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So, anything happening in the media news today? Wait, WHAT? Yes it’s true: Wonkette is bravely leaving the Gawker Media nest, along with Gawker’s music and travel sites. Why on Earth is a beloved publication such as Wonkette taking this plunge — during the biggest, nuttiest presidential election in 48 years — and are we being pushed? Six million page views in March, a million monthly unique visitors who are “somewhat male, more affluent [and] more educated” and who “read Gawker and subscribe to Vanity Fair” …. Why does Corporate America hate the “somewhat male” demographic? The answers may shock you! MORE »

If you’re the type of 18-35-year-old who leaves comments wondering why we didn’t include tonight’s Middle Distance Runner show at DC9 in the To Do list, you’ll flip over newest Gawker Media property Idolator. It’s a music blog, but, like, a Gawker Media music blog. The blurb: “When the internet came, we overthrew the pasty white tastemakers, the duplicitious music marketers and the manufactured pop idols. And then they all came back. This is Idolator. We’re so disappointed.” MORE »

I’ve had my picture taken with Katherine Harris — in matching outfits, no less. My work here is done.

Greetings. It’s David Lat, one of your two editors here at Wonkette. And just like Star Jones, another ex-prosecutor-turned-sassy-personality, I’m using this week to say good-bye — at least for now.

As is usually the case, the gossip is true. I’m leaving the wild ‘n wacky world of politics, which I’ve enjoyed blogging about for the past five months, to return to my first love: the law. Not the practice of it, but writing about it; I’m going back to the legal blogosphere, from whence I came. Having spent a truckload of dough earnin’ a fancy law school degree, as well as several years in legal practice, I figure I might as well put it all to some productive use (with “productive” loosely defined).

The full details, plus teary farewells, after the jump (or just click here, then scroll down).

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(Or should that be “as long”? Either way, it sounds dirty.) MORE »

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It’s not on the wires or Drudge, but Jonah Goldberg at NRO says the Rayburn building has just been evacuated. MORE »

Wonkette would like to apologize for her absence. Posting over the weekend took up a lot of time and we’re having to drink during the day in order catch up. Meanwhile, Holly seems to be handling things pretty ably. If that’s not enough to amuse you, we invite you to take part in a Wonkette pole, er, poll. It’s to help the Gawker staff decide which slogans to use for the next round of GawkSwag and they could use your help. As my hire shows, they’re not good at making decisions on their own. MORE »