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more about #portfolio more comments → i'm a bottle: "The meta-philosophy of free — we should get rid of this philosophy," said Christoph Keese, Springer’s head of public affairs and an architect of ... more » Seeräuber Jenny: The Letty Cottin Pogrebin letter in the Times was superb. While she was enjoying her "post-feminist" privileges and denigrating the radical actions, ... more » VespaVirgin: Unemployed women of a certain socio-economic class (aka "Leggy"): victims of 9/11, feminist backlash. The others (aka, "size 8 and over," "not white"... more » Parah_Salin: Maureen Dowd fans read this: [jonswift.blogspot.com] "But Dowd was not just crying for herself. She was crying for all of the pundits and journalists... more » Seeräuber Jenny: The column was self-serving, but it wasn't only self-serving. I'm sure that Lippman has experienced sexism. The grand irony is that if she had colle... more » jefischer: Thank you for running this. That essay was horrible. No mention of neoconservatism--probably the biggest force to stall the women's movement--and inst... more » Lux Alptraum: My mother sent me this piece--it totally lost me when she tried to tie sexism to 9/11. Frankly, the kind of sexism she's referring to has been around ... more » heartbreakturnip: I think I agree with this rant, but I'm not sure. I don't understand it because I'm having a hard time parsing your sentences. To whit: Can we spell ... more » eastofwest: You know, I never noticed what a total pepperoni party Gawker has become. Thanks for pointing it out. #joannelipman more » raincoaster: It must be said (and will, in fact, be said, and that by ME!) that when a high-profile woman fails in devastatingly public fashion, it's almost the de... more » raincoaster: It must be said (and will, in fact, be said, and that by ME!) that when a high-profile woman fails in devastatingly public fashion, it's almost the de... more » Unsolicited Advice: Lipman's editorial career was all about reflexively shouting at staffers to express control when she had none. For her, feminism is a topic to wield ... more » fatmonalisa: I find modern feminism to be a crock of shit anyway. I work in high end art which is supposed to be the deep asshole of nepotism, racism, and sexism. ... more » MrInBetween: Now Lipman is a once-serious journalist with a long-ago serious mien, a current writer of self-indulgent, banshee-shrieking rubbish, and long legs. #j... more » GlasgowRose: The leggy doth protest too much. #joannelipman more » -
#mediacrack
The Twitter Song Is Media Thing of The Year
In your monstrous Monday media column: TWITTERTWITTERTWITTER, a German plan to save newspapers, the shockingly democratized Portfolio.com, and Chicago sports writer wars. TWITTERTWITTERTWITTER. More » -
#genderpolitics
Fallen Portfolio Editor Joanne Lipman's Self-Serving Feminism Screed: 9/11, Sissies, Etc.
Remember Portfolio? The nearly stillborn Conde publication's fallen editor Joanne Lipman's back, with an editorial for Sunday's Times entitled "The Mismeasure Of Woman," where she argues that feminism's stalled out. Great, except: it's inaccurate, intellectually offensive, and gratingly pompous.
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#mediacrack
Maer Roshan's New Secret Project Located In Sunnier Climate
In your tanned Wednesday media column: Maer Roshan is up to something in LA, Portfolio('s picture) gets a new life, the NYT mag has a new, pretentious slogan, and booty skills translate between magazines. More » -
#resurrections
Zombie Portfolio.com Is Here
Portfolio is dead and buried, but Portfolio.com is back! "I like to think of us as just undead," says the site's very own zombie editor. Will it be good? Maybe! More » -
#condenast
Dead Magazine Replaced With Dead Magazine
This is what happens when magazines die too fast. Conde Nast folded Men's Vogue last October. But don't worry, Men's Vogue subscribers! We're hooking you up with a subscription to Portfolio. Wait. More » -
#salvation
Kitschy Portfolio Cufflinks Will Save the Media
Some brash "can-do" entrepreneur is selling a historic pair of ugly Portfolio cufflinks bearing the nonsensical slogan "Linking Business and Pleasure," which describes "Gossip" much better than "Portfolio" or "cufflinks." Please use this priceless item for the good of mediakind! More » -
#magazines
Portfolio May Rise Again! In North Carolina
Conde Nast sunk $100 million into Portfolio before it folded last month. Why let all that brand value go to waste? Why not move the whole operation down South, for maximum fall-from-grace effect [UPDATED below]? More » -
#mediacrack
Lady Layoffs at Men's Journal?
In your cloudy Monday media column: Rumors of woman-centric layoffs at Men's Journal, Warren Buffett gives up on newspapers, Newsweek goes through "the change," job moves galore, and more!: More » -
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#portfolio
All Joanne Lipman Knows Is It Wasn't Her Fault
What's deposed Portfolio editor Joanne Lipman been up to since her magazine folded, besides lying about not reading this website? Partying, vacation planning, and blaming others! More » -
#portfolio
Joanne Lipman's Dream That Could Not Be
A year before Portfolio's launch, the magazine produced mock-ups, obtained by the New York Observer. The titles are awful, but the cover lines reveal a compelling vision editor Joanne Lipman couldn't pull off. More » -
#magazines
Tina Brown Terrified That Burning Money Now Frowned Upon
When Tina Brown looks at the closure of Portfolio, she must worry for her future. Publications are now expected to turn a profit? Time for the notorious spendthrift to panic. More » -
#oped
Inside Fort Polio: A Former Staffer on What Went Wrong
Paul Smalera, a Portfolio staff writer who was laid off before it shut down today, argues that it was hubris and an obstinate editor — not the economy — that doomed Conde Nast's business mag. More » -
#mediacrack
All the Suckers in the World Can't Save Newspapers
In your bitter Monday media column: Newspaper circulation predictably declines, Martha Stewart is predictably scared of us, old people predictably get conned by media hustlers, and Portfolio's unpredictable burn rate: More » -
#andnowitsdead
Portfolio, 2007-2009
Conde Nast, Manhattan's most lavish magazine publisher, was once able to subsidize expensive and monumental magazine launches with newspaper profits. But now the last of its kind, Portfolio, is dead.
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#greatmagazinedieoff
Portfolio Has Folded
Update: The rumors are true, confirms staff blogger Jeff Bercovici. We (and others) hear a rumor that Conde Nast is folding long-suffering $100 million business magazine and object of our fascination, Portfolio. More » -
#mediacrack
Esquire Really *****d The *******s
In your overblownTuesday media column: Time is a biter, Michael Wolff is an exaggerator, Portfolio is a fantasist, Newsweek is stank, and Esquire is an [expletive deleted]: More » -
#magazines
Conde Nast's No Good, Very Bad Quarter
Consumer magazines as a whole lost nearly 26% of their ad pages in the first quarter. We broke out the numbers for Conde Nast, and they're just as bad. The biggest loser: Wired. More » -
#magazines
Tiniest Condé Nast magazine ever: the 106-page April Portfolio.
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#disasters
How Barack Obama Got Snared In Portfolio's Crazy-Making
Joanne Lipman, the diva editor of Portfolio, is becoming known for her disastrous cover decisions. The worst, perhaps, involved the president and Annie Leibovitz. More » -
#magazines
Another Irrelevant Portfolio Cover Coming
What is wrong with Joanne Lipman? Does the Portfolio editor detest business journalism? Is she trying to finally get fired? There must be some reason she's putting Sarah Palin on next month's cover. More »
