“The model of launching new magazines is broken,” she continued, with very costly bulk mailings that get maybe three percent of recipients responding. By contrast, two-thirds of people who’ve signed up for Blueprint — a bimonthly that’s been published twice so far with what we’re told is a higher ad rate than flagship Martha Stewart Living — have come in through its Web site.

Lyne, on a panel with Dennis Publishing CEO Stephen Colvin and moderated by Larry Kramer, said the digital staff at MSO has grown from 25 to some 70 people since the start of the year, and Internet is a “big investment” that, like any of their investments, has to pay off relatively quickly.

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WHAT: The Entertainment Beat: Keeping It Real
WHO: Chris Bonanos (New York), David Cote (Time Out New York), Dade Hayes (Daily Variety), Owen Gleiberman (Entertainment Weekly) and John Donohue (New Yorker)
WHEN: 6:30PM
WHERE: Lang Recital Hall, Hunter College, 69th Street at Lexington
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: Find out how these guys survive the Anna-Bald Britney vortex.

WHAT: “Gingrich vs. Cuomo in Elevated Discourse”
WHO: Newt Gingrich, Mario Cuomo, Tim Russert
WHEN: 6:30PM
WHERE: Cooper Union Great Hall, 7 E 7th St
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: It’s like your own live Meet The Press, circa 1998. Plus, it’s free.

He may be banned from all 29 Jeffrey Chodorow restaurants, but the Penthouse Club welcomes Frank Bruni with open, uh, arms

It’s no secret the New York Times‘ much lambasted food critic Frank Bruni is said to be gay. And he’s rather out about it in today’s piece from the Penthouse Club, in which he and some buddies go to sample the steak while, he says, being less susceptible to other pleasures of the flesh. Still, he does sample a desert known as a “buttery nipple”:

“It involves one of the women straddling your lap, tilting your head back, pouring a combination of Baileys Irish Cream and butterscotch schnapps down your throat, and squirting Reddi-wip into your mouth. It costs $20 in cash. Note to the newspaper’s expense auditors: I don’t have a receipt.”

Meanwhile, in a review of not food but TV, Virginia Heffernan tells us that American Idol‘s Paula Abdul has a “mom I’d like to sleep with” vibe.

We’re blushing.

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In movie theaters now, they’re trying to get you to pick up the garbage around your seat. I’m picking nothing up. I’m the one who threw it down. How many different jobs do I have to do? … You rip us off on overpriced crap.

You didn’t think theater owners would take that lying down, did ya?

Gene Oliver, owner of one RKO Allred5 movie theater in Pryor, Oklahoma, in an e-mail to Deadline Hollywood Daily:

Without popcorn there would be no industry, it is that simple … It would be helpful if ‘stars’ understood that without concessions they would have nowhere to play their films. It is hard enough to withstand the criticism of our customers who have no idea what it takes to keep a theater profitable. … Whether Mr. Seinfeld is on our screens or not, he is speaking in front of the people whose products are exhibited. Personally, I was insulted and irritated … His comments, while funny to him, indicate NO UNDERSTANDING at all of what it takes to keep theaters open. In regards to taking out [the garbage of] popcorn tubs and cups, we work very hard to get our customers in and out of the performances as quickly as possible. Any request for people to help is to better serve the people waiting to get in to the next performance. It is not to save on our labor cost.

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Perhaps George Bush will finally be able to “correct” that approval rating

First they wanted their own Daily Show. Now it appears Fox News and its liberal-media-correcting followers are getting their own Wikipedia, too.

From Conservapedia’s mission statement:

Conservapedia is a much-needed alternative to Wikipedia, which is increasingly anti-Christian and anti-American. On Wikipedia, many of the dates are provided in the anti-Christian “C.E.” instead of “A.D.”, which Conservapedia uses. Christianity receives no credit for the great advances and discoveries it inspired, such as those of the Renaissance. Read a list of many Examples of Bias in Wikipedia.

