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Using the Demise of 'Cargo' for Fun and Profit
Jesse · 03/28/06 11:20AMDid Anna Wintour Remove the 'Cargo' Feeding Tube?
Jessica · 03/28/06 09:34AMLate yesterday afternoon, the brutal lords of Condé Nast pulled the plug on woefully misguided shopping mag Cargo — and the people, well, barely shrugged. In the aftermath, Women's Wear Daily asks today why Condé hadn't given Cargo another shot with a new editor. In the months since publisher Lance Ford's August arrival, word was the Cargo would be perking up:
Another One Bites the Dust: 'Cargo' Closes
Jessica · 03/27/06 03:57PMBad news from the land of useless Japanese gadgets and rare Italian hair gels: We hear that Condé Nast has pulled the plug on quasi-homo magalogue Cargo. We've put in our calls for comment; while wait for more information, we'll be creating a personal shopper position around Gawker HQ so that EIC Ariel Foxman can keep himself busy. Distract yourself from the pain, brother.
Remainders: Great Moments in Flack Fuck-Ups
Jessica · 03/21/06 05:20PM
• Remember the name Rachel Noerdlinger. She's the publicist who sent out an announcement that the city would pay $25.6 million Staten Island Ferry crash victim Paul Esposito when, in fact, no such agreement had been reached. Well done, missy. [NYT]
• For what it's worth, Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni can't get a table at Craft, either. And he often dines at hotspots as early as 5:45 or as late as 9:45 — just remind your girlfriend of that when she starts whining about Buddakan. [Diner's Journal]
• Stodgy millionaire residents of the West Village continue to complain about the noisy gay teens on Christopher Street and its pier. The solution, clearly, is to get these kids a roller rink. You know, a place to hang. [VV]
• Fine, fine — Time Inc. will pay you back. [FishbowlNY]
• The difference between Cargo.com and Cargomag.com? Heteros. [Big and Sharp]
• With Trader Joe's currently dominating the circus, 14th Street has become a paradise for gourmet food porn aficianados. [Curbed]
• Red States win at the Washington Post. [E&P]
'Cargo' Does Spot-On 'Details' Imitation
Jessica · 03/20/06 03:15PMMedia Bubble: Kargo vs. 'Cargo'
Jesse · 02/24/06 12:03PM• Wireless-entertainment provider Kargo Global sues Cargo magazine for copyright infringement. Also, one imagines, for poor newsstand. [Mediaweek]
• Freelancers often go without health insurance. Who knew? [MetroNY]
• Are Americans getting growing tired of celeb news? God we hope not. [Economist]
• Time Inc. EIC John Huey — who ousted Jim Seymore to install Rick Tetzeli as Entertainment Weekly's editor a few years ago, is now jumping back in to shuffle Tetzeli's top editorial ranks after a crappy 2005. [NYP (second item)]
Media Bubble: Time Inc. Is Sending Pirates to Your Office
Jesse · 02/10/06 02:27PM• Time Inc.'s young guy-geared humor site, Officepirates.com, helmed by former Maximer Mark Golin, is slated to debut Feb. 22. Given the mag publishers track record with web ventures — Pathfinder, anyone? — we're sure the College Humor boys are terrified about the potential competition. [NYP]
• Who'd have thunk it: Cargo sells best with a hot chick on the cover. [WWD]
• World News Tonight anchor Elizabeth Vargas announces she's pregnant and will deliver in late summer — this ensuring that by the eight-month mark of ABC's latest dual-anchor experiment, neither of the two anchors will be on air. [ABCNews.com]
• At least there's one winner in the recent cartoon-induced global crisis: Newsweek, who people now realize probably didn't singlehandedly incite riots with a poorly sourced sentence. [MW]
At 'Cargo' Boot Camp, They Don't Ask and Don't Tell
Jesse · 01/20/06 05:55PMMedia Bubble: Tough 'Times'
Jesse · 09/22/05 01:59PM• Bill Keller only learned of impending staff cutbacks on Friday. [E&P]
• Staff cuts, TimesSelect hiccups, Alessandra Stanley, and now this: S&P downgrades Times Co.'s debt. [NYP]
• Time Warner, like a battered wife stuck in an abusive relationship, now insists it likes AOL again. [NYT]
• Conde brass swears that editor Ariel Foxman isn't about to be canned from Cargo. [WWD]
• Denton tells Adam Penenberg there isn't much profit potential in blogs. Then he lights a fresh cigar with a $100 bill. [Wired News]
A New Ford at Conde Nast
Jesse · 08/30/05 12:30PMSoftball: To Foxman's Chagrin, No Doubt, 'VF' Tops 'Cargo'
Jesse · 08/26/05 04:33PMNo Bottoming for 'Cargo' Men
Jesse · 08/26/05 03:42PMRemainders: The One Time You Might Use 'Burgeoning' In Reference to Ariel Foxman and Heterosexuality
Jessica · 07/28/05 06:10PM
• Is Cargo editor Ariel Foxman increasingly straight? Probably not, but it's certainly fun to speculate. [Jossip]
• Tara Reid: Still drunk after all these years. [Socialite's Life]
• What's summer without a little sexual harassment for the interns? [Opinionistas]
• You know how the kids from MTV's reality show Laguna Beach are kinda, like, bitchy? More on that right here, from Lo's photo album. [SexyBiatch101]
• When isn't preference given to gay couples or Paris Hilton? [Craigslist]
• Planning ahead in the age of terror. [YouBlewMeUpYouBastard]
• More on the Dove ads: We love how it's SHOCKING to NOT use emaciated models. More reactions, please, we're so into this. [VV]