October 18, 2013

Buzzfeed Articles Without The GIFs

I love Buzzfeed’s writing, but couldn’t stand those pesky GIFs getting in the way,” writes the creator of a surprisingly compelling Tumblr blog.

Hunter Schwarz’s salute to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was a breezy read when first published in August, but stripped of visual frippery it’s even breezier: 88 words that would totally flatten Lord Zedd.

Sponsored content from Dove about the joys of showering? You won’t break a sweat reading the 77-word version!

The site’s longest read so far: Katie Heaney and Jessica Misener’s attempt to troll mushroom-lovers. The all-text version, at 167 words, reads like a website comment left by a crazy person. A brief example:

They are slimy weird bulb food!!! Mushrooms are the surprise ruiner of many a pasta. Some of them LOOK LIKE BRAINS.

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Andrew Beaujon reported on the media for Poynter from 2012 to 2015. He was previously arts editor at TBD.com and managing editor of Washington City…
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