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******* GIVEN that it was a memorial for the recently departed, the cramped affair stuffed into a Harlem apartment was an upbeat, fashion-forward event. Young women moved about in vintage black dresses with well-coiffed hair topped by Jackie O. pillboxes. They spoke of the merits of the deceased, the beauty, the freshness, the sense of style like no other. A short life, to be sure, but full of accomplishments and ended in a blaze of glory. "How have you been holding up?" they murmured, heads leaned in with shared grief. And there, behind the open casket filled with cheap beer, stood the bygone star: a massive poster of an issue of Budget Living, one of the most promising independent magazines of the last decade, draped in black lace and flanked by a funeral wreath. Blithely unaware of its death, the cover earnestly promised, "All the Fixins for a Frugal Backyard Bash." MORE ONLINE
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The very serious magazine is the antithesis of the blogosphere. Time-consuming to produce, obstinately unscalable in an era of multiple media platforms, often deeply reported, they’re self-consciously pedigreed heirs to a tradition that can seem, at the very least, quaint amid the kicky assertional blur of the Internet. Over the past year, four of these publications—The Atlantic, The New Republic, The Paris Review, and Harper’s—appointed new editors-in-chief, the last two after decades of leadership by men who dated from a time when it was easier for magazines to be a technology of change and when striving to create a literary elite seemed like a reasonable goal. The four magazines have another thing in common, a by-product of how expensive they are to make relative to how little coverage they give to Jennifer Aniston’s personal agonies: They all lose money. “We’re all sort of the anti-blogs,” says Roger Hodge, the new editor of Harper’s. “And I think we will eventually triumph over the blogs!” Not likely, but then the four new editors are all accomplished old-school journalists themselves. Perhaps hewing to the model of The New Yorker’s David Remnick, a reporter turned editor who reengaged his magazine in world affairs, The Paris Review hired a New Yorker writer, Philip Gourevitch, a year ago. Gourevitch, at 44 the eldest of the four, has added more photography and reportage in his effort to pull the quarterly out of the avocational egghead’s Playboy Mansion that George Plimpton had built up around it over the years. Also Remnickian is James Bennet, newly hired from the Times to edit The Atlantic. Bennet, 40, was the paper’s Jerusalem bureau chief before he was lured by the magazine’s wonkish owner, David Bradley (who’d conducted an endless-seeming search for what he termed “extreme talent”). Just two years before, Bennet had turned down the job as Washington correspondent of The New Yorker, and was about to head to Beijing for the Times when Bradley called. MORE ONLINE
3. New York Times
Getting married and wondering how you would look in a mermaid-style sheath? Brides.com, a new Web site, takes you to a virtual fitting room, lets you pick from one of four body types and examine how each would look in six different styles of gowns. Brides.com, an upgraded bridal site combining content from three different magazines, comes from Cond? Nast, which, like many magazine publishers, is trying to build its Web presence to keep up with a generation of readers who automatically turn to the Internet instead of the printed page. In addition to brides.com, Cond? Nast is preparing another new site, still unnamed, for teenage girls. And its new business magazine, which is to begin publishing next year, will have a large Internet component with original content. MORE ONLINE
4. WWD
BAZAAR HUBBUB: As Harper's Bazaar editor in chief Glenda Bailey's contract heads toward its expiration date later this year, speculation naturally is growing about her future with the magazine. A Hearst spokeswoman insisted Friday that "we are not searching for a replacement for Glenda." However, sources said that executives at the company have had at least casual, exploratory conversations with other editors, if only to solicit ideas and gauge interest should negotiations with Bailey not yield a new contract.
