The IMCT Media Criticism Thread

[Kory]

A discussion with some Deadspin people about what went down: https://slate.com/business/2019/11/dead ... m-ley.html

It's a foolish hope, but, yeah, it'd be wonderful if that group of people could find a back that let them stay together and do their thing unencumbered. Much of reading Deadspin reminded me of this place at its best—smart and funny people bickering and making each other laugh, occasionally offering really insightful observations (that then get mocked into oblivion).

Not enough yetis though.

[Dr. Medulla]

A discussion with some Deadspin people about what went down: https://slate.com/business/2019/11/dead ... m-ley.html

It's a foolish hope, but, yeah, it'd be wonderful if that group of people could find a back that let them stay together and do their thing unencumbered. Much of reading Deadspin reminded me of this place at its best—smart and funny people bickering and making each other laugh, occasionally offering really insightful observations (that then get mocked into oblivion).

Not enough yetis though.

That's one of our little bits of distinction. That and lolputees and an iron-filings-to-a-magnet attraction to CTC.

[Dr. Medulla]

[Dr. Medulla]

Drew Magary engages in primal scream therapy in print: https://gen.medium.com/the-least-influe ... 21ce8ca5c1

It has its moments.

[Marky Dread]

Made me smile.

[JennyB]

Drew Magary engages in primal scream therapy in print: https://gen.medium.com/the-least-influe ... 21ce8ca5c1

It has its moments.

This was my favorite:

Elon Musk
The only thing dumber than me believing in Rudy Giuliani was me believing that the hyperloop conceived by Silicon Valley Good Doctor here could really be a thing.

[Dr. Medulla]

[JennyB]

Jesus.

[Dr. Medulla]

Ha! Chris Matthews quits. Go throw yourself in a volcano, you lecherous old goon.

[Flex]

Ha! Chris Matthews quits. Go throw yourself in a volcano, you lecherous old goon.

love it when good news can bring everyone together

[Inder]

Ugh

[JennyB]

Ugh

That's really really bad.

[Inder]

I was looking at the list of Bertelsmann assets after reading that Simon and Schuster were getting scooped up by Penguin — this is probably unhealthy.

[Olaf]

I was looking at the list of Bertelsmann assets after reading that Simon and Schuster were getting scooped up by Penguin — this is probably unhealthy.

Nothing good ever came from Gütersloh.

[Dr. Medulla]

I was looking at the list of Bertelsmann assets after reading that Simon and Schuster were getting scooped up by Penguin — this is probably unhealthy.

Nothing good ever came from Gütersloh.

These people can't all be cannibals:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category: ... %BCtersloh