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Yeah. Ed??™s callin??™ you a ho. What of it?

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EdAd
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Rent: $900, prime location East Village room available for Jan and February (possibly longer). Room is (approx.) 9 x 15 and has two big windows. The apt is located on 6th st b/w 1st and 2nd ave, just blocks from St. Marks, as well as the 6, N, and F trains. Apt is great, has living room/kitchen, nice bathroom with tub. Roommates are two females in their 20s. One works in publishing and both are friendly and laid back. Who we're looking for: Female who is nice, laid-back and doesn't smoke in the apartment. Thanks! If interested, please email me at: rswanner2001@yahoo.com. Thank you!

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News
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1. Fashion Week Daily
"Going to Town"
By JIM SHI
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
http://www.fashionweekdaily.com/content/templates/gallery.asp?articleid=4550&zoneid=1

Bigger by reader demand! Come January, Town & Country will ready itself for its big reveal: a souped up beauty section that will grow by 37 percent. Growing not just in size but in importance, the section will also be moved up closer to the front of the book.

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2. The New York Post
"Magazine??™s Muse Mixes High Bling with Low Fling."
By RICHARD JOHNSON
Thursday, December 16, 2004
http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix_u.htm

A NECKLACE worth tens of thousands of dollars belonging to Anna Wintour went missing yesterday??” but a rep for the Vogue editrix says there's no cause for alarm because it's still somewhere inside Conde Nast headquarters.

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3. The New York Post
"Inside Dirt."
By RICHARD JOHNSON
Thursday, December 16, 2004
http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix_u.htm

ANOTHER ex-Bonnie Fuller employee is penning a book about a celebrity weekly, but he swears the tabloid queen has nothing to worry about. Peter Davis, the Davis Cup scion who did brief penance at Star magazine's L.A. bureau, is shopping a delectable novel titled "Dirt" about "ruthless, maniacal tabloid reporters at a celebrity weekly called Seen," we're told.

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4. The Chicago Tribune
"Trendspotting: Magazine Gimmicks"
By HEIDI STEVENS
Thursday, December 16, 2004
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0412150428dec16,1,5700454.story?coll=chi-leisuretempo-hed

The carb-hating, Britney-marrying, athlete-misbehaving, politically polarizing journey that was 2004 is drawing to a close. And like all weary travelers at the end of a long, strange trip, we've got one thing in mind: Let's look at the pictures.

Magazines are always happy to oblige us, releasing end-of-the-year issues in December that wrap up the year's best offerings in entertainment, travel, investing, dining and so on. But the lists that really get people talking are the ones that focus on people. Time magazine's annual and much-hyped Person of the Year issue will hit newsstands Monday. Entertainment Weekly will announce its annual Entertainer of the Year in Friday's issue. People magazine weighed in with its annual Sexiest Man Alive issue a few weeks back.

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Jobs and internships
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Ed hears??¦

... that Runner's World (Rodale, Inc.) in Emmaus, PA is looking for a part-time art/photo assitant. (Do not mention Ed)

... that Sports Illustrated for Kids seeks a designer with a minimum of 3 years editorial design experience. Must have a fresh, contemporary design aesthetic and be extremely detail driven. Duties will include collaborating with editors on story ideas and photo selection, assigning illustrations and designing features and departments for the monthly magazine. Must be highly motivated and able to juggle several stories at one time. Excellent communication skills are mandatory, as is good sense of how a story is told through design. Quark, QPS, Illustrator, and Photoshop proficiency required. Knowledge and/or love of sports a big plus. If interested, please apply here: http://jobs.brassring.com/en/asp/tg/cim_home.asp?partner id=391&siteid=5101&codes=NXXX,34900BR (OK to mention Ed)

... that Seventeen magazine is looking for an intern to assist its entertainment department three days per week starting in January. We're looking for someone who has a strong interest in entertainment. Please do not apply unless you are highly knowledgeable and enthusiastic about music, movies and TV. The ideal candidate is a meticulously organized pop culture fanatic who always knows which celebrities are on the covers of the tabloids, who's at the top of the Billboard charts and which TV shows are first in the ratings. Duties include updating databases, doing research via Lexis-Nexis and the web, and light administrative work for the entertainment director. There's also the opportunity to attend screenings and concerts. Please send a resume and cover letter ASAP to Holly Eagleson at heagleson@hearst.com. Please do NOT call--we will only contact candidates with interest. (OK to mention Ed)