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  • high gloss

    The End of the Poptart Era: An Us Weekly Cover Analysis

    How has celebrity gossip changed in over the years? Don't we hear a lot more about sad reality blobs these days than we do about say, one Britannica H. Spears? We employed our loyal assistant Julia Schweizer to find out. More »
    06/19/09
    3,415
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    By Richard Lawson

    Comment by El Matardillo: There's nothing like sugar-pop flavored frosted "information" graphics to start the weekend. This graph could just as easily have measured... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • trendwatch

    Bars Too Cool For You

    Did you know that any bar worth drinking in is now a speakeasy that would never tell the likes of you its secret location? If you didn't already know, then how do you ever expect to get into one? More »
    06/04/09
    12,234
    166

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by foofybunny: This is so LA circa 1998. Go see 'Swingers'. New York sucks. 63 Responses | Other threads

  • trends

    Today Investigates High School Hug Madness

    Oh, good, Today covered the teenage hug menace. "High school hugging has turned into a cultural phenomenon, studied by sociologists, and written about in The New York Times." A phenomenon studied by bullshit pseudo-scientists and written up as a trend in the Times? Hugs are the new hipster farms! More »
    05/28/09
    11,016
    84

    By Pareene

    Comment by Richard Lawson: So the ideal America would be a place where no one ever touches or looks at each other or likes... 15 Responses | Other threads

  • hugs!

    The Lamest Teen Moral Panic Ever

    In the good old days of the culture wars, your teenagers, after years of being raped by Satanist daycare workers, were all organizing "Rainbow Parties" and smoking weed three times more powerful than the stuff you smoked all the time in high school. Now they are just hugging?
    05/28/09
    15,947
    72

    By Pareene

    Comment by misslinda: I would have never survived high school circa 2009. I find hugging unnecessary when a wave or a simple "hey"... 11 Responses | Other threads

  • gossip

    Smart Media People Moonlight in Booze

    We'll give you one guess: Which is the heaviest-drinking class of "professionals" in England? If you said "the media," you are well acquainted with the media's habits! In fact, we hear that some media workers here are going into the booze business as a dependable second job: More »
    05/26/09
    2,143
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by kneetoe: I take it that 1.5 bottles plus 3.2 measures is less than 10 units, unless IT workers don't drink at... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • men

    Drifter He-Man Not Such A Bad Guy

    Today, writer of trend stories about quirky and often annoying men Spencer Morgan found He-Man chilling on a park bench and totally interviewed him: More »
    05/20/09
    11,733
    65

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by bytememehard: A one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple pussy eater! 8 Responses | Other threads

  • trendwatch

    Let's Put That 'War on Smoking' On Hold

    Is 'in the midst of crushing economic insecurity' really the time to start fucking with smokers and their access to cigarettes? Because that's what the governmentalsciencecleanair-complex has apparently decided to do, and it's not smart: More »
    05/19/09
    6,173
    141

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by ADismalScience: As soon as taxes subsidize health I'm taking away all the cigarettes and donuts, kiddies. Fuck your bad habits, because... 56 Responses | Other threads

  • trendwatch

    The Perfect Circle of Pseudotrends

    What happens to the delicate fabric of spacetime when stories in the same Thursday New York Times Style Section flow logically into one another in a perpetual, unceasing circle? We're about to find out: More »
    05/14/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Mount_Prion: I know a trend that gets on everybody's nerves, everybody's nerves, everybody's nerves... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • mother's day

    America Is Going To The Following Restaurants On Mother's Day

    As of 2:30PM today, on Google Trends, the following restaurants America is taking Mom out for dinner to tonight: More »
    05/10/09
    12,389
    68

    By Foster Kamer

    Comment by SaraRueful: Another lesson: Not every town in America has a Little Italy, Chinatown, Atlantic Avenue, etc. If people visit NYC and... 19 Responses | Other threads

  • panic

    Brain-Thrashing Raccoons May Be New Animal Terror Story

    The swine-flu pandemic scare is fading fast. What other old disease will we be terrified of next? How about the one where raccoon larvae can make you blind? More »
    05/04/09
    3,842
    27

