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more about #authors more comments → JennaW: "Have you ever wondered if there was more to life, other than being really, really, ridiculously good looking?" more » PontiusPirate: "Bad sushi" is code for Bai Ling. more » BettyCrocker: The name for this illness: Pivenitis. more » contains_hot_liquid: Cankle wrist. #tuckermax more » bluebears: I feel like I saw a lot written about this movie leading up to the release. But...it was probably all on this website. #tuckermax more » o-line: For those who are curious and don't wish to visit Max's site: $1,417,696 domestic. #tuckermax more » sarahvendzules: Um, can we please talk about those freakishly tiny hands? more » BettyCrocker: He has the face of someone who I should want to make out with, even though I'm not partial to blond guys. Regular features, a square jaw, appealing 5... more » heywhat: Did it ever occur to Tucker that this so-called huge fan was maybe lying to him and just didn't want to go see the movie? I think Tucker hasn't realiz... more » OHymenMyHymen: I market movies for a living. Therefore I can officially diagnose the problem with the film as being three-fold. -The film went too wide, too fast. ... more » MrHaroHaro: America simply wasn't ready for this movie. They haven't sunk that low yet. Which is something that makes me feel good at the end of it all. America s... more » BicycleShed: The movie did so poorly that its box office take never even merited mention by Nikki Finke. That has to hurt. As must the box office performance of ... more » Colander: I know they advertised during sports, and so, in the 2 weeks preceding release, I know his fans had ways of being aware, as I know non-Gawker readers ... more » RheaPollstry: Don't lie, Tucker! You were about to go down on that fatty before you were interrupted by the photog. #tuckermax more » Private Hangnail: The adage about the turd and polishing it comes to mind... #tuckermax more » -
#vitalsigns
Benoit Denizet-Lewis Health Report
Formerdrug-and-sex addict and current writing-about-drug-and-(just!) sex-addiction addict Benoit Denizet-Lewis had the swine flu for eight days. Then he ate bad sushi and got sick. There's a fine how-do-you-do, eh? [BDL] -
#movies
Tucker Max Has an Explanation
Schlitz-grasping cargo short sporter Tucker Max has finally figured out why his movie, Penis in a Beer Cozy, was a financial failure.
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#advice
Brooklyn Writers: Hide
Authors: never get conned by a friendly reporter into doing one of those "Let's Explore This Famous Writers' Work Space" stories. Your cool office is only cool in secret. We mean you, Jonathan Lethem! More » -
#andnowshesdead
Nan Robertson, New York Times Woman of Distinction
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Nan Robertson—author of a book about how terribly the paper treated its female employees—died this week at the age of 83. More » -
#husbandsandwives
Madoff Mistress' Husband Is Way Forgiving
Sheryl Weinstein had an affair with Bernie Madoff. Then Bernie stole all of Sheryl Weinstein's money and she wrote a book about fucking him although he has a small penis. Sheryl's husband is not happy about this, but he understands. More » -
#controversies
Killer British Weed Makes Kids Go Loco, Moms Write Books
In the UK there's a magical strain of skunk weed: It addicts teenagers, turns them psycho, prompts their mom to write a tell-all book, and then sends the nation into an uproar over said book. And it's coming to America! More » -
#newthings
Tom Wolfe Writes Story About Rich People
White-all-over author Tom Wolfe has a new, extremely well-compensated (we imagine) short story in Vanity Fair. He decided to write about the wealthy this time! Yet he retains that flair for authentic dialogue he displayed in I Am Charlotte Simmons. More » -
#andnowhesdead
Sandford Dody, Ghostwriter
Sandford Dody, author of multiple best-sellers, died July 4 at 90 years old. If his name is unfamiliar, it may be because it did not appear on the covers of his books. More » -
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#printisdead
Dave Eggers Confident that America's Literature-Devouring Youth Will Save Print
You may recall a few weeks ago that Dave Eggers promised to email anyone who needed reassurance that print wasn't dying. He even emailed Gawker! In a Q & A with Salon, Eggers insists that America's children are print's savior. More » -
#jewishshouting
'The Ringtone of Choice Among Hip Literary Types This Summer'
This wailing ringtone featuring a horsey Philip Roth sample is still better than anything Moby came up with for New York magazine. Of course, the joke is that there are no "hip literary types." [Guardian] -
#isobellajade
Short, Crazy Model Triumphs
In 2006, Isobella Jade was just another homeless 5'2 model writing her memoirs at the Apple Store, all day. And now, three years later, that book is actually being released. Crazy dreams of models come true. [Her site, Previously] -
#fromthemailbag
Hipster Blog Author Speaks, Comedically
Joe Mande, the NYC comedian revealed yesterday as the author of the Look At This Fucking Hipster blog and recipient of the latest Tumblr-to-Book deal, has shed some comedic light on his book deal, via email. Here it is: More » -
#theinternet
Best Tumblr-to-Book Deal Yet
Look At This Fucking Hipster, a blog about looking at hipsters, and then making fun of them, has scored a book deal. Plus the formerly anonymous, self-loathing author has been revealed!
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#books
Gloria Vanderbilt Book Features Spanking, But Not Unicorn Sex
Anderson Cooper's mom's sexy erotica book is coming out next week! Gloria Vanderbilt is 85 and not taking any crap from anybody when it comes to, oh, kinky food sex fantasies. The New York Times is scandalized! Details! More » -
#phonies
J.D. Salinger Succeeds In Blocking Publication of Dumb Book
Hermetically-sealed Catcher in the Rye author J.D. Salinger sued to prevent some Swedish writer from publishing an updated spinoff version of his book. And Salinger's won, for the moment! What a crock. More » -
#davidsedaris
Indeed, Why Wouldn't He?
"A nursing mother offered me a taste of her pre-pumped breast milk, and I took her up on it," announces David Sedaris, to a reporter. [NYT] -
#dads
Bad Father's Day Gifts, #1
Hate your father? This Father's Day, get him a bizarre gift that he'll truly despise: a dinner with you, him, and a money-obsessed greaseball motivational speaker! More » -
#printisdead
Dave Eggers Reassures Us That Print Lives, Via Email
Last month, San Franciscan literary figure Dave Eggers promised to personally email anyone who feared that print is dead, and cheer them up. He's done it! Here's your full Dave Eggers 'Print Lives' Reassurance Email:
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#allegedscandals
In Which We Ask James Frey About His Secret Oprah Tapes
Fiction author and former Gawker intern James Frey knows a scandalous secret about Oprah, allegedly. It's on tape, allegedly! We journalistically went to Frey's book reading last night to hear him tell the whole story:
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