05/21/07
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By abalk2

Comment by Clevertrousers: I thought only Canadians still cared about Black. more » | Other threads

  • adventures in advertising

    Patrick Dempsey Shills For Conde Nast

    Conde Nast is rolling out its celeb-studded print ads, in a campaign called "Point of Passion." It's this nifty thing where people who might be in the magazines are shilling for the magazines! So you have Mary-Louise Parker posing for the New Yorker, and Patrick Dempsey working it for Details, and Richard Branson hawking Wired, and Diane von Furstenberg clutching Vanity Fair, and, naturally, Stanley Tucci caressing Gourmet. See, if famous people like magazines, well, then clearly you will enjoy them and buy them too! We thought we'd make some revisions—you know, to aim for that youthful demo that Conde is opting out on. More »
    05/14/07
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    By Choire

    Comment by c_webb: @drunkexpatwriter: Right? That's not NOT pregnant, folks ... it's LESS pregnant. Like Nicole Richie. more » | Other threads

  • media bubble

    The $40 Million Question: Define "Nappy"

  • Don Imus' contract with CBS said: "Services to be rendered are of a unique, extraordinary, irreverent, intellectual, topical, controversial, and personal character." Legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin thinks that makes Imus's $40 million lawsuit against CBS a bit more plausible. [CNN] More »
    • 05/03/07
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    By abalk2

    Comment by Twizzlers For President: I could totally see Jessica Simpson in that outfit. No, seriously. more » | Other threads

  • mandingos

    'Details' Mandingo Article Not Afraid To Be Servicey

    Late to the party with this one, but what a party it is: a Mandingo party, to be precise! This phenomenon, detailed in March's Details, entails a bunch of rich white men getting together a bunch of well-hung black men and then paying these persons to do their saggy wives. Wait, maybe not paying them: "Each guest at Hammer's parties pays an annual membership—couples pay $30 and Mandingos $75. Everyone pays an additional fee of $30 for each party." Wait, so these men are paying to be whores? More »
    04/06/07
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    By Emily Gould

    Comment by T.A.N.: Wow, that's good reading. "So that's what I provide-a gentleman in the street and a thug in the bedroom." In other words,... more » | Other threads

  • drugs

    Dopesmoking Metrosexual Mag Editors Dig Queens

    Damn, you people know a lot about pot. The flood of tips engendered by our solicitation for expert advice on current spot pricing resulted in a number of e-mails, but our favorite came late in the day:
    I used to work for a now-defunct delivery service in Manhattan in the early years of the millenium. Runners would be dispatched by pager all over the city (from 96th street down, naturally). The going price was $60 for a 2 gram box of hydroponic ( Cannabis Cup winning varieties like Juicy Fruit, White Widow, White Rhino, Blueberry, AK47, Humboldt Harvest, Bulldozer, G13). At $30 a gram, the price per ounce would be $810, so certainly $560 is nowhere close to the most expensive weed that exists, unless there were a volume discount. A funny blind item anecdote: Among many other low-grade celebs, I once delivered to the editor-in-chief of a certain magazine that rhymes with "Retails". Apropos of wide speculation as to the sexual proclivities of its readership, this editor chose a box of the cannabis varietal named "Closet Queen".
    We knew it! Retails readers, you are so ray! More »
    12/18/06
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    By abalk2

    Comment by dutchtwista: Haze is so NOT the bottom of the barrell in NYC. real haze is the bombazee...awesome aroma/flavor, strong clear high...lacking... more » | Other threads

  • dan peres

    Dan Peres Okay With Being a Douchebag

    "If my 20-year-old self could see me now at 35, he'd want to kick my ass," says Dan Peres in the opening of his Letter From The Editor in the current Details. It's the yuppie issue, and Dan wants you to know that while he used to be pretty cool (smoked pot, wore flannel, lived in the Village), he's grown and changed, and now he's the kind of douche that he used to despise. He lets you know this in painful, painstaking detail. Since the piece is not online, and God knows you don't want anyone to see you actually buying Details we've taken the liberty of reproducing it below. It's a long read, but ultimately worth it, because, as Dan comes to terms with his own douchery, so must we all. Enjoy. More »
    11/29/06
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    By abalk2

    Comment by maggiebex: @ellagood: This is why when I was 35, I did fuck men who were 20. more » | Other threads

  • details

    Oh, come on. IS STRAIGHT THE NEW SQUARE? [Details]

    08/30/06
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  • fashion

    September Issues: Fall Fashion Weigh-In #3

    You see that? That's 28.5 POUNDS OF MAGAZINE. 28.5 lbs. is the ridiculous sum total of all our fall fashion magazine weigh-ins; the combined weight of these 13 glossies exceeds that of all the models who appear in them. More »
    08/17/06
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    By Jessica

    Comment by Columbienne: ah yes, "covergivel" would be an attempt at "cover girl"...i warned u... more » | Other threads

