By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke 3/22 3:34pm

Life After Gawker

A.J. Daulerio. (Photo: Facebook).

A.J. Daulerio Will Consult For BuzzMedia

Looks like former Gawker editor in chief A.J. Daulerio has figured out his next step. Mr. Daulerio, who announced his departure from the site in early January, will spend the next three months consulting for BuzzMedia, Fishbowl LA reports.

L.A.-based BuzzMedia, which owns Spin magazine (and announced that they would stop printing back in December) and more than 40 pop-culture websites, recently confirmed that they laid off 20 percent of their 250 person staff.  Read More

By Hunter Walker 5/11/12 4:46pm

Drama

Matt Drudge (Photo: Getty)

Drudge Drops Link After Gawker Questions His Sexuality

Aggregator extraordinaire Matt Drudge briefly linked to Gawker’s story that alleged ABC’s Robin Roberts “wasn’t enthusiastic” about landing her big gay marriage interview with President Obama because she was worried it would call attention to the “near-open secret that Roberts is a lesbian” this afternoon and the site took the opportunity to taunt him with an update.

“Internet behemoth Matt Drudge, who has just directed his readers to this post, is also commonly understood to be gay,” the update said. Read More

By Foster Kamer 7/12/11 6:38pm

Drugs

Deadspin on Drugs

Gawker on Drugs (Literally!)

On Monday, Deadspin editor A.J. Daulerio unrolled a fairly epic foray into the world of stunt journalism: an attempt to re-create Major League pitcher Dock Ellis’ infamous no-hitter of June 12, 1970 against the San Diego Padres, pitched while tripping on LSD. He did so by taking LSD. Read More