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more about #bloomberg more comments → crookedE: Have you noticed her styling lately? she always shows up on Morning Joe looking like she spent all night dancing on a banquette and didn't make it hom... more » hamburgerhotdog: It's a bad day for contour eyeshadow. #businessweek more » Motoko Kusanagi: I'd like to nominate "Personality Crisis" as the song that best defines NYC for me. Jay-Z is frat-boy rap. Sinatra is frat boy crooning. #jayz more » GreatOdensRaven: I dig this song a great deal, but I keep coming back to one question when asking if "Empire State of Mind" joins or replaces "New York, New York": Wha... more » maureen.p.cassidy: The woman in this picture is Bridgey Kelly, who sings the 'Empire' hook on tour - and she is way, way better than Alicia Keys. more » RachelSklar: I can't believe no one has invoked the Beastie Boys here. Compare and contrast: "Big lights will inspire you" with "Dear New York this is a love lette... more » Foster Kamer: GUYS. I know who Ty-Ty is. Come on. #jayz more » Baroness: I honestly and unironically enjoy Keys' soaring vocals on this. Fuck haters saying it's trite. She's singing of the beauty, glamour and inspiration ... more » scott.edson.nyc: I'm not entrenched in music, and think this is so called music is crap. But I was reminded by a friend that this is the voice of todays' youth much l... more » Aaron Altman: Hey, here's an idea - stop trying to define New York City with one fucking song! #jayz more » heywhat: Jay-Z is so overrated. He was lucky enough to be the last guy standing after Tupac and Biggie were murdered. I will give Jay this, he is a master at ... more » The-Ohio-Player: Ok very nice write-up. But let me hip you to the hip-talk. Ty-Ty is Jay-Zs best friend. They grew up together. When the Cavs were playing in the playo... more » JRS-One: Neon McDonald's arches are the most recognizable trademark behind Alicia Keys' piano scenes. Those big lights really will inspire you... Or at least g... more » kappakappaspankme: Erm - wasn't everyone saying the same thing about the highly overrated and much over-hyped Ryan Adams' "New York, New York" post 09.11? I couldn't gi... more » Magister: The Sinatra song is aspirational, it's about someone dreaming of going to New York to become a success, while a cursory listen to the Jay-Z rap is tha... more » -
#media
BusinessWeek Layoffs Make Fools of Optimists
The long-expected BusinessWeek layoffs came down yesterday, with 130 staffers let go—a full third of its employees. Is it fair to call that a "surprise?" More » -
#talkingheads
BizWeek Geeks Tell Chic Money Honey, 'You're Done-y'
Bloomberg, the new owner of Businessweek, is dumping Maria "Contractually Obligated to be called 'Money Honey'" Bartiromo from her gig as a BW columnist, Business Insider reports. That's not the worst decision in the world. More » -
#anthems
Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's 'Empire State of Mind' the New 'New York, New York'?
There's an entire Sunday Styles item on Jay-Z's nu-New York anthem, which has now been performed at the VMAs, the World Series, City Hall, your son's bris, and everywhere else. Should Hova step off, or should Sinatra step over? More » -
#richschleppers
A Carnegie Hall Stage Hand Can Pull in $500K
That's right, the guys who haul pianos and music stands at Carnegie Hall are raking in the big bucks. Just how much? It's more than you could even imagine. More » -
#bloomberg
Desk Jockey Calls Bloomberg Help Desk to Save Balloon Boy
A finance slave chained to their desk last week was so distraught over the poor boy-in-the-balloon-that-wasn't they went to the Bloomberg help desk. Daily Intel's Chris Rovzar, who first posted it, says it's the email-forward of choice in financial circles. More » -
#jobs
Bloomberg-ing of BusinessWeek Begins: Editor Out
Steve Adler resigned as editor in chief of BusinessWeek, the New York Post's Keith Kelly reports, effective as soon as Bloomberg LP completed its expected takeover of the McGraw-Hill magazine. This was to be expected. More » -
#gossiproundup
The Erratic Driving Behaviors of Stephanie Pratt are a 'Universally Accessible' Thing
Stephanie Pratt, sister to creepy blondebeard Spencer, got DUI'd. Roman Polanski got out of jail! Kinda. Mickey Rourke, mobster groupie? Penn Badgley should huff paint. Pam Anderson's big train and Tommy Lee's big wang. Presenting your Saturday Morning Gossip Roundup! More » -
#breaking
Bloomberg Buys BusinessWeek
As expected, Bloomberg has won the bidding for Businessweek magazine, beating out the investment firm ZelnickMedia. They ended up paying more than the cost of McChicken, after all. More » -
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#media
How Scared Should Businessweek's Staff Be?
Most of the serious bidders for Businessweek have dropped away, leaving Bloomberg as the leading candidate. We know BW's not exactly a fountain of profit these days. But would Bloomberg really gut the magazine's entire staff? More » -
#mediacrack
Zuckerman Leaves Businessweek to Bloomberg
In your crushing Wednesday media column: another media bankruptcy, the Businessweek sale draws nearer, Paula Froelich occupies her time, and the magazine industry has an idea! More » -
#ohno
Matthew Winkler: 'But'
Bow-tied screamer Matthew Winkler, the chief enforcer of The (Insane) Bloomberg Way—the style guide that sternly discouraged journalists from starting a sentence with "But"—had an op-ed in the WSJ this weekend. Check it out, everyone! More » -
#freedom
Smoker Oppression Reaches Tipping Point
They banned smoking in bars, and people said nothing, because they did not smoke in bars, except sometimes if they were really drunk. But now NYC wants to ban smoking in parks, and lo! Smokers finally get some public sympathy. More » -
#media
Bloomberg Wants BusinessWeek
Bloomberg LP has entered the "bidding war," of a sort, for BusinessWeek magazine. Suck it, Bruce Wasserstein. More » -
#jobladder
Enter the Editor of Dramatic Exits
Bloomberg has hired Dan Colarusso as its managing editor for U.S. television. It will be interesting to see how an editor known for his bright-burning departures melds with the combustible financial news company. More » -
#liars
Betsy McCaughey, Liar
Betsy McCaughey is a professional liar. She lies. The things she writes are untrue. They are not even "distortions." They are made-up. Everyone has known this for years and yet she was still allowed to derail the nation this month.
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#rumormonger
Matthew Winkler Hates the International Herald Tribune?
How is Matthew Winkler, bow-tied tyrant-in-chief at Bloomberg News, quashing his staffers' dreams today? By making his underlings suffer because of a grudge he has against one of the world's most prestigious papers, according to an insider [UPDATED below]. More » -
#journalismism
Bloomberg Brags About Lamest 'Scoop' Ever
Bloomberg's been bragging it suddenly tripled its number of scoops in the first quarter. How did the financial wire do it? A company mole forwarded along one particularly egregious example. More » -
#fromthemailbag
Bloomberg's Dubious Claim: Three Times Scoopier This Year
Bloomberg retains a reputation as the most brutal and authoritarian of the news wires, so it's no wonder the company's internal memos could pass for North Korean propaganda. Scoop production increased threefold, the glorious regime just reported! More » -
#matrices
The Political Empathy Matrix
How to determine your Political-Empathy quotient: On one axis find your political ideology somewhere between the two poles of Conservative and Liberal. On the other axis we have "Us"(inclusive) vs. "Them"(exclusive). Yes. More »
