Today your #tips included: an excellent Ta-Nehisi Coates smackdown of Chris Matthews, lots of weed jokes, and celebrity flatuence. Meanwhile, Botswana Meat Commission has an intriguing suggestion on the #crosstalk open forum: Commenter parties? We'll help if there's interest. Discuss.
- Merry Magdelene and robina both though that Ta-Nehisi Coates was particularly good in smacking down Chris Matthews' "I forgot he was black" moment. In a nutshell: "Chris Matthews forgot that Chris Matthews was white." It's well worth a read.
- Uncle_Billy_Slumming stumbled onto a particularly amusing discussion about pot on Facebook.
- Little Green Frog (Wise Latina) links to a story about a couple who discovered a marijuana farm in their home. Dude.
- HollyQE2 finds the perfect internet gift if you're dating Brian Moylan for Valentine's Day.
- Cynner points us to a delightful video in which you can learn exactly how to construct a TV news report. Screw J-school!
- bigpussi discovers what must be the nadir of celebrity journalism. Us Weekly: "Exclusive: Oops! Jessica Simpson Farts During Business Meeting" Actually, I'm sure they'll find a way to go lower.
- Six and a Quarter reports that the Twihards are breeding: " I met my first Renesmee today."
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