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INTERN PARTY IS STILL ON FOR TONIGHT
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Ed's bald so he doesn't care if it's raining and nor should you! Tonight's Welcome to NYC Intern Party is still on from 6 to 8 p.m. at the 79th Street Boat Basin Cafe. The Ed staff will be hanging by the bar (where else?!) with nametags on--so come say hello. We want to meet the summer interns of 2006! NOTE: The boat basin is a bit tricky to get to. Take the 1 subway to 79th Street and Broadway and then walk west toward the river. Keep walking on 79th Street, across West End Ave until you see signs to the Boat Basin Caf?. If you get lost, stop someone walking their dog. Dog owners always give good directions to local spots!

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WRITE A&E IN MINNEAPOLIS!
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Tomorrow night (Wednesday the 7th) from 6-8 pm two of the Twin Cities best arts editors will be tossing a few back with local Edsters at Grumpy's downtown. Claire Joubert of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine and Lindsey Thomas of City Pages will be on hand to answer questions about how to get chummy with local music and A&E editors. Bring a stack of business cards, a couple of friends and coworkers, and all your burning questions. Free parking and drink specials. RSVP to minneapolis@ed2010.com.

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News
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1. New York Post
Picture This: $10M
By Keith J. Kelly
06/07/06
http://www.nypost.com/business/69707.htm

PEOPLE magazine paid more than $4.1 million for the North American rights to photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's baby Shiloh, but the worldwide rights to shots of the ultimately celebrity kidlet could top $10 million. People's deal was first reported by Page Six yesterday.

That price tag would make them the most expensive pictures in celebrity magazine history. Pitt and Jolie are donating all proceeds to charity.

People narrowly nosed out the American edition of OK!, owned by Richard Desmond, and Us Weekly, owned by Jann Wenner and Disney, which both bid in the $4 million range.

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Controversy in the press surrounding "Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown, just beginning to fade, will likely revive later this week when the July issue of Vanity Fair hits the stands. According to an advance copy, the magazine's contributing editor Seth Mnookin alleges -- in a massive article titled "DaVinci Clone?" -- two new instances of possible plagiarism in Brown's past. Two textual analysis experts also tell him they believe Brown borrowed the plot for his book from Lewis Perdue's "Daughter of God."

The two libel experts say they are convinced Brown borrowed heavily from the Perdue book, despite Brown's recent victory in court. John Olsson, the director of Britain's Forensic Linguistics Institute, has said, "This is the most blatant example of in-your-face plagiarism I've ever seen. It just goes on and on. There are literally hundreds of parallels." .

Brown did not respond to requests for comment from Vanity Fair. Mnookin also cites an incident in which Brown copied for "The DaVinci Code" an exact passage from the paper "Leonardo's Lost Robot," written by robotics expert Mark Rosheim. Brown's publisher, Doubleday, said it was covered under fair-use. Rosheim says, "Every now and then I'll be giving a talk and someone will come in with The Da Vinci Code and ask me to sign a copy. Either that or they'll accuse me of copying him."

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When word arrived last autumn that The New Yorker was releasing a deluxe boxed CD set of every issue of the magazine published since its monocled dandy espied a butterfly on the cover of the February 21, 1925 debut, my first thought was: “Happy-doodle-day!”[1] That may speak to a certain lack of excitement in my life, but for a magazine junkie, this was the mother lode, the treasure of the Sierra Madre. Never again would I haunt the flea markets for back issues from the 1930s and 1940s, hoping to luck into a John O'Hara story I hadn't read before, or a sporty Peter Arno cover. Professiona lly, it was also a must-have. For journalists, researchers, historians, educators, and average buffs, the technological breakthrough in the digitalization of magazine archives is a boon to cultural preservation, putting the past-history as it happened-within fingertip reach. Other weeklies, such as The Nation and The New Republic, have digitized their archives, but those virtual libraries are maintained online, requiring subscription fees or single payments to access articles. (I've used both services to excavate art and movie reviews by Manny Farber, one of my critical idols, that otherwise would have remained orphaned within bound volumes.) The New Yorker was doing The Nation and The New Republic one better by bypassing the entire online rigamarole and giving readers the complete works in a handsome, handy, illustrated multi-disk set.

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People and Hello! magazines launched legal action Wednesday against two websites that published a picture of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt with their newborn daughter.

Pitt and Jolie sold rights to the images of Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, born May 27 in Namibia, through Getty Images photo agency. The couple said all proceeds would be donated to a charity, not yet named.

People magazine paid a reported $4 million for the right to release the pictures in North America, while Hello! obtained British rights.

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The demise of Ellegirl has claimed a belated casualty: John Rollins, publisher of Elle since April 2005, quietly left the company last week. A former group publisher of Vibe and Spin, Rollins was hired to free up Carol Smith, publishing director of the Elle Group, to devote more attention to other properties, including Ellegirl and a women's service title called Red. The partnership seems to have worked well: Elle's ad pages were up 10.7 percent last year, and are up another 13.6 percent in the first half of 2006, according to Media Industry Newsletter.

