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    DennyCraneJohn Cook
    12/27/13 9:27am

    I'm sad none of Sam Biddle's work was featured. I thought his work covering the tension between Silicon Valley workers and San Francisco residents was really good stuff.

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      Max ReadDennyCrane
      12/27/13 9:30am

      This is all Gawker.com stuff—but please link to your favorite Biddle and Tiku Valleywag posts here!

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      DennyCraneMax Read
      12/27/13 10:04am

      Two words: Google me.
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      Former BusinessWeek reporter, TechCrunch columnist, and current tech PR star Sarah Lacy has made a… Read more Read more

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    ❄️ Aurora F ❄️John Cook
    12/27/13 9:49am

    Can we have a post with the best Jim Cooke illustrations/gifs of the year? That guy's amazing.

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      abigailfrillywho❄️ Aurora F ❄️
      12/27/13 11:20am

      I second this!

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    secretagentmanJohn Cook
    12/27/13 11:06am

    I will always worship John Cook for getting the Rob Ford scandal started.

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      Nefertittiessecretagentman
      12/30/13 1:02pm

      I think Rob Ford is responsible for the Rob Ford scandal. Cook just discovered the talent.

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    62imperialcrownJohn Cook
    12/27/13 2:15pm

    Are we going to have a Best of the Gawker Commentariat for 2013 next? Not that I think I have a shot at it; I try to be at least reasonably intelligent and/or clever enough to break out of the dreaded gray area, and yet the most successful thing I posted all year (by the hundred or so recommendations it got) was this:

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      Nefertitties62imperialcrown
      12/30/13 1:09pm

      Perhaps the commentariat is meant to compile this list ourselves. I mean, they did build kinja for us and we did continue to come...

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    snugbugJohn Cook
    12/27/13 10:57am

    An honorable mention for Nitasha Tiku's Circle Jerks: Why Do Editors Love Dave Eggers? She's a pretty amazeballs writer.
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    And I really wish for a resurrection of HamNo's I of the Tyger series in 2014. Loved, loved, loved those posts.

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      ameliaheartairJohn Cook
      12/27/13 11:14am

      Lots of great stuff on the list, but Camille Dodero's piece on Sammie Eaglebear Chavez was my favorite of the year. Fantastic reporting on a heartbreaking case.

      Camille you set the bar high, readers expect great things from you in 2014.

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        Zzoydameliaheartair
        12/27/13 12:34pm

        I'd like to second that sentiment. Well done, Camille.

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        DennyCraneameliaheartair
        12/27/13 6:54pm

        As I understand it, Camille is actually heading out for greener pastures. Which sucks because now I will have to find her stuff all over again. Maybe I'll set up a Google Alert or something.

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      DoctorNineJohn Cook
      12/27/13 10:53am

      The Boston Bombing article marked a watershed for me this year. While some previous alt news coverage was always sure to be found on GMN before other sources, this was the first time that I watched this site before all other sources to get the real story.

      I tend to be a gourmand of all things internet, but Gawker has matured to the point that it can be relied upon as a window into our contemporary Zeitgeist.

      GIF

      Who's proud? Who's the proud pony?

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        blueskyshiningDoctorNine
        12/27/13 11:22am

        A knoble SHHHHTTTTTTEEEEEEEDDDDD!

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      Cherith CutestoryJohn Cook
      12/27/13 9:38am

      Amazingly, I am in love with Will Sheff and have sat through some tedious stuff just to see him in human person. And I am always checking Gawker but I had no idea that post of his even existed. How? I also love Nitasha Tiku and had never read her clit post. Thank God/Baby New Year/Old Man Time for end of year recaps!

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        N*E*R*DJohn Cook
        12/27/13 11:04am

        The one that surprised me when it came out was the Ken Layne piece on the death of his dog, Hunter.

        Before that piece, everything he'd written on the site seemed mean-spirited. After reading it, I've gone back and read previous posts with a fresh perspective.

        It also showed how soft many of our commenters are when it comes to pets. It was sublime, and even now reading it will bring unwanted sniffling.

        Best written piece this year? Maybe not, but one of the best for me personally.

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          PrayForDentonJohn Cook
          12/27/13 9:36am

          'On Smarm' wins. 'On Smarm' is the greatest thing ever written on this site. Every other Gawker writer should be ashamed of themselves. (Yes, even the ones I like.)

          On another note, I just realized that John Cook and Jim Cook are two different people.

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            yandatPrayForDenton
            12/27/13 9:57am

            On Smarm was one of the best takedowns I've ever read. Easily the best of 2013. Tom Scocca owns.

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