guides
How to Choose a Wine for the Holidays
Max Read · 12/23/11 11:26AMMeet North Korea's New Leader, The Twenty-Something With a Nuclear Arsenal
Adrian Chen · 12/19/11 12:35PMHow to Mess With Your Friends, and Prevent Yourself from Being Messed With, on New Facebook
Max Read · 12/16/11 12:30PMAn Annotated History of Lindsay Lohan Nudity
Maureen O'Connor · 12/13/11 01:35PMLindsay Lohan's Playboy issue hits newsstands this week, amid widespread disappointment. Over the last six years, every part of Lindsay has been photographed repeatedly. (Her latest nip slip occurred this morning.) Now presenting Lindsay Lohan: A Portrait of the Starlet as the Sum of Her Private Parts. NSFW after the jump.
Top Five Gifts Under Five Cents
Adrian Chen · 12/08/11 03:30PM10 Tips to Survive Your Office Holiday Party
Brian Moylan · 12/05/11 05:10PMGifts for People You Hate
Maureen O'Connor · 12/05/11 02:45PMWelcome to Gift Guide Week at Gawker, where we instruct on how best to fritter away your hard-won dollars on meaningless tokens of consumerism, because a bastard baby was born in a pile of hay on a clear night 2000 years ago. Let's start with the people you want to cross off your shopping list: people you hate.
How Much Coffee Is Safe?
Max Read · 12/01/11 06:45PMThe Old Person's Guide to Skrillex
Adrian Chen · 11/30/11 01:31PMWhat's that awful sound spewing from little Johnny's earbuds? If Johnny is from the age of 14-23, it's probably Skrillex. Come, old person, now that you know about Justin Bieber and "Swag" it's time to learn about the insanely popular DJ your tween offspring is currently necking to in the back of your Plymouth.
Whose Facebook Friend Requests Should You Accept?
Brian Moylan · 11/07/11 05:14PMI've seen two things on the internet today about whether or not people should accept friend requests from certain people. I thought this was an easy decision, but the cowed internet legions out there have turned it into an existential question that needs input from French philosophers. So, here's a handy guide on whether or not to hit "Confirm" or "Not Now."
A Guide to New York City's 1%
Adrian Chen · 10/11/11 03:13PMHow To Tell If Your Son Is Gay
Richard Lawson · 09/29/11 12:31PMA Starlet's Guide to Dealing With Upskirt Photographs, Featuring Upskirt Photographs
Maureen O'Connor · 09/25/11 04:01PMRoyal horror: Pippa Middle got into an upskirt photo situation at London Fashion Week. Now, the simplest way to avoid an upskirt photograph is to wear longer skirts or pants. (Or live in a world with civility. Hah! Right.) Unfortunately, starlets live in a world where the skirts are short, the cars are fancy and difficult to climb out of, and cameras are everywhere. Consequently, starlets' vaginas are in perpetual peril. How do they deal with this? Now presenting the Seven Highly Effective Habits of Starlets With Cameras Pointed Up Their Skirts.
All the Dirty Rumors About Sarah Palin's Sexual 'Fetish' and Cocaine Use
Maureen O'Connor · 09/14/11 12:50PMThe National Enquirer published details from Joe McGinniss' hotly anticipated Sarah Palin biography today, including an NBA player's claim that he slept with Palin shortly before her marriage. McGinniss is the "peeping tom" reporter who moved in next door to the Palins' Wasilla home. Based on the Enquirer's read, a guide to the relative veracity of his juiciest claims.
A Brief Guide to Tonight's Glorious Ronald Reagan Presidential Debate
Jim Newell · 09/07/11 02:09PMIt's time for another Republican presidential debate tonight, like the fourth of 'em or something like that! And after tonight, you'll have to wait a whole five days for your next opportunity to watch them babble strange collective nonsense again. So what should we expect from tonight's gathering at the St. Ronald Reagan of Reagan Presidential Library in California? Here's the "insider's take."
The Gawker Guide to Fall Books
Lauri Apple · 09/02/11 02:23PMFall's the time for sitting on the couch with an overflowing snack bowl and dogs in your lap, sunning yourself in the bright lamp light that helps you to manage your Seasonal Affective Disorder, and trying not to think of winter. In other words, a perfect time for reading—and this fall brings the release of so many intriguing-sounding books that narrowing down the options was so hard. But we did it, and now here you go.
What to Expect from Tonight's Iowa Debate
Jim Newell · 08/11/11 12:03PMThe Republican candidates have all gathered in Ames, Iowa tonight for a terrifying Fox News debate. Did they really need to do this on a night with so many wonderful NFL preseason games? Lord, do they ever hate America. Anyway, what will they babble about, and who will win, and what else? Let's explore!