Chinatown Brasserie was transformed into a comforting Taoist oasis, forming a buffer against the chaotic world of online media. These professionals fulfilled the need to balance their busy work schedules with the desire to party like rockstars at this mixer. These unconventional Confucianists traded in their Tai Chi for Long Island Iced Teas!
At Chinatown Brasserie, April 13, 2007
Photos by Joseph Silva

The Yin!

CraigsList.com CSR/ founder Craig Newmark and mediabistro.com founder/CEO Laurel Touby.

mediabistro.com's GalleyCat editor Sarah Weinman and Photo District News news editor Daryl Lang.

Studies and Observations principal Adam Greenfield and Molly Wright Steenson of the Yale School of Architecture.

PointRoll sales lead coordinator Erik Johnson and PointRoll manager of recruitment Elaine Annos.

The action.

WeightWatchers.com director/ editor-in-chief Trisha Brandon, InvestmentNews web editor Dina Hampton, and freelancer Darren Taffinder.

WeightWatchers.com director/editor-in-chief Trisha Brandon and freelancer Darren Taffinder.

Columbia University Journalism School adjunct Russell Chun, writer Barry Goodman, and classictravel.com director of PR/ marketing Terry Selucky.

Trylon SMR account director Matthew Caldecutt, LetsMeetOut.com publicist Nichelle Stephens, HarperCollins online marketing manager Felicia Sullivan, and Orbit Books marketing and publicity director Alex Lencicki.

Sephora beauty editor Laura Kenney, UnBeige editor Alissa Walker, Rosenfeld Media senior development editor Liz Danzico, and Sephora's Abbie Pearlstein.

VH1's Peter Welch, Harlequin Enterprises retail liaison Mia Amato, and the Lewisboro Ledger contributor Rich Monetti.

CraigsList.com CSR/ founder Craig Newmark and Yale School of Architecture's Molly Wright Steenson.

Yale School of Architecture's Molly Wright Steenson, and Studies and Observations principal Adam Greenfield.

Media senior development editor Liz Danzico, and Studies and Observations principal Adam Greenfield.

IFQ Magazine online editor Renata Lorenc and SIFMA senior web designer Lydia Mann.

DeRuiter Support Services office/ editorial administrator Chris DeRuiter, McGraw-Hill assistant editor Rachel Markowitz, McGraw-Hill Media-Tech editor Jessica Clegg, HX Media listings/ online editor Joey Hood, and Infinite Partners Group COO Kevin Ouellette.

Project Rebirth editor-at-large Zak Kostura and Chinatown Brasserie media/ events manager Marie Lyons.

PointRoll manager of recruitment Elaine Annos, PointRoll sales lead coordinator Erik Johnson, PointRoll sales director Ross Sandler, and PointRoll HR associate Courtney Young.

ThePanelist.com founder/ CEO David Neubert, freelancer Lauren Schnipper, and ThePanelist.com's Michelle Haimoff.

HX Media listings/ online editor Joey Hood and Infinite Partners Group COO Kevin Ouellette.

Green Media principal Liz Camps, IBM web analyst Marshall Sponder, and IFQ Magazine Online Editor Renata Lorenc.

NUE Agency CEO/ talent agent Jesse Kirshbaum (winner of the "UnBeige" raffle) and VP Records director of new media Chris Schlarb.

Schematic VP of user experience Jennifer Bove and Yale School of Architecture's Molly Wright Steenson.

The Yang!