''The Hairpin'' was a women's website in

The Awl ''The Awl'' was a website about "news, ideas and obscure Internet minutiae of the day" based in New York City. Its motto was "Be Less Stupid." History Founded in April 2009 by David Cho and former ''Gawker'' editors Choire Sicha and Alex Balk ...

network. It was founded in 2010 by Edith Zimmerman. It ceased publication at the end of January 2018. From 2013 to 2014, ''The Hairpin'' was edited by Emma Carmichael, with

Jia Tolentino Jia Angeli Carla Tolentino (born 1988) is an American writer and editor. A staff writer for ''The New Yorker,'' she previously worked as deputy editor of ''Jezebel'' and a contributing editor at '' The Hairpin''. Her writing has also appeared in ...

as contributing editor. Haley Mlotek was editor at ''The Hairpin'' from 2014 to 2015, with

Jazmine Hughes Jazmine Hughes (born October 25, 1991) is an American writer and editor. She is currently a story editor at ''The New York Times Magazine''. Previously she served as contributing editor of The Hairpin. Her work has also appeared in ''The New York ...

as contributing editor, followed by Alexandra Molotkow. The site went on hiatus briefly but was revived in 2016 when Sylvia Killingsworth left ''

The New Yorker ''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...

'' to become editor of both The Awl and The Hairpin. Carmichael described her role as the first new editor at ''The Hairpin'' after Zimmerman stepped down in 2013 as "really hard; Edith created a perfectly formed product in ''The Hairpin'' and her voice was...''The Hairpin''". ''The Hairpin'' had been home to several recurring features including Jia Tolentino's "Interview With a Virgin",

Jolie Kerr Jolie Kerr (born 1977) is an American writer and podcast host. Her book, ''My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag...and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha'', was a New York Times best-seller. Career Ask A Clean Person Kerr began her writing career in 2 ...

's "Ask A Clean Person", former ''

This American Life ''This American Life'' (''TAL'') is an American monthly hour-long radio program produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media and hosted by Ira Glass. It is broadcast on numerous public radio stations in the United States and internation ...

'' producer Jane Marie's makeup tutorial series "How To Be A Girl" and Lindsay King-Miller's advice column "Ask A Queer Chick".

Glen Weldon Glen Weldon is an American writer, cultural critic, and podcaster. He has written for publications such as ''The Washington Post'', ''The New York Times'', '' Slate'', ''The Atlantic'', and ''McSweeney's''. Weldon currently writes for the NPR Arts ...

discussed the demise of ''The Hairpin'' as being in response to the decline in advertisement-driven website revenue, making a difficult situation for independent publishers.

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