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#opencaption
Needle in a Gaystack
[Pink piano, hot guy in a tux, fashion, butterflies, handicrafts—Lady Gaga's performance at the Museum of Contemporary Art anniversary gala in L.A. last night was pretty queer even for her. Image via Getty] -
#robots
Say Hello to Your New Local Power Guy
Helmeted workers in cherrypickers, or precariously tethered to a high voltage lines, are as much a part of our power infrastructure's aesthetic as towers and transformers. In the next few years, these iconic silhouettes will become a little more... mechanical. [Gizmodo] -
#charts
Video Games Apparently Not "Recession-Proof"
There's been a lot of talk about video games being a "recession-proof" industry. But this year-to-year graph shows the steep drop in game sales since 2007. [Gizmodo] -
#shutuptwitter
Barack Obama Has Better Things to Do Than Tweet
You would have been delusional to think that the president didn't use a ghostwriter to update his Twitter account, @BarackObama. Still, it's now been confirmed that he didn't write any of his 418 tweets. Geeks are scandalized. More » -
#journalismism
How to Turn a Correction into an Exclusive
New York Post, November 13: "Lou Dobbs walked away from more than $9 million when he quit CNN." And today, the Post has a brand new "EXCLUSIVE". More » -
#smartphones
Apple Beats Nokia In Profits, Apple Doesn't Beat Nokia in Profits, We Don't Really Have a Clue
While Nokia still commands the worldwide market share, Apple has finally overtaken them in profits. At least, according to a report by Strategy Analytics. Things are not that clear, however. [Gizmodo] -
#storage
The World's Smallest 16GB Flash Drive and Oh Hey, Sarah Palin
Somehow the presence of a winking Sarah Palin does not make me any more inclined to believe in the veracity of Wink's claim to be the tiniest 16GB flash drive "on the planet." But maybe it is, have a look: [Gizmodo] -
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#comics
Wait a Second, I Have Carl Sagan Powers, Too!
Comic strip xkcd's take on what would happen if you were bitten by a radioactive Carl Sagan , I mean, Mr. X, is spot freggin' on. [xkcd] [Gizmodo] -
#blinditems
Which Celebrity Couple Is Raising Another Couple's Baby?
Sometimes a blind item comes along that is more like a Dickens novel then something out of the gossip pages. Rumors, betrayal, affairs, mistaken identity, raising another man's child—this one has it all. Enjoy, ye olde scamps. More » -
#feuds
Hero Pilot Smacks Down Fancy Book-Learnin' About Hero Plane!
Unflappable (except by geese, ha) hero pilot Chesley Sullenberger is not sitting idly by while fancy writer William Langewiesche (pron. "Lain-guh-wees-chay-guevara") offers up his trashy "scientific theories" about Sully's famous crashed plane. Everyone listen, Sully is saying something confrontational! More » -
#mods
Borg-Like ION Cube PC Wins Nvidia's Case Mod Contest
A few months ago, 5 master modders were tasked with building one crazy Nvidia ION ITX-based PC using the best user-submitted designs posted at Modders-Inc. A final winner has now been selected, and it looks pretty amazing, no? Pics! [Gizmodo] -
#death
Former Jay-Z bodyguard killed by cops. Hip hop still far less dangerous than the NYPD.
