Observer Observer Logo

The Awl

  • Business
  • Finance
  • Tech
  • Media
  • Lifestyle
  • Arts
  • Entertainment
Newsletters
  • Entertainment
    • What to Watch
    • Books
    • Reviews
    • Movies
    • TV
    • Theater
    • Music
  • Arts
    • Visual Art
  • Business
    • Management
    • Media
    • Technology
    • Space
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
    • Travel
    • Beauty
  • About
    • Masthead
    • Editorial Ethics and Guidelines
    • Advertise With Us
    • Observer Advertising Guidelines
Events Newsletters

The Awl

K.O. Nnamdie Is the New Director of Anonymous Gallery

Leading with a spirit of earnest hospitality, Nnamdie has made a splash in the New York art scene.
By Helen Holmes
A grizzly bear waves at Madrid's zoo on July 7, 2010 on a hot summer day. AFP PHOTO/DANI POZO (Photo credit should read DANI POZO/AFP/Getty Images)

Vote of No Confidence—‘The Awl’ Leaves Medium, Returns to WordPress

"Personally I missed the ads."
By Brady Dale
Actors playing journalists in Spotlight. In real life, these journalists are doing a great job playing journalists.

The Poachables: 10 Players in Media You Must Hire

In our highly subjective opinion, here are 10 people who are especially poachable.
By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
Hulk Hogan on the stand yesterday.

Hulk Hogan Jurors Get a Crash Course in New York Media

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
The inaugural class of David Carr Fellows was announced this morning.

New York Times Names Three David Carr Fellows

By John Bonazzo

Two White Male Indie Darlings Just Released a Great Record—Do We Care in 2016?

By Ryan Burleson
Haley Mlotek

The Hairpin’s Editors Are Leaving

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
Brooklyn Bridge

Like a Media Startup, Hillary Clinton Secures ‘DoBro’ Office Space

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke

There Is an Academic Journal for Adventure Time Research

By Jack Smith IV

Media Mix: The New Yorker’s Paywall Is Back

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
Tim Wu

Media Mix: The New York Times Endorses Tim Wu

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
"David Shapiro"

Book Party Reviews Reviews: David Shapiro’s Debut Novel Hits Close to Home

By Nate Freeman
Norm Pearlstine

Norm Pearlstine on Standing in Checkout Lines and The Awl

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
The Awl announces changes

The Awl Announces Changes in The Most Awl-ish Way Possible

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
The Goldbergs Sponsor Posts On The Onion

<em>The Goldbergs</em> Blitzes Young-People Websites With Sponsored Content

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke

Book Reviewed: Choire Sicha’s ‘Very Recent History’ and the Rise of Post-Fiction

By M.H. Miller
Screenshot of The Awl.

The Awl Is All Grown Up, Looking for an Editor in Chief

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke

Awl City: The Awl Launches Awl Music, Tumblr-Powered Video-Radio Station for Awl Their Friends

By Foster Kamer

Memeoirs and Tomeblrs Visually Explained

By Emily Witt
Ted Hall, in different states of OWS fervor.

Ted Hall: The Voice of Occupy Wall Street, or General Crazy Person?

By Drew Grant

Awl My Children: Spawn of Gawker Inspires and Advises Editorial Ideologues

By Kat Stoeffel

Tavi Launches Magazine with Help from Friends at This American Life and The Awl

By Kat Stoeffel
Molly Young.

Meet the Mollys! Social Network Sweeties Tumbl Upward

By Daniel D'Addario
No, she’s the o.g. Molly. Her meditations on her headaches would make a brilliant Tumblr post. Her jacket-photo—emaciated, grimacing, smoking—remains the best avatar we’ve ever seen. Sample sentence: "Three, four, sometimes five times a month, I spend the day in bed with a migraine headache, insensible to the world around me."

Slideshow: The Mollys of Media

By Daniel D'Addario
More
  • Contact
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Advertising Guidelines
  • Editorial Ethics
  • Sitemap
  • Newsletters
  • RSS Feeds
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Cookie Settings
  • Do not sell my data
Powered by WordPress VIP

We noticed you're using an ad blocker.

We get it: you like to have control of your own internet experience.
But advertising revenue helps support our journalism.

To read our full stories, please turn off your ad blocker.
We'd really appreciate it.

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

Below are steps you can take in order to whitelist Observer.com on your browser:

For Adblock:

Click the AdBlock button on your browser and select Don't run on pages on this domain.

For Adblock Plus on Google Chrome:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Enabled on this site.

For Adblock Plus on Firefox:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Disable on Observer.com.

Then Reload the Page