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Confessed Teen Killer's Social Networking Hobbies: 'Killing People'

Maureen O'Connor · 11/20/09 01:04AM

Alyssa Bustamante's MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube profiles are eerie in that "teen who engages in self-injurious behavior and bullshits about being tough" way. Except, when she lists "killing people" as a hobby? Police say that part was true.

The Google Princess' Fairy Tale Wedding

Ryan Tate · 11/16/09 02:41PM

Marissa Mayer, Google's data-driven planner extraordinaire, has gone to work on her personal life: Friends of the VP are showing off the fancy wedding invites she just sent out — and talking about the three-day nuptials she's planning.

The Top 5 Strangest Infomercial Products For Your Ass

Daniel Pardo · 11/12/09 11:01AM

When is it socially acceptable to talk about all the problems surrounding your backside? During late night infomercials of course! So if you're having ass-ues stay tuned for this once-in-a-life-time offer!

A History of the Theater Gimmicks Meant to Save Hollywood

Richard Rushfield · 11/06/09 04:26PM

You may not have known you wanted it, but now you're going to get it. 3D redux is here with its biggest tentpole to date, Disney's $180 million Christmas Carol, followed shortly after by the release of James Cameron's Avatar.

Exclusive: I Helped Richard Heene Plan a Balloon Hoax

Ryan Tate · 10/17/09 04:00PM

For the first time, 25-year-old researcher Robert Thomas reveals to Gawker how earlier this year he and Richard Heene drew up a master plan to generate a massive media controversy using a weather balloon. To get famous, of course.

Barack Obama's Geekiest Moments

Brian Moylan · 09/17/09 03:38PM

The pictures of Barack Obama brandishing a lightsaber are making the rounds, but they shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who knows that Mr. President is the nerdiest man living outside of his mother's basement.

New York Times Cannot Afford Text Messaging

Hamilton Nolan · 07/06/09 03:34PM

America's Paper of Record cannot afford to have its reporters sending text messages or calling 411 on their company phones. What a pitiful state of affairs.