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Reading Variety

By at 15 October, 2008, 10:28 am

I’ve always been intrigued by the conversation that goes on inside one’s head as one reads the Trades. In a cost-cutting measure I abandoned the Hollywood Reporter, but I still maintain my Varety subscription, although I am tempted to move to a online subscription (shared — shush! don’t tell anyone). What is so strange about […]

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Murdoch & Zell: Why are these men smiling?

By at 24 April, 2008, 2:47 pm

News that the current managing editor of the Wall Street Journal is leaving and that Murdoch will shortly put his own person in situ, combined with a recent study of the WSJ in the weeks since Murdoch’s purchase all point to the same conclusion: Murdoch’s got his fingerprints all over the thing. So much for […]

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The Stack

By at 27 January, 2008, 7:40 pm

At The Sunday New York Times —  seems like late January is NEW NOVELIST MONTH at the NYT, (and at publishing houses for that matter) what with the recent feature on Jim Collins’ “Beginner’s Greek”, and this Sunday’s Book review of  Tod Wodlicka’s “All Shall Be Well,” and the Charles McGrath article in the Sunday […]

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Interview with Glenn O’Brien; Ingrid Sischy out

By at 25 January, 2008, 10:20 am

The 1980s are officially back.Peter Brant has bought out ex-wife Sandy’s interest in Brant Publications including Interview Magazine (Brant is now married to 1980s supermodel Stephanie Seymour). Interview was for the last two decades under the operational control of Sandy Brant and Ingrid Sischy was the editor. Following Sandy’s departure, Sischy has resigned. Peter Brant […]

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Interview with Glenn O’Brien; Ingrid Sischy out

By at 25 January, 2008, 10:20 am

The 1980s are officially back. Peter Brant has bought out ex-wife Sandy’s interest in Brant Publications including Interview Magazine (Brant is now married to 1980s supermodel Stephanie Seymour). Interview was for the last two decades under the operational control of Sandy Brant and Ingrid Sischy was the editor. Following Sandy’s departure, Sischy has resigned. Peter […]

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Interview with Glenn O’Brien; Ingrid Sischy out

By at 25 January, 2008, 10:20 am

The 1980s are officially back.Peter Brant has bought out ex-wife Sandy’s interest in Brant Publications including Interview Magazine (Brant is now married to 1980s supermodel Stephanie Seymour). Interview was for the last two decades under the operational control of Sandy Brant and Ingrid Sischy was the editor. Following Sandy’s departure, Sischy has resigned. Peter Brant […]

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Interview with Glenn O’Brien; Ingrid Sischy out

By at 25 January, 2008, 10:20 am

The 1980s are officially back.Peter Brant has bought out ex-wife Sandy’s interest in Brant Publications including Interview Magazine (Brant is now married to 1980s supermodel Stephanie Seymour). Interview was for the last two decades under the operational control of Sandy Brant and Ingrid Sischy was the editor. Following Sandy’s departure, Sischy has resigned. Peter Brant […]

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The New York Times-Google

By at 23 January, 2008, 10:03 am

Here’s a provocative idea: What if Google offered to buy the New York Times?Here’s the story as it appeared on Poynter yesterday (from RealClearMarkets): Poynteronline Romenesko TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008 Will Google eventually own the New York Times? RealClearMarkets The company that has the most to gain from buying the New York Times is Google, […]

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Should Nabokov’s final manuscript be destroyed?

By at 17 January, 2008, 10:28 am

Ron Rosenbaum, who has thought deeply and written lengthily about his obsessions and insights regarding the work of Vladmir Nabokov has a piece in Slate where he weighs in on the dilemma facing Nabokov’s son Dmitri as to whether he should follow his father’s wishes and destroy the notes made for a never finished novel […]

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Should Nabokov’s final manuscript be destroyed?

By at 17 January, 2008, 10:28 am

Ron Rosenbaum, who has thought deeply and written lengthily about his obsessions and insights regarding the work of Vladmir Nabokov has a piece in Slate where he weighs in on the dilemma facing Nabokov’s son Dmitri as to whether he should follow his father’s wishes and destroy the notes made for a never finished novel […]

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