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******* ON the heels of Don Imus, GQ editor Jim Nelson is drawing fire over his letter to readers in the May issue, where he uses the phrase "Asian whores" twice. In discussing the hit DVD "The Secret," which preaches the power of positive thinking, Nelson's letter coaxes, "visualize what you want (an Alfa Romeo? Leather pants? An Asian whore?), think positively, and 'the universe will . . . make it happen for you.'" Janice Lee, deputy executive director of the Asian American Journalists Association, told Page Six, "It is appalling that an editor would find it acceptable to use such racist and sexist language. That GQ is considered a 'men's magazine' is not an excuse." A spokesperson for the Asian American Justice Association told Page Six, "The use of the term 'Asian whore' was unnecessary. To racialize the term 'whore' is completely irrelevant in this context. It's disturbing." Nelson ends his letter with a "thumbs up" to any reader whose wishes are met. "If it's an Asian whore, congrats. But please don't make a DVD about it." Nelson told Page Six, "I think if you read you'll see I'm skewering a Western attitude that one ought to find noxious. The notion that Westerners can have and exploit whatever they want."
2. Media Week
Woman’s Day was out front in the 1990s covering heart health and lumpectomies as an alternative to mastectomies. Its Red Dress award recognizes people who have advanced the cause of women’s heart health. But in surveys, its readers said they wanted more information on living well. So when editor in chief Jane Chesnutt set out in January 2006 to redefine the magazine she made health coverage the top priority. “The Woman’s Day reader is very active and she’s very engaged in the magazine,” said Chesnutt, also senior vp and editorial director for Hachette Filipacchi Media’s women’s service group. “They are clear that they want more health, and they want more food.” Starting with the July 10 issue, the magazine will be organized around health and three other topics: living well, tips and food. A photo- and graphic-rich look aims at younger readers who have been turning to women’s lifestyle magazines as well as broadcast media for service information. (The median age for Woman’s Day’s reader was 49.7, per MRI’s fall 2006 report.) MORE ONLINE
3. Media Week
With booze-and-babes-soaked men’s magazines and shopping titles past their prime, Dennis Publishing has decided it’s time for another makeover for Stuff, which along with siblings Maxim and Blender, is on the block. Building on a 2005 redesign that toned down the sex and dirty jokes, editor in chief Dan Bova has quietly been adding more expensive gadgets, apparel and tips for status-conscious men. Stuff’s new voice grows louder with the June issue when it introduces Tricked Out, a new page that shows guys how to pimp out everything from car stereos to media rooms. Plus, a scaled-up travel department will suggest expensive getaways like Thailand. “The overarching objective is to present our guys with an updated lifestyle,” Bova said. “They’ve grown past what this category has presented to readers the past few years.” MORE ONLINE
4. New York Times
After being accused by Radar magazine of stealing an article, the Chilean magazine Cosas said it had been hoodwinked by a reporter and had withdrawn the issue from newsstands. Radar’s March/April issue cover article, “Toxic Bachelors,” depicted celebrities as cads; an article in the April issue of Cosas, “Solteros T?xicos,” featured the same celebrities behaving boorishly and included what appeared to be direct translations from Radar’s article. The Cosas article was published under the byline Manuel Santelices. In a letter to Radar dated May 8, Carlos Alberto Reyes, a Chilean lawyer representing Cosas, said that Mr. Santelices “did not warn of any similarity of his work with other publications.” MORE ONLINE
5. Fishbowl NY
To illustrate this week's cover story, "Rethinking Gender," Jon Meacham and company had a tough task: find a genderlessness image not even the most asexual of officemates can convey. Meacham's solution? A baby: When we were debating how to illustrate this story, we decided that an image of a beautiful child of indeterminate gender would work best. (All babies, it has been said, look like Winston Churchill, though my wife objected when I made that point about our two children when they were infants.) Once we chose the picture we ended up using—the baby is a model; the image was located by Sue Miklas—I conducted an informal survey in our offices about whether the child is a boy or a girl. It was a landslide for the male caucus, with 60 percent voting "boy." (I was among the 60 percent.) The majority was wrong: if you are wondering, the child on the cover is an 8-month-old girl. What she will be in years to come is, our reporting suggests, a question that is more open than many might have thought.
