WebAug 26, 2024 · A renowned Gawker and Deadspin editor, Scocca also wrote on allegations against Bill Cosby (when nearly no one else was) and argued for snark over smarm. He launched Hmm Daily before becoming ... WebDec 9, 2013 · Everyone – and by everyone I mean only people involved in New York media who would actually take the time to read an article that isn’t important to 99% of the population because they have more important things to fill up their brains with – is talking about Tom Scocca’s article at Gawker, On Smarm. Honestly, this is the only article I’ve …
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WebDec 6, 2013 · Smarm knows exactly what it wants. It wants you to be fooled by it. But Snark isn’t some purveyor of truth telling. It’s lazy criticism. Smarm can be taken down easily and Scocca does so with a number of … WebOn “On Smarm”. By Travis Mushett ·. Gawker spent 9,000 words trying to justify its snarkiness. It failed. The glad-handers, backslappers, and implacable throat-clearers are assembled in the Great Hall, draining … hughes county deputy states attorney
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WebDec 5, 2013 · Some days there's only one thing you really have to read on the Internet. Today, from where we're sitting, Gawker editor Tom Scocca's essay "On Smarm" is that … WebI heard about “On Bullshit” from my favorite piece of internet writing of all time, Tom Scocca’s piece for Gawker, “On Smarm.” One of the passages that he quotes in it has always stuck with me is this passage here: “ The fact about himself that the bullshitter hides...is that the truth-values of his statements are of no central interest to him; what we … WebFeb 9, 2015 · Remember that epic Tom Scocca piece on smarm and snark in Gawker from about a year ago? It caused quite a stir, engendering many takes and think pieces in response (including, now, this one!). I was… hughes county highway department