''Vulture'' is an American

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website. It is the standalone

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section of ''New York'' magazine. Its tagline is "Devouring Culture".

History

''Vulture'' debuted in April 2007 as an entertainment

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on nymag.com, the website of ''New York Magazine''. Melissa Maerz and Dan Kois were the founding editors. The initial focus was television and film news, especially recaps of recent television episodes. Over time, it expanded to publish news and criticism in other areas of high and low culture, such as music, books, comedy, and podcasts. In the process of spinning off from ''New York Magazine'', ''Vulture'' website was redesigned in 2010 from a blog format to look more like a "full-fledged"

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. ''Vulture'' subsequently moved to an independent

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(Vulture.com) in February 2012. The first Vulture Festival, an annual two-day event featuring celebrities from various pop culture fields, took place in New York City in 2014. ''Vulture'' 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''. In September 2019, ''Vulture'' became a property of

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when New York Media was acquired by '' Vox''.

Vulture Stunt Awards

In 2023, citing the lack of recognition for

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s, ''Vulture'' inaugurated their own Stunt Awards where awards such as "Best Stunt in an Action Film" and "Best Vehicular Stunt" are awarded annually.

Editors-in-chief

People who have held the title of editorial director (

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): * Josh Wolk (2009–2014) * Gilbert Cruz (2014–2015) * Neil Janowitz (2015–present)

References

External links

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