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Twitter Bans Ads To Purify Self

Ryan Tate · 05/24/10 05:32PM

From here forward, only Twitter, the company, will be allowed to sell ads posted to Twitter, the microblogging service. Twitter wants to avoid crass commercialism and shilling. Too late, guys.

Park Sloped

Brian Moylan · 05/21/10 05:12PM

[Marcos Reyna lounges far above the crowd on the pitched Illumination Lawn that was opened to the public in Lincoln Center today. Image via Getty]

Bench Warrant Issued for Lindsay Lohan's Arrest

Maureen O'Connor · 05/20/10 12:01PM

Red alert! Starlet under fire! Noting that "actions speak louder than words," L.A. Judge Marshal Revel has issued a bench warrant for Lindsay Lohan, who skipped hearing about violating the terms of her DUI probation, because she's in Cannes.

A $20 Million Bid to Buy Perez Hilton

Hamilton Nolan · 05/19/10 11:35AM

Gawker has learned that Avid Life Media, the owner of sites including HotorNot.com and Ashley Madison, has partnered with two prominent gossip bloggers to put in a $20 million bid to acquire PerezHilton.com.

Thai Protesters Live the Recession Dream

Hamilton Nolan · 05/19/10 08:38AM

Sick of all these rich guys' crap, Thai protesters went ahead and set the country's stock exchange on fire today. "Earlier in the day, Thailand's benchmark index finished up 0.7% on hopes for a quick resolution." Efficient-market hypothesis: disproved. [WSJ]