Recreating Tesla's Wireless Power Experiments

If you have a thing for Tesla coils (and who doesn't really) you will be interested in this experiment/history lesson about wireless power put on by Omega Recoil at this year's Maker Faire.

7:00 PM on Fri Jun 12 2009, by Sean Fallon, 0 views, 32 comments
http://gizmodo.com/5288571/recreating-teslas-wireless-power-experiments

The Gossip Gangs of New York

Page Six gossip Paula Froelich's first novel is concerned with a certain set of New York ladies in crisis, Mercury in Retrograde (she may be among them, as a "composite"). So surely other "composites" were in attendance at her book party last night.

2:43 PM on Fri May 29 2009, by Melissa Gira Grant, 0 views, Comment
http://gawker.com/5272755/the-gossip-gangs-of-new-york/gallery/

Youth Still Totally Against Fascism: Sonic Youth's Most Adorable Record Release Party

Marking the release of their my-god sixteenth album on Friday at Home Sweet Home, Sonic Youth brought out a few bands to play covers of their own songs and wear great outfits and pretend they didn't like talking to reporters. Pictures by Nikola...

1:46 PM on Tue May 26 2009, by Melissa Gira Grant, 0 views, 17 comments
http://gawker.com/5270428/youth-still-totally-against-fascism-sonic-youths-most-adorable-record-release-party/gallery/

American Summer

Photo by Gawker's favorite photographer, Nikola Tamindzic at Home of the Vain.

5:50 AM on Fri May 22 2009, by The Cajun Boy, 0 views, 20 comments
http://gawker.com/5265605/american-summer

3D Blu-Ray Camcorder Concept Is the Dream of Every Pornographer

3D video technology is never ever going to take off until they put the cameras in the hands of normal people + Nothing says entertainment like three-dimensional boobs = I want this 3D camera.

6:40 PM on Wed May 20 2009, by Jesus Diaz, 0 views, 29 comments
http://gizmodo.com/5263314/3d-blu+ray-camcorder-concept-is-the-dream-of-every-pornographer

Smiling Through the Mediaocalypse

Who are these kids, exactly? Rachelle Hruska's not-a-nightlife-blog blog, Guest of a Guest, kicked off "summer" and a new season of Hamptons coverage with an apocalyptically cloudy rooftop tequila drinking thing on Sunday.

4:07 PM on Mon May 18 2009, by Melissa Gira Grant, 0 views, 57 comments
http://gawker.com/5259794/smiling-through-the-mediaocalypse

Let's Play NY Blog Media Bingo!

Surely you've seen those Bingo cards for hipsters, and Blipsters. I always wondered why there wasn't one for New York's Blog-media. Now there is!

5:30 PM on Sat May 9 2009, by T.A.N., 0 views, 13 comments
http://gawker.com/5246926/lets-play-ny-blog-media-bingo

The Quest to Save Nikola Tesla's Craziest, Most Impractical Project's Site

Tesla is as known for what he couldn't manage to accomplish as for what he did, and his admirers are doing their best to save the site of his ballsiest, most outlandish failure.

1:45 AM on Wed May 6 2009, by Dan Nosowitz, 0 views, 64 comments
http://gizmodo.com/5241912/the-quest-to-save-nikola-teslas-craziest-most-impractical-projects-site

G20 Report: Glamorous Obamas Meet Glamorous People!

Oh hey did you hear that the Obamas went to England? They met the queen! And crappy presents notwithstanding, it was such a god damn regal moment that the world media, en masse, orgasmed.

10:10 AM on Thu Apr 2 2009, by Hamilton Nolan, 0 views, 21 comments
http://gawker.com/5195353/g20-report-glamorous-obamas-meet-glamorous-people

Daily Beast Editor Sends 'World's Worst Email'

A tipster tells us that Rachel Syme, culture editor at Tina Brown's Daily Beast, has sent the "world's worst email" in an attempt to get free research for an article she's writing. Let's read it!

2:46 PM on Thu Feb 19 2009, by Owen Thomas, 0 views, 132 comments
http://gawker.com/5156658/daily-beast-editor-sends-worlds-worst-email