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Friday May 16, 2008

The Devil Wears Prada, Also Athletes?

So, it's a rainy Friday afternoon and we got to thinking (sort of), if Sean Avery can intern at Vogue what's stopping other sports figures from investing in their, uh, feminine sides? What say you? Which manly, zillon-dollar pay check, model-dating, endorsement-signing, sports figure would you most like to see (or more likely hear about) strutting the famed halls of Conde Nast?

Is There Anything You'd Want Less?

naomicampbell.jpgThan the outfit Naomi Campbell wore on Ugly Betty? It can be yours here.

Does the New Yorker Need to Re-Touch its Facts?

blog dovegirlsg.jpgThere has been plenty of controversy of late over a disclosure in a recent New Yorker profile about toucher-upper Pascal Dangin that implied those Dove ads for "real women" were actually touched up.

Do you know how much retouching was on that? But it was great to do, a challenge, to keep everyone's skin and faces showing the mileage but not looking unattractive.

Not so fast. While most of us would be willing to assume the New Yorker fact-check department could give the CIA a run for their money, according to an article in today's Independent the campaign Dangin was actually referring to was an earlier one done with Annie Leibovitz.

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New Take on Wintour Sports at Vogue?

051608_10 (1).jpgAccording to WWD New York Rangers star Sean Avery has begun his summer internship at Vogue. It left us wondering: why exactly Avery is at Vogue? Hockey is a dying sport, yes, but still. We initially assumed it was for some sort of follow-up cover to the recent Gisele Bundchen, Lebron James turn, but it seems that he many actually be working there: "Observers say he's involved in all sections of the magazine, including features and accessories, and attends edit meetings." No idea. New horizons? A new reality show? Or maybe this is merely the fashion version of "The Cutting Edge?"

Thursday May 15, 2008

dispatches: A New Quarterly to Help Us Keep Up With Ourselves

issue_one_cover.jpgNow might seem like a strange time to launch a print magazine, particularly a quarterly aimed at taking the longer view on things, but that hasn't stopped Mort Rosenblum, a former editor at the International Herald Tribune and longtime international correspondent for the AP, from doing just that. The result is dispatches, which launches this month.

When FishbowlNY spoke to Rosenblum by phone it was clear he was enormously enthused about the project. Its main goal, he says, is to provide a place where the stories of the day can be allowed to evolve and "human beings can be writ large."

What's happening it that there is a lot of unfair of lumping together of things and news stories end up missing important points. We decided what's really missing is a very leisurely, but perceptive, take that adds context, and backdrop, and human reality.

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LoftLife: Making Living in Filth Fashionable

loftlifecover.jpgHaving survived a year in the McKibbin Dorms (bed bugs free, thank you very much), our view of loft living is a tad skewed. We had a great time, but listening to your neighbors watch Donnie Darko at 4 a.m. every night gets old fast. For this reason LoftLife, a new magazine published out of Atlanta by Metro and Black Book owner Modern Holdings Inc., intrigued us. Call it a desire to see how the other half lives.

Earlier today, we spoke with president and publisher Joseph Resudek about the "explosion" of loft space, the urbanization of America and bringing "Soho to Atlanta."

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Time, TNR Both Rip Off Esquire

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Yesterday, we noted (thanks Mixed Media) the shocking similarities between Time's Howard Dean cover from four years ago and The New Republic's recent Barack Obama issue. This all comes on the heels of TNR editors accusing Time of stealing one of their cover ideas, adding much intrigue to the magazine publishing world.

But our sister blog, UnBeige, has a different take. Stephanie Murg thinks Time and TNR both paid homage to Esquire's famous 1967 Richard Hess-drawn LBJ non-cover. A last-minute decision put Jackie Kennedy on the front of the magazine, but Hess' drawing gained notoriety as it was shown at multiple exhibits.

This, folks, is why we have a design blog.

Wednesday May 14, 2008

Texas Monthly Publisher Says Adios

texas-monthly-cover(1).jpgIn an email obtained by FishbowlNY, Mike Levy, the longtime publisher of Texas Monthly, announced he's leaving the magazine at the end of August. He's been with the publication since its inception in 1973 and cited the mag's 35th anniversary as one reason for his decision to leave.

Congrats, Mike. Now please don't shoot us in the face for reprinting your missive.

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The Week: Your 'Second Source' for News

the_week_magazine.jpgSteven Kotok, general manager of American version of The Week since August 2007, says his publication is "a beloved thing but not enough people know about," which would explain why we were sitting with him in Bryant Park two hours ago discussing Felix Dennis' lack of accounting skills. "Felix isn't a numbers guy," Kotok told us. "He can't read a balance sheet."

But how's The Week doing? After the jump, Kotok discusses the efforts to break even and why he's not beholden to ad revenue.

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TV Guide NetworkTies Itself to Another Struggling Franchise

oct1906-tvguide.jpgSay you're TV Guide Network, the recently bought, possibly soon-to-be sold, layoff-prone station and publication. What do you do to boost sales and improve staff morale? Jump on the back of another fading franchise, of course.

The network will run 100 hours of content during its Idol Mania week starting on Saturday. This is the same American Idol whose Tuesday audience was the smallest in five years.

Admittedly, the Fox franchise is still America's No. 1 show but Dancing With The Stars is tiptoeing up behind.


