• launches

    Will Former 'Jane' Eds Make New Weekly 'Page Six Mag' Cool?

    Remember Page Six The Magazine? The first issue, helmed by Jared Paul Stern, was a glossy brand extension of Richard Johnson's fiefdom. The second issue, published months later, was another decent, if seemingly random, attempt to further monetize the paper's gossip sheet. It was also presumably to give the celebrity weeklies a run for their money—though coming out once every eight months or so isn't the best way to instill fear in your competitors. But multiple sources confirm that Page Six The Magazine is coming back on Sunday, Sept. 23 as a weekly, and it won't look very much like its predecessors. Instead, it'll be more like the New York Times money-minter T. But can a glossy lifestyles magazine make it attached to a gritty tabloid? More »
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  • public service announcements

    The issue of Jane that's on newsstands now (the August issue, with Eva Mendes on the cover) is not the one the staff was working on when the magazine folded. It's the September issue that will never see the light of day.
    07/23/07
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    Comment by HowDareThey: Only the mentally feeble who know nothing about publishing need this clarified. Thanks for the crutches though! I'm building a... more » | Other threads

  • sudden death

    'Jane' Publisher Was Still Hawking The Mag As It Folded

    So what was Jane publisher Carlos Lamadrid doing in the days before the magazine folded? Why, soliciting ads for the next issue! Which raises the question: What did he know and when did he know it? The answer seems to be: Not much, and not until the very end. Which kinda jibes with what we've been hearing, which is that Jane had, actually, managed to meet all its numbers for the year (subscriptions, ad revenue, and newsstand) early, after an incredibly dismal 2006. So even though the magazine's demise had been rumored for months, if not years, staffers were genuinely surprised that the cleaver fell when it did. Apparently, so was Lamadrid. (Click to enlarge.) More »
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    Comment by svetaohio: @IrishBreakfast: subscribers are being transferred to the Glamour sub. list. Gotta keep one mag afloat... more » | Other threads

  • the magazine formerly known as jane

    The Jane magazine website is still up, and someone there still wants to know if you're into anal. [Jane]
    07/16/07
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    Comment by MisterHippity: The question, as phrased, is a bit ambiguous. Are they asking if we're into anal, or whether we *are* anal? Or maybe... more » | Other threads

  • reassignments

    From the mailbag: "The Jane fashion interns from the reality show are getting shipped over to Lucky. In the end Kim France always wins."
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    Comment by Amarain824: Great, they can look at pictures too! more » | Other threads

  • intern nation

    The 'Jane' Intern Reality Show

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    07/10/07
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    Comment by tailfeather: @Polypam: There ought to be. Did you ever see that "Intervention" with self-obsessed Tamela (possibly most obnoxious name ever, brings... more » | Other threads

  • unhappy endings

    The Last Frantic Moments Of 'Jane'

    From the mailbag comes a tale of what goes down when a gaggle of women's magazine staffers simultaneously find out that their magazine is going down the tubes:
    My friend works at JANE (well, up until yesterday) and she told me that at 11 a.m., all of the editors and people went into their regular Monday meeting, and 2 hours later, they all came RUNNING down the hall. People were completely nuts and started grabbing everything they could from the fashion closets.
    Oh, it goes on! More »
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    Comment by Cheap Shot: How awesome would it be if this was another Jane prank? more » | Other threads

  • lady down

    Jane staffers actually are clearing their desks already. And Conde won't even be shipping the 90%-complete latest issue. This is after Conde spent a bundle on not one but two redesigns. When they're ready to kill a mag, they do it.
    07/09/07
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    By Choire

    Comment by Trackback: There’s no official announcement yet, but looks like we’ve seen the last of Jane.  Condé Nast is folding the magazine,... more » | Other threads

  • remainders

    Remainders: Jenna Elfman ≅ Samantha Jones

  • Jenna Elfman will play a book publicist who's "intensely loyal to her clients," as opposed to the book publicists who hate their clients, in a new sitcom produced by Darren Star. We're sure it'll be just as realistic about the book publishing industry as Sex and the City was about the life of an alt-weekly columnist. [Galleycat] More »
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Comment by Steverino: This decade is really fucked up but things actually feel a little bit more in place now that Tonya Harding... more » | Other threads

  • gawker book club

    Gawker Book Club: "Falling Out of Fashion," The End

    Falling Out of Fashion is a roman a clef by Jane Pratt's ex-assistant, Karen Cohen Yampolsky. But its heroine is a stand-in for Jane, not Karen! "Jill White" is a valiant soul who wants to keep Jill Magazine true to its idealistic roots, even after it gets bought by Nestrom (read: Fairchild) and Jill is forced to work with a publisher installed by evil Nestrom CEO Ellen Cutter (read: Fairchild CEO Mary Berner). Juicy stuff! And so, so, so bad! More »
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    By Emily Gould

    Comment by raincoaster: "The end." Sweet. more » | Other threads

  • jane magazine

    Behind The Scenes At The 'Jane' Boob Shoot

    Good news for fans of anonymous media tits: the photo shoot for Jane's guide to boobs took place on Saturday, despite the magazine's earlier claim that they'd canceled the shoot because the list of participants—which included some familiar names—was inadvertently leaked. However, the boob-baring volunteers were phoned individually late last week to determine whether they'd still be willing to participate. Our own Intern Stephanie was one of these women. This is her story. More »
    03/12/07
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    By Emily Gould

