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The last time overeducated lit mag n+1 wrote a big think piece about a blog, they chased all the smart people away from this here website forever. Now, n+1 is back with yet another in their peerless "How to Overthink Things on the Internet That, In Actuality, Have Little if Any Overarching Theme or Philosophy." This one's for the ladiesssssssss! More »
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Fascinating experiment in professionalized ego-blogging Thought Catalog has finally figured out the secret of life. "Wonder What The Secret Of Life Is," Brandon Scott Gorrell muses in the title of a post that begins with a quote from Atlas Shrugged. (Then apologizes for beginning with a quote from Atlas Shrugged.) More »
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Thought Catalog, the Slate.com of urban 25-year-old creative writing majors (and their spiritual kin) who are incapable of being boring, is redefining the art of blog post writing for a new and vibrant generation. Today's "The Different Types Of People You See At The Gym" is but one example of the fresh, unexplored literary frontiers that they are, you know, exploring. What other types of posts can you find on Thought Catalog? More »
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You would think that the AP would be satisfied with its status as "last remaining source of non-local 'news' for 95% of American newspapers." But no! Now they want to be kings of the internet, and whatnot, as well. More »
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Like us, all of you out there have been transfixed, anxiously refreshing your computer screens all morning since rascally blog "mini mogul" and master of the female mind Daniel "Dan" Abrams tweeted, "Some exciting news coming from Abrams Media in the next hour or so. . . stay tuned." More »
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In your ungrateful Thursday media column: we must all come together to defend Jim Romenesko, farewells at the NYDN, an election news vet dies, and Nickelodeon suffers. More »
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Lisa Belkin used to write a parenting blog called Motherlode for the New York Times. Earlier this month, she was hired by the Huffington Post. Now, she finally gets to spread her wings and allow her creativity to flourish. More »
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When an armed unemployed French computer technician took two government bureaucrats hostage to protest his economic situation today, who did he call to publicize his stunt? A blog. Then everyone started Tweeting. Are we really ready for this? More »
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In your brash Tuesday media column: News Corp gets its balls back, the WSJ gets shorter and shorter, Katie Couric picks up odd jobs, Mary Pilon poached, and blog buys newspaper. More »
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Oh, no! Erotic photobloggers and magazine interns everywhere were rocked with the news today that microblogging service Tumblr was the site of a prolonged "phishing" attack that seems to have stolen thousands of Tumblr logins and passwords. How will we ever be able to trust our favorite dogs-wearing-human-clothes blogs again? More »
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Say what you will about Tom MacMaster, the married American grad student who pretended to be a kidnapped Syrian lesbian on the internet—at least he started his horrible fake blog to create (as he put it) "an important voice for issues that I feel strongly about." Well, that, and to cash in on a memoir written from the point of view of his alter ego, which he was shopping around in May. More »
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In your mordant Thursday media column: Arianna Huffington offers concierge service, layoff rumors at Meredith (confirmed), Tina Brown on snark, the Guardian's digital future, and Greta Van Susteren's embarrassment of the day. More »
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There are a lot of photo blogs out there dedicated to collecting vintage photos, but I like the spin that relative newcomer Dear Photograph puts on the formula. It's not the first time this has been done, sure, but the quality of the submissions is uniformly excellent, and the effect—especially in the photos that show appreciable change—is striking and poignant. [Dear Photograph] More »
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A 54-year-old Colorado man was arrested in Thailand and could face up to 15 years in prison for a very serious crime: He insulted the King of Thailand by linking to an unflattering biography of the monarch on his his blog four years ago. From The Straits Times: More »
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In your awful Wednesday media column: a war journalist is killed, another social media news thing exists, a new culture editor at the NYO, Mets writing is unbearable, and a blog anniversary. More »
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After 18 years of toiling under the Kumon-math-driving whip of Tiger Mother Amy Chua, Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld has launched a blog. Noooo! Don't waste your perfect brain on blogging! Don't you know bloggers are LOSERS, Sophia?! More »
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Superstar blogger (and former New Republic editor) Andrew Sullivan is leaving The Atlantic in April and heading to Newsweek/The Daily Beast, where he will start a blog (and, presumably, print the entire thing out for Tina Brown every day). More »
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On last night's Real Time, Arianna Huffington dropped by via satellite for an interview with Bill Maher. Unsurprisingly, the Huffington Post's buyout by AOL dominated the conversation. Well, that and some playful misogyny. Oh, and a heavy Greek accent, obviously. More »
