And, Yet, Here You Are

"In most businesses, not knowing how well a particular product is performing would be almost..."

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:47:54 -0400

“In most businesses, not knowing how well a particular product is performing would be almost unthinkable.”

- Some Newspapers Shift Coverage After Tracking Readers Online

"A young lady, rather good looking, and of good address, desires the acquaintance of a gentleman of..."

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:33:03 -0400

“A young lady, rather good looking, and of good address, desires the acquaintance of a gentleman of wealth (none other need apply), with a view to matrimony.”

- Classified ad from The New York Herald, 1860.

[via Your Money - Can Smart Money Management Be Sexy? - NYTimes.com]

Nice try, Foster.

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:39:32 -0400

Nice try, Foster.

Superchunk - “The Mine Has Been Returned To Its Original...

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:38:16 -0400

Superchunk - “The Mine Has Been Returned To Its Original Owner”

TGIF

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:40:33 -0500

Speaking of four months ago, what’s the sincerest form of dormancy?

“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing...

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:24:56 -0500

“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist. And like that, poof. He’s gone.”

Why the world is NOT ending in 2012.

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:13:11 -0500

Why the world is NOT ending in 2012.:

(via shelovesyounot)

The Observer’s annual Insurgents list is a handy reminder...

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:36:59 -0500

The Observer’s annual Insurgents list is a handy reminder of why so many people possess New York envy. The concentration of talent is unmatched in the outer-states. The energy here is amazing and dare we say, magical? Yes, magical. New York makes you work harder and you’re better for it. Trade-offs are rarely considered. Who has the time when you’re changing the world? Happy New Year.

Gawker's Least Popular Posts of 2009

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:43:08 -0500

Gawker's Least Popular Posts of 2009:

2. Tentative Settlement Reached in Times vs. Globe Deathmatch — 521 views
Remember how the New York Times threatened to sell or shut down the Boston Globe unless the paper’s unions agreed to massive cost-cutting? No, you probably don’t. By the time both sides reached a settlement, few wanted to click on this Cajun Boy post.

TO THE BONE.

(via topherchris)

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:03:44 -0500

(via topherchris)

Thanks to everyone for helping us post a record high in traffic...

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:16:04 -0500

Thanks to everyone for helping us post a record high in traffic this month. Great way to end the year and decade. From Elizabeth Spiers to “Azaria Jagger,” it’s been a helluva run. Let’s fuck.

formspring.me

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:58:18 -0500

Who are you betting on for Douche of the Decade?

Perhaps it should have gone to Ralph Nader. Hmmm.

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formspring.me

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:55:28 -0500

Is your peddling in celebrity gossip just easy traffic-baiting or do you actually have some kind of philosophical stance for debasing the rest of content?

All your debase are belong to us.

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formspring.me

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:36:58 -0500

You know that at times you’re exactly what you mock, right?

“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” — Vonnegut

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baxterp2: youngmanhattanite: Couldn’t if I tried. Not enough...

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:54:56 -0500

baxterp2:

youngmanhattanite:

Couldn’t if I tried.

Not enough hearts in the world for this.

formspring.me

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:47:56 -0500

What is FEK?

the kind of weekend editor most sites can only dream of.

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formspring.me

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:47:36 -0500

who runs this tumblr?

would you believe Julia Allison?

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formspring.me

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:33:00 -0500

Why is Choire such a little bitch?

He’s not. Here is his backstory, via n+1’s Carla Blumenkranz:

As it happened, Denton replaced Spiers with Choire Sicha, a young art dealer who had written for New York and gay culture sites years before Gawker started. Sicha was from Chicago and had not gone to college; he had lived on his own in San Francisco and New York for about a decade. Sicha was only a year older than Spiers but, unlike his predecessor, he wrote from a perspective that no longer betrayed any aspirations. His inclination from the start seems to have been, if not to write like a reporter, then to undertake the same erasure of perspective. Spiers had played a very smart straight girl to the New York media and her persona was part of her appeal. Sicha’s own appeal was in being almost impersonally sharp and cruel and correct.

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formspring.me

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:29:39 -0500

The?

An.

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I love you guys,

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:50:06 -0500

tanya77:

but the “Formspring question” post are annoying. IMO.

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