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JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER, UNDERMINER
In response to Vanity Fair's earlier item about the play by an old friend of novelist Jonathan Safran Foer, about how novelist Jonathan Safran Foer suddenly got very rich and famous while his old friend did not, Foer says, "his play is hilarious and great. I hope it's bigger than The Lion King." [VF, Earlier]
In response to Vanity Fair's earlier item about the play by an old friend of novelist Jonathan Safran Foer, about how novelist Jonathan Safran Foer suddenly got very rich and famous while his old friend did not, Foer says, "his play is hilarious and great. I hope it's bigger than The Lion King." [VF, Earlier]
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Adweek Has Issues
Yesterday Adweek, the Nielsen-owned trade magazine that competes with Ad Age, relaunched both its print edition and its website. Its ad campaign (natch) scored respectful coverage from New York Times ad beat guy Stuart Elliott, who goes on and on about its funny ads, and quotes executives explaining how changing technologies, attitudes, the interweb, blah blah blah make it just vital to relaunch the "weekly" at this time&mdash with only 36 issues per year. Not mentioned, though, either in Elliott's article or in the cheeky ads, are Adweek's staffing problems; at least nine editorial staffers have left in the past two years, and less than half have been replaced. Some of that exodus was made up of people who decided they simply couldn't continue to work with Adweek editor Alison Fahey. Why? Well, she's not one for being overly complimentary. Take, for example, the way she chose to motivate all her reporters last fall as they were scrambling to finish a long-forgotten assignment on time; One got the carrot, the rest got the stick. Full email after the jump. More »
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Late-Night Scabs Fold!
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, both members of the striking Writers Guild, will go back on the air January 7. In a statement yesterday, Comedy Central said they were still hoping for a "swift resolution to the current stalemate that will enable the shows to be complete again." The implication is that Stewart and Colbert are reluctant to go back to work—so why the hell are they? Other late-night hosts like David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel and Carson Daly (okay, in his case, "late-night host"), are also heading back to the airwaves. [NYTimes]
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The Gawker Book Party
We've wired publisher Nick Denton's house with livecams for the book party, which begins at 6:30 p.m. This way even if you're not invited, you can watch the awkward moments unfold between people who have fired each other at various publications. NEAT. Update, 1:03 a.m.: Annnnnd that's over now. Yeesh!
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This video of freelance journalist Derek Blasberg and V magazine editor Chris Bollen cavorting in Venice has probably set the struggle for gay rights back to somewhere before 1950 and the founding of the Mattachine Society. Also that laugh! So Amadeus!
Is Derek Blasberg The Fifth Column Of The Gaydom?
This video of freelance journalist Derek Blasberg and V magazine editor Chris Bollen cavorting in Venice has probably set the struggle for gay rights back to somewhere before 1950 and the founding of the Mattachine Society. Also that laugh! So Amadeus!