But parent company Hachette Filipacchi Media declined to go ahead with Red after a test issue generated middling sales numbers. Then, in April, Hachette shut down Ellegirl (or, at least, its print edition - plans call for it to hang around as a Web-only publication). "Once the dust had settled after the shutdown, we went through the books and realized we were a little top heavy in management," said Rollins. "Frankly, there wasn't a need for an independent publisher of Elle when that's pretty much all Carol does now." (Well, not quite all - Smith still oversees new spin-off Elle Accessories and Elle.com.) Rollins said he has been in discussions with several companies and expects to announce a new post shortly.

iPAGES: If you publish a music magazine, it makes sense to give it away where the hardcore music consumers congregate. These days, that means iTunes, Apple's online song store. That's where The Fader will be offering free downloads of its summer issue beginning today. According to publisher Andy Cohn, it's the first time an entire magazine has been distributed over iTunes, which will feature the issue in its "New and Notable" podcasts section. Given The Fader's relatively small circulation of 87,500, it could prove a substantial extension of the title's reach. "We want to use it as an opportunity to expose The Fader to as many people as possible," Cohn said.

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... that Home Magazine, published by Hachette Filipacchi Media, is looking for a managing editor who will: Work w/ small staff on 10 issues a year; Set editorial schedule (including art/manuscript deadlines & ship weeks); Traffic all stories though manuscript/layout, routing & closing stages; Lead weekly staff meetings & update issue lineups; Coordinate with ad & production departments on ad make-up; Manage budget by running & analyzing reports for past issues & maintaining estimates for in-progress & future issues; Possibly produce, write stories & scout locations; Top edit back-of-book resources section; Work w/ web producer to determine online content for homemag.com. InDesign, InCopy, PeopleSoft & Excel experience preferred. Candidate must have previous magazine experience, be extremely detail-oriented & and self-motivated, possess strong organizational skills, be able to manage multiple tasks & thrive in a fast-paced environment. Great opportunity for an Assistant M.E. E-mail resume w/ salary requirements to: skakstys@hfmus.com. No phone calls please.

... that Edgell Communications is looking for an assistant editor to work as a shared editor for two leading trade publications, Hospitality Technology and Vertical Systems Reseller. The ideal candidate will have 1+ years experience in business writing and editing. Job duties will include writing, editing, proofreading, e-newsletter production and some travel to industry events. Interest in technology and retail helpful. Knowledge of Quark and basic Web programs a plus. Submit resume, cover letter with salary requirements, and clips if available to dhilliard@edgellmail.com Please type 'Assistant Editor' as the subject line. To learn more about our company please visit www.edgellcommunications.com

... that if you're ready to leave the city and live near the ocean... The Sun News (in Myrtle Beach, SC) is launching a free weekly and is looking for a general assignment staff writer: Planning to write the next great American novel, or harbor designs on publishing a collection of poetry? Then don't bother applying for our new publication aimed at young readers who seek alternative sources for news, entertainment, and lifestyle information. We need a writer who is expressive, but also a strong reporter with a nose for news and trends. Knowledge of entertainment, the arts, music, and popular culture essential. Strong editing, problem solving, communication, leadership and collaborative skills are critical. Demonstrate creativity, passion, excellent news and feature judgment, and the ability to deliver a lively, fresh, locally relevant and innovative publication that engages readers weekly. Basic personal computer skills, including email, word processing and spreadsheet, required. Web savvy a plus. Travel 50% of the time. Ability to work some nights and weekends for events as needed. Knowledge of AP Style and grammar. Submit cover letter, resume, five samples of published work, five ideas for cover stories, and a paragraph describing what role you think an alternative free weekly should play in a community. Email: bbakerhaynes@yahoo.com or mail to: Box A644403 c/o The Sun News, PO Box 406, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29578. (Best not to mention Ed)

... that Time Inc. Custom Publishing is looking for a junior photo professional to freelance full time for an extended period. The freelancer would assist one or more staff members on multiple magazines featuring a wide range of photography genres. This is an excellent opportunity for someone relatively new to the magazine industry to thoroughly learn the photo research and editing process. Recent college graduates (with visual arts background) welcome to apply. Please send resumes to timecustompub@yahoo.com. (Best not to mention Ed)

... that CO-ED magazine (CollegeCandy.com) is looking for web writers: Hello, my little Ed-lovers. We're looking for writers for one of our popular college websites, CollegeCandy.com, which is written by college women for college women. CollegeCandy.com is a free email newsletter that offers daily tips on everything from sex, health, fashion and hygiene to, well... more sex. We are currently accepting submissions from women writers who are currently enrolled in a college program (sorry, guys). We will choose a handful of you to become regular contributors, and you will be featured weekly on our site! If you think you'd be a good candidate, please send your resume, a brief cover letter, 3 good College Candy story ideas and 2 of your strongest writing samples (preferably journalistic clips) to collegecandy@hotmail.com, with “College Candy Writer” in your subject line. Your contact: Blair. Good luck!

... that Worth Magazine, a monthly publication targeted to high net worth individuals, is seeking a PAID summer intern for their New York office. The person they had hired just dropped out, probably because the internship only pays minimum wage. But it's great experience - the intern writes front of the book pieces and there are opportunities to write some features - with a small editorial staff. Send queries to Matt Purdue, Executive Editor at mattp@worth.com -- DO NOT mention Ed.

... that the LA.com position has been filled.

... that Child is looking for a research editor. Apply to dawn.roode@meredith.com. (Don't mention Ed)

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