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October 29, 2019

Let’s Remember Some Blogs

Deadspin, Gawker, The Awl…what else?

The news over at Deadspin, where a corporate ghoul named Jim Spanfeller is apparently hell-bent on turning the site into some kind of Sports Forbes hellscape, is grim.

Hi! I’ve just been fired from Deadspin for not sticking to sports.

— Barry Petchesky (@barry) October 29, 2019

This fucking sucks.

Remember when blogs were good? Let’s remember some good blogs together.

Deadspin
Gawker
The Awl
Atlantic Wire
Take the Handle
Grantland? (Kind of a blog, right?)
The Hairpin
Splinter
Warren Reports
The Toast
ThinkProgress
Blog for America
Danger Room
Fire Joe Morgan
Harper’s Magazine

What are some blogs that you remember?

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