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Ain't It Cool News was launched in 1996, and its name is attributed to a quote from John Travolta's character in the film Broken Arrow. [1] Knowles began surfing the internet while recovering from a debilitating accident in 1996.
Sep 28, 2017 · Ain’t It Cool News, like the Drudge Report, gained fame in the ’90s by bypassing traditional journalistic customs and gatekeepers. But Knowles failed to adapt to the new world he helped create....
Oct 1, 2017 · Knowles was injured in the early 90s, and spent a lot of time in bed. It was then that he became obsessed with movies and started Ain’t It Cool News. The site was booming in the late 1990s when a woman came forward and said that the creator had been repeatedly touching her without her consent.
Harry Jay Knowles (born December 11, 1971) is an American former film critic and writer known for his website Ain't It Cool News (AICN). Knowles was a member of the Austin Film Critics Association until he was removed in September 2017 "by a substantial majority vote" of the organization following allegations of sexual assault.
A short preview of the very first season of Downlow.d, a narrative podcast series that explores the forgotten oral histories of the internet. Our first season, "The Rise and Fall of Harry Knowles and Ain't It Cool News," will start in January. Subscribe today!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/downlowdpod0/support
Sep 28, 2017 · Ain’t It Cool News, like the Drudge Report, gained fame in the ’90s by bypassing traditional journalistic customs and gatekeepers. But Knowles failed to adapt to the new world he helped create.
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Part I (0:00) - In September of 2017, a perfect storm of controversies threaten to destroy the Alamo Drafthouse, Fantastic Fest, and Ain't It Cool News. Part II (50:07) - The bravery of the women who stepped forward to speak out against Harry Knowles helped one woman to gain new context for events…. 01:39:48.
