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Gawker to Enter Poesy-Free Fortnight; World to Continue Spinning

Jesse · 06/02/06 11:15AM

We have no idea who Leon Freilich is. We have no idea why he spends his days composing bits of media news-based poetry. We have no idea why he posts those poems as Gawker comments, or sends them to Romenesko, or sends them to who knows what other sites. And we have no idea how he decides which poems go where. But we do know this: Leon Freilich is headed to Canada for two weeks, and that will leave us all doggerel-free for the duration. How do we know this? Because Leon Freilich sent us a poem, of course:

Help Wanted: Gawker Media Seeks Geeky Genius

Jessica · 06/01/06 04:20PM

Gawker Media is looking for a programmer to join our tech team. You're a CSS, JavaScript, PHP scripting junkie who understands blogs, RSS, and analytics; you're also able to solve technical problems on your own and on the fly. Things move pretty quickly around here, so you ought to be a fast learner, too. The position is full-time and based in New York City.

Free Stuff: See T Bone Burnett and Jakob Dylan at Town Hall

Jesse · 06/01/06 03:24PM

Here we go again. Advertisers just lurve you guys, and so they want to know all about you. (Where'd you get such beautiful eyes? How come you're so charming? What are you doing later on tonight?) To get you to put out, they're happy to shell out — with a free pair of tickets to see T Bone Burnett with Jakob Dylan, opening tonight at Town Hall.

Getting the Hell Out of Dodge With Our Advertisers

Jesse · 05/26/06 10:35AM

Fireworks and cheap American beer for our sponsors, who this week helped us bring all our white pants out of storage in anticipation of the summer season. Care to join our garden party? There's information here.

The High-Stakes Ellies Pool: All Hail Big Berc

Jesse · 05/12/06 04:20PM


Jeff Bercovici, the sharply dressed but nevertheless heterosexual media editor of Women's Wear Daily, won Gawker's High-Stakes Ellies Pool Tuesday night by correctly predicting winners in 10 of 22 National Magazine Award categories. Now officially known as the Most Accuratest Media Pundit in New York, Bercovici today accepted the remainder of his prize: The coveted Gawker Ellie, delivered over lunch at — where else? — Michael's.

Ellie Madness: Countdown to the Red Carpet

Jesse · 05/09/06 03:16PM

We're just hours away from tonight's big National Magazine Awards extravaganza, and Ellie Madness is reaching a fever pitch. By last night's deadline, 14 mag wags had entered our high-stakes pool. We've tallied their picks and are now pleased to present Gawker's wisdom-of-crowds predictions for tonight's winners. (Methodology: The wisdom-of-crowds pick for each category is the title that received a plurality of votes from the participating pickers. In categories where two or more titles tied for the lead, no winner is predicted.)

Ellie Madness: Fun for Everyone!

Jesse · 05/04/06 05:16PM


Well, that was rude of us. Sure we're excited about our own Ellies pool. But we're equally that all sorts of offices around town are putting together their own pools, because of course everyone — everyone — has a raging case of Ellie fever. And so it seems only fair of us to provide for with an official entry form for your own Ellies pool. Change the deadline, if you'd like; eliminate certain categories, if you must. But we would appreciate if you'd keep the Official Gawker High-Stakes Ellies Pool tiebreaker:

Ellie Madness Is Here: Introducing the High-Stakes Pool

Jesse · 05/04/06 03:50PM

Can you taste it in the air? Feel the excitement swirling around you? Oh, you know what it is, kids: The National Magazine Awards will be presented next Tuesday night, and New York has a bad case of Ellie fever. It's the biggest night of the year for the industry, and all around town mag stars are bursting with anticipation. They're picking up their borrowed jewelry from Harry Winston, they're getting final fittings on couture gowns from Armani, they're getting ready to face Joan and Melissa Rivers as they walk down that famous National Magazine Awards red carpet on their way into the show.

Update: We Continue to Not Work for Rupert Murdoch

Jesse · 05/02/06 05:37PM

OK. Yes, we know Business Week Online has a piece today on News Corp.'s recent internet acquisitions and the company's potential future targets. And, yes, we also know that Gawker Media makes a small cameo appearance down near the bottom. Let's read that mention together, shall we?

Free Stuff: See The New Cars Tonight

Jesse · 04/28/06 03:00PM

It's like an advertiser-sponsored contest, but it's not sponsored. (No, we don't get it either. But quit asking questions; it's free.)

Help Still Wanted: Gawker Video Needs Auteurs

Jesse · 04/27/06 11:00AM

They say New York is full of aspiring filmmakers, fresh from film school or, you know, the streets, eager to get their creations in front of the eyes of the world. We sure hope so, because we're looking for a few good video producers to create short clips suitable for web viewing. And especially ones that don't suck.

Introducing the Fancy New Fleshbot

Jessica · 04/25/06 04:12PM

Gawker Media's home office is pleased to announce the redesign of our perverse sibling Fleshbot, the first of our sites to make use of Gawker Widescreen formatting. For those who care, this means a big, beautiful, resizable column of text and images — so it reads easily on small monitors but also makes full use of those enviably huge big monitors you see in the art department. We're told that eventually all Gawker sites will employ the Gawker Widescreen format, though we expect that Gawker.com's use of it will be only slightly less gratifying for chronic masturbators.

Letter From the Editors: And How Was Your Weekend?

Jesse · 04/17/06 08:03AM

Ahem. Well. That was interesting. Good news, though: It's over. Mommy and daddy are back now, kiddies, and everything will be all right. Comments won't be deleted or edited anymore. (In fact, we'll leave them entirely alone, like we always do — and, don't worry, JPS's habitual mendacity notwithstanding, they're as anonymous as ever.) We'll talk about things other than Ron Burkle. And we'll always remember that, whatever else happened in their interaction, and however scummy Burkle may or may not otherwise be, Jared Paul Stern is nevertheless on tape demanding the man pay him off to the tune of $100,000 up front and an additional $10,000 per month. So relax and enjoy the new good old days.

Letter From the Editors: Jared Paul Stern, All for You

Jessica · 04/14/06 03:25PM

In a stroke of questionable genius from our otherwise-adorable management, disgraced Page Six staffer Jared Paul Stern will be guest-editing Gawker this weekend. Why? We don't know — those answers exist somewhere high above our pay grade. Nevertheless, far be it from us to punch in on a weekend to keep Jared away from the controls, so we suppose he'll be in charge of things until Monday. Do stop by and get your dose of Level Three protection.

How Long Can CBS Stand to Hide Those Stems?

Jessica · 04/14/06 08:17AM

As we watch Katie Couric bounce and giggle her way through the Today Show, we're having an increasingly difficult time picturing Her Royal Perkiness anchoring the CBS Evening News. We have to wonder, will the new gig even last? You tell us.