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******* CARL Icahn may not be hovering over Time Warner but the ax man - or woman - cometh once again to the Time Inc. magazine wing. Today Time Inc. is expected to begin telling staffers of yet another round of cutbacks, reaching up to 120 back office and production people, sources said. It will mark the third major round of cutbacks unleashed by CEO Ann Moore over the past four months. The company cut about 200 staffers in two rounds of buyouts and cutbacks in December and January. Early rumors said Time was aiming to cut 400 staffers from its 13,000-person payroll. The latest round of layoffs leaves the company only 80 cuts short of that goal. MORE ONLINE Now that the upheavals are over at American Media Inc., all eyes will once again be on Editorial Director Bonnie Fuller, as her original, multi-million dollar contract winds down. SEC documents show the editrix's deal ran from July 7, 2003 and expires on June 30. Fuller has dumped her original attorney, Hollywood entertainment lawyer Ken Hurtz, and hired Grubman, Indursky & Schindler, where Larry Shire - who once repped JFK Jr. - is handling the negotiations with CEO David Pecker once again. Last year, Fuller's base salary jumped to $1.5 million, but her bonus, tied to newsstand circulation at the slumping Star, was only $74,851, according to SEC documents. The year before, she earned a base salary of $1,096,154, and pulled in a $500,000 bonus. MORE ONLINE
2. WWD
With less than three months to go before "The Devil Wears Prada" opens in theaters, there has been some talk that Fox 2000 Pictures is not screening the film for editors of any Cond? Nast magazines. The novel on which the movie is based was widely said to be a thinly veiled satire of Vogue, the titular devil being editor in chief Anna Wintour; thus, her colleagues might, out of corporate loyalty, feel obliged to slam the film. Or something like that. Alas, this conspiracy scenario appears to be a work of fiction itself. While no one from Vogue has been invited to preview "The Devil Wears Prada," according to a spokesman, others at the company, including Glamour editor in chief Cindi Leive, have. Vogue's spokesman said the magazine would send its entertainment editor if asked; a Fox spokeswoman did not return a message, leaving it unclear whether the failure to invite Vogue was an oversight or a deliberate omission. Some editors got a different sort of preview. Margaret Russell, editor in chief of Elle Decor, selected an Upper East Side town house for inclusion in the May issue, only to learn that the dwelling - owned by Caryn and Craig Effron and designed by William Diamond and Anthony Baratta - served as the set for the home of Miranda Priestly (the fictionalized Wintour, played by Meryl Streep). Russell elected not to mention the movie in the story. "That's not what Elle Decor's about, and I think it's sort of tabloid-y," she said. MORE ONLINE
3. Fishbowl NY
It's been a dizzying few weeks over at Spin, with editors and columnists filing on and off stage like sets at Coachella. Enter their latest hire: Joanna Angel, punk rocker-cum-porn star and founder of four-year-old alternative porn site BurningAngel.com. Please join Spin and help welcome our newest addition to the fold, Spin's sex columnist Joanna Angel. Joanna is the worlds hottest alt.porn star and founder of alternative porn site BurningAngel.com. Come celebrate the World Premier of "Joanna's Angels 2" at [REDACTED], where you can test your skills in the Late Night Amateur Strip Contest, enjoy live burlesque and get your very own copy of JA2. Angel is experienced on both sides of the camera, as evidenced by her bio: The first Burning Angel DVD, BurningAngel.com: The Movie, is her debut anal scene. Besides taking it in the ass and performing in two scenes, Joanna's also a major creative contributor ... Expect to see her penetrated more creatively in future features. MORE ONLINE
4. Jossip
We knew Google was taking cash to put ads on its maps when Sopranos-branded locations started popping up in Google Local all around Jersey. But from the sound of Maxim's self-congratulatory press release (and aren't they all?), they did one better: Ed Needham & Co. constructed a copy of its Eva Longoria cover so large, Google's imaging satellites had no choice but to pick it up. Publicity buzz TK, they thought. MAXIM Magazine, the #1 best-selling men's lifestyle magazine in the country and the world is celebrating their momentous milestone of reaching 100 issues by constructing a colossal special issue cover in the Las Vegas desert. MAXIM has teamed up with the City of Las Vegas so that everyone can see Eva Longoria's (last year's MAXIM Hot 100 winner) sexy new special cover in Google Earth by visiting Maximonline.com. The structure stretches 75 x 110 feet and is erected on floor of the Las Vegas desert. “Leave it to MAXIM to do something so creative and so wild to celebrate their 100th issue. I guess space is no longer the final frontier! I am flattered, to say the least, to be TV's Sexiest Earthling,' Longoria said. MORE ONLINE
5. BusinessWeek/Associated Press
China has imposed a moratorium on licensing new foreign magazines for publication, an official said Friday, in a possible blow to companies that hope to break into the booming Chinese media market. The most high-profile possible victim of the new policy is the Chinese edition of Rolling Stone, published by Wenner Media LLC. The publishing venture in Shanghai for the U.S. music and pop culture magazine was ordered to dissolve last month after it put out a single issue. China's move is part of an effort to help Chinese publishers expand their foreign sales, said the official, a director of the General Administration of Press and Publications. MORE ONLINE
************ ... that Trader Monthly, an upscale lifestyle/financial magazine, is seeking an assistant to the editor/editorial assistant. Please email cover letter and resume to astuart@tradermonthly.com. It's okay to mention Ed. No phone calls please. ... that Las Vegas Home & Design magazine is STILL looking for a fabulous art director, someone with an eye for design, capable of visualizing and executing high quality, high impact photo shoots, and collaborating creatively with the editor and assistant editor. This high-end interior design magazine has a small team working on it, so be prepared to shine. This is a great career opportunity for a young, vibrant, intelligent individual who wants to be super involved in the process-this is a hands-on job, the kind of opportunity you would never find in NY-within 3 months you'll be prepared to work at any major design magazine. Send resumes to: Greenspun Media Group Attn: Human Resources 2290 Corporate Circle Dr., #250 Henderson, NV 89014; Fax: (702) 990-2593; E-mail: jessica.eaton@gmgvegas.com (Try not to mention Ed) Internships ... that Show Business Weekly, an entertainment trade paper in Manhattan, is looking for 2 interns who write incredibly well to join our editorial staff. Get real experience in proofreading, fact-checking, writing, editorial production and every aspect of putting together a weekly newspaper. We offer hands-on involvement with New York's film and theater community. Candidate must be deadline and detail oriented. Please email resume and cover to: jobs@showbusinessweekly.com. No phone calls. Internship is unpaid, but great experience. (OK to mention Ed)
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