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Leah Finnegan is the Editor in Chief of Gawker.

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Are These the Most Depressing Christmas Decorations In America?

Fashion designer Jenni Kayne is spreading the cheer in her big-ass ugly house

Ho ho hozac

Kanye West's Malibu Mansion Festooned With Hanukkah Decorations

Chag sameach everyone

ye-ight days of light

Sam Bankman-Fried Hired Bernie Madoff’s Sons’ Lawyer

But he's still innocent until proven guilty of course

so badly fucked

FTX Idiots All Shared a Therapist

Despite access to an “excellent shrink,” they still managed to squander billions of dollars

freudian pink slip

King Charles Picks His King Name (It's King Charles)

The third

king razmachazz

10 Things to Know About Marie-Lou Nurk, Jason Oppenheim's New Love!

Who is Ms. Marie-Lou?

marie-lou nurk alert

Pope Francis to Resign? Megyn Kelly Says Maybe

This would be huge (for entertainment value)

deus fox machina

The Washington Post Needs to Get It Together

It’s melting down over retweets

snitches

TikTok Lady Rips Ocean Vuong's Precious Prose

"What?" she says

language crimes

The Tragedy of Thomas Markle

Meghan's father has been hung out to dry

royally fucked

Pamela Paul Is the New Worst Columnist at the New York Times

The former Times Book Review editor is a dull culture warrior

Media

Met Gala 2022: Elon Musk and Mommy

Together forever

Mommy Gala

Met Gala 2022: Iconic Count

Tracking how many times the hosts say "iconic"

met gala

Met Gala 2022: It's Nice to See Emma Stone

She's out and about

Met Gala

Met Gala 2022: Eric Adams Has the Time of His Life

Thumbs up!

Met Gala

Met Gala 2022: Wendi Murdoch Is Hiding in a Corner

Where are you Wendi?

Met Gala

Party Report: A Strange Interaction With Thomas Chatterton Williams

We were there to toast a new book about the Royal family

crikey

Vintage Gossip: Philip Larkin Had a Huge D

Not a sex fiend though (too depressed)

hog blog

It’s Not Pi Day

Here’s why day

Lie Day