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The Journalists of the Future are Thirsty Motherfuckers

The Washington Post today published a nice blow job of a piece on so-called millennial news sites like .Mic, Fusion, and the hilariously named “Ozy.com,” and how these angel-invested content theme parks are capturing the minds of socially interested young ones (are they? they’re not).
Channing Tatum Is Our Gene Kelly
There’s nothing like a man who can dance. A man who can move his body in time. A man who can tap his toes on the sidewalk and belt out a ballad! I love men like this. Consequently I have dated many gay men.
A Model Named Her Baby Alaska
Anne V., I suppose one of many Annes in the third-grade supermodel class, recently had an baby with her husband, a Yahoo! executive. She announced the name of the female babe on an Instagram post of the bottom of the infant’s foot: “Welcome to the world baby Alaska! Your little feet absolutely rocked my world, I’ve…
Fun Things to Do On an Online Date
- Arrive 20 minutes early
- Ask, “Who is David Foster Wallace?”
- Bring with you a mattress
- Ask, “If you could visit any concentration camp, which one would it be?”
- Tell him/her all the things you hate about New York a/o the place you live and why it is the worst place on earth
- Ask, “In human history, what was the worst…
Woman Who Cannot Accurately Describe Things to "Report" for NYT
Alexandra Staley, perhaps the most-wrong reporter in the New York Times’ rich, cosplay-filled history, is moving back to beat reporting from movie criticism, per a memo from editor-in-chief Dean Bacquet.
Circa, News App Nobody Used, Going on "Indefinite Hiatus"
Circa, a news app, will cease publishing circa now, according to a post from its co-founder Matt Galligan on Medium titled “Farewell to Circa News.”
Janine Gibson Steps into BuzzFeed’s Maw
Janine Gibson, a former editor at the Guardian and one-time pawn in the New York Times’ rite of bloodless succession, will be the editor of BuzzFeedUK, the Times reports.
People I Wish Would Go Away (Rolling List)
1. Jon Ronson
