I am not even sure where to start with a response. It seems obvious to me you are unable or unwilling to objectively talk about the issue(s), because your meandering reply has little to do with my original post or my last reply to you.

Where are you getting your this history and facts from? Have you ever been in a union? I was a union steward in the largest federal union, as well as an elected officer (Vice President) and a state officer. People don’t like paying dues when they feel a union is not representing their interests. That goes from issues…

At one time I was a Vice President of my local, state officer and union steward for a federal union (APWU).

There was a real struggle to make this interesting to general readers. Scene people care about the individual teams and leagues, but they have much better sources for their coverage than what was offered here. Not surprised it is folding, but that was a classy exit post. Good luck going forward.

Pareene has been a part of Gawker for about ten years. He comes, he goes, but what he doesn’t do is entertain or provide nuanced insight. He’s an antagonistic hanger-on that has firmly established himself in his career due to his personal connections. That’s been my impression, anyway. I am not a fan and I am…

Franz must have taken a buyout because it looks like he spent .2seconds on that featured image composition. Happy No Fucks Given Friday, Franz!

It’s hard to be sympathetic with the bar owners if they have been getting notices since 2011 to cease and desist. That’s seven years of notice. It’s not like they were ambushed out of the blue.

Really strange the article mentions that popular writers are leaving and then mentions Pareene. He’s bottom-tier and barely contributes and his lack of leadership or a vision explains why Splinter sounds like a good idea and reads like the bitching and moaning of a liberal high school debate club. Going forward, I…

The bakery didn’t refuse service—the owner declined to host a media event during a campaign.

So good. 

Why do you keep linking products with affiliate codes without disclosing that you are doing so?

Masterful trolling and you make a good point. I like your technique.

You can get a 12 pack of tonic water at Safeway for $2.25 under their Refreshe label. The pasta sauce price is misleading, Safeway runs sales on their house brand and other brands almost every week. I pick up jars of sauce for 1.50-2.00 all the time. Same thing with the organic beef. That price is assuming no sale and…

So the author’s research is bad, because no one was wearing that in the 90s. The opening sentence in the article was right, where it says the 90s is the era of grunge and rap...but that photo is off. If the author had talked about Zubaz or Z. Cavaricci pants, I would see their point. Those were part of the eary 90s,…

No, that was not the nineties. The early nineties would be Cross Colour, Birkenstocks, silk button-ups, flannels, ripped jeans—no more tight rolls. Starter jackets, sagged jeans, etc. I could go on, but that aesthetic is the mid to late 80s, not 90s.

For real.

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He should have been arrested for that haircut.

Nick,

I really like The Takeout, but this article felt like some gross product placement for the brewpub you name-dropped, linked, and made the star of the opening graf. There was no reason to link it or mention it.