Alex Balk

2009

2008

"Watching coins sort" is the new "watching...
Oct 30th
No photoshop here. This guy actually paints himself to be...
Oct 29th

The bonus here is the "Gay Bed And...

“It is a movie aware of its own awfulness—Von Trier practically admitted as much. This film...
Oct 29th
I'm just surprised it doesn't say "Trump" on...
Oct 28th
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Warm, yes it is, gun.
Oct 28th
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Oct 27th
I am out amongst the public right now (i.e....
Oct 26th

Luke Mazur Pretty Much Always DESTROYS

“Scott used to wear a Phantom of the Opera costume whenever possible, which for a parochial...
Oct 26th
If it were only about people rather than...
Oct 26th

Also, Intern Kaila! Yay!

“Geocities has existed for as long as I can remember the internet, providing free themed...
Oct 26th
"Barack Obama, raised by a single mother and...
Oct 26th
Rich People Things, with Chris Lehmann: In...
Oct 26th
"Since this article appeared, I’ve received...
Oct 23rd

Hacked Off

Today was the day I read two things about the Saw movies.
Oct 23rd
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You know what was good stupid? The show “Father Ted” was good stupid.
Oct 22nd
Kenyan Sorcerer Uses Magic To Steal The...
Oct 22nd
On contrarianism and Creed.
Oct 22nd
Tommy Craggs: the funniest writer at Gawker...
Oct 21st
There is extra goodness in this installment...
Oct 21st
All those bear videos finally paid off.
Oct 21st
This is an "abort, retry, fail" joke waiting...
Oct 20th
You don't have to be crazy to work here,...
Oct 20th

These are two really good things that...

As ever, The Awl is incredibly fortunate to have the columnists it does. You will particularly enjoy...
Oct 20th
Um, is the London Review of Books doing "30...
Oct 20th
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Oct 20th

This is the longer way of saying I...

This is clearly, and deliberately, meant to make you weepy, but if you’re able to get through...
Oct 20th
Was Gawker's Balloon Boy Buy A Good...
Oct 19th
Rich People Things, with Chris Lehmann: The...
Oct 19th
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Just keep punching. Also, prize turkeys!
Oct 19th
New NVC: "Smut, Please"! The Fabulous Online...
Oct 16th
Not only does Nick Denton not read The Awl, he doesn’t...
Oct 16th
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Oct 16th
The New New Journalism, a continuing series
Oct 16th
Warch Watch
Oct 15th
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peterfeld: “The Boy In The Bubble,” Paul Simon. It’s funny, after not thinking much about...
Oct 15th
I cannot imagine what this little boy or his...
Oct 15th

The day just got a whole lot better.

The latest Letters to the Editors of Women’s Magazines, with Edith Zimmerman is up!
Oct 15th
The Saddest Blowjob Story Ever
Oct 15th

When in doubt I always go with, "Uh,...

“A federal judge challenged the backers of California’s voter-enacted ban on same-sex...
Oct 15th
I’d like to think that this is a promise, but...
Oct 15th
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Oct 15th

You can imagine how I feel already.

Sad, sweet-faced kid on 15th and 2nd, feeding pigeons from a paper cup and then getting up to go:...
Oct 15th
Holy crap, is this ever good.
Oct 14th

Which is not to say that they're...

Before everyone gets upset, let’s just establish that there is a difference between...
Oct 14th
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Oct 14th
I'm usually clueless about fashion posts, but...
Oct 13th
"The Basic Problem Here Is That You Are...
Oct 13th

Creative Differences, Or The Dangers Of...

Choire: Oh my god, Matthew Perry has a new TV show!
Me: What's it about?
Choire: He plays “a self-involved manager of a second-rate sports arena who begins to re-evaluate his life on his 40th birthday.”
Me: Does it have a name yet?
Choire: No.
Me: "Dome Alone."
Choire: WHAT HAPPENED TO JO MALONE?
Oct 13th
I can’t be the only one who sees that erectile dysfunction ad they’re running during the...
Oct 13th
Almost every line in this story is a gem.
Oct 13th
Rich People Things looks at Harvard.
Oct 12th
"As for me, I understand Mark's piece just...
Oct 9th
What an unusual day this has turned out to be.
Oct 9th
Now that we are all on Facebook, we are each...
Oct 8th
I don’t watch a lot of NL ball, so it’s distressing to learn that the Dodgers have some...
Oct 8th
Gold star!
Oct 7th
Why did the Internet suddenly get so boring today? Is it the wind?
Oct 7th
Some Proposed Amendments to the Rather...
Oct 7th
And to think, this morning I was under the...
Oct 6th
Uh, yeah, I would say that is pretty fucking awesome.
Oct 6th
The Secret Swedish City Of Woodworking...
Oct 6th
From a 1995 memo sent by the managing director of Tavern on...
Oct 6th
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Oct 6th
I was indeed remiss in not taking a moment to...
Oct 5th
Rich People Things: Dubai
Oct 5th

American Morning.

I’m walking down the street and I see a guy coming in the opposite direction who is by all...
Oct 5th
“When I get home I Wikipedia Wendy, because how the fuck did...”
— Grammar column starts today!
Oct 2nd
You know what else you should be reading? The...
Oct 2nd
Get your čoček on!
Oct 2nd
More Letters To The Editors Of Women's...
Oct 1st
It's my superpower.
Oct 1st
Good morning awesome.
Oct 1st
The thing about being your own boss is it...
Oct 1st
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I was 12 when I first started listening to Bob Dylan on a serious level; my dad bought the...
Oct 1st
Todd!
Oct 1st