  • details

    'Details' Loves Your Fat, Fugly Ass Just the Way It Is

    Hot on the trail of the "man flab" trend, those progressive dandies over at Details feature an article on the return of curves in Hollywood — "FAT IS BACK," etc. Otherwise likeable writer Holly Millea argues that actresses like Rachel Weisz, Kate Winslet and Catherine Zeta-Jones are paving the way for calorie-loving girls everywhere, fighting the Nicole Richies of the world one sandwich at a time. Notes Salon's Broadsheet Broad Rebecca Traister: More »
    08/16/06
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    By Jessica

    Comment by Mr. Guy: Esquire ran this same article in 2004 http://www.esquire.com/cgi-bin/printtool/print.cgi?pages=1... more » | Other threads

  • gay

    Is It Nature or Nurture That Makes This Contest Sooo Gay?

    Second Place: Getting ass-raped by a Production Assistant. At home. More »
    08/11/06
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    By gdelahaye

    Comment by SpyMagician: Brett Ratner still produces it right? 'Nuff said! Excelsior! more » | Other threads

  • media bubble

    Media Bubble: Time Inc. Lives on the Edge

    • Time Inc. to launch SI Edge, fitness mag that won't offer abs tips. Retorts Zinczenko: "[W]e promise not to point out that he's naming his magazine after a shaving cream." [NYP] More »
    06/30/06
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    By Jesse
  • drugs

    Gossip Roundup: Lisa Turtle Missed the Drug Awareness Episode

    • The National Enquirer finds itself getting sued, yet again — but this time it's not Tom Cruise unleashing the lawyers. It's little Lisa Turtle (aka Lark Voorhies), who is suing for unspecified damages after the rag quoted a source as saying she was bipolar and addicted to cocaine. Honestly, she did look a little tweaked when she and Screech did "the sprain" dance. [TMZ] More »
    05/31/06
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    By Jessica
  • details

    In Which 'Details' Baits Us to Make the Same Old Tired Joke

    A headline from the new Details, out today: More »
    04/25/06
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    By Jesse
  • media bubble

    Media Bubble: Who Cares About Rate Base, So Long as Your Shirt Is Tucked In?

    • Details missed its rate base on eight of 10 issues in 2005. Fun. [Ad Age] More »
    04/24/06
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    By Jesse

    Comment by Narnia: So happy that Kurt Anderson has finally brought his prolific and prescient perspective on the internet and (gasp!) its resurrection... more » | Other threads

  • media bubble

    Media Bubble: Gossip Columns Important to Those Concerned About Gossip

    • Page Six traffics in buzz, apparently. [NYT] More »
    04/17/06
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    By Jesse
  • brian farnham

    Brian Farnham Ankles 'Details' to Helm 'TONY'

    As WWD reported this morning, Details wunderkind Brian Farnham — who in five years there rose to the No. 2 position at the mag — resigned yesterday to become the new editor-in-chief of Time Out New York. TONY has been EIC-less since Joe Angio left at Christmastime to focus on promoting his documentary on Melvin Van Peebles. There were apparently "many, many, MANY More »
    04/04/06
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    By Jesse

    Comment by thugster: Why is WWD scooping all the media news? more » | Other threads

  • gq

    Study: 'GQ' Is the Gayest Magazine Ever

    If you're anything like us, you often wonder what magazines have the gayest readerships. Thankfully, Fairchild's DNR got hold of the research this week, and it told us. (On Monday. None of you saw this and could pass it on before now? Jesus, people.) More »
    02/23/06
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    By Jesse

    Comment by Law Dork: Um, how is Midwest (Martha Stewart?) Living possibly straight? Its title is written in pink! more » | Other threads

  • media bubble

    Media Bubble: Icahn Cahn't

    • Carl Icahn's quixotic attempt to split up Time Warner starts to "falter." As quixotic bids are wont to do. [NYT] More »
    02/17/06
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    By Jesse
  • media bubble

    Media Bubble: Nachos, Beer, and, Maybe, a Free Football-Phone!

    • Maxim, Sports Illustrated, and Playboy to spend up to $1 million each to host dueling pre-Super Bowl parties. Maybe some of those recently laid off from Time Inc. and Dennis Publishing will be invited. [NYP] More »
    02/03/06
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    By Jesse

    Comment by sailor: nuff said. what's next? plumbing the insights of editorial writers from the post and dailly news? we like jon stewart, which... more » | Other threads

  • media bubble

    Media Bubble: Arthur Sulzberger Would Like to Teach the World to Sing in Perfect Harmony

    • Everything at the Times is great, says Sulzberger! He loves Bill Keller! His job is totally secure! The staff is all happy! And he still believes, in spite of everything, that people are still truly good at heart! [MW] More »
    01/27/06
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    By Jesse

    Comment by SecureLocation: I thought Men's Health was the first gay men's lifestyle magazine. What gives? more » | Other threads