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CRACKING UP
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When is this low-rise trend going to die? When? When? When? Ed's ARSE is hanging out of his jeans and it's NOT a pretty sight.

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News
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1. NYP
AOL's Time Is Up
By Tim Arango
9/15/05
http://www.nypost.com/business/52393.htm

In a deal that would unite two of America's corporate giants as partners in the Internet business, Time Warner is in advanced discussions to sell a stake in America Online to Microsoft, The Post has learned.

According to two sources familiar with the matter, Time Warner is in talks with Microsoft about selling the stake in AOL and then combining it with Microsoft's Web unit MSN.

Under the plan being considered, Microsoft would pay some money to Time Warner for the AOL stake, leaving the two companies approximately equal partners in the venture.

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Us Weekly's ???Hot Stuff??? editor, Timothy McDarrah, was arrested last night for soliciting a minor for sex on the internet. ???Mr. McDarrah has been suspended without pay pending the outcome of the investigation,??? Us Weekly spokesman Alex Dudley told Gawker. ???Us Weekly has promised to cooperate fully with the FBI's investigation.???

More info TK if/when we learn it, although we're not sure we want to.

UPDATE: A statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office alleges that McDarrah responded to a Craiglist ad offering ???the freshest, youngest girls??? available, corresponded with an undercover FBI agent he believed to be a 13-year-old girl, and agreed to meet with her last night, at which point he was arrested. He also allegedly offered to buy the ???girl??? CDs, clothes, and an iPod, and he allegedly told her he worked at Us Weekly.

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Indie cred comes in many forms, but the pulse of the independent music, art and film scene in New York can be felt every year through the reverberations of three magazine-propelled events-Resfest, the CMJ Music Marathon and Tokion's Creativity Now Conference-all within the next few weeks. But has the success of these events taken something away from their print counterparts?

CMJ's weeklong rock-club crawl-beginning this week in New York-has largely become, along with SXSW in Austin, the preeminent breeding ground for both discovered and undiscovered artists looking to rev up the buzz machinery. This year's Marathon, the 25th, figures to draw around 90,000 disheveled, badge-toting music fans, A+R reps and artists, who'll schlep throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn to showcases, clinics and panel discussions, sponsored by labels and nearly every other music magazine. The 12-year-old CMJ New Music Monthly, by contrast, teetered on the brink of extinction earlier in the decade, propped up by its trade counterpart, CMJ New Music Report, and various products within the CMJ network.

Resfest, the highly-regarded festival of digital film-slash-music-slash-everything else now in its 9th year, kicks off in New York this week before a rock-like world tour of 35 cities and six continents, pulling in high-end sponsorship dollars the likes of Nike, Skyy and Panasonic, among others. Res magazine, the 50,000-circ bimonthly launched in 1997 (after the festival), takes in about $750,000 per year, roughly 30 percent of Res Media's $2.3 million annual revenue. Resfest accounts for about half of the company's overall revenue figure.

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TWO-MILLION MARK: New York magazine's Web site has been vying with, of all places, style.com for traffic this week. New York added a fashion blog for fashion week, and says it's updating collection photos every hour. According to the magazine's spokeswoman, the site was on track to hit two million page views on Thursday, the most nymag.com has ever had. Former W senior editor Rob Haskell has been serving as guest blogger. -S.J.

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Give American magazines their due.

And, oh yes, in case you have forgotten, magazines are still around.

I'd understand if you forgot. In recent years, publishers' laziness and lack of innovation have essentially enabled blogs to hijack the intangible "buzz" that the mainstream media crave.

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ridays, as we all know, are for job hunting, which makes the employment troughs at Mediabistro all the more enjoyable. Today, ???bespoke celebrity news agency??? (we thought only Saville Row suits were ???bespoke,??? but whatever) Viva Press is looking for some new talent:

Viva Press is looking for celebrity journalists who have access to A-list talent. We will pay up to $1000 for personal and anecdotal transcripts on today's big stars. We are one of the UK's top suppliers of movie interviews and have a reputation for getting the best interviews and supplying the top glossys and newspapers. Currently, we are looking for interviews with Cameron Diaz, Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson and Keanu Reeves. Also, interviews with any of the cast of LOST or DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES. If you think you can help then please get in touch. All enquiries will be dealt with the utmost discretion and anonimity is guaranteed. Only professional interviewers please.

