Cord Jefferson
West Coast Editor, Gawker
- Opinion and Editorial, Metro Los Angeles
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West Coast Editor at Gawker. My work has appeared in or on National Geographic, USA Today, The Awl, The Root, NPR, and others. Never for money. Always for love.
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RT @OKmattcarney: With Kanye re-entering the media cycle I might recommend everybody read @cordjefferson's thoughts on Watch the Throne htt…
Watch the Throne and the New Black Power
gawker.com — When Jay-Z and Kanye West released Watch the Throne last year, they did so, at least in part, to glorify things. Thing-glorification is a pursuit with a rich and not wholly invalid history in mainstream rap music.
@aminatou You mean so much to me.
RT @nicknotned: Paleofuture -- one of my favorite sites -- brings its archive of the future to Gizmodo:
paleofuture.gizmodo.com/paleofuture-jo…
Paleofuture Joins Gizmodo
paleofuture.gizmodo.com — Hi, I'm Matt. You may know me from such internets as Smithsonian's Paleofuture blog and Pacific Standard's Time Machines blog. But today the Paleofuture blog (and yours truly) are moving to Gizmodo! I started the Paleofuture blog back in 2007 and had no idea that it would one day become my full-time job.
Please help us raise 200 grand we'll then give to a trap house to release a video of Toronto's mayor smoking crack. indiegogo.com/projects/rob-f…
Rob Ford Crackstarter
indiegogo.com — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smokes crack cocaine. Gawker is trying to purchase a video of Ford smoking crack cocaine. If we raise $200,000, the owners have promised to hand it over so we can publish it online. Gawker editor John Cook has watched the video, as have two reporters for the Toronto Star.
I just hope this all culminates in Drake name-dropping @johnjcook on a track.
Kickstarter to pay off drug dealers to release video of prominent figures smoking crack.
@c_heller @kristoncapps It's @jimcookeiii. He's a hero.
RT @nicknotned: Derrence is such a Beyoncé devotee that he's been nicknamed Derrencé, making this a delightful headline:
http://t.co/0JW8Zc…
Gawker’s Nick Denton Put a Ring on It
observer.com — Gawker Media overlord Nick Denton is engaged, reports Confidenti@al, the Daily News gossip page. Mr. Denton proposed to his actor boyfriend, Derrence Washington, over the weekend, and they are planning on a wedding next May in upstate New York. The Gawker owner also updated his Facebook page this morning to reflect his new relationship status.
Love a Whole Foods cashier who doesn't mention it when you hand him an empty deli container because you already ate all the pasta salad.
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