On Photos of Sara: The Fake Stalker and His Secret Tumblr
Can we really call a Tumblr of 15 or so posts "obsessive"? I'd call that briefly focused.
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On Come Dance on Publishing's Fake, Premature Grave Tonight
And my committment to a multi-t spelling lifestyle.
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On Come Dance on Publishing's Fake, Premature Grave Tonight
Attending would unfortunately compromise my committment to a burlesque-free lifestyle.
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On Acid Hoaxer Sure Tried To Push A Lot Of Buttons During Her Fake-Out
Indeed! Disfigurement raises the bar. Take heed, future Clark Rockefellers.
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On Acid Hoaxer Sure Tried To Push A Lot Of Buttons During Her Fake-Out
She joins the ranks of JT Leroi, Don Draper, and the other imposter greats.
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On Knifecrime Island Fox Hunt Hoax
I again register my complaint at referring to Bonnetscone Cottagemoor as "Knifecrime Island."
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On Nick Denton: On the Web, Female Trumps Male, Youth Trumps Age
Recently, just for funs, I decided to email some of the thousands of sites (for real) that have a certain story of mine up, and ask them to at least link back to my personal website. It was kind of shocking how hostile they were. Some of them, despite having my name on their site, and seeing that same name on my site, refused to believe I had written the story. In short, the internet sucks. Except for the Awl.
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On Nick Denton: On the Web, Female Trumps Male, Youth Trumps Age
Slip with someone making a similar point.
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On Nick Denton: On the Web, Female Trumps Male, Youth Trumps Age
"Jezebel's story about the clueless secretary, told through an email thread, showed how a narrative can work."
No offense to Jezebel, but that wasn't their story--it was a one-month-later repost of a piece by David Thorne. Jezebel gave him full credit--although I doubt they paid him--but if anyone figured out "how narrative can work" (breakthrough!), it was him.
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On Gayest Fashion Sentence Ever
Fierce!