The Most Popular Gawker Posts of 2011

2011 has been quite a year, and there has been lots of news, scoops, leaks, exclusives, scandals, internet explosions, sexts, and one very very famous dead guy. So, here are the most-read posts on Gawker for the entire year—take a moment to remember what passed.

What Everyone Is Too Polite to Say About Steve Jobs

In the days after Steve Jobs' death, friends and colleagues have, in customary fashion, been sharing their fondest memories of the Apple co-founder. He's been hailed as "a genius" and "the greatest CEO of his generation" by pundits and tech journalists. More »

Anthony Weiner's Cock Shot Emerges

Nobody really expected the week to end without Anthony Weiner's penis splashed all over the internet. And here it is: Andrew Breitbart showed a couple of radio DJs a picture of what is likely Anthony Weiner's dick, then they leaked it on Twitter. More »

The Facebook Setting You Should Change as Quickly as Possible

Facebook finally provided a way to keep any random jerk in the café from hijacking your account. But you have to go out of your way to enable this protection, and you might have to wait. More »

Watch Ricky Gervais' Extremely Uncomfortable Golden Globes Monologue

Holy wow. Ricky Gervais, the host of tonight's Golden Globes, just opened the show with one of the most unrelentingly harsh and uncomfortable monologues in awards show history-there was even a Tom Cruise/John Travolta gay joke! More »

Woman Gets Completely Naked on Argentina's Dancing with the Stars

When Nancy Grace slipped a nipple on Dancing with the Stars, it caused a huge uproar. Now imagine if Nancy Grace ripped off her top, exposed her breasts, humped her partner, took off her G-string, and appeared completely naked. More »

Married GOP Congressman Sent Sexy Pictures to Craigslist Babe

Rep. Christopher Lee is a married Republican congressman serving the 26th District of New York. But when he trolls Craigslist's "Women Seeking Men" forum, he's Christopher Lee, "divorced" "lobbyist" and "fit fun classy guy." One object of his flirtation told us her story. More »

Lindsay Lohan's Playboy Pictures Are a Letdown

Lindsay Lohan's much-discussed "boobs, ass, and vag" Playboy photoshoot has leaked online in its entirety (NSFW link) and it's a massive letdown. First, there is no "vag." Second, they photoshopped out her freckles and tattoos, which is a pretty significant change; More »

The Underground Website Where You Can Buy Any Drug Imaginable

Making small talk with your pot dealer sucks. Buying cocaine can get you shot. What if you could buy and sell drugs online like books or light bulbs? Now you can: More »

The Worst 50 States in America

America! Who likes it? It's merely a schizophrenic jumble of 50 warring personalities all vying to be number one. But of course they can't all be. So which state is the best? More »

Read a Disgruntled Whole Foods Employee's Epic Resignation Letter

Late Friday afternoon, an employee of the Whole Foods Market in Toronto sent this epic resignation letter to the entire company. It's an alternatingly amusing, enlightening, and occasionally infuriating read—but a good read, nonetheless. More »

Your Zodiac Sign May Have Changed

Astronomers have restored the original Babylonian zodiac by recalculating the dates that correspond with each sign to accommodate millennia of subtle shifts in the Earth's axis. More »

How a 14-Year-Old Girl Became an Unwilling Internet Pin-Up
Meet the Guy Who Snitched on Occupy Wall Street to the FBI and NYPD
This Is Mark Zuckerberg's New Home High School's Incest ‘Prank' Is Year's Dumbest, Grossest Idea How Bill O'Reilly Tried to Get His Wife's Boyfriend Investigated By the Cops
The Nerdy White Rapper Who Launched Two Internet Sensations in 24 Hours Judge Beats Disabled Daughter on Video Gordon Ramsay's Porn Dwarf Double Eaten By Badger Cameras Catch USC Students Having Sex On the Roof Misguided Internet Vigilantes Attack College Student's Cancer Fundraiser Arizona Man Gives the Best Description of a Car Crash Ever Ex-Girlfriend Gets Revenge By Turning Boyfriend Into a Meme Steve Jobs on Why He Wore Turtlenecks Jon Stewart: Why Is the Media Ignoring Ron Paul? Steve Jobs Was Not God New Twin Towers Unveiled as World's Jaw Hits Floor ‘It's a Food Product, Essentially': Fox News Starts Spinning Pepper Spray Cops The Creepy, Lovesick Emails of Julian Assange This Baby-Swinging Yoga Video Can't Be Real, Right? Justin Bieber Ruins Entire Nerd Subculture With New Christmas Video

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Urlies 2011: The Cutest Video Of The Year

Every December Urlesque celebrates the best web culture trends of the year with awards called the Urlies. This year, along with our partners at HuffPost Comedy, we decided that instead of choosing the winners in each category on our own, we would do things a little differently.

We're going to let you, our readers, choose who wins the Urlies for Best Meme, Best Viral Video, Best New Single-Topic Blog and Best Cute Thing for 2011. It's an unprecedented amount of power, but we have faith that we're leaving the task in good hands.

Today we're rolling out the cutest videos of the year, which includes all of the web kids and animal videos that made you go "D'awww" over the last twelve months.

This category has some stiff competition, so be sure to rate the videos and let us know if we missed anything in the comments!

Cat Mom Hugs Kitten

 

 

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What Stories Were Most Searched For in 2011?

Casey Anthony may have killed her daughter. America's number-one enemy was brought to deadly justice. Herman Cain and Rick Perry provided endless hours of entertainment... for Democrats, at least.

Indeed, 2011 was a diverse year in terms of online searches. With Bing already having come out with its most searched-for celebrities of the last 12 months, we now present the website's most popular online stories from the same time period. First, in video form. Then, your basic list:

Top Bing Stories of 2011

1. Casey Anthony trial
2. Osama Bin Laden death
3. Hurricane Irene
4. Japan Earthquake/Tsunami
5. Amy Winehouse death
6. Joplin Tornado
7. Conrad Murray trial
8. 9/11 10-Year Anniversary
9. Republican Candidates/Herman Cain, Rick Perry
10. Haiti anniversary

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