Killing the comment sections was part of the VC takeover plan to kill all of the G/O sites. You don’t want those sites building readership and community, you want to drive sports fans to Barstool, car fans to...any other car site, and Jezebel and The Root readers...off of the internet.

Yeah, I’m really hoping they bring the comments along too. But lots of sites seem to have found comment sections too toxic to deal with, and I’m sure the trolls will follow it there. 

Paste.

So, no one else noticed that Jezebel and Splinter are returning from the dead (somewhere else)?

On that note, Stew Copeland, on top of being one of the greatest rock drummers to ever pick up the sticks, is a national treasure.

“Area Man Sees Onion Headline in Real Newspaper”

Asphalt defender. That’s a new one. 

I’d tell you, but I feel this is a trap to give you a reason to pull a gun on me.

Fucking Spanfeller. Fuck you .

To all of the Jezebel staffers, I’m so sorry. Your value has never been properly recognized by the bean counters who misunderstand media so completely. I have enjoyed reading your thoughts and getting to know all of you through your unique voices, even when we may have disagreed or approached an issue from a different…

Fuck Jim Spanfeller and fuck Peter Thiel into the goddamn sun. 

It was a good run. This sucks.

I’ll miss all of you. I’ve been commenting here for a decade, enjoyed many great writers, and met a lot of wonderfully kind and thoughtful people. Thanks, Jez. I’ll miss ya. The 500 days of Kristin will never die!

People who are exceptional at one thing frequently assume that they must be exceptional at every thing. To make matters worse, we have a society that does everything in its power to back up this delusion. Then, to make matters EVEN worse, we live in a capitalistic hellhole where people don’t even need to ACTUALLY be…

Another banner day for Elon Musk, the smartest man alive.

Registration fees should absolutely be based on weight and EPA numbers (two separate calculations, I’d argue). The UK has had annual car taxes based on engine displacement, car value, and fuel economy for decades. It led one friend to get a Lotus Elise over a Range Rover (what a champ!). Now that all vehicles seem to…

I’m pretty sure internally they are calling it that to get the religious deduction/exemption.

I’m surprised they didn’t call it a “collection plate fee”.

Yes, ancient astronauts. 

Just stopped by to say that Molly Shannon is a National Treasure.