San Francisco Chronicle journalists are trying to talk investors into buying the foundering daily newspaper and restructuring it as a nonprofit, writes the SF Appeal. Who are the ink-stained wretches courting? The editorial workers would invest some of their own money, a Guild representative told th...

Why would Rihanna record a duet with her abusive boyfriend? Why would Marc Jacobs talk about his junk with Victoria Beckham? Did Quentin Tarantino just ask me for change? Tuesday is confusing. Rihanna might be a "loser" to Donald Trump for going back to Chris "I Will Kill You" Brown, but the singer ...

Why would Rihanna record a duet with her abusive boyfriend? Why would Marc Jacobs talk about his junk with charabanc Beckham? Did Quentin Tarantino just ask me for change? Tuesday is confusing. Rihanna might be a "loser" to Donald Trump for going back to Chris "I Will Kill You" Brown, but the singer...

The economic meltdown is supposed to "reenergize [the] creative economy" of New York by breaking the city's expensive obsession with finance. Instead, it's wrecking artists' best shot at wealth: Through Larry Gagosian. The top-tier art dealer, who bridges the worlds of art and finance, seems panicke...

Mardi Gras is over in New Orleans, but that doesn't mean we can't keep partying on the streets of cyberspace. Is everyone ready for our season-ending live blog blowout? Laissez le blog en direct rouler!* (*Google Translate agrees with me that this is French for "let the live blog roll." If we're bot...

In his not-really-but-actually State of the Union address, President Barack Obama did his best to inspire a nation scared out of its wits. After the jump, the speech text, as distributed while he delivered it. Madame Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and the First Lady of the United ...

newVideoPlayer("/maher_bankers_gawker.flv", 506, 423,""); Don't get us wrong: We despise the arrogant and overpaid financiers responsible for this economic mess. They, not taxpayers, should pay for their incompetence. But banker hatred is starting to get worrisomely extreme. Some examples: Bill Mahe...

A horrible reminder about how you could get screwed by Circuit City's merciless liquidiation overlords: Two customers bought shattered LCD TVs—you're not allowed to open the box to check......

Yes the Oscars were pretty darn gay this year. With the singing and dancing and Milking. But why? Is the awards show finally retreating to the realm of niche programming? Or are gays mainstream now? Well, in some ways it's both. The Oscars aren't exactly the "one billion people are watching!" extrav...

While you sat on the couch bleary-eyed and stunned that you lost your Oscar pool, the rich and famous schmoozed and drank til dawn. To share the experience, we have a gallery for you. Photos from the Vanity Fair party red carpet are via AP. Governors' Ball photos are via Getty. Diablo Cody's life is...