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#photogallery
The Intimate Facebook CEO Pics Exposed By Facebook's Privacy Rollback
Facebook controversially forced profile pictures into public and pushed users to share candids with the whole world. So now we're blessed with pics of the social network's young CEO shirtless, romantic, clutching a teddy bear, and looking plastered. More »
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#climatecontrol
Budget Cuts Threatening America's Ability to Control the Weather
Or: How the recession threatens government programs you didn't know existed. The US spends about $15 million a year on "seeding" clouds with chemicals to produce rain, but states are cutting these programs. Man conquers nature; economics conquers man. [AP] -
#exclusive
New York's Most Famous "Mail-Order Bride" Is Doing Better Than Ever
Six months ago, Glamour introduced us to 27 year-old Lera Loeb, a Ukranian girl who found love and a rich American husband through a marriage brokerage service. Now she's working on a book and a television series. What's her secret? More » -
#blizzard
Blizzard Patches Diablo II, Beta Test It Now
Say what you want about Blizzard's ability to get Diablo III out the door in a timely fashion. But you can't knock the developer for its support of older games, especially in light of Diablo II's new patch. [Kotaku] -
#twitterati
Facebook Gets Shrill With Twitter Backer Over Privacy
Facebook's Brandee Barker set her fight with a Twitter-investing ex Googler to "public;" CNET staff jockeyed for a free street turkey; and Serena Williams got ready for her nail-baring closeup. The Twitterati got scrappy. More » -
#pullquote
Joy Golden —
one of the first female copywriters on Madison Avenue in the 1960s (she's fine if you want to call her "the real Peggy Olsen") on how the romance was drained out of the advertising industry, to Jezebel's Irin Carmon. -
#jerseyshore
Live Blogging Jersey Shore, Week 2
Some people really hate MTV's new reality show masterpiece theater of eight crazy kids sharing a beach house. We like it so much, we want you to watch it with us. Come on in. We made ham! More » -
#crime
Billionaire Who Had Sex with Sixteen Year-olds Claims He's the Victim Now
Jeffery Epstein, the billionaire money manager who recently finished a prison sentence for soliciting under-aged prostitutes, is now claiming he is the victim of racketeering at the hands of a lawyer who represented women suing him. More » -
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#the00s
Judging the Critics by Their Best Movies of the Decade Lists
Are you a There Will Be Blood kinda guy, or an Eternal Sunshine kinda gal? The choice of our favorite movie of the decade is one of the most important we as individuals can make. More » -
#tiplist
What's in #tips Today?
We get lots of suggestions of what to post on Gawker every day. Let's take a look at what came in through the #tips page: Mysteries! Unknown disease closes an NYC private school, ad financial behavior and sex-chat blind items. More » -
#bestof2009
Most Popular Top 10s of 2009
Every weekend, we comb our memories and archives to compile 10 useful items addressing a specific topic you may have forgotten about, or just happen to be excellent. Here are the 20 list(icle) posts that proved the most popular in 2009. [Lifehacker] -
#hivefivecallforcontenders
Best Startup Management Tool?