    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by belltolls: My neighbor insists on naming the local raccoons cutesy little names. Three of them once surrounded my car after I... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • geek love

    Love in the Age of SMS

    Things were simpler when the only medium for asking someone out was the telephone. Text messaging, Facebook, Twitter and MySpace have complicated romance, if not ruined it, the Washington Post reports. More »
    05/04/09
    8,708
    55

    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by serpentinefire: I don't know if this is related, but facebook (along with deeply embedded emotional and abandonment issues) makes it really... 12 Responses | Other threads

  • Hellbound Nations

    Liberal Media Kills Jesus?

    Oh look, a new study perfect for supporting any old opinion! Pew researchers found that half of American adults switch religion at least once—Catholics, out of conviction, and Protestants, out of laziness. Theory! More »
    04/28/09
    3,459
    28

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by contradicto: Well, the Jews do control the media, and we know who killed Jesus. 7 Responses | Other threads

  • Kari ferrell

    Hipster Grifter Fashion Spinoffs Signal a Dying Meme

    For the first time in almost a week, hipster grifter Kari Ferrell has failed to yield an amusing new bauble, and thank god for that. The Kari Ferrell meme is too weak to sustain itself. More »
    04/21/09
    13,228
    31

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by CaptainFantastic: I would not purchase it, but want her chest tat on a t-shirt. 2 Responses | Other threads

  • trendwatch

    Shoe-Throwing Is So Last Season

    When it comes to things to throw at dirty politicians, there are so many options—tomatoes, furniture, urine-filled water balloons, etc. Why not think big? Alas, India is stuck in shoe-throwing rut. Biters! More »
    04/20/09
    1,219
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by BadUncle: Time to turn this up to "11." Throw ice skates. 1 Responses | Other threads

  • pirate wars

    The Cause of and Solution To Piracy: Women

    Somali pirates are swaggering around shore like big gangsters, stealing women from the honest guys. Which is ironic, since the best idea yet to control the pirates is: make the women hit them with rocks. More »
    04/20/09
    6,464
    36

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Smitros: Lysistrata, anyone? Also, former Bogota Mayor Antanas Mockus had some interesting and somewhat successful ideas about convincing women to be less... 15 Responses | Other threads

  • recessionomics

    The Mall is Dead

    Did you, who lived through the 80s, ever think you'd live to see the day when you couldn't make money with a mall in America, or with a pub in England? That day has come! More »
    04/16/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Nic Fit: At the risk of flame-baiting, I think it's high time that airlines make those who cannot fit into one seat... 15 Responses | Other threads

  • trendwatch

    Everybody's Home Doing Tae-Bo by the Gun Cabinet

    Here is what is happening in America today: citizens grow obese; paranoia sets in; we all huddle in our homes, poor and alone, doing workout videos and cleaning our many, many guns, preparing for battle. More »
    04/16/09
    2,570
    26

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by miss melis is a bee girl for the 21st century: I love that the rush to buy guns started on November 5th, even though Obama's position on gun control is... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • recessionomics

    America Has Squat

    How does America deal with hard times? By trimming the fat from our budgets. D.I.Y., people! Out: paying people for things. In: squatting in houses and being your own lawyer! More »
    04/10/09
    2,214
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by saythatscool: I'm sorry Hamilton, but let's be clear. Go into any courthouse around the country and go watch the foreclosure proceedings.... 13 Responses | Other threads

  • trends

    Eldersex Going from Gross to Funny

    Comedy often depends on certain archetypes guaranteed to get a laugh — foul-mouthed children, fat men without shirts, drunk party girls — and now old people knocking boots. Larry Charles may be on to something. More »
    04/10/09
    5,270
    38

    By Richard Lawson

    Comment by iplaudius: At any age, I think it’s best to leave sex to the professionals. 4 Responses | Other threads

  • trendwatch

    All Disposable Income Now Spent on Dog Crap

    A crippling recession that's forced thousands of people into tent cities, eating dog food, is no reason to penalize our nation's dogs. So brave Americans are buying more gratuitous dog things than ever! More »
    04/09/09
    3,824
    49

