The Hairpin
| Web address | thehairpin.com |
|---|---|
Type of site | Current events, culture |
| Available in | English |
| Editors |
Haley Mlotek Jazmine Hughes |
| Launched | 2010 |
| Revenue | Unknown |
| Current status | Active |
The Hairpin is a women's website in The Awl network. It was founded in 2010 by Edith Zimmerman. From 2013 to 2014 it was edited by Emma Carmichael, with Jia Tolentino as contributing editor. Haley Mlotek was editor at The Hairpin from 2014 to 2015, with Jazmine Hughes as contributing editor, followed by Alexandra Molotkow.[1][2] The Hairpin's sister sites are The Awl, a general interest culture blog; Splitsider, a comedy blog; The Wirecutter, a consumer electronics blog; and The Billfold, a personal finance blog.
Emma Carmichael has described her role as the first new editor at The Hairpin after Zimmerman stepped down in 2013 as "really hard; Edith [Zimmerman] created a perfectly formed product in The Hairpin and her voice was...The Hairpin."[3]
The Hairpin has been home to several recurring features including Jia Tolentino's "Interview With a Virgin,"[4] Jolie Kerr's "Ask A Clean Person,"[5] former This American Life producer Jane Marie's makeup tutorial series "How To Be A Girl"[6] and Lindsay King-Miller's advice column "Ask A Queer Chick."[7]
References
- ↑ The Hairpin - About
- ↑ Mlotek, Haley (October 30, 2015). "Bye!!!". The Hairpin. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ↑ Emma Carmichael, "Longform Podcast # 118: Emma Carmichael" Longform.org, 19 November 2014
- ↑ Jia Tolentino, "Interview With a Virgin: Ben" The Hairpin, 29 January 2013
- ↑ Jolie Kerr, Ask A Clean Person The Hairpin
- ↑ Jane Marie, "How To Be A Girl" on Vimeo
- ↑ Lindsay King-Miller, "Ask A Queer Chick" The Hairpin