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more about #condenast more comments → TheWerewolf - Sotto voce: "The Apple Tablet has been something of a holy grail for gadget fiends." Seriously though - there's lots of reasons to be suspicious of the Apple Tab... more » Alfisted: If Apple says the Tabelt doesn't exist, who am I to doubt them? Not sure why Conde Nast is staring with Wired, though. more » lostarchitect: This is a pet peeve of mine, so please forgive me. It's TOE the line, not "tow". It does not refer to hauling a rope, it refers to a bunch of guys st... more » Baroness: Why should Jobs be flattered? The Apple tablet sounds perfect for the affluent audience Condè Nast cultivates. It's a good match for both of them. more » BookishLookish: I have never been able to get around the name of this place: "a radiant light around the head" has never made me feel the least bit peckish. Also make... more » manchops: are all the laid off folks invited too? If not I think they should all show up and press their faces against those "big windows looking out on 42nd st... more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: They have to keep up appearances, impress their sources, and, you know, all the other reasons why it's more important to throw a big, expensive party ... more » son of spam: Where they will scoop black sea beluga out of tiny designer gene fetal skulls. Wait...that was last year. more » TheBusinessGuy: The Fairchild, Golf Digest, bridal, and digital groups can party in splendor at the McDonald's at 42nd and Broadway. There will be balloons! #condenast more » LoveHandles: With less staffers, perhaps Current TV will have less of a chance of getting it's staff embroiled in international nuclear affairs? #media more » TheBusinessGuy: With Drew Schutte, Conde has a smart, web-savvy guy running digital--finally. Let's hope that he, like Hearst, has a war chest. Let's also note that... more » Magister: The Ombudsman wrote a Sesame Street piece about a Sesame Street piece. Unfortunately, nobody who was offended will ever hear of it. #media more » LoveHandles: Honestly, these numbers seem rather pedestrian, given the content. #thenewyorker more » girlhowdy: Never mind the New Yorker masthead; do you think Ivanka Trump's publisher had to pay full price for the banner ad for her book on the bottom of the ar... more » Monte Wooley: Bloated staff, unreadable magazine. No wonder Si loves it. So Proustian. A remembrance of things past. Tiny mummies live! #thenewyorker more » -
#printisdead
Condé Nast Is the Latest to Convert in Apple's Secret Tablet Faith
Condé Nast says it is already racing to repackage its magazines for Apple's forthcoming tablet, starting with Wired, even while toeing Apple's line that the device doesn't exist. Publishers are clearly betting Steve Jobs can save their business model. More » -
#timewarp
For Christmas, Condé Nast Will Party at a Restaurant Now-Defunct Gourmet Magazine Once Heralded
They're back, baby! After killing six magazines and banishing hundreds to the unemployment line, Condé Nast has decided to go through with its annual holiday fete. More » -
#mediacrack
Hearst Is Amazingly Not Broke
In your woebegone Wednesday media column: Hearst gets money, layoffs at Current TV, Conde Nast gets internet religion, and Sesame Street characters are the swing votes in Fox News' war for righteousness. More » -
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The New Yorker, by the Numbers
For the second time this decade, the New York Observer's cobbled together the TOP SECRET masthead of The New Yorker. It sure has a lot of people working for it! A numerical summary, below. More » -
#mediacrack
Give Reporters the Most Luxurious Airline Seats or Give Them Death
In your meritocratic Monday media column: Reporters suffer injustices unseen since Pol Pot's darkest days, The Week guarantees goodness, Esquire has a gizmo thingamajig that will save magazines, and Conde Nast gives up on America, finally. More » -
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Conde Nast Cancels Christmas Lunch, Hires Crisis Flack
Si Newhouse (pictured, above) canceled Conde Nast's famous Christmas lunch for the second year in a row, and then—uh oh—then he hired a crisis management flack. Did Details dump toxic waste in Peru? More » -
#auctions
Si Newhouse (Almost) Breaks Even
Conde Nast overseer Si Newhouse desperately put his Alberto Giacometti sculpture, "L'Homme Qui Chavire"—for which he'd paid $20 million— up for auction at Sotheby's yesterday. He was expected to lose $10 million on the sale. He got lucky. More » -
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The Last Days of Gourmet
Kevin Demaria's posted a whole mess of sad, beautiful photographs of the final days in the office of Gourmet magazine. Junk food abounded. Go see them all. [Last Days of Gourmet] -
#moneymatters
Si Newhouse Has Some Real Nice Art For Sale, Cheap!
Conde Nast potentate Si Newhouse is prepared to take a $10 million loss just to sell off some art and raise some cash. That can't be good. More » -
#redecorating
Behold the Majesty of the New Conde Nast
A tipster writes: "Where the big Cookie logo used to be (now scraped off) at the 8th floor elevator landing here at 4 Times Sq. is now just a post-it that says 'BRIDES'." Majestic close-up photo below! More » -
#exits
Wired Loses Reddit Founders, Just Like We Warned
The founders of Reddit.com confirmed the rumors first aired here two weeks ago: they are leaving Wired Digital, which acquired their site in 2006. Bad news, but not unexpected. Here's Reddit's growth after spoiled Condé Nast execs took it over: More » -
#mediacrack
George Stephanopoulos' New Career Path
In your spirited Wednesday media column: George Stephanopoulos should listen to his kids, Conde Nast forswears frequency cuts, France has a wacky newspaper scheme, and we have the menu for GQ's dinner tonight. More » -
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The Layoff Parade: Teen Vogue, Details, Forbes, Time Inc.
In your dark Tuesday media column: the layoff train is rollin' down the tracks that many magazines now regret installing in their offices, the San Francisco Chronicle flounders like a flounder, Wonkette hates Politico anew, and John Stossel vs. Lou Dobbs. More » -
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BusinessWeek Just Not Eight-Figure Material
In your manly Monday media column: BusinessWeek's actual sale price revealed, America's most fucked newspapers revealed, Gene Weingarten revealed to still be (reasonably) funny, and a job revealed at Conde Nast! Oh, too late. More » -
#rolemodels
Self Editor Lucy Danziger Is a Great American
Self magazine editor Lucy Danziger should be awarded some sort of prize—the Nobel people should establish a new category, if necessary—because she chooses to ride a bicycle to work. More » -
#media
More Layoffs Hit Conde Last Night: Women's Wear Daily
We got word that there were even more layoffs than previously reported at Conde Nast this week. As it turns out, the sharp scythe of McKinsey cut into Women's Wear Daily. More » -
#mediacrack
More Layoffs Coming at Forbes?
In your foreboding Friday media column: Rumors of impending Forbes layoffs, more details on the Conde Nast Traveler cuts this week, an editor quits over her commute(!), and a former AP newsman kills himself. More » -
#condenast
Graydon Carter Jets to Bermuda While Layoffs Hit Vanity Fair?
Amid all of the carnage at Conde Nast this month, rumors were floating that Si Newhouse was sheltering his three most precious magazines: the New Yorker, Vogue, and Vanity Fair. Well; the part about Vanity Fair, at least, was wrong.
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#mediacrack
Conde Nast Layoff Week Continues
In your woebegone Wednesday media column: Rumors of more Conde Nast layoffs at Architectural Digest and the research department, ideas for BusinessWeek's future, Ross Douthat is insecure, and the Weather Channel grows ever more awesome. More »
