Gawker.TV just launched today under Gawker Media’s ubiquitous umbrella. Longtime readers of Gawker know that video production has been a large part Gawker for the last few years. With Gawker TV, the videos are the ones people send you all day, which makes it “either hyper-relevant or totally useless.” That about sums up our sentiments. After the jump, meet the team, and find out what we can expect.

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Our buddies at Urlesque recently ran an interesting piece highlighting those blogs that have been picked up by publishers. One of our favorites on their list: This is Why You’re Fat by Jessica Amason and Richard Blakeley. She’s having a special Twitter competition on October 29th, so save that date and don’t eat a heavy meal the night before. Check Flavorpill over the next couple days for the details.

One that we’re predicting you’ll see next time around — even if writing this makes us uncomfortable — is the recently-launched Dads in Short Shorts. Sure, not all short shorts are creepy, but there’s a good reason short shorts became passe. The possibility that a testicle could fall out is too close to fruition. And when said testicle is attached to a dad… well, let’s just say it’s pretty creepy. And hilarious — which just so happens to be one of the essential elements for scoring a quick book deal.

What do you think? More importantly, is your Big Man a short shorts offender?