Mary Elizabeth Williams
Salon.com Fires Veteran Staffers, Continues To Pay for Sh*tty Click-Bait Columns
There was a time when Salon was the go-to site for thoughtful, intelligent analysis from the left on subjects ranging from politics, to the media, to pop culture. That, however, was long ago; these days all that's left of that storied era are a few really terrific columnists ...read more
10 Questions With...Salon's Mary Elizabeth Williams!
Mary Elizabeth Williams writes for Salon and has appeared in the pages of The New York Times and The Nation. As part of our “10 Questions With…” series, we talked to Ms. Williams about New Jersey Catholics, cynicism v. optimism, bacon chocolate, and "smart tabloids." The Daily ...read more
Stick Your Fad Diet in Your Gluten-Free Ass
Over its seven-year-plus history, I can think of three things that I've written for my blog, Deus Ex Malcontent, that have practically earned me death threats. I'm exaggerating a little about that, but suffice it to say the three posts I'm talking about drew all kinds of fire ...read more
F**k You Too, Anthony Weiner
Not only is there nothing left that can be said about the shameful three-ring circus that was Anthony Weiner's campaign for New York City mayor, which was mercifully put out of its misery last night, it's probably best we just let the whole thing vanish from memory as quickly ...read more