Happy Friday, y’all! Please read this fascinating exploration of what’s happening to some poor former Conde Nast staffers here. (I know, they did work at a bridal mag. But now is not a time to harbor prejudice.)
In other news, YUD has finally done some housekeeping that was in drastic need of being kept. In this past week, she finally:
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Yes, sad news today, my friends.
All of you avid readers of Modern Bride and Elegant Bride, well, you’re going to have to be content with reading Plain Old (Sometimes Drunk and Narsty) Bride from now on. Also, the Cookie has crumbled, and Gourmet—well, I’m truly bummed about you. I had a good friend who once worked at your pub, and I remember your offices, and your delicious comestibles, well. And I have no idea how I ended up with that subscription to Bon Appetit, and if it relates to your demise, I am indeed sorry.
One might ask, is it a fortuitous day to interview at yet another food mag? And, one’s answer would be, maybe? For that is where YUD must go, wearing her flat boots and dress and belt and sweater, since it’s cold outside, and yet she must maintain a stylish assemblage to some extent, for she is heading for midtown on a Monday.
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Today, I’m going to give you some bad news when I give you your good news. It’s that kind of Wednesday. And you’re gonna like it.
Remember how M. Poppins once said, “Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down”?
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Here’s an interesting piece, on Gawker today, about the fate of those print journalism types who haven’t been laid off. And while I don’t think it’s as dire as all that—things change, and people need (after their fair share of wallowing boozily, semi-conscious in private miseries) to hop on board and adapt or just go ahead and retire—it’s telling.
Who has it better? Maybe it’s actually us unemployeds.
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A friend just passed along this New York Times article by David Carr about the Talk magazine launch party. I think it’s a revealing description of where things have been, and where they’re going.
Of this particularly decadent bash—among its attendees were Madonna and Henry Kissinger; George Plimpton narrated—Carr writes, “‘It seems like that happened in the 18th century,’ said Ms. Brown by phone last Friday.”
What, pray tell, does it mean when the banks run the media?
Per our old pal Keith Kelly: Read the rest of this entry »
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According to your friendly neighborhood economists, the recession is now over … I repeat, OVER!
Whoo-eee! Roll out the gold carpets ’cause Mama’s shoppin’ TODAY!
