Archive for the ‘Media’ Category
Filed under: Media, R.I.P.
1997 - 2007
Jane magazine, which gained fame for a blasé writing style deemed clever only by its staff, enlightening articles like “How to Tell the Perfect Lie,” and a lesbian tryst between its founder and Drew Barrymore, has passed away.
Suffering from depressed advertising and a new editor who put overexposed, under-talented people like Paris Hilton on the cover, the magazine finally died in the hands of Conde Nast Publications Chief Executive Charles Townsend today.
Jane is survived by one billion other women’s magazines currently cluttering Candy’s desk and mailbox.
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Hot actor and future target of angry Alanis Morissette songs, Ryan Reynolds, is showing the world that there is indeed a brain behind his Scarlett Johansson- and Jessica Biel- approved good looks by writing for The Huffington Post.
In his premier column, Ryan explores the fascinating(ly gross) world of competitive eating, concluding that “…we are ALL bound together by the vibrant spirit of competition and grotesque displays of boundless, unapologetic shitheadery.”
I’m a little embarrassed to point out the obvious, but I’m sure you read between the (woefully transparent) lines, too:
“We are ALL …
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The “premier” gossip column, Page Six, was left as red-faced as its many blind item targets after mistakenly reporting that Canadian crooner Michael Bublé (whose name I often just say at random and then giggle) was spotted trying to get his flirt on — and failing miserably — with The Devil Wears Prada actress Emily Blunt at a hotel in Paris.
Um, only thing is… Emily is Bublé’s (yep, I just giggled) long-time girlfriend. So she’s pretty much a sure thing. Do your homework much, Page Six?
The couple were apparently …
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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition host Ty Pennington, who recently was charged with two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of too many Cinco de Mayo margaritas, launched his new decorating, remodeling and lifestyle magazine, At Home, in NYC on Tuesday.
“I’m really excited about it,” Ty says. “It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time.”
A peek inside reveals articles such as:
– “Why I Wish I Had Stayed ‘At Home’!”
– “10 Cures for an Extreme Hangover”
– “Decorating Your Jail Cell: Minimalist Chic”
–”How Working with Downtrodden Families Every Freakin’ Week Led …
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… these are the covers of the top celebrity rags.
If those are the lead stories, I can only imagine what other gems await inside: “Paula Zahn’s Painful Struggle with Lactose Intolerance!” “Lance Bass Reveals His Grandmother’s Secret Recipe for Easy Glazed Lamb Chops!”
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On the heels of the recent success of self-titled magazines like Every Day with Rachael Ray and O, The Oprah Magazine comes a publication from yet another celebrity looking to offer readers helpful lifestyle tips…
Introducing Snoop Dogg and Pimp Media’s ‘Ho magazine*, coming to a newsstand near you to frighten the elderly and Rush Limbaugh supporters.
*Distribution subject to stop any time Snoop is put under arrest
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“Shock jock” Don Imus, who was already dropped by MSNBC, was fired today by CBS Radio for calling the Rutgers University’s women’s basketball team “nappy-headed hos.”
CBS head Les Moonves said in a statement:
“There has been much discussion of the effect language like this has on our young people, particularly young women of color trying to make their way in this society. That consideration has weighed most heavily on our minds as we made our decision.”
Sources say Imus is hoping to parlay his “talent” for words with other potential employers with no regard …
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