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Conde Nast’s Big Bad Gamble

12:57AM Hamilton Nolan | This year, Conde Nast hired McKinsey, folded several magazines, and instituted across-the-board budget cuts and layoffs. Clearly, the fancy days are over. Right? No, says the company. This is just a temporary blip. More »
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The Conde Nast Trickle

1:12AM Hamilton Nolan | “I don’t think it will be substantially more [Death, Doom, Destruction, and Layoffs],” Conde Nast CEO Chuck Townsend tells John Koblin. “It’ll be a trickle.” A trickle, you say? What the hey does that mean? More »
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Americal Idol: Everybody Loves Kris

1:54AM Richard Lawson | Well, that’s it. After all this tumbling and mumbling and Kara bumbling, the eighth and most bespangled season of American Idol yet has come to a screeching, crooning end. How’d it end for you? Are you satisfied? Surprised? Gassy? To work through all these emotions and sensations, let’s discuss. More »