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Letterman's New Tact, Babs' Big Week & Penn's Passing

cityfile · 10/07/09 03:39PM

David Letterman appears to be through discussing the little sex scandal he now finds himself in. The subject doesn't come up on tonight's show. [NYP]
Gourmet may have gone down, but the editor of Saveur says the mag is doing well (and that she's been flooded with resumes, not surprisingly). Meanwhile, while Condé Nast is laying off staff at Brides, a brand new bridal magazine is now preparing to launch. The dream lives on, clearly. [Forbes, NYO, Gawker]
• Related: Condé Nast's digital division is facing issues, as well. [NYO]
• The remaining bidders for BusinessWeek, now that Mort Zuckerman and a private equity firm have dropped out: Bloomberg LP and ZelnickMedia. [NYT]
• Barbra Streisand has scored her ninth No. 1 album, beating out Mariah's new record. It makes her the second-oldest living artist to top the charts. [Reuters]
• Famed fashion and celeb photographer Irving Penn has died at age 92. [AP]

Happy Birthday

cityfile · 06/16/09 06:45AM

Seventeen editor-in-chief Ann Shoket turns 37 today. Author Joyce Carol Oates is turning 71. Famed photographer Irving Penn is 92. Former New York Sun editor Seth Lipsky is 63. New York's marketing chief, George Fertitta, is turning 63. Architect Richard Gluckman is 62. Univision CEO Joe Uva turns 54. Hedge funder Michael L. Gordon is turning 65. American Idol runner-up Diana DeGarmo is 22. And professional golfer Phil Mickelson turns 39 today.