Public Apology: Dear Winnie Loeffler

Dear Winnie Loeffler,

I’m sorry for making you feel uncomfortable.

This was January 1991, the first day of the second semester. You were in a good mood, maybe because you were to be graduating that spring. We had…

Literary Vices, with Rudolph Delson: ‘Ferraro: My Story’

by Rudolph Delson

To while away the days until the publication of Sarah Palin’s memoirs on November 17th, Rudolph Delson is reviewing the American vice presidential literary canon.

Australians Confused About Racism, Harry Connick Jr.

So Long, Paris Fashion Week!

Paris fashion week slides to a greasy halt. Largely it was a tepid affair, punctuated by the saddening Chanel…

SPONSORED POST: Equinox Fitness Clubs

by Awl Staff

Equinox is committed to delivering an unparalleled member experience. They have an expansive offering including an integrated approach to fitness, inspirational group fitness classes and the best educated trainers in the…

New Video: Yo Gotti, Featuring Gucci Mane, Trina, Nicki Minaj: “5 Star Chick”

A Kaddish for Twitter, by Seth Colter Walls

by Seth Colter Walls

Strange now to think of you, Twitter,
 gone without RTs and bit.lys.
 Broken
 or frozen
 or whatever tkFAIL will ultimately
 come to be the agreed-upon online
 witticism for this glitch that is
 happening…

The Internet Was Empty

When he got back to his computer, Twitter was still broken. He pulled the blue plastic tarp off his laptop, then folded it and carried it out to the grocery cart and packed it and came back with their plates and some cornmeal cakes in a plastic bag and a plastic bottle of syrup. He spread…

Dr. Zizmor: The TV Ad

Senate Minority Thinks It’s Okay To Arbitrate Rape

Brave Crustacean “Paid The Ultimate Price”

“Unfortunately, the bomb disposal unit have a job to do and it wasn’t possible to save Lionel. We’ve had a moment’s silence for him though, because he was no doubt blown to smithereens in the explosion.”
 -A spokesman for Britain’s Portland Coast Guard on…

Is Plastic Making Little Girls Crazy?