The Hairpin
Current events, culture | |
| Available in | English |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 2018 |
| Created by | Edith Zimmerman |
| Editors |
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| Key people | Michael Macher |
| URL | thehairpin.com |
| Launched | 2010 |
| Current status | Content farm |
The Hairpin was a women's writer-led website in The Awl network.[1] It was founded in 2010 by Edith Zimmerman. It ceased publication at the end of January 2018.[2]
From 2013 to 2014, The Hairpin was edited by Emma Carmichael, with Jia Tolentino as contributing editor. Haley Mlotek was editor at The Hairpin from 2014 to 2015,[3] with Jazmine Hughes as contributing editor, followed by Alexandra Molotkow.[4][5] The site went on hiatus briefly but was revived in 2016 when Sylvia Killingsworth left The New Yorker to become editor of both The Awl and The Hairpin.[6]
Carmichael described her role as the first new editor at The Hairpin after Zimmerman stepped down in 2013 as "really hard; Edith created a perfectly formed product in The Hairpin and her voice was...The Hairpin".[7]
The Hairpin had been home to several recurring features including Jia Tolentino's "Interview With a Virgin",[8] Jolie Kerr's "Ask A Clean Person",[9] former This American Life producer Jane Marie's makeup tutorial series "How To Be A Girl"[10] and Lindsay King-Miller's advice column "Ask A Queer Chick".[11]
See also
References
- ^ a b Knibbs, Kate (January 26, 2024). "How Beloved Indie Blog 'The Hairpin' Turned Into an AI Clickbait Farm". Wired. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "A Note About The Hairpin". The Hairpin. January 16, 2018. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (30 October 2015). "The Hairpin's Editors Are Leaving". The Observer. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "About". The Hairpin. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Mlotek, Haley (October 30, 2015). "Bye!!!". The Hairpin. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The Awl Names Silvia Killingsworth as Editor | Cision". 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ^ Emma Carmichael, "Longform Podcast # 118: Emma Carmichael" Longform.org, 19 November 2014.[time needed]
- ^ Tolentino, Jia (January 9, 2013). "Interview With a Virgin: Ben". The Hairpin. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Tag: Ask a Clean Person". The Hairpin. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Jane Marie, "How To Be A Girl" on Vimeo.
- ^ "Tag: Ask a Queer Chick". The Hairpin. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Weldon, Glen (19 January 2018). "Is That Awl There Is? Remembering The Awl And The Hairpin". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ Loewinger, Micah (February 9, 2024). Meet the Serbian DJ Running an AI Clickbait Business (Radio broadcast). WNYC Studios.
External links
- The Hairpin at the Wayback Machine (archived November 12, 2023)
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