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Tales From The Front: Madness Edition
Monday, July 31st, 2006Let me tell you all something about my old friend Graf, she takes her shit seriously. As my editor, she once almost ripped my belly inside out for suggesting that we use italics to show voice inflection in a story.
“What the fuck does that even mean?” she demanded. And she was right, italics are overused […]
Tales From The Front: A Testament Of Will And Mockery
Monday, July 10th, 2006In response to my libelous character assassination of copy editors in the Three Stars post, old friend Ashleigh Graf (a desk’r herself) had this to say:
I pooh-poohed my paper using a booty hed. A lot. And did so by making fun of all the other schmucks out there doing it and googling it to prove […]
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Critical Acclaim:
"The only people who call me 'Tommy' are my godmother and the mothers of girls I went to middle school with. And they do it with love."
— Tom Scocca, New York Observer
— Tom Scocca, New York Observer
"I be laughin', youngblood. It is still all about the fun."
— J. Michael Robertson, Media Studies Department, University of San Francisco
— J. Michael Robertson, Media Studies Department, University of San Francisco
"This Media Bitchfest is a rant worth reading. Informative, funny, and well written. I want to put Justin Young on my ipod and dance to his looney tunes. Very entertaining."
— Shelly Smith, Comedienne of The Brothel
— Shelly Smith, Comedienne of The Brothel
"Hey, your blog isn't shitty."
— Will Leitch, Deadspin.com
— Will Leitch, Deadspin.com
"[Y]ou belong in an asshole lab, where scientists can study the exact nature and cause of your infantile stupidity so that it may never again annoy the rest of humankind."
— mute_everything, MBF Commenter
— mute_everything, MBF Commenter
