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******* DANCING QUEEN: After readings by the likes of Vanessa Redgrave and Bob and Lee Woodruff, Hearst magazines president Cathie Black was introduced thusly at the Literacy Partners gala Monday: "If I had known that she was going to be such a giant, maybe I would have been nicer to her," said Liz Smith, one of the night's honorees. Bette Midler made a surprise musical appearance and tried her hand at stand-up. Referring to that night's White House state dinner, she said President Bush had "congratulated Queen Elizabeth on her Oscar win." When it was time to accept awards from the event's chair, Black, Arnold Scaasi remarked of himself and co-honoree Parker Ladd: "We have to go up together, because some newspaper said we were the cutest couple." (For the record, it was The New York Observer, and the phrase was "cute.") Black, motioning for Smith, said she had saved the best for last, and Scaasi looked exaggeratedly put out. "Are you chopped liver?" queried Smith. "What a question. Of course you are." Black saved her own best for the dance floor, where she was seen tearing it up for several songs, including "Play That Funky Music, White Boy." EENS ARE ALL ALIKE: From Argentina to Turkey, it seems teens across the globe are concerned with beauty, dating and fashion, according to the topics discussed at the Seventeen International Summit last week at Hearst's New York headquarters. But how that information is packaged varies, especially when it comes to covers. Hearst gathered the editors of Seventeen's 13 international editions to discuss challenges and trends at their titles. Editors said that, for the most part, American or British celebrities work best on their covers. There were a few exceptions — Seventeen India features mostly Bollywood stars, and Seventeen Turkey was launched in June with international celebrities, but now sells more copies with local faces. Seventeen Indonesia is increasing its prom coverage, since the American tradition is growing in popularity there, and the Thailand edition recently published its first graduation issue — graduation there involves prom-like fancy hair, makeup and dresses. The meeting was the first time Seventeen editor in chief Ann Shoket met her counterparts from abroad since she took the top job in January. Will the roster of international spin-offs expand? A Seventeen spokeswoman said, "Asia and Russia are possible areas of interest for us in the future." MORE ONLINE
2. New York Post
IT started more as a one-time marketing gimmick, but now the Time 100 list of "most influential people in the world" has become an annual event, one that gave some welcome bulk to the weekly that hit on Friday and gravitas last night to a glitzy, black-tie dinner overlooking Central Park. Of the 100 honorees, 36 showed up at Time Warner Center's Jazz at Lincoln Center and listened to music by Senegalese signer Youssou N'Dour and blues singer and honoree John Mayer. The list is eclectic and includes everyone from subway hero Wesley Autrey Jr. (Table 17), who dove onto a track to save another man, to hedge fund billionaire Steven Cohen of SAC Capital Partners. MORE ONLINE
3. Folio
The sale of the Primedia Enthusiast Media is imminent, with two final bidders, several sources said at the American Business Media Spring Meeting Monday and Tuesday. The two finalists are investment firms Elevation Partners and Wasserstein & Co., sources said, with Wasserstein having the preferred position. Final bids were due Friday, one industry source said, and typically, a winning bid is selected within a couple of days. “It should be announced any day,” the source said. “They don’t want to lose the cover bid.” MORE ONLINE
************ Ed Ad If you emailed about this Brooklyn apt. yesterday, please try again: the correct email address is shaniRfriedman@yahoo.com (we posted it without the middle "r" initial yesterday). Female freelancer seeks female to share huge, beautiful two bedroom (1500 sq. feet) with a backyard and balcony in Brooklyn. Available May 15th/June 1st. Your share is $900 (includes heat and hot water). Apartment is the entire second floor and has just been renovated (new carpeting, freshly painted, retiled kitchen floor, etc.) You would have your own large bedroom with an enormous closet and an extra large adjoining room entirely to yourself. The rooms have big windows and get loads of direct sunlight. Share good-sized bathroom, eat-in kitchen with tons of cupboard space and living room. The area is Midwood (home to world famous Di Fara's pizza!) and is very safe and quiet. Two blocks from the subway (F line - 25 to 30 minutes into Manhattan) and close to laundry, day spa, supermarkets, public library, drugstores, etc. My ideal: someone who's neat, quiet and no smoking/pets. One month security and one month rent up front. Email shaniRfriedman@yahoo.com. Jobs ...that Dancing Meatballs is a lifestyle e-zine that focuses on providing affordable fun for city-dwelling parents. We are currently seeking submissions from freelance writers, reporters, and contributing editors with insider knowledge of the cool and hip local events and venues that are family-friendly in or around Brooklyn. The ideal writer would be creative, witty and funny. Send your pitches and a short blurb (between 100 to 120 words) about your favorite venue or event in Brooklyn. Also, please send us three of your most recent clips. You can contact us at jobs@dancingmeatballs.com. ...that Writing magazine, a classroom periodical for middle and high school students from the Weekly Reader Corporation, is looking for an editor. The position is based in Chappaqua, NY. The editor will work with the managing editor and art director in planning, writing, and editing six yearly issues of Writing plus teacher's guide. Responsibilities include: Generating and developing exciting story ideas and teaching strategies that are appropriate and interesting to middle school and high school audience. Researching and writing content. Collaborating with authors and freelance writers. Procuring permissions to reprint published material. Creating an 8-page teacher's guide to accompany each issue, including background information, suggested classroom extension activities, teacher resources, and reproducible skills masters. Editing text in Microsoft Word and Quark XPress. Creating content and overseeing Teacher homepage at www.weeklyreader.com/writing and connecting print issue to literary blog at www.readandwriting.com. Special Skills Necessary: Must be an excellent writer and voracious reader. Must be able to communicate complex issues in lively, clear, and concise prose. Expertise in writing methodology and pedagogy necessary, as well as the ability to present material in a kid-friendly fashion. Must be able to work quickly and meet short deadlines. Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Quark XPress important. Respect for and appreciation of children and teens required. Minimum Education/Experience Required: Undergraduate degree in writing/journalism/English/education or related fields. Minimum 3-4 years in publishing/writing/editing/journalism. Background in education (particularly English/language arts/writing) a strong plus. Experience with teenagers also a plus. Position is onsite only. We offer an attractive salary and full benefits package. Send cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to edwriting@weeklyreader.com. Internships ...that PointClickHome.com, the future web portal for Metropolitan Home, Elle Decor, and Home magazines, is looking for two summer interns, one to work with our shelter editor and one to work with our web producer. It would be a 9:30-5:30, Monday-Friday summer internship. The editorial intern?s duties would be researching trends in the shelter/home category, finding home decor products, calling in samples, helping with credit information, fact checking, and caption writing. The web production intern would be calling in press photos, sizing images, creating online galleries, and laying out pages. Knowledge of HTML and basic Photoshop skills helpful. Our publisher Hachette Filipacchi Media has an established internship program with lectures and events scheduled to help further the student?s career development. This is an unpaid internship for college credit. This internship will start as soon as possible. Email resumes and cover letters to Anne Collins at acollins@hfmus.com. (OK to mention Ed) ...that Meredith Interactive is hiring yet another full-time paid intern, this time to work for 3 websites, LHJ.com, More.com, and Fitnessmagazine.com. Interactive is expanding, and we need all the help we can get. A great intern will be able to create original content for the websites, as well as work with writers, contracts, manage what content goes on the web sites, learn search optimization techniques, be involved with Web 2.0 projects like mobile and community-building, among other things. Send resumes and cover letters to: stephanie.wagle@meredith.com, attn: ED INTERN. (OK to mention Ed)
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