“Also, this weekend will be cold—well, for Texas—so do yourselves all a favor and pack a jacket.” Read more
Alanis King
alanisnking
The cat lady who writes about cars and motorsport. Former writer and editor at Jalopnik.
I’m afraid that that gift is approximately $700,000 more than I can afford. Read more
“Filed to: Dear Fancy Kristen,” Read more
Well it just so happens I was headed to Nieman Marcus myself to return some Bentleys. Read more
this is libel and i’ll see you in court Read more
fuck you aaron Read more
I was literally just thinking, “wow, I see Alanis, Kristen and Stef in just about everything automotive these days, that’s cool.” And saw this article. I thought that because it’s nice to see women get a bite at the auto-journalism pie (not an fair share of the pie unfortunately, at least, not yet anyway). Read more
Thank you for this. While I always enjoy the depth of David’s articles, the inclusion of you guys’ experiences serves as an eye opener and talking point for someone like me, a single dad with a daughter who will probably have to deal with this sort of thing one day. I appreciate you all sharing this with us. Read more
So a weirdly unique thing about being transgender (and being stealth with it to a degree in real life and some social media) is that you have the opportunity to experience things on “both sides”. Read more
Hey Eddie! I was reading Alanis’s piece because holy crap the vitriol she and her fellow women car journalists get compared to the stuff I get as a woman covering tech and nerd stuff is incredible (and I love her coverage of the subject). Read more
One of the many reasons I frequent Jalopnik is the multitude of writers that post regularly, many of whom are female. I think it’s one of the site’s best features, frankly. It sucks that you have to deal with this kind of behavior, but I applaud all of you for continuing to do your work despite it.
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Your last bit is truly the only way to get these groups to change. By continuing to be fans of the racing and continuing to call out the unnecessary bullshit those in charge are dragging into it, it’s the only way it’ll change. Read more
66m? What the hell are you talking about?
According to ComScore, Barstool’s monthly average over the past 12 months is 4.1 million. Deadspin’s, by comparison, is 11.1 million. (I don’t have access to Jalopnik’s, sorry.) Read more
Great article, no matter what bullshit you end up getting sent your way on Twitter. Read more
Its amazing how up in arms you get AFTER the fact. Read more
Wow! Hats off to you all for putting up with this! I’ve been reading car magazines since I was in middle school and it wasn’t until I came across Jalopnik that I realized that I have a hard time relating to the major publications because they feel too formal if that makes sense. What’s great about the writing from the… Read more
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