We've all experienced the crush of too many programs launching at startup. This week we want to hear about the tools you use to manage the startup process so you're not waiting ten minutes after login before your PC's functional. [Lifehacker] -
#npd
NPD Instant Analysis: Things You Should Note
What if someone asks you today to quickly sound smart about how video games sold in November? Here's our monthly analysis cheat-sheet you can use in such desperate social situations. And this time, Kotaku gives you options. Just like BioWare. [Kotaku] -
#fightclub
Jersey Shore Snooki-Puncher Is a Queens Gym Teacher
The lovely gentleman punching Jersey Shore guidette Snooki in the viral video clip has been ID'd: he's a gym teacher in Queens. This could end no other way. More » -
#forwhatitsworth
Remains of the Day: Chrome Powered by Rube Goldberg Edition
The inner workings and cogs of this Google Chrome ad make you wish browsing involved Rube Goldberg-esque machines, visual alerts are distracting (!), and Google CEO Eric Schmidt's take on privacy is frightening. [Lifehacker] -
#picoftheday
A Thousand Points of Light
[Camera displays and cell phone screens glow as Barack and Michelle Obama greet the crowd from the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, where President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize today. Image via Getty] -
#npdgroup
NPD: Modern Warfare 2 Sells 6 Million, New Super Mario Bros. 1.39 Million In November
As widely expected, Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 moved over 6 million copies in the U.S. last month on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, making the first-person shooter November's best selling video game. [Kotaku] -
#valve
Left 4 Dead 2 PC Patched Up Real Good, Xbox 360 Update "Later This Month"
Valve has put forth a new update for the PC version of Left 4 Dead 2, fixing up a long list of outstanding bugs, tweaking gameplay and much much more. Expect the same fixes "later this month," Xbox 360 players. [Kotaku] -
#crazies
Meeting of the Minds
Sadly, no pictures, but Sarah Palin signed a copy of her book for Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann. She wrote, "Michele, we love you." This does jeopardize our Lost Highway Balthazar Getty/Bill Pullman theory of those two, a bit. -
#moguls
Why Diddy Is the Perfect New Mascot for AOL
AOL has put Sean Combs very publicly in the middle of its directors and managers. A company banking on formulaic, mass-produced content could do worse than the rap mogul, who wished AOL shares luck. They promptly slid. More » -
#coverstory
Men's Health Loved This Cover So Much They Used It Twice
Word on the street is that Men's Health editor-in-chief Dave Zinczenko has checked out of editing the magazine. So why bother writing new cover lines for the latest issue when the ones from October 2007 will do? More » -
#savingmoney
Get a Better Deal from Your ISP
Often all it takes to reduce your monthly bills is just asking for better rates. Wired offers some similar advice for getting a better deal from your ISP—assuming you're willing to negotiate a little. [Lifehacker] -
#howthingswork
Craigslist's Dirty Secret
This is pretty huge, at least for those who buy the myth of angelic Craigslist: eBay has effectively confirmed that cyber cherub Craig Newmark screwed over an early employee to enrich himself, then tried to cover it up. More » -
#downloads
Note Taker Turns Your iPhone into an Endless Notepad
iPhone/iPod touch: VisiCalc creator Dan Bricklin—you know, the guy who invented the spreadsheet—has delved into mobile development and released his first iPhone application, Note Taker. Rather than using the iPhone keyboard, Note Taker lets you write notes with your fingertip. [Lifehacker] -
#metacritc
Metacritic Names PS3 The Best Gaming Platform Of 2009
Media review aggregator Metacritic has released a list of the top games and consoles of 2009, with the PlayStation 3 coming out on top of the site's first annual Game Platform Power Ranking. [Kotaku] -
#avatariscoming
British Critics Declare Avatar a Non-Trainwreck
Next week the world's critics will have their (completely meaningless) say about whether James Cameron's 3D extravaganza was worth waiting a decade for. But today, a couple British papers are jumping the gun to say it didn't suck. More » -
#downloads
NameChanger Quickly Renames Batches of Files On Your Mac
Mac only: If you need to rename a giant batch of files, changing each one individually is a huge hassle. NameChanger is a solid little tool that gets the job done fast. [Lifehacker] -
#screenshottour
Jolicloud Netbook OS Is a Bit Like Chrome OS with Awesome Desktop Applications
Chrome OS is a promising cloud-based operating system, but the big complaint most people have about it is that Chrome OS is entirely browser-based. New netbook OS Jolicloud is a lot like Chrome OS, but with the addition of killer desktop apps. [Lifehacker] -
#opencaption
The Flight of the Aviators
[Suspected Tiger Woods mistress (or madam) Rachel Uchitel tries to avoid the paparazzi on the streets of Manhattan today. Image via Getty]
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