelly and Bethenny's Epic Real Housewives Fight
Henry Baker · 07/29/10 11:47PMOn tonight's Colbert Report, Bravo SuperExecutive Andy Cohen and Stephen let out their own cattiness with a table read of Bethenny Frankel and Kelly Bensimon's classically dramatic fight from season 2.
Jon Stewart Mocks Media Outrage Over Obama on The View
Matt Cherette · 07/29/10 10:32PMJames Franco Falls to His Death on General Hospital
Whitney Jefferson · 07/26/10 03:48PMToday, James Franco's character was chased up a flight of stairs—waving a gun and laughing—and fell off a balcony to his bloody death while a drag queen spoke the lyrics to Gary Jules' "Mad World." This isn't edited.
Everything You Need to Know to be Ready for Season 4 of Mad Men
Matt Toder · 07/23/10 09:35AMThe season four premiere of Mad Men is just a few days away and the whole world is giddy in anticipation. Need a refresher? We have just the video for you.
Wedding Speech Halted By Projectile-Vomiting Woman
Matt Cherette · 07/22/10 11:24PMThe Dumbest Things Said About the Internet and Caught On Tape
John Siegel · 07/22/10 06:47PMJessi Slaughter Talks Cyberbullying on Good Morning America
Matt Toder · 07/22/10 08:48AMToday, Good Morning America sat down with Jessi Slaughter, the 11 year-old victim of intense cyberbullying, and her parents. She talked about the content of her videos and how she's reacted to the firestorm that her videos touched off.