Vulture (website)

Vulture is an American entertainment news website. It is the standalone pop culture section of New York magazine. Its tagline is "Devouring Culture".^[3]

Vulture

Editorial director	Neil Janowitz (2015–present)
Categories	Entertainment journalism
Publisher	Vox Media[1]
Founded	2007; 17 years ago (2007)[2]
Language	English
Website	www.vulture.com

History

Vulture debuted in April 2007 as an entertainment blog on nymag.com, the website of New York Magazine.^[2] Melissa Maerz and Dan Kois were the founding editors.^[2][4] The initial focus was television and film news, especially recaps of recent television episodes.^[5][6] Over time, it expanded to publish news and criticism in other areas of high and low culture, such as music, books, comedy, and podcasts.^[5]

In the process of spinning off from New York Magazine, Vulture's website was redesigned in 2010 from a blog format to look more like a "full-fledged" online magazine.^[3][7] Vulture subsequently moved to an independent URL/domain (Vulture.com) in February 2012.^[8]

The first Vulture Festival, an annual two-day event featuring celebrities from various pop culture fields, took place in New York City in 2014.^[9]

Vulture's parent company, New York Media, bought the comedy news site Splitsider from The Awl Network in 2018 and folded some of its coverage and its editor Megh Wright into Vulture.^[10]

In September 2019, Vulture became a property of Vox Media when New York Media was acquired by Vox.^[1]

Vulture Stunt Awards

In 2023, citing the lack of recognition for stunt performers,^[11] Vulture inaugurated their own Stunt Awards where awards such as "Best Stunt in an Action Film" and "Best Vehicular Stunt" are awarded annually.^[12][13][14]

Editors-in-chief

People who have held the title of editorial director (editor-in-chief):

• Josh Wolk (2009–2014)^[15][16]
• Gilbert Cruz (2014–2015)^[17][18]
• Neil Janowitz (2015–present)^[17]

References

1. Tracy, Marc; Lee, Edmund (September 24, 2019). "Vox Media Acquires New York Magazine, Chronicler of the Highbrow and Lowbrow". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
2. "NYMag.com Launches Culture Vulture, Agenda". MediaPost. April 24, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013.
3. Peters, Jeremy W. (September 19, 2010). "Culture Vulture Stands Alone". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
4. Shafrir, Doree (May 29, 2007). "'New York' Culture Blogger Flees to 'Rolling Stone'". Gawker. Archived from the original on July 13, 2007.
5. "About Us". Vulture. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023.
6. Stableford, Dylan (September 20, 2010). "New York Magazine Spinning Off Vulture". TheWrap. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
7. Cohen, David (September 22, 2010). "Vulture Evolves from nymag.com Blog to Full-Fledged Entertainment Site". Adweek. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
8. Pompeo, Joe (March 13, 2012). "Vulture snags Slate's Jessica Grose, 'Time' mag's Gilbert Cruz as editors". Politico. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
9. Zelaya, Ian (May 17, 2017). "How Vulture Festival is Upending the Magazine Pop-Culture Event Model". BizBash. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
10. Wright, Megh (March 22, 2018). "A Note About Splitsider". Vulture. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
11. "The Stunt Awards". Vulture. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024.
12. Volk, Pete (March 6, 2023). "The best movie stunts of 2022 are getting their due". Polygon. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023.
13. "Jawan and Pathaan bag nominations in Vulture's 2023 Stunt Awards". The Statesman. January 18, 2024. Archived from the original on March 23, 2024.
14. Kim, Noelle (January 22, 2022). "Guest Column: After 94 Years, It's Time for the Academy to Recognize the Art Form of Stunt Work". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
15. Cohen, David (October 29, 2009). "Josh Wolk Walks to Nymag.com". Adweek. Archived from the original on March 30, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
16. Kenneally, Tim (March 29, 2014). "Yahoo Taps Vulture Chief Josh Wolk as Executive Editor of Entertainment". TheWrap. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
17. Levy, Nicole (May 28, 2015). "Neil Janowitz joins New York Magazine's Vulture.com as Editorial Director". Politico. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
18. Crugnale, James (May 6, 2014). "NY Mag Promotes Lane Brown, Gilbert Cruz (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

External links

• Official website