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Essential Items for Celebrity Spotting
Studio@Gawker · 05/18/12 02:59PMSummer City-dwellers, Make this Sweltering Season Suck Less
Studio@Gawker · 05/18/12 10:59AMSummer 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!
Battleground Is Bloodsport for People Who Squirm at the Mere Thought of Blood
Studio@Gawker · 05/17/12 02:59PMPolitical campaigns try to come off as tight, well-oiled election-winning machines. But everyone knows that behind the campaign buttons and pantsuits is an ugly, chaotic process marred by scandal and way, way, too much money. So naturally, you want to watch.
Art Lover, Art, Lover: Here's a Photographer Who Is Basically Living the Dream
Studio@Gawker · 05/17/12 10:59AMAlexis has been taking pictures since he was 6 years old. An artist and editorial photographer who counts Kandinsky and Helmut Newton among his inspirations, Alexis's work has hung in Manhattan galleries and graced the pages of W, Italian Elle, and Purple magazines.
The Gawker Guide to Celebrity Spotting: How to Tell if That Famous-Looking Person Is Actually Famous
Studio@Gawker · 05/16/12 02:59PMAs 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.
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Studio@Gawker · 05/16/12 11:29AMSmall Girl Runs Big Company: Meet the Charmingly Bold Bianca Caampued
Studio@Gawker · 05/15/12 02:59PMBianca 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 10:59AMEveryone 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.
The Gawker Guide to Celebrity Spotting Wants to Take You Out Tonight
Studio@Gawker · 05/14/12 02:59PMAs 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. Over the next few days we'll be giving you some expert advice on where the beautiful people hang, how to tell if they're actually really important, and how to take the best possible photo if you do happen across a celeb in the wild.
Make Your Terribly Awkward First Date Slightly Less Awkward and Terrible
Studio@Gawker · 05/14/12 10:59AMAhh, 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!
Welcome to the Gawker Guide to Celebrity Spotting
Studio@Gawker · 05/11/12 02:59PMAs 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. Over the next few days we'll be giving you some expert advice on where the beautiful people hang, how to tell if they're actually really important, and how to take the best possible photo if you do happen across a celeb in the wild.
Dance Your Pants Off at the Governors Ball
Studio@Gawker · 04/24/12 10:59AMNew Yorkers! This summer, don't stand on a pier and be deafened by a PA the size of a Water Taxi! Don't sit on a pile of sticks directly behind a gigantic tree as your favorite band plays a football-field-length away! Instead, go to the Governors Ball—a legitimate music festival with all the trimmings taking place within your city's borders, on a fantastical place covered in green, green grass known as Randall's Island.
Dance Your Pants Off at the Governors Ball
Studio@Gawker · 04/16/12 10:59AMNew Yorkers! This summer, don't stand on a pier and be deafened by a PA the size of a Water Taxi! Don't sit on a pile of sticks directly behind a gigantic tree as your favorite band plays a football-field-length away! Instead, go to the Governors Ball—a legitimate music festival with all the trimmings taking place within your city's borders, on a fantastical place covered in green, green grass known as Randall's Island.
Lena Dunham Is the Voice of Her Generation...or at Least a Voice of A Generation
Studio@Gawker · 04/12/12 10:59AMNew York can be quite a shock to the system, especially when you're young, broke, and guided by the notion that you just might be the voice of your generation. Taking it in stride and dispensing Woody Allen-worthy one-liners along the way is Hannah, a 24-year-old NYC newbie played by director, producer, writer, and current zeitgeist geiger counter for millennials, Lena Dunham.
James Van Der Beek Would Like to Crush Your Teen Girl Vision of Him
Studio@Gawker · 04/11/12 10:59AMJune didn't want to wait for her life to be over. She had to know right now what it would be. No, she really didn't want to wait for her life to be over. So June packed her bags, left small town-life in Indiana and headed towards the glitz and glamour of New York City.
The Dragons, Bitchslapping, and Warring of Game of Thrones Continues this Sunday
Studio@Gawker · 03/29/12 02:59PMA Lazy Person’s Guide to Faking Good Hygiene
Studio@Gawker · 03/29/12 10:59AMDon Draper and Joan Harris Are Back, People
Studio@Gawker · 03/23/12 10:59AMIf you haven't already had your vine-printed chiffon cocktail dress steamed, your case of gin and rye whiskey ordered, and your Mad Men masks printed out in preparation for the agonizingly-long-time-coming two-hour season 5 premiere, then you'd better get cracking. Here's what you need to do to prep for the big night:
Win a New Kindle Touch and Give Your Books a Vacation
Studio@Gawker · 03/22/12 02:59PMThere's nothing wrong with a regular old book, unless of course, the book is too big and heavy, or gets boring, or ends halfway through your six-hour flight. Because then, you're going to be cursing your book and making vague threats about using it as kindling—and that's no way for a literate, book-lover like yourself to sound in public. You're going to wish you had the Kindle Touch eReader. And right now, you can win a free Kindle Touch by clicking here and answering this short survey. Just don't be surprised if you find yourself making excuses to spend more time traveling.