They're Gonna Make a Rattlesnake Island in Massachusetts--Sounds Unsafe
Okay, so Massachusetts has a plan to establish an island colony of poisonous rattlesnakes. On purpose. Okay.
A National Infrastructure Program Is a Smart Idea We Won't Do Because We Are Dysfunctional
America’s roads and bridges are in horrible shape. We could fix them up and provide lots of jobs in the process. But we won’t!
Israel Should Be in Germany
Israel and Palestine are warring again. Civilians are dying again. Families are losing their homes, and chaos persists. Again. This would not be happening if Israel were located somewhere that makes more sense: in Germany.
Pizza Hut Now Offers Pizza Made by Humans
Pizza Hut veered sharply into the avant garde when it announced this week that it would sell pizza by the slice. But is America ready for the nation's best pizza chain to try something even more outlandish?
Can Blood Transfusions Cure HIV?
Welcome to our science-like weekly feature, "Hey, Science," in which we will have our most provocative scientific questions answered by real live scientists (or related experts). No question is too smart for us to tackle, theoretically speaking. This week, experts address a Gawker reader's wacky theory: Can massive…
Can Huge Man-Made Lakes Fix Our Rising Sea Levels?
Welcome to an important new Gawker feature, "Hey, Science," in which we will have our most provocative scientific questions answered by real live scientists (or related experts). Never let it be said that reading this blog is not the educational equivalent of sitting in a Ph.D.-level classroom, not paying attention.…
How to Walk
Wacky hippies in the wacky hippie enclave of Denver are encouraging their fellow moonbeam-gazing residents of Marijuanaville to do something a little strange: walk places. On their feet. What's more: even you, The Average American, can get involved in this quirky newfangled hobby. But how?
[]All U.S. Money Now Invested in Wacky Schemes
Utah investors gave money manager Travis Wright $145 million. He invested that money in outside-of-the box ideas, such as canned sandwiches. Now he's facing a lawsuit. In Travis Wright's defense: he was just doing what it takes, these days.
How Not to Do Insider Trading
We always laugh when, say, someone's arrested for brazenly offering weed for sale on Craigslist. Our apologies to those fools. It turns out that the dumbest criminals of all are trying to pull off insider trading. Very, very poorly.
Will Three-Year College Schedules Kill Fun?
College was once regarded as a place where no-good kids could smoke weed for four years and come out technically qualified for a high-paying career. Now, its regarded as a place you can't afford. But is three-year college worth it?
Brian Kilmeade Trapped in Man's Crotch
Fox and Friends morning Aryan Brian Kilmeade decided to have himself a little wrassle this morning with world champion MMA fighter BJ Penn. It was the greatest media guy vs. actual fighter bout since Alex Blagg took on Rampage Jackson.
Nicorette Ad Reminds Us: Cigarettes Are Cool
Nicorette would like you to believe that sucking on a hollow white plastic tube containing micronized nicotine is a socially acceptable approximation of burning a square. So they made this commercial to show you: no it's not. [Adfreak]
Documentary to Expose Twittering, Typing, Lunch Habits of NYT Media Reporters
The uniformly mustachioed Twitter addicts of the New York Times media desk are getting a documentary of their very own! Sounds pretty........interesting. Sorry, fell asleep there for a sec.
Everything's Too Big to Fail, Including Our Two-Step Path to USA Richness Again
The Way We Live Now: Big. Too big, actually. Too big to fail. Too big to manage. Too big to fuck with. Here's what we're gonna do: Run away to Africa, find diamonds, get rich, blow it, FIXED.
Can an Online Fan Base Save the New York Times? No.
After the New York Times announced that it's cutting 100 more newsroom jobs, guess what happened, virally? Many commenters begged to be allowed to pay for the paper's online content! Is this the NYT's salvation? Ha, no.
Gourmet's Dead. Don't Blame The Internet.
The death of Gourmet has prompted plenty of maudlin remembrances. And plenty of suggestions as to why we should mourn it: the food, Ruth Reichl, the jobs, the beauty. One theory to ignore: the internet is ruining smart magazines!
What Had Better Be the Nine Best Words Ever
Opium Magazine is running "The Longest Story Ever Told": it's printed on the cover, then printed over in black ink, which will fade over the course of 1,000 years to reveal the nine-word-long story. We already guessed it:
The Daily Beast Trying to Make Money?
What's this, Tina Brown's internet project The Daily Beast is trying to get a business model? I thought it was all just for kicks! Nevertheless, the Beast is considering selling some "advertisements." While staying pure:
