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second acts
Brandon Holley: Has A Job!
Brandon Holley, the last editor that Jane magazine would ever see (so sad! Still feel that hole in our hearts), did get a job it turns out! She has been secretly (well to us, not to her) working at Yahoo as "executive producer, Yahoo Lifestyles." This means that she is, for one of her duties, the astrology editor, which surely is a great and hilarious thing to edit. Like: "Can you make this totally-invented thing seemingly more accurate?" More »
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By ChoireComment by lizzybennet: @VoxPopuli: Andrea Botocelli (or whoever that opera guy is) more » | Other threads
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comebacks
From the mailbag: "I overheard someone blabbing that [former Jane and Sassy editor] Jane Pratt is planning a pow-wow with her old staff this week. Only the ones who worked for her (not Brandon Holley) are invited (Debbie, Josh, Jeff, Jauretsi, Lori, Bill, Eric, Erin, Kenya, Annemarie, Johan, Stephanie, Gigi). I'm dying to know if this is just a friendly gathering or is Jane plotting something? An old Sassy reader can only hope." Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes! Which makes Jane's last editor Brandon Holley, who we've also heard might be rallying the old troops towards some end or other, Madelyne Pryor?
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By Emily GouldComment by lizzybennet: Uh, no Christina Kelly?Glad to see her husband gave her a nice pair of titties for an anniversary. or maybe... more » | Other threads
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gossip roundup
Dina Lohan: "My Children And I Are In A Wonderful Place In Our Lives"
- Hey, Dina Lohan, your daughter Lindsay's in rehab for the third time and you're being sued right and left and even your ex-con ex-husband is looking like a good parent compared to you. What do you have to say for yourself? ""My children and I are in a wonderful place in our lives, and people just want to make things up and see us fail!" To be fair, though, Cirque Lodge does seem like a pretty wonderful place. [24Sizzler] More »
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By Emily GouldComment by Joe_Welcome: "My children and I are in a wonderful place in our lives, and people just want to make things up... more » | Other threads
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sudden departures
Eric Nicholson, former Jane editor and one-time America's Next Top Model judge, has just departed his job as senior editor at Marie Claire. He recently told Jane Pratt's radio show, reprinted in WWD, of his time at Hearst that "Yeah, it's definitely bigger and different. I wouldn't say better. My heart always will be at Jane magazine with you." That might have been the straw that broke the camel's back. According to one version of the story, editor Joanna Coles tossed the trade rag at him and ordered him out of the office. But hold on, drama queens. According to a Hearst spokesperson, he's leaving the magazine for a number of reasons, and any interactions, which were non-dramatic in nature, happened in a private room. We're sure he'll land on his very expensively-clad little feet. And we sure hope he gets all Atoosa for his second act! -
goodbye to all pratt
Rumor: 'Jane' Magazine Folds
Sad, if true, rumor: We're hearing that Jane magazine, which provided us so much joy with its coverage of boobs, has apparently folded. A call to Editor in Chief Brandon Holley resulted in our being informed that she was "in a meeting." Wonder what that might be about. UPDATE: The ad people just got back from a short meeting at which they were told the news. And as for the shuttering of the mag, Radar hears the same. UPDATE update: A friend hears from an employee: "It's done, everyone is packing up and has to be out today."
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By abalkComment by genocidejill: So...what was said to piss the publishers off? more » | Other threads
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blogs as good as newspapers
Brandon Holley's "Jane" Transformation Complete!
For the record, it was current Jane editor Brandon Holley who got hitched over the weekend in Virginia (update: actually, now we hear it was over last weekend) to musician John Deley, not Original Jane, AKA Jane Pratt, as "the gossip's gossip sheet" Jossip originally reported. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by deadmonkey: @Sally Tomato: Is Sally Tomato moonlighting as Alessandra Stanley? more » | Other threads
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media bubble
Conrad Black Even Swears Like Nixon
- In an interview with the Guardian, Conrad Black calls his fraud trial "bullshit" and announces that he's at war with the U.S. government. The paper also has an excerpt from Black's forthcoming biography of Richard Nixon, which praises the former president's "surpassing dignity." Read into that what you will. [Guardian] More »
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By abalk2Comment by Clevertrousers: I thought only Canadians still cared about Black. more » | Other threads
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remainders
User-Submitted Boobs Are Not Porn
- Jane mag's website: pioneering women's health education, crusading citizen journalism, or homemade amateur porn site? Maybe all three! Boobs! NSFW and porny kind of but also not? [Jane] More »
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By ChoireComment by Clarence Rosario: Someone needs to go back to that breastfeeding post and finally answer the question of who, exactly, is eroticising boobs. more » | Other threads
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breast buy
Jane's Boob Shoot Issue Racking Up Big Sales
Shame on you, Mediaweek, for your indelicate and heavy-handed report on the success of Jane magazine's Breast Health Guide issue both in print and online. Did you really have to use so many played-out mammary puns? From the headline—"Jane's Boob Job Pumps Subs Online"—to the first paragraph— "Condé Nast's Jane is filling out its sub file with support from a spread on breasts in the May issue"—seriously, it's just so crass. "Online subs swelled"? Frankly, we're offended. Offended and titillated! Heh, we said 'tits,' sorta. Oh no, and now the floodgates are open and it's like our typing fingers are being controlled by the ghost of Russ Meyer! Swollen subs! Rock-hard nipples! Boobies! Jugs! Knockers! Hooters! MILKY FUNBAGS! OVERBLOWN TEATS SQUIRTING MILK INTO OUR GAPING MAWS! More »
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By Emily GouldComment by lefty: More than a handful of euphemisms is wasted. more » | Other threads
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jane
Do We Owe 'Jane' A Boob Shoot Apology?
We were so sad when we read Brandon Holley's editor's letter in the famous boob-containing new issue of Jane. (They took pictures of ladies' boobs!) "Unfortunately, someone on the list (yes, we know who you are) decided to circulate the names of these women — which we intended to keep anonymous — to a Web site," Brandon wrote. We're just "a Web site!" Sad already. Also, we thought it was sort of shady (but admirably deft!) the way Brandon glossed over the whole "we accidentally sent out a list of everyone's contact info, complete with phone numbers, to all boob shoot participants" aspect of events. Anyway, she continued: "The blogger bragged about having the list and threatened to print it once our issue was out. The idea was to embarrass our volunteers and make them worry about being scrutinized." Bragged! Threatened! We so did not! More »
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By Emily GouldComment by VoxPopuli: @Sally Tomato: http://www.epartyunlimited.com/succulent-fruity-boobs.html... I got curious and had to see what the hell it was about. BTW, they have a male... more » | Other threads
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jane
Brooke "Belle" Parkhurst Might Have Some Big Apples, Or She Might Not
"A low-cut top helps me get my way. I use that more often than I'd like to admit," "Brooke, 28" tells Jane in their new Guide To Boobs. Here's her rack. Compare and contrast with that of one Brooke Parkhurst, the Belle of the Big Apple. Note that right-side mole! If our hunch is correct and those are her hooters, what a remarkable bit of Conde synergy from Brooke, who is the newly-appointed cooking/lifestyle video correspondent for Conde Nast's Elasticwaist.com. More » -
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The 'Jane' Guide To Boobs! BOOBS!
Hooray! It's finally here! As you recall, our own Intern Stephanie reported for us live from Jane magazine's boobtacular photo shoot, and now the day has arrived when you'll be able to guess which of the boobs are hers. (Hint: her name is "Stephanie.") After the jump, we've taken the feelings that these tittie-pix gave us and transformed them into art. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of Top-Free activists, such pictures are still not considered safe for most works. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by ellagood: @Pope John Peeps II: really? i've always thought that is how men actually see us. more » | Other threads
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jane
How Christina Kelly Changed Jane Pratt's Life
You "love book reviews—sorry I cut down on them for a while; they're now back in full force," declared Jane editor Brandon Holley her April editor's letter. Conspicuously missing from the newly replumped book section, though, was a review of a book that seems like a natural fit for Jane's audience: How Sassy Changed My Life. That's Kara Jesella and Marisa Meltzer's "love letter" to the magazine that kicked off the careers of thousands of women's studies majors turned women's mag editorial assistants—and the career of one Jane Pratt, who served as the seminal teen mag's editor in chief at the tender age of 24. Nary a peep about this book in a magazine that still has Pratt's name on the masthead as "founding editor?" More »
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By Emily GouldComment by InExile: @de wolfe: I concur in the judgment, Kim France does come off like a meth-fueled greenstick fracture. Does anyone... more » | Other threads
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jane
Imogen Lloyd Webber Not Riding The Starlight Express
What's the buzz in London right now? Well, as musical theater scion-hot Imogen Lloyd Webber reveals in the April issue of Jane, it's a drug called cocaine. When Imogen is out trying to enjoy the music of the night, she's often pressured to try it! "I'm a single twentysomething girl who is living the unattached life but has never once tried an illegal drug ... the white stuff seems to be hard for my friends to resist these days. They used to include me in their nightclub plans, until they saw that I couldn't keep up with their demented dancing and would object to being left alone during their repeated trips to the restroom. So now they rarely text me about their after-parties that go on through dawn, as they know I will have collapsed into bed long before, not having their secret energy formula coursing through my bloodstream." Still, though, Imogen might change her mind if the man she cared about enjoyed indulging in the white stuff, right? Love changes everything! Well, maybe not. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by the-cubicle-dweller: That's the straightest set of choppers I've seen on a Brit ever! more » | Other threads
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jane
Jonathan Lethem Talks Down To 'Jane'
Our preferred Brooklyn Jonathan author chatted live with the ladies of the Jane magazine messageboards yesterday to promote his forthcoming book, You Don't Love Me Yet. His answers to their questions revealed a lot—about how dumb the questioners are. But it's okay! According to Jonathan, you don't have to go to college to be smart! More »
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By Emily GouldComment by Maliboo: Challenge: Who can find the most generic New Yorkerisms in Jonathan Lethem's latest Beattie-Malamud mashup, Lucky Alan? And... "Suddenly... more » | Other threads
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jane
Jane: Now With 106 Fewer Breasts!
We are sad and sorry to report that the photoshoot for Jane's Guide to Boobs has, as of now, been canceled " due the inadvertent release of the list of participants," even though, as WWD reported this morning, only 4 of the amateur titmodels dropped out when the list went public. Does this mean that there will be no boob guide? We would be sadder still if this was so; we often find ourselves in dire need of boob guidance. And, well, $50. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by Smirk: @KarenUhOh: Man, that was priceless. I don't have tits, but I can send you a picture of my knees. They're almost the... more » | Other threads
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media
Media Bubble: Hiring, Firing, Cursing, Apologizing
- NBC News had always planned to can "Nightly News" exec producer John Reiss. The fact that ABC is starting to manhandle them, ratings-wise, is just a happy coincidence. [NYT] More »
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By abalk2Comment by GrumpyMcGillicutty: Update: Asian supremacist guy got fired. more » | Other threads
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jane
The 'Jane' Guide To Boobs Shoot
'Jane' mag is shooting for its May "Guide To Boobs" this coming weekend, as we heard, and they've selected 53 lucky young ladies to come in and get topless for 50 bucks a piece on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Noho Studios. (That's $50 each person, not each boob.) Unfortunately, they've sent out the list of participants to all the participants. It's just like the ladies room in there! They love to share. Anyway, there are more than a few Conde Nast girls on the list, a few local newspaper gals—including one nubile young photo editor— and a musician or two. Boobs a-plenty! Tell you what—we'll just hold on to this list and play mix and match later. You know, when we see the goods. Ooh, maybe on eBay? -
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Joel Stein: He's So Jane
We're hearing that LA Times columnist, VH1 talking head, and general shanda-for-the-Jews Joel Stein will be doing a little bit of freelancing for Jane magazine. The story makes sense, in that Stein and Jane ed Brandon Holley once toiled together in the trenches of Time Out. Loathe though we are to see Stein's cut-rate Dave Barryisms in yet another publication, we can see one possible upside. Perhaps Brandon will mate him with the mag's professional virgin Sarah DiMuro, which would keep at least that corner of the gene pool quarantined. More » -
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'Jane' Virgin Still Unsacked, Intact
So Sarah DiMuro - the virginal Jane blogger whose desire for a cherryectomy before her thirtieth birthday went unfulfilled - is still at it. Even though she's now passed into her fourth decade, at which point even the government is legally forced to reclassify her from "virgin" to "spinster," DiMuro continues to prattle on about bad dates and dispense advice over at the magazine's website. Short of suggesting that she lower her standards (it certainly didn't work for Jane) we have no idea what to do to get this woman laid and out of our lives. C'mon, can't someone out there take one for the team? Or are you all too put off by the voice? More »
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By abalk2Comment by inthenearfuture: Doesn't she know that to a man "I'm not looking for anything serious" means "I'll just fuck you and not... more » | Other threads
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mediabistro
Genius Lessons: Thirty Bucks
At a gathering for 49 Nobel Prize winners in 1962, President Kennedy remarked that "I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent and of human knowledge that has ever been gathered together at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone." All well and good, but this January 29th will see the greatest assemblage of magazine genius ever gathered together in the same room - with the possible exception of when Art Cooper had that fatal meal with Dave Zinczenko. That's right, it's MediaBistro's "Editors on Truth Serum — The New Rules of Success Now," a panel discussion at Chinatown Brasserie, starring such luminaries as Tom Foster (Men's Journal), Brandon Holley (Jane), Stacy Morrison (Redbook), Susie Schulz (CosmoGirl!), Richard Story (Departures), and Jake "Shake 'n Bake" Weisberg (Slate). As 'bistro Boa-in-Chief Laurel Touby puts it, More » -
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Media Bubble: Feuds Resolved, Reignited
- Evil, Inc.'s Rupert Murdoch and Liberty Media's John C. Malone kiss and make up. [NYT] More »
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clips
Why Is Sarah The 30 Year Old Virgin Still A Virgin Again?
Hmmm. (Headscratch). Well, we're not sure, but if we had to guess, we think it could be because of her tendency to say shit like, "I'm in the middle of a cute guy sandwich! Where's the mayonnaise?" More »
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By Emily GouldComment by actrizsublim: Could someone please explain why she assumes we all can agree with her conclusion that she's "OBviously not gay" and... more » | Other threads
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jane
Sarah "Virgin" DiMuro Offers "Sex Tips"
Blogger Sarah DiMuro's reign of Janemag.com ickiness ("read up to see if Sarah's still a virgin!") is, in theory at least, over: she was supposed to to lose it before she hit 30, and she didn't. But that's not stopping her from taking her internet "fame" to the next level. Specifically: the 'giving dumb quotes to Page Six' level (Page Six, being Page Six, repays the favor by misspelling SaraH's name). Anyway, Sarah offers Britney Spears this counsel: "Don't date for a while, just take a breather and stay away from men. It's a no-brainer!" Well, okay, it's not bad advice. But we're still questioning Sarah's qualification to dish it out. Maybe Brit will counter with some fashion hints. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by kittyliterati: Horse-faced? No. Sarah is clearly trying to confirm her true animal resemblance through subtle use of her wifebeater. Crafty, indeed. more » | Other threads
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By abalk2Comment by TakeBackWhatYouSaidAboutThor: wait, I thought Target's new couture women's line is British, not French? more » | Other threads
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jane pratt
Jane Pratt Goes to Sirius Radio
Hearkening back to last July, perhaps you recall that Sassy and Jane founding editor and all-around adorable cult leader Jane Pratt wasforcedeased out of the latter publication last July after what WWD referred to as "endless antics." In case you were wondering what sort of "antics" could result in the termination of a magazine's spiritual leader, Keith Kelly's report on Pratt's forthcoming debut on satellite radio safehouse Sirius notes that Pratt's infamous "wanderlust" that led to her departure coincidentally occured after she suffered a miscarriage — an event which likely superceded the magazine in her personal hierarchy of emotional commitments, God forbid. Ladies, take heed: nothing shall distract you from your job. More »
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By JessicaComment by SecureLocation: Isn't Jane getting a bit old for this act? more » | Other threads
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politics
Remainders: Bedtime for Baby Lefty
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affairs
Gossip Roundup: Kate Hudson Remembers She Has Husband
• Kate Hudson comes to her senses (maybe) and realizes that Owen Wilson (possibly) is not the most stable choice (on earth). But is she ready to go back to a life of picking food out of Chris Robinson's beard? [Us Weekly] More » -
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She's So Brandon!