6. Gawker
The latest issue of the most prestigious British rag this side of Hello! features a special report about cities, and guess what? They are more popular than ever. Turns out that starting around now (maybe a little while go, also maybe not yet) more than half the people on the planet live in cities for the first time in human history. Think that's not important? Perhaps it's not. But neither are you, catdog! Way back in smaller times, about a hundred years ago, when only 13% of people enjoyed the sights and smells of urban life, city dwellers could take comfort in being among the lucky few. Now this fad of grouping populations in space, a leitmotif of human civilization for millennia, has gone utterly mainstream; that is to say, totally pass?. When rebellious youngsters rebel now, they'll have to run from New York, to the sad stereotypicality of the suburbs in order to flout expectations and such. Maybe this is why kids like Park Slope now? Adding insult to injury, the Economist's "Top 50 Most Livable Cities" list, compiled by the mysterious and frightening "Economist Intelligence Unit," indicates that Houston and Reykjavik are both better than New York. Also? Detroit! MORE ONLINE
7. WWD
It's debatable whether Us Weekly has the right to claim a higher rate of accuracy than its celebrity weekly competitors, but no one seems to have a leg up on the other in terms of the number of fact-checkers. An informal WWD survey of the titles found Us Weekly uses seven fact-checkers, a combination of full-time employees and freelancers, while Life & Style has three full-time fact-checkers and four freelancers. In Touch employs three full-time fact-checkers plus three freelancers during issue closes. More eyes checking facts may lead to cleaner copy, but it doesn't necessarily lead to bigger newsstand sales. Us Weekly's column Faux Biz this week calls out several "fabricated" stories of In Touch and Life & Style. After examining the exact issues of In Touch and Life & Style that Us Weekly writes about, a quick look at newsstand sales from 2005 and 2006 revealed that five of the seven In Touch editions included outsold Us Weekly on newsstands. For example, the Jan. 2, 2006, issue of In Touch, with a cover story on Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's "wedding," sold 1.4 million copies, while Us Weekly's issue that week sold just over a million. (The other two issues are from the first half of 2007; official figures have not yet been released.) Nevertheless, Us Weekly did consistently outsell Life & Style for the five issues of that magazine covered in the piece. The Bauer title was launched in November 2004. MORE ONLINE
8. WWD
A memorial for Kathleen Madden, a longtime editor at Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, among other places, will be held at The Garrison in New York, on June 16, from 4 to 7 p.m. Madden, who died in February, spent 17 years at Vogue and was considered a mentor by many now-senior editors. "Kathy was our writing mentor," said former Marie Claire editor in chief Lesley Jane Seymour, who worked with Madden at Vogue in the Eighties. "She taught us rhythm, cadence and how to appear jaded in print — even though, of course, we weren't." MORE ONLINE
9. Jossip
How appropriate that only one day after Newsweek editor Jonathan Alter lets fly just how shoddy Radar's reporting practices are, the new issue of Ron Burkle's favorite magazine arrives for us to find something to be appalled about heading into the weekend. We've already shown you what to expect in this, the second issue of the mag's third life: Inside amateur Internet porn! Spider-Man 3 was expensive! Rufus Wainwright gives good interview! And, of course, Lindsay Lohan agreed to pose for us even though we barely devote any of the article to her! So what actually went on this time around? A lot of "entry points" and "lists" and "sidebars," to speak in mag parlance: Where Bush administration officials go when their careers explode; analyzing Oprah's signature; pricing tell-all books from celebrity editors' assistants; celebrities giving the finger; worst places to die; hot guy in his underwear. Oh, wait, that was an ad.MORE ONLINE
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...that Prevention.com has an IMMEDIATE opening for a freelance Web producer position that will run until the end of September. The producer should possess project management skills with solid understanding of HTML. The producer will mainly schedule and produce our daily/weekly/monthly newsletters, but from time to time will assist with the production of other site initiatives.Interested candidates can apply through our jobsite on www.rodale.com. For more information on the posting: http://www.recruitingcenter.net/Clients/RODALE/PublicJobs/controller.cfm?jbaction=JobProfile&job_id=10942 ...that More Magazine is looking for EXPERIENCED freelance fashion market assistants. Individuals must have up-to-date contact lists, references, and at least one-year experience with a major stylist or publication. Assistants will be responsible for calling in items selected by the market editor, unpacking, returns, and scheduling market appointments. Assistants must be organized, professional, and enthusiastic. More Magazine is a lifestyle publication for women over 40 and was recently awarded Ad Ages Magazine of the Year for 2006. Please e-mail resumes to the fashion market editor at Jeanne.Kasovitz@meredith.com. ABSOLUTELY NO PHONE CALLS. (OK to mention Ed) ...that Unique Homes, a respected international magazine targeting high-end readers, seeks an extremely organized college grad with strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills, to join its Princeton, NJ, office as an editorial/advertising coordinator. Must be a team player, and have excellent interpersonal skills for contact. Mac literacy and clips/writing experience required; some publishing experience preferred. Salary $28K. Send resume and cover letter to Kathleen Russell at krussell@uniquehomes.com. (OK to mention Ed) Internships ...that DailyCandy's New York office is looking for a editorial intern for this summer (June-August). Please be smart, savvy, and detail-oriented. The job includes tons of fact checking, some admin, and an opportunity to write. Applicants able to work four days a week will be given preference. This internship is unpaid. Please send a resume and something clever to internships@dailycandy.com. ...that People StyleWatch is currently looking for a fashion-loving summer intern to start at the end of May. The intern will primarily assist the accessories department with check-ins and returns. Other tasks include filing, copying, and running brief errands. Ideally, we would like someone with exceptional organization skills and who does not have trouble juggling a variety of tasks. Previous fashion magazine internship experience is preferred. The internship is PAID and we would like someone who is available to work 5 days a week. However, we will consider qualified applicants who can only work 2-3 days/wk. New grads are welcome to apply, but this is an INTERNSHIP not a staff position. Also, there is NO writing involved! Please send resume and cover letter to stylewatchintern@gmail.com. ...that New You Magazine, an upscale women’s magazine based out of Atlanta, Ga., is looking for an intern to work either part-time or full-time for school credit. Responsibilities will include fact-checking, attending photo shoots, writing some front of book sections, calling for images and assisting editors on various responsibilities. Qualified candidates are journalism, communications or English majors who enjoy publishing and are eager to learn. Please send resume, cover letter and published clips to information@newyoumagazine.com.
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