DISMANTLING CARGO: Employees of the now-defunct Cargo were frantically interviewing with Cond? Nast's human resources department last week to find placement elsewhere within the company, which also owns WWD. A spokeswoman said, "Both editorial and advertising side employees will be placed. We're in the process of finalizing those decisions, so we are not going to be releasing or confirming names." DAZED IN AUSTRALIA: Publisher Jefferson Hack is set to take his edgy magazine brand Dazed & Confused Down Under. The magazine will launch an Australian edition later this year, a spokesman for the company said. The Australian edition is to be published under license through an as-yet-unnamed Australian publisher. Dazed & Confused has published a Japanese edition since 2001, through publishers Caelum Ltd., which is a mix of translated articles and local features. The spokesman said the content mix for the Australian edition had not yet been decided. The Australian edition will add to recent launches from Hack's stable, including Another Man, which launched last October, and Another Magazine, which launched in 2001. MORE ONLINE
5. Jossip This just in: Celebrity Living has closed. Shut down. Finito. Dunzo. Literally, we just got a one-line sentence as a tip, and are further investigating as you read this. No time for jokes, people — more to come as we get updated. MORE ONLINE 6. Ad Age Oh, gosh, this is a bit awkward: Just as James Truman is ramping up at his new job -- as editorial czar of the boutique art-mag publisher behind Art&Auction and Modern Painters -- he has to endure one more nail in the coffin of his Conde Nast-era reputation: the death of Cargo, the insipid men’s shopping magazine. Cargo, of course, was part of Truman’s legacy as Conde’s editorial director, where, during the early days of his long tenure (1994-2005), he was mostly famous for seemingly not doing much. (Architectural Digest Editor Paige Rense joked early on that if Truman actually tried to supervise her, she’d give him “a good spanking.”) And so he served mainly as Conde Chairman S.I. Newhouse’s million-dollar (two mil in the end) consigliere. Truman landed that gig because, as editor of Details from 1990 to 1994, he helped transform the scrappy, stylish, Manhattan indie title it was when Newhouse bought it into a (briefly) fast-growing national men’s glossy. Truman, a Sex Pistols fan from Nottingham, England, was Newhouse’s link to youth culture. As editorial director, his first notable accomplishment, years into the job, was overseeing the interior design of Conde HQ: clinical, blue-gray partitions and sliding office doors -- dental office chic -- and the Frank Gehry cafeteria. At the same time, he hired Bonnie Fuller from Cosmo to dumb down Glamour -- only to end up firing her. And he panicked during the great lad-mag scare of the '90s, hiring Mark Golin from Maxim to replace Details Editor Michael Caruso, who had replaced Joe Dolce, who had replaced John Leland -- a cluelessly farcical game of musical chairs which signaled that Truman’s early success had possibly been just dumb luck. And then Details got handed to another division. (Full disclosure: I’m a contributing editor at the current incarnation of Details, which was reabsorbed into Conde Nast post-Truman.) MORE ONLINE
************ ... that there's an opening for the position of assistant to the editor-in-chief at Popular Mechanics, a Hearst magazine in NYC. Great EIC to work for and lots of room to learn and grow editorially. Send resume asap to magjob06@yahoo.com. (OK to mention Ed) ... that Time Out New York is looking for an assistant photo editor. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to expand their experience working in a photo department, as well as develop their portfolio. The ideal candidate will have a solid photographic background (including lighting), and be as adept at shooting people on the street with natural light, as well as knowing how to shoot food. Candidate must be comfortable with all aspects of the daily functions of a photo department, including but not limited to, research, returns, managing interns, producing shoots etc. Candidate must be well organized, enthusiastic, have good phone manner, be a team player and deadline conscious. The ideal candidate will have at least 1 year experience, preferably within the publishing industry. “Weekly” experience preferred but not essential. Must be comfortable with a Macintosh and associated software. Photoshop and retouching experience also helpful. To apply, please send your cover letter, resume and salary requirements to hr@timeoutny.com, or fax them to 646-432-3010. NO PHONE CALLS. It is okay to mention Ed2010. ... that Women's Health & Fitness, a national women's magazine published in Atlanta, is hiring two editors: an editor (to take the place of our departing editor) and an associate level editor. Great opportunity to be part of a fun team. Great cover letter, resume and your best clips to abrayfield@futuregausa.com. (OK to mention Ed) Internships ... that StarChefs.com, an online culinary magazine in NYC, is seeking design interns and editorial interns - immediately! The internships are unpaid, but the experience is invaluable. StarChefs.com is a small company, so you will have your finger on every aspect of the publishing process. contact editorial@starchefs.com. OK to mention Ed. ... that Cottages & Gardens Publications, the producers of three regional luxury design titles: HC&G (Hamptons Cottages & Gardens), Palm Beach Cottages & Gardens and Connecticut Cottages & Gardens, is looking for two part-time editorial interns to start immediately. Each magazine offers wonderful homes and gardens, exclusive editorial features and new and interesting luxury products. As an intern at Cottages & Gardens, you will be a valuable resource to a hard-working staff as you learn the ropes of magazine publication from a dedicated creative team. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, detail-oriented individual who can manage work independently. A positive attitude and a genuine desire to understand the editorial process from start to finish are a must. Responsibilities primarily include researching editorial content, fact checking and general editorial support. There are opportunities to write, pitch story ideas and cover the design market. To apply, please e-mail your resume and cover letter to Andrea Taylor at andrea.taylor@hcandg.com (OK to mention Ed).
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