As we suspected, Jane magazine is in fact having a competition to get a 29-year-old virgin laid. We could talk about how desperate and distasteful the whole thing is, but we're more upset that now we've got to cancel Gawker's Fuck a Fat Guy contest lest we be accused of appropriating the concept. No, what's more interesting to us is Sarah's appearance. She looks... familiar. Who is it that she reminds us of? Oh, right. More »
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By abalk2Comment by Julia Allison: What's next - Men's Vogue "EXCLUSIVE Take It Up the Ass For The First Time" Contest? Hud Morgan could... more » | Other threads
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September Issues: Fall Fashion Weigh-In #2
Last night we took another trip to the newsstand to fetch more of the beastly September fashion glossies, but this time things were toned down a notch. Rather than haul another 9.5 pounds of aspirational crap, we went more towards the featherweights. Next round, we'll suck it up and grab the heavyweights like InStyle or the 650-page Vogue. And when we're all done? Just you wait. We're going to take all these fuckers and build ourselves a coffee table.
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Remainders: Meredith Vieira Will Never Take Away Your Lifeline
• Meredith Vieira preps for her forthcoming role as Today show co-host by visiting the newsroom and, um, taping Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The contrast of morning show queen to cheesy game-show host may be funny now, but just wait until she's doing a tough AM interview with a heavy hitter and asks them, "Is that your final answer?" [NYDN] More »
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By JessicaComment by theannalog: Note the typo in the Hitchens obit: Hitchens is survived by his wife, Carol Blue, their daughter Antonia, and two other... more » | Other threads
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jane
Return of the Fake Conde Fashion Directors!
Remember back in May, when we told you about the woman running around pretending to be Jane fashion director Kusum Lynn? Well, according to WWD, Lynn caught up with her impostor at a recent party for Gucci, and... it turned out to be a dude. A dude with a history of impersonating Conde Nast employees. How'd it all play out? More »
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By abalk2Comment by Bob Loblaw: Oh that coy, sexy sideglance. "You can borrow my identity," say her eyes. "But you'll never own it." more » | Other threads
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Remainders: Remembering Katie Couric's Memory-Filled Farewell
• We really don't want today to end, if only so that everyone can continue to hyper-analyze Katie Couric's insane farewell on the Today show. [BWE] More » -
jane
'Jane,' Your Offline Blogosphere
Because we lurve Ashlee Simpson, we were recently flipping through the April issue of Jane (we know, we're behind on the girly mags), and we noticed a couple of things. First of all, it seems safe to say that after a few months under editor-in-chief Brandon Holley, Jane is pretty damn good. The look is fun, the edit is solid — just a good hipster-crafty-feminist revival. More » -
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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 » -
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Is Roger Toussaint the Grinch Who Stole Media Christmas?
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Media Bubble: More Mag Books, More Blogger Books
• The latest magland roman a clef is by Jane Pratt's former assistant. But this time this boss is the heroine — and her boss is the bad guy. What an interesting twist. [NYP] More » -
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Brandon Holley Asks 'Jane' Readers to Move On
After all the stink we made about uber-editor Jane Pratt leaving Jane and being replaced by Brandon Holley, we still didn't really care enough to follow up and see how the "new" Jane would look (adult ADD, man). So we picked up the January issue the other day, and maybe it's too soon to tell, but we're not detecting any major differences, other than wee aesthetic ones, under Holley's reign. We did, however, notice an interesting little sidebar on the letters page, which was for the November issue (and Pratt's last):
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jane
'Jane' Charms Itself a New Publisher
Wenner Media has lost yet another soldier: Carlos Lamadrid, publisher of Men's Journal, has been daintily adopted by the minxes at Jane, which was apparently in need of a new manslave to serve as their publisher. Not that it would be too hard for the Fairchildren to pluck when they did: Men's Journal EIC Michael Caruso just left the publication, and working as a publisher under Jann Wenner is about as challenging as nodding your head enthusiastically at the appropriate intervals and bending over when asked. More » -
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Brandon Holley Revives Neon Palette
So, uh, what the hell is going on over at Jane? Okay, what with Hurricane Zed and DeLay being indicted and Britney's new baby, we're sure the state of affairs at the girly mag is hardly at the top of your mind. But maybe it should be! After all, Keith "Mad Dog" Kelly confirmed our earlier report that since Jane Pratt stepped down from the helm at her semi-glossy brainchild, the Fairchild title has been melting off its staff like the fat on Star Jones. Speaking from Milan, new Jane EIC Brandon Holley comments that the recent departures (including managing editor Debbie McHugh) are normal for any regime change, and notes that new editors have already signed on. More »
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