“Firework,” wrote Team Gawker’s Ashley Feinberg in Slack, the office group chat program, after being reminded about an Olympic challenge she had forgotten to participate in.
Amy Schumer has been blocking Twitter users who tweet at her about Inside Amy Schumer writer Kurt Metzger, a man she publicly criticized for his insensitive comments about rape on Wednesday, and said no longer works for the show.
“I’m never agreeing to do this again,” said Gawker Media Art Director Jim Cooke after spending a grueling half-hour painstakingly judging the most recent Olympic event.
As an internet writer (that’s how I start every sentence), I know that accidentally enraging or titillating a rabid group of Zayn Malik or Ariana Grande fans is surprisingly easy to do—just write something vaguely, maybe unintentionally rude about their patron saint. Monday’s competition was about activating a group…
Thus far, Jezebel’s Olympians have proven their competence in Bravo housewife naming, social engagement, and throwing balls into trashcans. On Friday, their interoffice manners, and recognition of good content, were on the line.
The murder conviction of Brendan Dassey, one of the defendants depicted in Netflix’s documentary series Making a Murder, has been overturned, according to the Associated Press. A U.S. District Court judge ordered that he be released from custody within 90 days.
It’s rare to find a blogger who has both intellectual and physical prowess (at least in ball sports), and Thursday’s competition made it clear that ours have a blind spot when it comes to aim.
A lot of talk goes on in the New York media scene about who the stupidest bitch is. For Gawker Media’s 2016 Senior Week, I thought I’d air out some dirty laundry: it’s me.
Look at us, a news site writing about news.
Welcome to Titanic Thursday. It is what it sounds like—a day to talk about the 1997 Academy Award-winning film Titanic.
The past few competitions have been individual events that forced our participants to rely largely on their memory and ability to stay calm under pressure. Wednesday’s competition required our teams to get more creative and collaborative.
Tripping is a part of life for some people, but not for everyone, and that’s fine.
The only reason this blog post isn’t called Let’s Remember Some Wives is because Samer Kalaf threatened legal action.
On Tuesday afternoon, the five-member U.S. women’s Olympic team won the gold medal for artistic gymnastics team all-around by what felt like 1,000 points for the second year in a row. The team, led by captain Aly Raisman, also revealed its new name: the Final Five.
“I’m sorry for wanting to be thorough,” said Team Gawker’s Brendan O’Connor, before failing to place in Monday afternoon’s competition.
Give 19-year-old breaststroker Lilly King your next Rocky-type franchise, because she knows how to stoke a controversy and then deliver with the gold.
Have you ever watched the Olympics or any sports event and thought, “I could never do any of this. When will there be a competition for someone like me?” Now there is.
BuzzFeed News reports, and several other sources have confirmed, that a third candidate—an anti-Trump Republican—is set to declare his candidacy on Monday. This news will either blow up the entire election season, that has thus far been a festival of fuck ups, or do nothing much at all.
The California Highway Patrol is having some week, huh!