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#design
All Barcodes Should Be This Creative
There's no reason for barcodes to be so drab and utilitarian when the sky's the limit. [Gizmodo] -
#blackfriday
Meijer Black Friday Ad Brings on the Cheap Crap
Thank you Meijer, for aiming low this Black Friday. Our readers may/may not want a Sylvania 1080P 42-inch TV or Blu-ray player, but they'll be on sale for $499 and $89, respectively. Plus, $9 Blu-ray movies and cheap video games! [Gizmodo] -
#space
Video: Arm Chair Reaches 98,268 Feet in New Toshiba Commercial
The latest object to shoot high-def video from the edge of space is…an arm chair. To promote its REGZA SV LCD TVs (LED backlight, local dimming), Toshiba trekked into the Black Rock Desert with a helium balloon. Watch the result: [Gizmodo] -
#frontpages
Play the 'How Will Andrea Peyser Appall Me Today?' Game
Today the Post columnist opines on the woman who was disfigured by a chimp. See if you can guess in which way she gets it subtly wrong and is slightly enraging to read. More »
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#dictionary
Peel Your Ears While I Vomit on the Table: Learn to Speak Hipster
The word 'hipster' is wildly misused, (including by me). It actually refers to cool jazz-era cats from the 20s to the 60s. You need to know your groceries, so check this collection of their genuine hipster slang. More » -
#apple
27-inch iMac Benchmarks: Core i7 vs. Core i5
The Core i5 iMacs are fast, but early benchmarks of the Core i7 model suggest a 35 percent performance boost, even though the upgrade only costs $200 extra. Timon-Royer's telling graph uses results from the Geekbench Website. [Timon-Royer via MacRumors] [Gizmodo] -
#digitalcameras
Casio's Exilim EX-FH25: 40fps High-Speed Burst Shooting at 9-Megapixels
You might remember Casio's EX-FC100 and EX-FH20 as two Exilims capable of 1000fps slow-mo video. Both 9.1-megapixel cameras are getting a 10-megapixel CMOS sensor, and the FH25 (a 20x superzoom) does 40fps high-speed bursts at 9-megapixels (up from seven). [Gizmodo] -
#mistakes
Sex Scandal Governor McGreevey Has a New Career
In 2004 married New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, seen here resigning, stepped down after admitting a gay affair with an aide. He's back! And this time he's wearing white robes and holding a large cross. More » -
#kowtow
Know Who Else Bowed to Japan's Emperor? Nixon.
Did I just make an argument for or against him? Crap. [LIFE] -
#thewaywesexnow
Leave It to Beaver
Years of conservative, abstinence-only sex education, and thus teenagers using bread bags because they can't get condoms, mean that America is now rife with nasty sexually transmitted infections. More » -
#pussywhipped
Family Held Captive by Obese Housecat
A mother and son called 911 when their "raging Russian blue," Carmen, held them captive in their Midtown apartment. The victims show signs of Stockholm Syndrome: "I just don't want people to think she's a bad cat," said one. [NYP] -
#gossiproundup
Heidi Klum's Bionic Breasts Gear Up for Another Victoria's Secret Show
Four babies later, Klum continues to be unreasonably sexy; Lindsay Lohan had a "meltdown" after getting caught stealing champagne; Flavor Flav produces a Super Bowl ad. Come be blinded by the light of a thousand Monday gossips. More » -
#smallscreen
Carrie Prejean, Porn Star? Vivid Has the Sex Tapes and Wants to Distribute Them
If only the biggest mistake (or eight) of your life was worth "millions of dollars." Porn distributor Vivid Entertainment is making a play to distribute the former Miss California's sex tapes—which it allegedly has in its possession, already. More » -
#lostandfound
Banned for Excess Sexiness, Long-Lost Enrique Iglesias Video Features Stripper Pole Phallus
Why did Enrique Iglesias' handlers ditch this gem of a music video, featuring a naked Enrique cavorting with a stripper who dances around a pole that extends from between his legs? Can't they see this is art? More » -
#buttheyresocute
AK Governor Declares War on Polar Bears
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell wants the polar bears hanging out on top of his state's oil reserves to stop being so endangered. He's suing the feds to remove their "threatened" classification and help speed up development of oil fields. [AP] -
#isitracist
Is it Racist?: The British Couples Retreat Poster
Welcome to the super fun game show that's sweeping the Internet: "Is it Racist?"! Tonight, our contestants must judge whether the British poster for the film Couples Retreat — in which black characters are conspicuously missing—is racist! More »
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