Gawker Invite?

Does anyone have any idea how I go about getting an invite for the Gawker Media sites?

I have never until just this very moment heard of registering or getting an invite to comment on, of all things, a blog. This is crazy. I wonder what the brainchilds thoughts behind this technological drag are. Seems like a good way to stifle your audience. Maybe that's what they were after. I dunno.
Anyway, I need one.