Gawker 
Enter your username and password.
-
more about #explainer more comments → Betty Draper: "People who do what I do don't do award winning films. Which is kind of a relief because you don't have to go to that next step when it comes to that ... more » rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny: If we look back to the article on the top 50 highest grossing films of the decade, I think we can agree that brand loyalty is often a bigger driver th... more » OopsRecession: She's one of those women that other women love and guys can't stand. I have my theories... more » kookla: Love Sandy (we know each other like that) even in bad films. Since it's based on bad script choices, I'm looking forward to your next installment of ... more » phlox✔: She's the only one that knows where that dead hooker is buried. Several high-profile producers decided to greenlight anything she wants because killi... more » Lucia Toledo: Am I the only person here who thought her work in Premonition was great (and the film itself not as bad as everyone said)? more » mslewis: I just saw "The Proposal" (from Netflix) and it was awful, stupid and made no sense. Plus, Sandy looked at least 10-15 years older than the guy she p... more » raincoaster: Everyone loves Sandra Bullock, and that's just THAT. I'm going to watch The Blind Side, simply because it's based on the Michael Lewis book, but yeah... more » heavenisforlosers: Two reasons: She's likable. She's hot. more » NigelAstydameia: You've answered your own question here. She's still a star despite making a long list of terrible movies. That’s a lot of likeability, an amazing am... more » Treeless: It's all those those moderate potboilers or romances in which the average woman is free to use her as an avatar, and the average man can imagine she w... more » TheSometimesWhy: Why do people eat fast food? Why do people watch reality TV? Why do people waste their time leaving comments on inconsequential matters like this wh... more » Highsmith: Well, dammit. I'll come out and admit it. I LIKED Premonition. I LOVE Miss Congeniality, I've seen it more than once even. Can you HANDLE that? more » Perhaps Not: Er... I think people watching her movies like her. I don't think people who actually work with her like her much at all. more » pooks: I equate Sandra to the old Meg Ryan (before she underwent multiple surgeries only to end up looking like a resident of Whoville). She's cute, she's go... more » -
#explainer
Why Is Sandra Bullock Still a Star?
She's made more bombs than the Krupp Arms Works and yet Hollywood keeps giving her the keys to its kingdom. This weekend, Sandra Bullock is back again in The Blind Side.
More »
-
#explainer
What Is Joe Lieberman's Plan, Exactly?
You have heard, probably, about how Connecticut Senator Joe "Wallace Wimple" Lieberman inserted himself into the health care debate by announcing that he'd join a Republican filibuster against Harry Reid's bill. But no one has explained why!
More »
-
#explainer
Sex Ads Are Spec Ads, Okay?
Look, it is a scandalously explicit blowjob-oriented advertisement for the Sprite beverage! But wait, Twitterererers: this is a spec ad. What's a spec ad? A sexy one. More » -
#explainer
Two Questions From a Reader
"Can you help? 1) What the h*ll is reconciliation and why does it work for health care but not anything else obama wants to pass? More » -
#explainer
WSJ editor Julia Angwin nails it: Twitter is for self-promotion.
-
