Tom Wolfe

American Lion: Jon Meacham's Book Party and a Whole Lot of Presidential Trivia - Posted November 13, 2008
Last night's book party celebrating the publication of Newsweek head Jon Meacham's new book about Andrew Jackson, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, certainly attracted some big names (and presidential trivia buffs it turns out). Spotted by FBNY in the crowd of revelers at Newsweek's offices overlooking Columbus... [FishBowlNY]

The NYT Tightens Its Belt, Adds Bono to the Masthead - Posted October 23, 2008
Lots of New York Times news to discuss today! You may recall, way back in the early days of August before Sarah Palin was even a glimmer in John McCain's eye, that we told you how the NYT Co. was under increases pressure to cut its dividends (simply put: "it... [FishBowlNY]

The Clay Felker Memorial: Tom Wolfe, Gloria Steinem, and Others Remember - Posted September 23, 2008
Last night the New York magazine world literati turned out for a memorial celebration for Clay Felker, the legendary editor of New York who passed away over the summer. A red-socked Sir David Frost hosted the event, which was held at the New York Ethical Society and featured such Felker... [FishBowlNY]

UnBeige Looks Back: The Year In Seizures, Fake Bombs, Leaks, Ugliness and Such As - Posted December 31, 2007
Who knew design had such a dark side? Some of our 2007 news was downright scary. Design was dangerous. An innocent English logo was found to have serious medical side effects. Another made New Yorkers queasy. Guerilla marketing for a cartoon and a student art project were declared national threats. A building... [UnBeige]

Partying With The King - Posted April 19, 2007
King and his wife flank the Trumps The short hallway between the "Pool Room" and bar acted as a sort of cosmic, generational media portal last night at the Four Seasons, where a pair of cocktail parties — one celebrating Larry King's 50 years in broadcasting (a.k.a the "old people room"), the... [FishBowlNY]

Kurt Vonnegut: 1922-2007 - Posted April 12, 2007
Renowned author and satirist Kurt Vonnegut died yesterday, weeks after falling in his Manhattan home. We'll be posting links and remembrances here all day, so check back often. NYT: The satirical novelist captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as Slaughterhouse-Five and... [FishBowlNY]

Eat It, New Yorker! Harper's Puts 157-Year Archive Online - Posted April 2, 2007
Not to be outdone by the splashy archival projects of the New Yorker and Time, Harper's magazine has relaunched its Web site by putting articles from its 157-year-archive online. The archive, available free to the magazine's subscribers, includes a quarter-million scanned pages available as PDFs from the magazine, starting with Harper's June... [FishBowlNY]