How Things Work

The rise and fall of the flagship site has been the ultimate Gawker story.

The value of the insult

This is an exchange with Glenn Greenwald of First Look, which began on email. Both of us live and write largely in public, so we might as well continue the back-and-forth on the web.

A Candid Conversation with Gawker’s Nick Denton

Dreams of the website wannabes

In 1998, I was writing about Silicon Valley for the Financial Times. Until I switched over.

Nicholas Denton joins the internet venture hopefuls of Silicon Valley.

Interview for Riptide in 2013

In Gawker’s heyday, Martin Nisenholtz of the New York Times put together a survey of the digital landscape.

Martin: March 14th, 2013. New York City, Nick Denton. Hello.

A media-centric history of humanity

Yuval Harari’s book, Sapiens, explains how collaboration has evolved in symbiosis with language —…

Debating with an empty chair

Soon after it was revealed that a Valley investor had pursued a secret campaign against Gawker, I was interviewed by Kara Swisher.

Here Is the Good News

The bankrupting of Gawker won’t stop people speaking freely.

My First New York

In 2010, New York Magazine published accounts by naturalized New Yorkers of their first experience of the big city.

About Nick Denton

For organizers of speaking engagements and other events, here is a headshot and basic bio. Photo c. Benedict Evans.