Will he be paid based on pageviews?

G-great, Dad. Sure, you can come to the Kiss concert with us.

Isn't resting your laptop in that area supposed to be painful / dangerous to the penile items? I guess Denton is just reminding us all he really does have balls of steel...

Dancing with Mr. D.

Wow, I hope he gets along with his boss.

Ah, finally, someone else for my list of People who buy a demonstrably less powerful Macbook solely because it's black:
1) Jake Gyllenhaal
2) Nick Denton

Does this mean I can stop flirting with Choire?

@rod: Back off Rod, he's mine.

So what was the point in posting that job opening last week if the owner of the site already had the job?

Does Gawker only have one employee?

@KarenUhOh: HAHA! This reminds me of the entire year my father listened to Madonna's Ray of Light in his white Volkswagon Bug.

Ta ha. We're all going to be executed! No more comments. Or maybe just no more comments from the hoi polloi? Comments by publishing executives, joe klein, and maybe the backstreet boys?

What does it mean that this was announced on Valleywag and not on Gawker itself? Perhaps Denton doesn't know yet?

This is good news. The best piece on Gawker during the last few weeks was that letter (which he allegedly wrote). And the "bourbon drip" line was priceless.

@brendastarlet: yes, and I hear he makes $50 million/year.

It's already working - I'll come back and read it. Gawker's been a rapidly sinking ship since Jessica Coen left.

@Curse_of_NursePornstein: @Faster: whine whine whine. You know, the english language really hasn't been the same since dylan thomas died. I think I'll just start speaking german.

Hey, it worked for Reg Dunlop.

I call BS on this, The New York Times is so sensationalist.

But when Denton has his first long, dark night of the soul, whom will he blame for his angst?

@Pope John Peeps II: Thank God I'm an ex-member of the Backstreet Boys. Looks like I'm safe.

@Pope John Peeps II: I know you mean this affectionately, Peeps. Like I do my criticism-- which was borne of love for that site.

May it return to its glorious übermenschliches state under Denton.

Okay, who tipped Drudge?

@Dusty in the Wind:

Drudge even busted his siren out last night for this one. I swear!

@jetztinberlin: "That area" is his lap.

It’s said that when Dick Cheney was tasked with vetting potential Veeps for the Bush campaign, he carefully considered all the applicants before recommending the best man for the job: himself.

@Dusty in the Wind: Nobody, Drudge likes to get it's "Exclusive Breaking News" from the NY Times:

[www.nytimes.com]

This is like the Batman Begins of Gawker editorial "hires."

I just thought it was time to give him a promotion

If you look at Gawker right now it appears that Denton has changed his name to "Open."

Uh-oh.
It's never good when the man comes down to the field from the Big House!

(@Pope John Peeps II: Where's the execution line start? *sigh* I may as well head on over there now.

@Mr. Hippity: Does this mean I can write slash fanfic about you and Lance Bass?

...or does it mean I already did? *eep*

Valleywag was much better when Nick was running it, so this is a good move (I mean Denton, but heck it was better in Mach I with Douglas too).

They wifi in tombs now? Sweet!

After Nick Douglas was demoted to special corespondent (with extra emphasis on "special"), Denton took over for a while, before he, interestingly enough, found someone with print experience.

Maybe he wants to make sure he finds the right person for the job.

Could this site get any gayer?

I think Nick D. should go as Morrissey next Halloween. I'm just sayin'. It's a compliment.

It's sorta crazy how this appears to be the most-commented-upon Valleywag post of all time.

So..um..where do I start sending the gifts and which do you prefer: hookers, drugs, or booze?