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Dirty Projectors, one of probably many pale UK bands that I haven't dug into. Belle and Sebastian aren't generally my vibe for some reason, but I think do have a few songs I get on my Spotify radio from time to time
Dirty Projectors are a US band (from Brooklyn).
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It's right there in the comment. Or do you think that the programmers in here have the exact pulse on how a former hipster icon like Pitchfork went down?
> It's right there in the comment. The comment you replied to is not nearly as straightforward as you. It actually reads: "why are you being a bigot?"
At some point banner ads for big liquor companies started to show up. Then coverage for mainstream music became more frequent. This was a clear signal that they had sold out and their reputation was shot. I view them now as the new incarnation of Rolling Stone magazine. Still feel for the writers who got fired in this latest reorg.
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> It's right there in the comment. The comment you replied to is not nearly as straightforward as you. It actually reads: "why are you being a bigot?"
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The terms of the Conde's acquisition state they are not allowed to interfere with the operation of the site. The depth of articles or the decision to pull in Wired content is strictly an editorial decision made by Ars editorial leadership.
And editorial leadership isn't dependent on Condé for their employment?
And technically Condé does not own Ars, Advance does. Different leadership group.
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The terms of the Conde's acquisition state they are not allowed to interfere with the operation of the site. The depth of articles or the decision to pull in Wired content is strictly an editorial decision made by Ars editorial leadership.
Got a bridge to sell to you then. Or if you live at the north pole, a refrigerator?
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Every year they don't ruin the New Yorker, I breathe a sigh of relief. Granted, Si Newhouse bought it in 1985 - the only time the magazine's ownership changed! - and so maybe it enjoys a sort of grandfathered status at Conde Nast even with Newhouse dead? I mean, I say that, but they recently ruined the previously-excellent iPad app, which has resulted in me going back to paper issues, but if that's the extent of the…
I’m not so sure. I wouldn’t blame Condé Nast for this. But I’m sick of the New Yorker writers basically making shit up and pretending it’s true. Ragebaiting autofiction, but within the boundaries of acceptable Ivy League New York 23 year old discourse. Is that not ruined?
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Ah thanks. I agree. And I think this led to the subsequent devaluation of the term “artisanal” due to its wild overuse. I don’t remember seeing “artisanal” TV dinners when I was a bachelor in the 1990s!
I always have to laugh when there's a cheese plate at some midrange business hotel that describes it as artisinal.
Watch the confusion.
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Got a bridge to sell to you then. Or if you live at the north pole, a refrigerator?
Very insightful piece of analysis. Why don’t you email the Ars editors your theory that they are corporate Condé stooges and see what they say? As I mentioned in a sibling comment it’s actually Advance that owns Ars, not Condé, and it’s a different leadership group.
Go to the bottom of the Ars Technica page, behold the Conde Nast logo and the following text:
CNMN Collection WIRED Media Group © 2024 Condé Nast. All rights reserved. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 1/1/20) ... blah blah, no more company names.
They publicly wave around the Conde Nast name. Not Advance. Not anything else except WIRED.
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Speaking of video game reviews, that's why I've focused on Rock Paper Shotgun back in the day when they didn't do "reviews" but "Wot I think". Each article was an honest and earnest, detailed description of a human experience and their genuine thoughts. You wouldn't always agree with the reviews but it'd always be an interesting and informative read.
What do you think of RPS now? I read your comment as implying you might not like RPS so much anymore, but I may have misunderstood.
It's still the single gaming site I follow the most. But it's not quite as concentrated fun as it used to be.
Cannot speculate how much of that is due to being bought out and integrated a few years back. I think it's correlation as much as causation.
Some of the old gang have started their own things but they tend to be very niche.