Kind of Scary Fairytaleland with Tom Scocca

It’s Wednesday, which means there’s lots to sink your teeth into in this week’s New York Observer: Alexandra Jacobs’ tale of survival on Jet Blue 292; Rebecca Dana’s take on the CNN’s youth demo-baiting blog reporters; and of course Tom Scocca’s profile of Nick Denton, charming host and this week’s coverboy. It’s a fascinating tale, to be sure, but our attention was caught by this account which marries a fanciful fairy-tale with oddly jarring savagery:

This is the story of blogs: Once upon a time, there was the Mainstream Media.

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