Previously

Tango EIC Jumps to Only Magazine Less Interesting Than Tango

British Continue to Try to Make Us More Smarter

By the People, For the People

Divine Retribution: Penthouse Gets God

Fortune Changed for Moneyman Matters

Wired Really, Really Excited About 15th Anni Party

Rob Sheffield Not Afraid to Love Madonna in Print

Colors Creative Director Ages Marilyn Monroe

MPA Annual Report Cover Makes Us Want to Cry

Outside's Go EIC: 'When You Start a Magazine, You're Absolutely Humiliated By Every Issue'

American Express Publishing Announces New VP Via Wedding Invite

Massive Changes at The Parenting Group

Harper's Bazaar UK Editor Jumps to Luxury Mag

Time 100: The Covers

Brooklyn: The Other Media Mecca

Details' Peres On Which Women's Mag He'd Edit: 'I'm Waiting for Cindi to F*ck It All Up At Glamour'

Draft Breathes Hope Into Mag Industry

Photo Editor: 'You Point A Camera at Anybody and They Start to Take Their Clothes Off'

Today in Web Site Redesigns: Granta

Four Questions For: Marlene Kahan, Executive Director, ASME

Blender Shuffles the Music Mag Set List

AdWeek Promotes Alison Fahey to Publisher, Names New Editor

Craft EIC Not All That Crafty

Fine Cooking Editor: 'Everybody's a Foodie'

Blender Pulls a GQ, Steals From Spin

Time's Green Issue By the Numbers

NYT Mag Goes Green (Issue)

Ken Schlager Joins NJ Monthly as Editor-in-Chief

Josh Quittner Returns to Time/Time.com

New Ed at Economist Spinoff

The Supposed Greening of Magazines

Monocle Designer Discusses High-Falutin' Mag

Art & Antiques Editorial Relocates to New York

Runner's World Stretches the Limits of Brand Extension

Nina Garcia Still 'In Talks' With Elle, TV Beckons

Brian Williams to Anchor ASME Annual Lunch

Promotions at Bon Appétit

Nielsen Skips Official Statement on Layoffs

So Who Is Ellen Asmodeo?

Entrepreneur Bono to Buy Entrepreneur Mag

Newsweek.com Editor Takes Buyout

Heeb Hobbled By Publisher Problems?

Good Founder: New CEO 'Kept Me on My Toes'

Shepard Fairey, Others to Design Computers for PC Mag

Parade's New Health Insert Will Supplement the Supplement

Jewish Living Poaches Publisher From Metro Home

You Won the Smithsonian Photo Contest...

New York Publisher on Design Director's Departure

Spry Gets A New EIC

GQ Endorses Sloane Crosley, Not Keith Gessen

New York and the Case of the Phony Cover

Tar: New Mag From Blackbook Founder

TONY Hires Three Editors

Massive Job Cuts At Newsweek

Mommy, What's A Hipster Magazine?

Kelefa Sanneh's First New Yorker Article

The Economist Tops AdWeekMedia Hot List

Every Single National Magazine Award-Nominated Article In One Place

Chris Mitchell Joins Wired as Publisher

Layoffs At This Old House

Woman's Day Lays Off Five Staffers

Bradley Bayou To Anna Wintour: ''Stop Passing The Blame On Eating Disorders''

Why Print Mags Won't Die

Shelter Magazines And The Katrina Story

Richard Johnson: PageSix.com 'Missed the Boat'

Another Day, Another Print Pub 'Transitions' to the Web

Is The Lebron James-Gisele Bundchen Photo Offensive?

American Society Of Journalists And Authors Prize Winners Announced

Ty Pennington Gets Magazine

Michael Kelly Award Nominees Announced

Marvel Comics: Superheroes & The World's Best Corporate Letterhead

New Yorker Explores That Crazy Huffington Post Thing

Japanese Politician Takes On The Economist

Playgirl EIC On Spitzer: 'We Will Really Put Him In The Magazine, I Swear'

It's Almost IPO Time For Penthouse

8020 Publishing's Founder on Keith Kelly's Misguided 'Speculation'

Luxury SpaFinder Folds Print Pub, Transitions Online

Mag Publicity Stunts Part II: Radar Hops On The Anti-Scientology Bandwagon

Mag Publicity Stunts Part I: Wait, You Mean Michael Stipe Is Gay?

New York Launches Events Division

Harp Folds

Zachary Roth Back At CJR

Sischy, Brant Land at Vanity Fair International

Blender Produced Issue Without EIC

Radar's New Columnist: Spencer 'Machiavellian' Pratt

Your Photo, City's Cover

What's Your Favorite Time Cover?

TV Guide, Spike Confirm Guys Are Shallow

Andy Rooney On Fashion Magazine Ads

Janice Min: The Internet Covers Celebrities In A ''Much Coarser Tone''

Death And Rehab In Celebrity And Fashion Magazine Covers

Penthouse Files For IPO

Rolling Stone India Launches

Esquire's Last Days Of Heath Ledger: The Cut Up Version

Masthead Changes At PRWeek

Real Simple Relaunches Site, Adds Blog Network

Moves Magazine Fails To Pay Employees

Details EIC 'Euws!' Over Own Medicine

Russ Smith: The Nation Is Relevant

German Mag Makes A WWII Funny

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