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Extra, Extra: Deadspin Editor Quits In Protest, Accuses New Owners Of Gaslighting Her
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Extra, Extra: Deadspin Editor Quits In Protest, Accuses New Owners Of Gaslighting Her


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John Del Signore

Published Aug 16, 2019

Modified Aug 16, 2019


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People hang out at the site of the original 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Fair while waiting for the start of a 50th anniversary event nearby in Bethel, N.Y.
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John Del Signore

Published Aug 16, 2019

Modified Aug 16, 2019


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  • On the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, read an interview with Burk Uzzle, who took the iconic photo of the couple embracing in a blanket at the festival.
  • It's also the 50th Anniversary of The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland, and the superfans are loving it.
  • Deadspin editor Megan Greenwell has quit in protest of the publication's new management, saying she has been "repeatedly undermined, lied to, and gaslit in my job."
  • This video of a woman tasting kombucha for the first time is reportedly the best TikTok video of the summer.
  • There's a bitter battle for control of Karl Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette’s Instagram. Which side are YOU on?
  • A Trump supporter who was fat-shamed by Trump at a rally last night says he still loves Trump: "I love what he’s doing for this country... If President Trump gets good press out of it, I love it.”
  • This poor/lucky raccoon got stuck/moved into a vending machine in Florida.
  • And finally, if first you don't succeed...
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Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.

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