Saturday, October 10, 2009
Flotsam & Jetsam
9:24AM Brian Moylan | [A solitary note left on the "Imagine" marker in Central Park's Strawberry Fields section today, what would have been John Lennon's 69th birthday. Image via alan(ator)'s Flickr]
They Say It’s Your Birthday
9:24AM Brian Moylan | [A solitary note left on the "Imagine" marker in Central Park's Strawberry Fields section today, what would have been John Lennon's 69th birthday. Image via alan(ator)'s Flickr] 
Big Screen
8:38AM Gabriel Snyder | — when asked whether Spike Jonze’s movie based on his book Where the Wild Things Are is too scary for kids in a Newsweek interview.
Maurice Sendak —
8:38AM Gabriel Snyder | — when asked whether Spike Jonze’s movie based on his book Where the Wild Things Are is too scary for kids in a Newsweek interview.
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Entertainment Weekly: Still Endangered
7:23AM Hamilton Nolan | Last December we heard rumours that Entertainment Weekly might be going online-only. We advocated it. But Time Inc. denied it! Now, the same rumours are back. Time Inc. is denying them again! But now, folding mags is trendier. Watch out. More »
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Rupert Murdoch Thinks You’re A Philistine
7:13AM Ryan Tate | Rupert Murdoch (!) will end “the Philistine phase of the digital age,” with paid content.
People
Levi’s Johnston Watch: Conditions The Same But Looking Brighter
6:54AM Brian Moylan | We’re no closer to knowing just how naked Levi Johnston will be in Playgirl than we were yesterday, but both sides are getting closer to finalising the details and signing a contract. The shoot should take place in early November. More »
People
Tech Playboy’s Pimp Card
6:52AM Ryan Tate | Ohhh yeahhh, baby: Jimmy Wales did just hand you a picture of his dapper self, giving you The Look. You know, the sultry one he’s used on a long line of women. The look that says, “this card means business“. More »
Online
AP’s Betting The Farm Microsoft Will Crush Google
5:48AM Ryan Tate | The Associated Press, self-declared enemy of internet evildoers, says it has seen some awesome new Microsoft search technology—top secret stuff—that will return its content to a position of total world domination. Google is so history. More »
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Real World Star Laid Off In Glamour Cutbacks?!
5:44AM Hamilton Nolan | The Conde Nast layoffs are proceeding not like a Band-Aid ripped off quickly, but rather like a Band-Aid pulled off all too slowly. It hurts! Today, we hear, Glamour had its own layoffs. Including a reality TV star, allegedly! More »
People
Anna Wintour Takes Her Snake Coat On A World Tour
5:18AM Brian Moylan | With the cutbacks at the crumbling magazine empire, even fashion’s number one defender doesn’t have room in her expense account for new clothes. She wore the same very unique coat four times in four different cities. She’s a couture hobo! More »
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