The site was launched in November by Andy Schlafly, attorney and son of the prominent conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly, and 58 students at a home school in New Jersey. (Seriously.) Only now, thanks to some mentions on science blogs and Wonkette, it seems to be getting some traction.

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, by the way, supports Conservapedia: “Free culture knows no bounds … We welcome the reuse of our work to build variants. That’s directly in line with our mission.”

Speaking at the MPA digital conference, Shoket said that Seventeen‘s online mission is simple: “Is it fast? Is it cheap? Is it fun?”

And she didn’t say anything about a tribe, which is refreshing.

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They do have to be continuously employed and wait three years to get it all, according to the filing. The stock conversion is valued at $19 per share, the Feb. 21 price, which means they’d lose a bit, according to today’s quoted close of $18.05.

The idea, of course, is that if they have stock instead of cash, they’ll want to make sure the company performs well for shareholders.

The full, boring filing details:

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A couple lessons from Dwell today: On the Web, give lots of choices and be careful how you name your stuff.

The magazine’s online director, Perry Nelson, stopped by the MPA’s Digital conference this morning to talk about how they messed up on the Web, and hoped their relaunch a week ago would make things better.

She said their mistakes originally were in thinking their beautiful mod-leaning pictures (which is something Dwell is all about) were enough — without showing their depth and breadth of content. So they went from a static page with, essentially, three ways to enter, to something like 28 links on the homepage, while still preserving their Dwell-y design sensibility.

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Accepting Magazine Publishers of America digital award for best entertainment/celebrity website, EW.com managing editor Jay Woodruff wanted to prove he hadn’t had anything prepped. He had emailed his staff, he said, and gotten an answer from Jason Adams on what to say.

“‘I’m pleasantly surprised but not shocked,” Woodruff said, reading from Adams’ missive on a handheld device, “as this award shows you are f’ing awesome.”

The only thing more prevalent at the first-ever MPA digital awards [full list here and below] than the funky pseudo-pop played between announcements,was the number of runners up. Four, count ‘em, four tied for second place in the “Web Only Tool” category (kind of describes our personal lives, that one), and five for “Magazine Blog of the Year,” won by PCMag.com’s Gearlog.

More on the conference in a bit.

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NBC is close to a signing a reality TV show deal with Victoria Beckham. The show would focus on Beckham’s move to Los Angeles with husband David Beckham, who will play for Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy this summer.

The Daily Mail says the deal is worth $19.6 million.

Sounds reasonable.

WHAT: Suze Orman: Women & Money
WHEN: 6:30PM
WHERE: Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 E 17 Street
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: The 50-something “never been with a man” financial guru reads from her book. Now’s your chance, guys.

WHAT: 7th Annual More/Wilhelmina 40+ Model Search
WHEN: 7:00PM
WHERE: Cipriani 42nd Street, 110 E 42nd Street
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: “With hors d’oeuvres and cocktails at the landmark Cipriani 42nd Street, mixing and mingling with VIPs, MORE editors, former Model Search winners, and the press. There will be a runway show hosted by Angela Bassett and featuring the 10 Model Search finalists wearing fashions by designer Carmen Marc Valvo. Then the big finish: the announcement of the three Wilhelmina modeling contract winners. An exciting event!”

WHAT: Financial Times 10th Anniversary
WHEN: 7:00PM
WHERE: Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 80 Columbus Circle
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: To feel like you know something about finance.

• ‘Anthrax’ Scientist: Drops $10M suit against Reader’s Digest, Vanity Fair. [NY Sun]

• ‘Girlie Gawker’: Readying launch. [Radar]
• NBA: Strikes deal with YouTube. [Sports Business Journal]
• Karmazin On Stern: Sirius-XM merger chances “better than 50%.” [B&C]
• Fox News’ New Blogger Show: Reviewed. [ETP]
• Out Publisher: Out. [Queerty]
  

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