The Toast and The Butter
October 2, 2014 10:16 AM Subscribe
The business side of The Toast. FastCompany profiles everybody's favorite feminist humor site (previously) on the heels of the announcement of a spin-off site to be headed by Roxane Gay (previously).
I would just like to thank the donor who gave $1000 to support history articles, because that's awesome.
posted by jetlagaddict at 10:33 AM on October 2, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by jetlagaddict at 10:33 AM on October 2, 2014 [2 favorites]
I would really love a "top five Toast articles" RSS feed, but in the absence of one, I'm glad I have Metafilter to keep me up on the best things from it and now about it. /honestly not being sarcastic.
posted by immlass at 10:46 AM on October 2, 2014
posted by immlass at 10:46 AM on October 2, 2014
If you haven't yet read Mallory Ortberg's piece on "The Simpsons" character Edna Krabappel, hie thee to yon portal.
posted by Sheydem-tants at 10:47 AM on October 2, 2014 [10 favorites]
posted by Sheydem-tants at 10:47 AM on October 2, 2014 [10 favorites]
All of her essays on the minor Simpsons characters are outstanding but the Ms. Krabappel one was touching to the point of tears.
posted by Ghostride The Whip at 12:35 PM on October 2, 2014
posted by Ghostride The Whip at 12:35 PM on October 2, 2014
I read the one on Ralph Wiggum a while back and to be honest, I thought it was a TV-oriented site. Ortberg has obviously watched every Simpsons episode ever (no marathon required) and she really gets it. Now that I've had a chance to look at some of their other stuff it's clear all their writers are top-notch.
posted by tommasz at 1:02 PM on October 2, 2014
posted by tommasz at 1:02 PM on October 2, 2014
I love everything about the Toast, but my absolute favorite thing is Ortberg's recaptioning of famous artworks.
posted by KathrynT at 1:11 PM on October 2, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by KathrynT at 1:11 PM on October 2, 2014 [1 favorite]
Actually the entire Artwork tag is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
posted by KathrynT at 1:15 PM on October 2, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by KathrynT at 1:15 PM on October 2, 2014 [3 favorites]
Now all they need is a music spinoff in the same vein. The could call it...The Jam
posted by Doleful Creature at 2:40 PM on October 2, 2014 [6 favorites]
posted by Doleful Creature at 2:40 PM on October 2, 2014 [6 favorites]
If you haven't yet read Mallory Ortberg's piece on "The Simpsons" character Edna Krabappel, hie thee to yon portal.
That was a beautiful piece of writing.
posted by naju at 4:19 PM on October 2, 2014
That was a beautiful piece of writing.
posted by naju at 4:19 PM on October 2, 2014
They're still looking for a science columnist, I know there is a mefite perfect for this somewhere!
posted by ellieBOA at 5:27 AM on October 4, 2014
posted by ellieBOA at 5:27 AM on October 4, 2014
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