Okay, fine, you got us: Summer's officially over.
See Jane poach: Jane has plucked Men's Journal publisher Carlos Lamadrid from the title, leaving it without an editor and a publisher following Michael Caruso's departure last month. In addition to having a name perfect for both clubbing and a Jackie Collins novel, Lamadrid also brings a wealth of experience to Jane: former publisher of DNR and Men's Journal, with previous stints at GQ and Allure. Congratulations, Carlos! Insert obligatory "So Jane" joke here ("You're so Jane, you probably think this post is about you!" I'm so using that in the future). Meanwhile, godspeed to the rudderless ship that is Men's Journal. This is my favorite part: "But the situation at Men's Journal should also stabilize soon, with announcements on a new editor and a new publisher expected shortly." Editor, publisher, feh. [AdAge]
Leave it to Rebecca Traister to find the brainy in chick lit: Lauren Weisberger does not her chick lit define; Traister is skeptical of anyone dismissing an entire section of the bookstore with a sniff and and airy wave of the hand. The "chick" does not modify the "lit" out of "lit"; as Canadian literary lioness Margaret Atwood says, "So...if it's about young women we're not supposed to take it seriously?" It's so funny, as I was reading this all I could think about was the star treatment given to Benjamin Kunkel's "Indecision" and lo and behold, Traister hits it, reminding us that the literary world dismissing chick lit is the same one in which "a first novel by a man about a single guy in his 20s looking for love and professional fulfillment gets lauded in a full-cover review on the front of the New York Times Book Review." I vote to start calling such books "Kunk Lit." Catchy, no? Also: I vote to keep on celebrating really good writing. Like Traister's piece. [Salon]
I am an Animal, my teeth are sharp and my mouth is full:
Fishbowl favorite Bucky Turco and the Animal team hath brought forth issue 6 of the renegade downtown mag -- but featured artist John Lurie says they're a bit too renegade for him, claiming they doctored the responses to interview questions to make him come off like a huge prick, which he most certainly does. Animal says that Lurie didn't need any help on that front and stands by the piece. Sample question-and-answer: Animal: "What period of time would you like to relive? What would you bring with you?" Lurie: "If I could be nine again I could answer these questions." For the record, Animal did a feature on New York bloggers in which I was interviewed (and photographed! Yes, I always blog in the sunshine by a sparkling pool of water), and they were so scrupulous in the exactitude of the transcription that they even included a link I referenced fully written out (for more on the item, see Gothamist's take). Upshot: Any bias we have toward Animal is only because Bucky's so loveable. Also, Fishbowl relishes any chance to bring the Pete Townshend. Let Fishbowl's love open the door, to your heart.[Page Six (yesterday)]
Amanda Ernst
