Playboy Should Call Ron Burkle
In your finally Friday media column: no bunnies for Richard Branson, no viewers for NBC, a shot at enlightenment for America’s dumb children, and—finally—a classy new porn mag:
Richard Branson says he does not want to buy Playboy. Oh how we wish he did, though. As you can see, he’s sad about it. If only there were a rich, horny, middle-aged billionaire out there, who loves models.
The BBC is launching a channel for kids, in the USA. American kids will not be stupid any more.
Jacques is a new quarterly that calls itself “America’s only new luxury erotic magazine.” Since we know that there are no new magazines or luxurious things in America right now, it’s probably true! Anyhow the naked parts are very tasteful and all so check it out.
NBC got only 4.4 million prime time viewers last week—the lowest-ever total for any network “outside of the summer doldrums of June, July, August or early September.” But not to worry: the network’s considering creating a new 5 p.m. daily “lifestyle show.” Which will turn things around.
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The "5pm daily lifestyle show" will actually be the 10th hour of Today, hosted by a rotating "Mystery Wheel" of NBC favorites including Greg Evigan, Sarah Purcell, Gary Coleman, Stepfanie Kramer, Markie Post, Soleil Moon Frye, news updates with Daniel J. Travanti and special guest the Supertrain.
NigelAstydameia
As a sponsor, I'm sure American Apparel is outraged to find out that it's supporting a magazine that exploits women's bodies ... oh, wait a minute.
On another note, Jacques falls into the category of "High-Brow Skin Magazines That I Could Leave on My Coffee Table When Friends Come Over." It's going to have to be pretty good to unseat my all-time favorite in that category: Photo France.
@Mount_Prion: C.U.C.A.R.A.C.H.A.: eh, I meant sensitive, not insensitive. Whatever, I bump this twice I guess.
@BookishLookish: At least they're not that insensitive over at Bloodcopy!
Ugh.
The Under-See World of Jacques Cousteau?
Jacques editor-in-chief is a chick, let's see if she is badass enough to give men what they really want, and not a woman's idea of what is erotic to men.
If they wanted a French name, Vadim would have been better. Or is that some kind of cute play on "jock" that I am not getting?
In other sahara-making news: Son of Spam got banned today for busting on the Jezebel girls. You bitches just cannot take a joke. Sigh. I may wither and die and never post again.
That will cure my Jacques itch.
Will NBC's 5pm show star Jay Leno? I hear really early is the new earlier which was the new late night..
As long as it's tasteful. And naked.
daveyjonesisdead
@Mount_Prion: C.U.C.A.R.A.C.H.A.: *rodents
OK so when I think of Jacques I think of Brian Jacques and I think of little rodens hopping about in an abbey and then I look up and think of crappy softcore porn and ew.
Juggs wasn't classy enough? Bullshit.
@antisocialite:
Let's not forget about strong drink and greasy foods.
@Turd_Furgeson: Swank was pretty fancy, too.
@Smitros: BJs, mostly.
@Lux Alptraum: Yes, but you are a genius!
@BookishLookish: I'm a chick, and Fleshbot seems to appeal to men.
@BookishLookish:
What do men want?
@BookishLookish: That is indeed true.