“[S]omething the Awl did was set out to be that anti-authoritarian brand for the Internet. They came to be at a time when there was a lot of content farms on the Web and chaos and not quality work. He created a brand that had a very strong identity and kept that identity in a very smart way. But you…
“Publishers are increasingly posting content directly to platforms such as Facebook and Snapchat, so readers don’t need to visit each publication’s own website or app. But each platform they work with has its own technical requirements, processes, hurdles and pace of evolution. Publishers need to…
5. Don’t worry so much!
4. Oh, except in this case, yes, you can tell them to fuck off right to their faces right now!
From: Balk Subject: Listen up, douchebags To: notes@theawl.com Date: Friday, March 26, 2010, 3:30 PM
I write this from an undisclosed location. Actually, I write this from my home, but due to the wonders of scheduling by the time you read it I will be wandering the city looking for a place that has free wifi and easy access to many toilets; because of my illness, Choire has…
Very serious website Christwire.org put up a brutal screed about Gawker, which includes “exclusive behind-the-scenes secrets” about some current and former employees of that organization. This is the one that hit closest to home:
Good morning! Here is a video of a dog playing pool! Because it feels like it’s going to be a dog playing pool kind of day. Speaking of unlikely participants in activities for which they seem completely unsuited, our own Choire Sicha is guest-hosting at Deadspin today…
I went to see “Tyson,” the documentary about aging supermodel and VH1’s 1995 man of the year Tyson Beckford-oh wait, no, it was about the boxer Mike Tyson-because you and A. O. Scott told me to. This is a terrible movie, and I hate you and A. O. Scott.
