The Hairpin
| 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 2013-2014 it was edited by Emma Carmichael, with Jia Tolentino as contributing editor. Haley Mlotek has been editor at The Hairpin since 2014, with Jazmine Hughes as contributing editor.[1] 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."[2]
The Hairpin has been home to several recurring features including Jia Tolentino's "Interview With a Virgin,"[3] Jolie Kerr's "Ask A Clean Person,"[4] former This American Life producer Jane Marie's makeup tutorial series "How To Be A Girl"[5] and Lindsay King-Miller's advice column "Ask A Queer Chick."[6]
References
- ↑ The Hairpin - About
- ↑ 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