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In your undesirable Wednesday media column: NPR needs another Ellen Weiss, blogs are dead or possibly thriving, the Newsweek-Daily Beast merger is going about as well as expected, and Fox News establishes its priorities. More »
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In your cheeky Thursday media column: Henry Blodget demonstrates the New Journalism, NYT blogger profiles reach a new low, every media relaunch is delayed, and America's thinkiest journalists embed at a White House dinner party. More »
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The Huffington Post maintains a small army of wage slaves who spend all day "moderating" the site's millions of comments. Their current primary task: to ensure that no comments are published about Arianna Huffington's wanton airplane Blackberry-ing incident. More »
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In your finally Friday media column: Freakonomics is taking its bazillion readers away from the NYT, layoffs loom at the NY Daily News, Hollywood media wars aren't catty enough for Vanity Fair, and PBS must have news on the weekend. More »
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Is this Bieber kissing Selena Gomez? Tween blog BieberHeiress says yes, and they once leaked photos of Bieber snuggling his ex, so they would know. For Bieber micro-gossip is a young blogger's game, that my brittle old mind barely comprehends. More »
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An inside tipster tells us "all [New York Times] blogs have been down, meaning no internal access, for at least 90 minutes and counting." My god, it seems to be true! Save us, Nate Silver! Save us, David Pogue! More »
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In a touching(ish) blog post making the rounds today, a mommy blogger (guhh) defends her son against some mean, judgmental moms who questioned whether or not her son should have worn a Daphne from Scooby Doo costume to school. More »
]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5681574&view=rss&microfeed=true A violent rapist stalking Park Slope? No, just a "damn game of telephone" on the internet. Woops. More »
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Gawker got an unexpected shoutout on Jeopardy! this evening. In an attempt at relevance, one of the categories on the show was "Blogs & Bloggers." And Gawker was an answer! (Question? Whatever.) Check it out below. More »
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Forbes has gotten lots of attention for its new editorial plan: with True/ Slant's Lewis Dvorkin in charge, Forbes is flooding its site with blogs from both staffers and outsiders. And, it turns out, from advertisers. Ripoff—for the advertisers. More »
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Around the time he proposed to Bristol, Levi Johnston threatened to ostracize sister Mercede if she didn't take down her blog. Turns out Mercede's blog is controlled by a pair of liberal bloggers Sarah Palin considers her worst enemies. More »
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A Cuban blog has posted the first known photos of Fidel Castro in public since he fell ill four years ago and relinquished the presidency to his younger brother, Raúl. An angry Miami Herald editorial is forthcoming. [Washington Post; pic] More »
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In your sizzling Tuesday media column: Michael Hastings has a war book coming, talking about Howie Kurtz is more important than anything, The Upshot finally launches, Clay Shirky says print is dead, and Emily Brill's back in action. More »
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Levi Johnston has successfully marketed his "brand" after impregnating Bristol Palin. But what of his sister, Mercede, who impregnated no one? When will somebody pay her for being tangentially news-related? Soon, probably, now that she has a funny blog. More »
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A rare bit of (mostly) good news for the media: libel lawsuits in America have nearly disappeared. Newspapers are now getting their revenge, by suing the entire blogosphere unto ruination (they hope!). More »
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The Paris Review has started a blog! Which is welcome news because it is a good publication, and we now get to read engaging, thoughtful posts on a daily basis. Things like softball game recaps! More »
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In your audacious Wednesday media column: Newsweek bid day is here, David Remnick demands cash up front, The Big Lead creates a millionaire, Skiing Magazine eases away from print, and the original Jezebel is leaving. More »
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Fox News' Greta Van Susteren received an email from a viewer, "Brian," saying that her "brain is empty." Naturally, she started a poll on her blog: "Who is dumber? Greta, or Brian." Guess who's winning. More »
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Girls Gone Wild's Joe Francis—the last man we can safely call a douchebag—sent us some half-literate legal threats after we named him Douche of the Decade. What's Joe up to now? Sending half-literate legal threats to bloggers, still. More »
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Mikey, a closeted 17-year-old Minnesota hockey player, was the author of a popular blog about being gay in the sports world. He was an inspiration to many. Sadly, he's now been outed as a 40-year-old. The blog's been shut down. More »
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Here's a little secret of the glamorous and fast-paced world of celebrity blogging: What do you do if you really want to show some hot actress breastfeeding pic, but you work for a Fox News blog? Just add outrage! More »
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Gawker has learned that Avid Life Media, the owner of sites including HotorNot.com and Ashley Madison, has partnered with two prominent gossip bloggers to put in a $20 million bid to acquire PerezHilton.com. More »
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