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Nic Fit: These things are stupid, but don't skimp on dog or cat food. Buying good, more nutritious cans will run you... 10 Responses | Other threads

  • advertising

    Worthless Money Now Equivalent to Construction Paper

    All the world's "money" is now merely decorative, its value determined totally by bulk weight, like hay. And since currency is now cheaper than ink, it's a perfect advertising medium! More »
    04/08/09
    4,017
    30

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Smitros: Is that a picture of pennies, or is it pennies inset in the glass? If the latter, I give it 72... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • culture

    Midtown NYC Is The Home of 'Buzz!'

    If there's anyone who grasps the secrets of cultural "buzz," it's Spatial Information experts employed in academia. There's a new "Geography of Buzz" map that scientifically proves that "buzz" is centered...where events are held. More »
    04/07/09
    4,909
    44

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Ethan Hein: One of their buzz dots is on Roosevelt Island. I lived there for many years and I love it and... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • the game

    Warning: Blog Comments May Lead to Blog Sex

    "CONSIDER the erotic potential between blogger and commenters," begins a trend story, as I gag on my coffee, laughing derisively. But hey it turns out some of these "bloggers" really are big pimpin! More »
    04/04/09
    8,304
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by The Boulevard of Broken Queens: and let's not even MENTION all the commenter on commenter action which has come to pass on gawker - it... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • trendwatch

    Everybody's Hating Voicemail Now!

    Voicemail is totally dead. It takes too much listening. Is this just some fancy notion, or the truth? Either way, it's a New York Times trend story, blammo! More »
    04/02/09
    5,639
    88

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by TheHonJudgeSmails: I haven't listened to a voicemail since about 2002. I just call whoever it is back and say "what... 10 Responses | Other threads

  • trendwatch

    Trend stories on anti-circumcision activists: now a meta-trend. Circumcision: still trendy.

    03/31/09
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  • trendwatch

    Fingerbanging Your Girlfriend in Public Is Just What it Takes to Be a Writer Now

    The Times Style piece on "orgasmic meditation" came out two weeks ago, so the NY Post stole the idea, and gave it to Justin Rocket Silverman, who wrote about fingering his girlfriend. All very standard. More »
    03/31/09
    19,490
    81

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by BookishLookish: Justin, you are looking a bit puffy in that photo, and that stupid hand pose you're doing is giving me... 9 Responses | Other threads

  • recessionomics

    Stupid Media Cost-Cutting Tricks: Toilet Paper's a Luxury

    Times are tough. Stupid corporate cost-cutting tricks are rampant. Even within the hallowed confines of media companies! And the situation is growing more dire—no more free gyms, babysitting, good coffee, food, or toilet paper: More »
    03/30/09
    6,463
    57

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by friendsinlowplaces: Why just the women? 14 Responses | Other threads

  • recessionomics

    Hypnosex Is the New Fallback Career

    Everybody has a hobby. Spencer Morgan's hobby is writing profiles of New York's most annoying (or just quirky!) guys in the New York Observer. Neil S.'s hobby is erotic gay hypnotism. Hobby intersection alert! More »
    03/25/09
    5,256
    28

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Private Hangnail: I have this fantasy where I'm hypnotized into thinking I'm a chicken, in front of an audience, and then I... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • trendwatch

    Sugar Shack, USA

    Interesting: during this recession, candy sales are way up. Even the unemployed are finding that in tough times, it doesn't cost much at all to help trend story writers. [NYT]
    03/24/09
    1,592
    31

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by naugahydeinplainsight: When the economy hits a Sour Patch, all the Smarties and Sugar Daddies turn the rest of us into All-Day... 11 Responses | Other threads

  • rants

    This Craving For Michelle Obama's Arms Is Leading Women Astray

    Well, well. Michelle Obama has some nice arms, and now all the ladies want some nice arms. Women of America: resist this arm fixation. Do you want to end up just as dumb as men? More »
    03/19/09
    8,059
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Shamrockette: Umm, it's pretty much physically impossible for women to get arms as big as men's arms. 5 Responses | Other threads

