The New York Observer

Coquettishness reigns for lissome lit-world lasses seeking writing gigs; “HOW OLD ARE YOU?” befuddled editors wonder.

By Daniel D’Addario

What makes a Molly?

Three well-known Internet writers–Molly Young, Molly Lambert, and Molly McAleer–share more than a name. The three have long attracted attention for their similar methods of self-promotion on the blogging platforms Tumblr and Twitter.  Ms. Young, an n+1 contributor, had a (now-deleted) Tumblr showcasing slightly goofy glamour shots and offering chapbooks for sale. Ms. Lambert used the photo-heavy format of the website This Recording as a jumping-off point for a sort of post-writing writing career as curator of several Tumblrs, including one comprised entirely of GIF files. Molly McAleer was the former Gawker Media videographer whose personal blog featured videotaped confessions and thoughts about Yogurtland and other elements of life in Los Angeles.

The New York Observer has hired a new reporter, Drew Grant, editor in chief Elizabeth Spiers announced today. 

 Drew was most recently a staff writer at Salon, covering television, film and pop culture. Previously, she was the deputy editor of the B5 Media blog Crushable. She has written for Nerve, McSweeney’s, The Huffington Post and Street Carnage, among others.

GOOD, the publisher-turned-digital-media-platform with a focus on good design and social causes, announced today that it has acquired Jumo for undisclosed terms. But the “acquisition” is not quite the earth-shaker it was made out to be. Betabeat has learned the terms amounted to $0, a loose “advisory” role for Mr. Hughes at GOOD, and the opportunity for Jumo’s 16 employees to interview for the start-up’s new owner.

He’s taken over the world, so why not the firm?

In New York City’s media industry, women have certainly been killing it lately, as you’ll note from the list of media bachelorettes, which follow yesterday’s look at media’s bachelors. Who’s on the list? Some men have wanted to take a guess. Some men have taken a guess. Some men have been noted as having been with no less than three of the women on the same list.

See for yourself.

Meta stuff.

philolzophy:

What is the point at which existential nihilism collapses on itself? When does the abyss stare back? I’m sitting in my boxers at the desk in my bedroom this morning refreshing Twitter to see if @tao_lin said anything since I last checked. He did. “While staring at different areas of [30’…