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Sam Biddle
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Senior Writer at Gawker. Read more at my website.

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TBH I don’t disagree with Jerry Seinfeld. I don’t think what he’s referencing is “killing” comedy (that’s an overdramatic characterization; if it was, then why do comedy movies draw millions, comedy TV shows draw millions, comedy specials draw millions?), but I think a specific type of collegiate thinking is creating Read more

really really can’t believe someone as modest and reluctant to act like she knows best as mallory ortberg found some reason to dislike someone, seems crazy Read more

Are you talking about boxing or SNL? Read more

To be clear, what GamerGate does is not “organized criticism.” Organized criticism would be fine. What GamerGate does is, among other things, 1) send hundreds of tweets to Stephen telling him Patricia should be fired; 2) flood me and other targets with all sorts of messages about how shitty we are; and 3) create daily Read more

I did a ton of coke tonight and thought id say that I found it funny to say John Calamari instead of John Calapari. Read more

This is the worst and most wrong ranking I've ever read on a Gawker Media site or any other site for that matter. I don't even believe that you believe it. Also eating hamburger pizza is definitely a good reason to give fucks about something in life. Read more

He doesn't follow me, either, and the best career advice he ever gave to me he told me in a really exasperated voice before warning me that if I didn't do what he suggested I'd "wind up like him." Read more

If seasonal affective disorder didn't have me yet, it certainly has me now. Read more

Craggs has gone to my last two book release parties and, awesomely, worn the same Cubs shirt to both.

He strokes out while decorating Christmas trees...