Ausgezeichnet: Comparing German to Other Languages
It may be the heat, but this video made me laugh like a Geisteskranker.Read more...
View ArticleObama: “Trayvon Could Have Been Me 35 Years Ago”
A question that's lingered for days now that a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin is what President Obama was going to say about the case. Though he issued a short...
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Hilarious Failed City Harrisburg, PA Has Some Cowboy Hats for Sale
Let's check in on the city of Harrisburg, the bankrupt sinkhole of despair that is the capital of the great, coal-choked state of Pennsylvania. "Hey, how's that municipal bankruptcy coming along,...
View ArticleA federal appeals court has ruled that New York Times reporter James Risen...
A federal appeals court has ruled that New York Times reporter James Risen must testify in the case of Jeffrey Sterling, a former CIA officer currently on trial for allegedly leaking classified...
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Teen Boys Wear Skirts to School to Protest Ban on Shorts
A group of schoolboys have decided to protest an administrative ban on short by wearing skirts to class.Read more...
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SEC Goes After White Whale, Billionaire Steve Cohen, With Lame Charge
The Securities and Exchange Commission has (finally!) gone and done it. The agency filed charges today against Steve Cohen, the audacious, art-collecting billionaire founder of SAC Capital, a $15...
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SeaWorld Is So Pissed Over the Blackfish Documentary
Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite recently told the New York Times that she approached her documentary Blackfish as a journalist with an open mind. The resulting film, which is about killer whales in...
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Welcome to Dodge & Burn: A Launch Party
Last night marked the official launch of Dodge & Burn, with a steamy launch party hosted on Gawker HQ's rooftop. There were 100 pizzas, 400 fabulous people, 3 bathrooms, 2 bars, 1 projector and a...
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Airbnb Host Will Let You Sleep in Wooden Box for $1,367 a Month
New York's many hotels are very "lamestream," very "conservative" and "traditional." The new best way to explore Silicon Alley is by renting this "cabin caravan," which is a fun way to describe a tiny...
View ArticleWhen it comes to mating, shorebirds prefer a good body to a large brain, and...
When it comes to mating, shorebirds prefer a good body to a large brain, and the romantic singing of male bats can attract females in less than one second. Animals are Justin Bieber fans. Read more...
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Internet-Famous Dog Dies at Age 140
Unlike most Internet-famous dogs who find celebrity while still in the prime of their puppyhood, Schoep was 19 years old when he suddenly found himself swimming in Facebook likes.Read more...
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Nicolas Cage Promotes Drug Dabbling and Listening to TLC’s Waterfalls
Nicolas Cage is doing a European press tour for The Frozen Ground and a personal press tour for Normalcy. Sources overseas are reporting that Cage is telling people he’s just a “pretty boring guy” who...
View ArticleA New York woman has been arrested for using fraudulent hospital records to...
A New York woman has been arrested for using fraudulent hospital records to pose as a Boston Marathon bombing victim and collect $480,000 from a fund for the real victims.Read more...
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Andrew Bujalski's New Movie About Chess is Not Just For Nerds
Andrew Bujalski's new movie takes place in the early 1980s, set at an annual convention in which programmers are working to develop a computer chess program that could win over a human chess master—an...
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Britain's Best Eavesdropping Spot: The Royal Baby Hospital Live Feed
As Kate Middleton regrets more and more her decision 9 months ago to prank the world by claiming to be pregnant, the caravan of international media camped outside her hospital inches ever closer to...
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New York Just Set an All-Time Record For Energy Usage
This afternoon, ConEd issued a statement pleading with New Yorkers to use less energy—and thus prevent brownouts. Why? Because today at 2pm, the company broke its official energy usage record.Read...
View ArticleKotaku Don't Tell George R.
Kotaku Don't Tell George R. R. Martin What To Do | Lifehacker Everything You Need to Know About Gmail's New, Super-Confusing Layout | Jezebel The Linen Closet Makes Me Feel Like A Filthy Failure |...
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The Week in Movies: Only God Forgives The Conjuring and Turbo
Welcome to Annotate This, where we gather reviews, trailers, and annotate the posters for movies coming out this week. It will help you decide what to avoid, what to see, and what to pretend to see....
View ArticleThis Illustration of $1 Billion Will Make You Weep Brain Fluid
That is to say, it was cause your blown mind to leak through your tear ducts.Read more...
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Kanye West Just Beat Up A Photographer at LAX
Kanye West has just gone "postal" on photographer at LAX, or so says TMZ in their exclusive report. According to their sources, paramedics are still on the scene.Read more...
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