  • trendwatch

    'Slanties' Replace Shutter Shades As Worst Eyewear Ever

    "Slanties": stupid hipster joke, or racist hipster serious business idea? Either way, we never thought we'd see something that would make us long for the days of cash fans and shutter shades: More »
    03/19/09
    8,927
    79

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Werrick: Culturally insensitive, maybe? If you think about what they called them... but racist? Hardly. The inuit have been wearing these as... 11 Responses | Other threads

  • Metatrendwatch

    Nation Choked With Recession Volunteers

    "Okay, brainstorm: It's a recession. You've lost your job. What do you do with your time?" (Silence). "Volunteer?" "Good, write it up!" That's how your new most popular recession angle gets made! More »
    03/17/09
    2,935
    36

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Private Hangnail: I don't know, volunteering seems like it would take time away from my wallowing and cursing my former employer. 11 Responses | Other threads

  • sex wars

    Talking Cougar Insemination Without Feeling Cheap

    We were drawn in by New York's new article, "This Old Sperm: Do Cougars Have the Smartest Kids." Who would have thought it was lamentation against sensationalistic science journalism? More »
    03/16/09
    4,886
    32

    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by BookishLookish: All kids are smart, some are just lucky. Economically independent women can provide that luck. End of story. 14 Responses | Other threads

  • amazing

    People Still Care About College Sex Mags

    As long as college kids remain edgy, there will be college sex magazines. And as long as there are a few olds with no sense of mockery, they will be scandalized by them. Still! More »
    03/11/09
    17,117
    49

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Pope John Peeps II: Sex mags like to think they're edgy, but when's the last time you saw one with regular people on the... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • advertising

    Ad Happiness Directly Proportional to Public Despair

    Your jobs are gone. Your money is gone. But America's iconic brands will never leave you! (Until the rest of your money is gone). Advertising is the last optimistic thing around. And it's faking it. More »
    03/10/09
    2,215
    27

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by if_i_only_had_a_heart: ([www.cnn.com] (CNN) -- One in 50 children is homeless in the United States every year, according to a report released Tuesday. The... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • new york magazine

    New York Asks: Has the Recession Hurt Your Power-Marriage?

    The US lost 2 million jobs in the last three months. Unemployment hasn't been this high since 1983. So aren't you worried about how this is affecting New York marriages? A certain magazine is! More »
    03/06/09
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    By Pareene

    Comment by badasscat: How about couples whose marriages haven't really been affected much by the recession at all? Yeah, boring story, but... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • celebrity science

    Celebrity-Only Book Industry Comes Dangerously Close to Publishing 'Writer'

    Permasmiley celebrity Columbia writing student James Franco is going to have a book of his short stories published by Scribner. This, strangely, is the least ridiculous book deal we've written about this week. [Fox]
    03/05/09
    5,382
    49

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by TheHonJudgeSmails: I dunno. I think I prefer a bacon-encased sausage log to the abilities of James Franco. 11 Responses | Other threads

  • trendwatch

    New York Times Reports: Grandparents No Longer Like Grandkids

    Grandparents: they hate their grandkids nowadays! It's all detailed right there in a brand new breaking trend story from the New York Times, the Paper of Record. Nobody likes anybody any more! More »
    03/05/09
    7,758
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Kid Twist: New Gawker T-Shirt? I HATE YOUR GRANDKIDS 11 Responses | Other threads

  • drugs

    Japan Shocked, Shocked By Everyone Smoking Weed

    While America's new president is totally cool with you smoking weed, other countries are not so lucky. Did you know Japan is like a dark ages bizarro world that is shocked by ganja? It's true! More »
    03/04/09
    8,491
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by braak: Come on, really? Isn't this the country that has a whole genre of comic books that it sells at... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • trends

    The Rise of Slumdog Poverty Porn

    Holy hell are the Mumbai slums a miserable place. That's the important lesson we learned when we watched the documentary fairy tale Slumdog Millionaire. And now we'd like to fetishize the film's young stars. More »
    03/02/09
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    By Richard Lawson
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