Remarkable timing - as we understand it, pervy Us Weekly scribe Timothy McDarrah might be in need of some work. He's got access to celebrities, CDs, and iPods.

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??¦ that Mergermarket, a successful London- and New York-based Mergers & Acquisitions news provider, is seeking to expand and strengthen our editorial research team in New York. As an equal opportunities employer, we are currently searching for candidates who are comfortable on the phone, able to meet deadlines and see multitasking as an essential part of daily life. A background or interest in finance or journalism would be an advantage. We offer the opportunity to write unique stories. Previous research/fact checking experience a plus, but will train right candidate. Please send a cover letter, clearly stating your salary requirements, along with your resume to sal.vaglica@mergermarket.com. No phone calls, please. (OK to mention Ed)

Internships

... that Cosmopolitan magazine is offering fall internships to students of colleges that were forced to close because of Hurricane Katrina. Unpaid internships are available in the following departments: articles, art, model bookings, photo, photo research, beauty, and fashion. Qualified applicants must be over 18, living in the New York metro area, and enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate institution that agrees to grant academic credit to students in return for internship participation. If you are interested in applying, please send a cover letter, resume, and clips (where relevant) to agrippo@hearst.com. Interns who wish to submit a portfolio with their application may send packages to: Amy Grippo, Cosmopolitan, 224 West 57th Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10019 (OK to mention Ed)

... that The Source magazine-the foundation of Hip-Hop music, culture and politics-is looking for fall interns in the Editorial, Fashion and Music departments as well as individuals who can move around and between departments as needed. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of a magazine that is the voice of today's generation. This is an unpaid internship for NY-area students or graduates. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to editorialintern@thesource.com.

... that Redbook magazine is looking for intern to assist in the ART department. We're looking for a college junior, senior or graduate student who is organized, and dependable-someone who can handle multiple tasks simultaneously and follow them through to completion. Student must receive college credit for the internship. Interested and qualified candidates should e-mail a resume and cover letter (within the body of the e-mail) to Emily Furlani at efurlani@hearst.cm. No phone calls please. (OK to mention Ed)

... that Us Weekly is seeking smart, fun and hard-working interns who are not afraid to work long hours in a fast-paced environment. Applicants MUST currently reside in New York and be ready to start ASAP. We are looking for enthusiastic applicants who are self-starters. The internship is UNPAID (but well worth the late nights). Please email resumes and a short-but-sweet cover letter to kate.frank@usmagazine.com. No phone calls please. (OK to mention Ed)

... that Show People, The Theater Lifestyle Magazine, seeks an intern for Fall-Winter 2005-06. A quarterly publication of Time Inc. Strategic Communications with a North American circulation of nearly 300,000, Show People previews exciting new shows and stars, goes behind the scenes to show how it all comes together, and visits theater's brightest talents at work and at play. The Show People intern will work closely with the associate and managing editors to research art options for upcoming issues. Duties also include researching prospective topics, transcribing interviews, collaborating on captions and credits, and providing additional administrative support to the magazine's editors. Because we are a small team performing multiple tasks and working on a tight schedule, the intern will have the opportunity to observe and participate in all areas of magazine production from editorial to pre-press. Strong communication and organization skills and proficiency on a Mac platform are required. Prospective interns must be available to work 10-20 hours each week at our midtown (West 50th Street) location. An intern is needed beginning Monday, October 3rd to work for six to eight weeks as we approach the November close of our Winter issue. Our Spring issue internship will be available in January. This internship is unpaid, and for school credit ONLY. We will accept applications and resumes through Friday, September 26th. Intern applicants should email their resume to both Elizabeth Peters at elizabeth_peters@timeinc.com and Brian Healy at brian_healy@timeinc.com. (OK to mention Ed)

... that Bridal Guide, a national magazine based in NYC, is still looking for a fall intern to start IMMEDIATELY in our features/travel department. This is an unpaid internship, but you will have the chance to write short articles. You'll also have the opportunity to observe and interact with top editors and to learn the ins and outs of working at a consumer magazine. The job includes fact-checking as well as some administrative duties. You must be able to work at least two days/week. We're a small, friendly staff who want you to be an integral member of the team. Please email your cover letter and resume to Valerie Berrios, assistant editor, at vberrios@bridalguide.com. No calls, please. (OK to mention Ed)

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