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Robert Pattinson Was a Chinese Underwear Model

Drew Grant — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:50:35 -0400

In 2003, vampire Robert Pattinson allowed himself to be photographed for a Chinese magazine in nothing but his underwear. And some sort of weird tie/ascot combo. And boy-band hair. His face looks younger, but that's obviously a Dracu-llusion, as we know that Robert Pattinson does not age and is made out of sparkles. Which, actually, sounds like exactly the kind of model who would do really well in the Asian market. But sadly, he gave it all up to star in Twilight and become a cuckold.

Photo below, courtesy of Snakkle.com, via Racked.

More Photos: The Day After Storm Sandy Struck

Colin Campbell — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:37:59 -0400

The death toll from Hurricane Sandy last night has climbed above 30 and is likely to increase as emergency workers continue to survey the extensive damage across a number of states. “The worst is over,” Governor Andrew Cuomo said in an interview earlier today. “I believe the worst may be for New Yorkers when they realize the extent of the damage....We don’t have the final number of fatalities because we haven’t found everyone yet."

The most heavily damaged neighborhood in the city may very well be Breezy Point in Queens, but other parts of the city were underwater too. Click on the image to start a slideshow of photographs of the destruction in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx.

Denton: $12K Dick Pic Worth Millions to Gawker [Video]

admin — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:45:44 -0400

Nick Denton and Henry Blodget were in a jovial mood today, chatting about the new media business at Business Insider's Ingnition Conference.

Blodget wanted to know if Denton, who recently penned an opus on Gawker's new direction, would be moving away from some of their most successful, but ethically questionable practices, like paying for scoops.

"I love paying for information!" Denton affirmed, estimating that the $12,000 Gawker paid for pictures of Brett Farve's penis have added millions to the value of his sports blog, Deadspin.

"The other thing I love about it is, it gets the traditional media contorted, because they certainly do it themselves, certainly in television... They're envious but dissaproving. It's a beautiful thing to watch."