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more about #salon more comments → Magister: Oh, why couldn't they have opened the pool, back when Ana Marie was the Wonkette? Few would've been as qualified to see, if Laura was into ass-fucking. more » Helio: "Throwing avowedly partisan web sites into the mix is, well, interesting." I hope it does turn out interesting, but it's not like there weren't any p... more » limber: I abhor BOTH of these hideous redesigns. Though Salon looks better than CNN. I wish CNN would just shift all of their video stuff to a centralized v... more » Our Lady of the Massacre: Salon switched back to their old layout today (some time around noon I think) #cnn more » Bob Slydell: Other than the red banner at the top, how are these site designs similar in the least? Kind of a stretch. #cnn more » Unsolicited Advice: The new CNN is AWFUL. That "click to play" thing is the main point of visual interest on the page, totally burying the rest of the content in favor o... more » Edward Lionheart: Joy Press is pretty great. Maybe wasted as an editor. Always sad when people are downsized though for reasons that have nothing to do with performance... more » raincoaster: But still Carey Tennis survives? THERE IS NO GOD. more » NeroElephunkey: They have been developing OpenSalon in the background for awhile and featuring that site's contents on the front page every so often. Clearly by a tr... more » DennyCrane: *cough*BULLSHIT*hack* more » Sheila: I guess they're saying they're trying to become a blog? A "a more direct publishing system" sounds like Wordpress to me. Moving forward... more » JEMathews: "Let me point out that all those effected" -- this is what happens when you fire editors. more » Banjo-Sea Kitten: I read it. I like Glenn G, Joe Conason, Ask the Pilot and Heather Hav. Garrison Keillor even wins me over, often. I would like to see Camille Paglia... more » Dave J.: Any chance slate.com will catch some sort of layoff ricochet and let go of Dear Prudence? more » Pope John Peeps II: *crosses fingers* cary tennis, cary tennis. c'MON, cary tennis! more » -
#journalismism
Left-Wing Blogs Now Get to Die of Boredom Waiting for the President to Say Something
Congratulations, leftist internet! Today marks the first time that Talking Points Memo, Josh Marshall's little political blog that could, handles the in-town White House pool report. They grow up so fast. More » -
#thisthinglookslikethatthing
Salon and CNN Share an Awkward Redesign Moment
CNN and Salon both recently relaunched their web sites, and what do you know? We can't tell if CNN's going for the "more of a true web publication" thing or Salon's going for the "39 million unique visitors" look. More » -
#layoffs
UPDATE: Salon Lays Off Six In Pursuit of Becoming a 'True Web Publication'
Salon has laid off eightsix editorial staffers—or 20% of its editorial staff—so that, in the words of CEO Richard Gingras, it can become "more of a true Web publication." Welcome to the internet, Salon! More » -
#printisdead
Dave Eggers Confident that America's Literature-Devouring Youth Will Save Print
You may recall a few weeks ago that Dave Eggers promised to email anyone who needed reassurance that print wasn't dying. He even emailed Gawker! In a Q & A with Salon, Eggers insists that America's children are print's savior. More » -
#advice
Recent J-School Grad Cries to Cary Tennis
Salon's Cary Tennis is a clinically insane advice columnist. Lately he's been hearing from recent graduates whining about the job market (Remember the Harvard grad who couldn't hold a fast-food gig?) Today it's an ice cream-slingling J-school grad. More » -
#advice
Sad Young Literary Man Seeks Advice From Cary Tennis
Today's question for incomprehensible Salon advice-giver Cary Tennis comes from someone who writes "I am 25 AND I HAVE A HARVARD DEGREE!" So what is the problem? More » -
#carytennis
'My Favorite Part is Where he Says he's Mildly Attracted to his Cousin.'
Cary Tennis: "I like to try new things. It means that often I do not finish old things. I have another thing wrong with me, too. Sometimes I don't like to try new things." What? More » -
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#twitterati
The Twitterati Are All Over the Place
Are all the Twitterers headed to the SXSW festival, like Digg's Kevin Rose? Actually, no! Here's where Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin, Salon.com edi-bore Joan Walsh, and Politico's Patrick Gavin recorded their time-wasting thoughts: More » -
#carytennis
Looking For Advice in All the Wrong Places
Some prolix young woman wants to know, "How do I stop being a know-it-all?" But this poor, foolish girl went looking for answers from Salon's cheese-and-nutball advice columnist Cary Tennis. A professional know-it-all! More » -
#thisthinglookslikethatthing
We Get The BTO Joke Already, Thanks
Sure, it was kind of a McCarthyite move by freshman Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann, calling Barack Obama "anti-American" on MSNBC's Hardball. But you know what else it was? A chance for editors across the country to gleefully brandish their pattern-matching skills and knowledge of Canadian classic rock. Hence all of the references to Bachman-Turner Overdrive (hits: "Takin' Care of Business," "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet") in the screenshots above, all courtesy Eric Spiegelman. As usual, the Daily Show adds that extra dash of awesome.
