DavidWatts commented on Michael Phelps Sleeps With Anderson Cooper, at 2:44 AM on Dec 1 The second I saw the promo for this interview, I thought of Gawker, and hoped you were watching. more » [gawker]

DavidWatts commented on Rainn Wilson As Sick of Super-Sized 'Office' Seasons As You Are, at 2:51 PM on Nov 26 Are those. more » [defamer]

DavidWatts commented on Jet-Pack Miracle Funded By Advertising, at 12:32 AM on Nov 25 Professional Jetpack Test Pilot. more » [gawker]

DavidWatts commented on Is Keith Olbermann Happy For Rachel Maddow?, at 3:15 PM on Nov 24 Not to quibble with the facts in a blog post about someone's hypothetical feelings, but wasn't that 11-page New Yorker feature on the Olbs from less than 6 months ago? more » [gawker]

DavidWatts commented on "Chinese Democracy": So, How'd All That Pent-Up Demand Work Out?, at 9:29 PM on Nov 23 That picture is like the saddest thing i have ever seen. more » [idolator]

DavidWatts commented on Obama Equals Churchill In Ominous YouTube Address, at 5:45 PM on Nov 22 I feel like I'm reading Liz Smith's writing on Pynchon. more » [gawker]

DavidWatts commented on What We Talk About When We Talk About Lists, at 12:28 PM on Nov 22 @Lucas Jensen: and i totally agree that indie is a huge huge tent, while modern R&B could not be more formulaic. more » [idolator]

DavidWatts commented on What We Talk About When We Talk About Lists, at 12:25 PM on Nov 22 I can't pretend to be anywhere near as well informed as you guys, but when has that ever stopped anyone from commenting on the internet? Something I say a lot to explain my failure to secure good coverage for my artists is "Magazines cover two kinds of records: records the editors personally love, and records they feel they can't ignore because they are/they expect them to be so popular." I think this list pretty much perfectly reflects that: a group of young, indie-leaning (or at least the latter) writers voting for their personal favorites and the "oh, I have to mention [x]"s. more » [idolator]