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Maura Johnston

Maura Johnston

Most Recently: The Year In Internet Outrage

I have no idea what I am doing.

On Animal Slideshow Emporium Declares Hashtags Over

"Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded" declarer, heal thy hiring-anything-that-moves-on-the-web self.

Posted on June 6, 2013 at 11:15 am 1

On The Most Special Victim: Law and Order's Sneaky Attack on Christopher Meloni

Still not as good as the season-20 aside about Arthur Branch moving on from being DA of New York County to chief judge on a chintzy reality show.

Posted on May 8, 2013 at 12:47 pm 2

On The Internet Talks To The Internet About The Internet, Makes Fun Of You

anyway i only subtweet former employers and am*nd* p*lmer (whose fans i am scared of enough to ALWAYS block her name, scientology-style)

Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:22 pm 1

On The Internet Talks To The Internet About The Internet, Makes Fun Of You

i feel left out

Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:21 pm 0

On The Five Worst Kinds of Co-Workers

My Co-Worker? My Co-Worker Seems So Lazy But I'm Also Scared About My Co-Worker

Posted on March 18, 2013 at 11:57 am 15

On Album Good

It is the sweetest gutpunch you'll hear all month. (It is also the third of four 2013 records that I have compulsively gone back to after being professionally obligated to listen to them. Which is a good number for so early in the year!)

Posted on January 29, 2013 at 10:12 am 0

On After 650,000 Page Views, CNN Decides Atheist Mom Is Okay After All

So how long until Buzzfeed and Gawker "syndicate" this?

Posted on January 24, 2013 at 11:41 am 0

On Is Rick Moody Too Wealthy to Criticize Taylor Swift?

I don't think he's too rich to criticize Taylor Swift; I think he's too much of a raging rockist sexist (and ageist! TEENAGE GIRLS MAN) to do so. You don't see him dredging up the class background of [INSERT WHITE GUY MUSICIAN FOR WHOM HE HOLDS A THROBBING BONER], now, do you?

Posted on January 22, 2013 at 12:12 pm 5

On Lena Dunham, Adele, Lady Gaga, Amy Adams All Very Ugly, Says "Esquire"

"Self-conscious narcissism of the Carrie Diaries variety is still the bulk of mainstream culture, of course. Why do people watch the Kardashians or any other reality-television show? To learn how much self-exposure is acceptable. And every episode conveniently gives the same answer: more. In 2011, Americans spent an estimated $10 billion on plastic surgery, according to an industry association, and about $5 billion on NASA space operations. By this logic, having perfect tits is worth twice as much as exploring the universe."

Stephen Marche, January 3, 2013.

Posted on January 16, 2013 at 6:55 pm 2