I blame the ownership group/publishers. No time to write carefully, no time to fix mistakes. Reporters always worked on tight deadlines but used to have squads of desk- and copy-editors backing them up. Everyone working @ former GMG group - up to managing eds - is working w/ inadequate support.

Nice review. Because no one else has, I’ll be the asshole to point out a couple spots where you’re misusing phrases that are also clichés. It’s obnoxious, but if you happen to read this comment, consider taking the comments anyway. These are things an editor would’ve pointed out, and I know you guys don’t have the…

I liked the old headline. But people will get offended about literally anything. Couple years ago there was a recipe in the NY Times magazine, published on Father’s Day. In the accompanying article, a wistful little essay remembering the author’s dead father. I think it was a dish they used to cook together. More…

This is really the most important thing I’ve learned on a former-Gawkerverse site for years. The Steak’n Shake wave broke and receded about 100 miles west of us, and I’ve been mad about it for years. Now I have a plan.

On the one hand, to each his own. On the other hand, some things are better than other things. Some people like getting kicked in the crotch, and no one should try to take that pleasure away from them, but getting kicked in the crotch is not as good as Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. At least not musically speaking. In-N-Out…

This is the most precisely correct take amid a flood of also-correct takes. In-N-Out fries are miraculous combination of crunch, starch, and untastiness. Often they are literally hollow, like little rectangular cardboard straws filled only with disappointment.

Ah this is a great food article that sits at the perfect medium-rare nexus of “in-depth” and “trivial.” Culver’s! I never knew. Now I must have it. The closest location is 401 miles from me in Macedonia, OH.

There you go.

I don’t fit the demographic bill (jew. male.). But I feel you. Sorry for your loss (of peace of mind, or the possibility of finding it).

Different path to the same place. I grew up thinking they were essential, but lately it’s dawned on me that you can scrape your plates into the trash and skip the part about flushing tablescraps-porridge into the sewer system.

I guess you could say, since the world is round, everyplace on the planet is in the background. From that POV, this image of the Capitol Building is a little too soon.

Article is about the Promenade. Picture is of the Pier. Two different places.

hahahahaha. Now YOU are the master [cue lightsaber slicing my head off].

Hate me if you want but you won’t play yourself in this small way next time:

Artist in most forms will say that their work is better when experienced in its intended form, because they build their work based on the way that form interacts with your senses. An original paintings is better than the poster of that painting because the texture of the paint and the way the brushstrokes reflect…

Apparently even on The Takeout they dumb down their writing to suit the current mandate. They had one of those “contest” articles where they were picking teams of the best cheeses and it was all, like, cheddar and cream cheese (nothing against either). I messaged one of them, because Really? Bunch of food writers and…

Hard to know how the bullshit that killed Deadspin has affected Jez, as well. I don’t know if I can judge the writers’ talents entirely based on what gets posted to this site now. 5 years ago they might’ve been writing totally different stories.

Sure. Jez Comments is about as interested in the relatable complexity of male sexual behavior as Kotaku Comments is interested in talking about sexist video-game design. Still seems like it’s gotten worse here. This is not the Jezebel of Jia Tolentino’s or Lindy West’s thoughtful long takes on tough issues, and these…

The take in this article and almost all of the comments is pretty remarkable. The guy made a very stupid mistake and exposed himself masturbating at work. If you think the firing is justified, ok, but the righteous anti-sympathy here is amazing. Getting caught masturbating by accident is not a predatory act it’s a…

Just noticed your screen-name. If only I were talking to an actual space-faring dolphin. Now would be just the moment to try to bum a ride to the marble-sanded beaches of Santranginus V.