    Comment by a lady: @ Intern Stephanie: true. boobs and tater tots. she was totally my type from the waist down. ah, well. more » | Other threads

  • gawker book club

    Gawker Book Club: "Falling Out of Fashion," Part Two

    Falling Out of Fashion is a roman a clef by Jane Pratt's ex-assistant, Karen Cohen Yampolsky. But its heroine is a stand-in for Jane, not Karen! "Jill White" is a valiant soul who wants to keep Jill Magazine true to its idealistic roots, even after it gets bought by Nestrom (read: Fairchild) and Jill is forced to work with a publisher installed by evil Nestrom CEO Ellen Cutter (read: Fairchild CEO Mary Berner). Juicy stuff! And so, so, so bad! More »
    03/08/07
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    By Emily Gould

    Comment by JupiterPluvius: I'm with Maura--I'm surprised that such bad fanfiction doesn't have more Mary Sue in it. Maybe Casey Mohan Lampolstein... more » | Other threads

  • gawker book club

    Gawker Book Club: "Falling Out of Fashion"

    Does the name Karen Cohen Yampolsky ring a bell? Congratulations, old-skool Jane reader! She was Jane Pratt's assistant, and she's done the expected thing and written a roman a clef. But there's a twist! The heroine of the novel isn't a Yampolsky stand-in—she's a Jane Pratt stand-in, named Jill White. ("White" used to edit a teen mag called "Cheeky!" For real.) Jill is a valiant soul who wants to keep Jill true to its idealistic roots, even after it gets bought by Nestrom (read: Fairchild) and Jill is forced to work with a publisher installed by evil Nestrom CEO Ellen Cutter (read: Fairchild CEO Mary Berner). Juicy stuff! Unfortunately, the book is still incredibly, incredibly bad. Wouldn't you like to read some? More »
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    By Emily Gould

    Comment by KatieNYC: What this needs is a good car chase. or for one of the main characters to pull off their face... more » | Other threads

  • remainders

    Remainders: 'Anything But Love'

  • Looking for gainful employment? Serve beer to drunken grups on Smith Street this summer! [Eater] More »
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    By Doree Shafrir

    Comment by EugenieRose: Memo to "Jane" : $50 is barely enough to buy a mid-range new bra. If you want to take a... more » | Other threads

  • jane magazine

    Drew Barrymore Is A "Nudist Little Bird"

    It's so Jane to put Drew Barrymore on the cover of the March issue of Jane! She's so smart and cute and funny, and she dates indie rockers and one-testicled comedians. Also, she describes herself as a "sexual, free, fucking nudist little bird running around" and "a wood nymph when it comes to sexuality." Right-o! Well, the whole wood nymph thing would explain the dress she wore to last year's Golden Globes. More »
    02/21/07
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    By Doree Shafrir

    Comment by timtation: She looks like ET on the Jane cover. more » | Other threads

  • jane magazine

    Jane's CMJ Afterparty: So Brandon?

    Ah, Jane magazine. Who ever thought we'd see the day when it featured Ashlee and Jessica Simpson on covers within 7 months of each other? Or a contest involving getting a 29-year-old virgin laid? Or ... a CMJ after-party? More »
    11/03/06
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    By Doree Shafrir

    Comment by J Keller: Hey, and the issue w/ Jessica on the cover also has an essay by me -- a balding, paunchy, 35-year-old... more » | Other threads

  • remainders

    Remainders: 'Jane' Magazine Successfully Gives 'One Night in Paris' Gravitas by Comparison

    • Jane magazine continues its quest to lower lowest common denominator. [Jane] More »
    08/28/06
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    By gdelahaye

    Comment by Shinola: Two "insert your own _____ joke here"s in one afternoon. Heh. more » | Other threads

  • conde nast

    Attack of the Fake Conde Fashion Directors!

    Alert! Alert! Security breach! Someone who is not a Conde editor potentially getting perks of the sort reserved only for Conde editors! More »
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  • cargo

    Remainders: 'Cargo' Swag Is Already Retro

    • The publication and paychecks have moved on to a better place, Cargo's moderately crappy swag lives on. [601am] More »
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  • jane pratt

    'WWD': Jane Pratt Was Forced Out

    Women's Wear Daily's Memo Pad — one of the city's leading media-gossip columns — is sometimes derided as the Conde Nast School Paper, a comment on the (probably unavoidable) prevalence of news about its corporate owner, which just happens to be one of the biggest mag companies. Sometimes, though, you can learn the most interesting things from an in-house rag. More »
    03/10/06
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    By Jesse

    Comment by thatgirl: this is so duh more » | Other threads

  • people magazine

    Media Bubble: 'People' Has Always Cared Deeply About the Plight of the Haitian People

    • How'd People land the preggers-Angelina scoop? By donating something like $400K to one of the actress's favorite charities. "It is not a pay for access deal," says the mag's new chief. No, not at all. [NYP] More »
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    By Jesse