The End of Watches? Yeah Right
“Sales of smartwatches and fitness trackers could outpace those of traditional watches by 2020, according to data from research firm Mintel.” Yeah right.
Tiny Kitten Plays Super Smash Bros. With Big Human Friend
Super Smash Bros. was just released for WiiU yesterday, but this kitten already knows how to hesitantly touch its little paw to the screen every so often.
Here Are the New .com Endings We're All Going to Have to Memorize. Great.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the international body that regulates this whole big Internet, released its list of applicants for new .com alternatives today.
Dear Readers, Please Share Your Favorite Longreads With Us
Please excuse this brief interruption to your regularly-scheduled programming, but we have a quick announcement to share with you that we hope you'll find exciting: Gawker has teamed up with Longreads, the best source for long-form journalism (etc.) on the web, and we now have our very own page over there.
The Big MST3K Sell-Out: Why Are They Destroying America?
The best thing on the TV ever was the mid-'90s Comedy Central cheap-looking cowtown puppet show Mystery Science Theater 3000. From, let's say, 1990-1995, it was both a totally brilliant show (that I still enjoy thanks to Rhino Home Video and BitTorrent) and also an integral part of my childhood. And now the internet…
