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Tavis Smiley Ends Racism
Hamilton Nolan · 01/06/10 01:37PMConde Nast Anxiously Awaits Motivational Speech Month
Hamilton Nolan · 01/06/10 10:12AMIn Touch Editor Quits Over Poverty Wages
Hamilton Nolan · 01/06/10 09:13AMIrving R. Levine, International Man of Mystery
John Cook · 01/06/10 09:00AMcityfile · 01/05/10 03:30PM
• Prepare to enter the third dimension. ESPN plans to launch a 3D channel in June. And Discovery, Imax and Sony are teaming up on a 3D channel, too.
• Has Kathy Griffin been banned from CNN following her risqué performance alongside Anderson Cooper on New Year's Eve? Maybe yes, maybe no.
• Newsday is cutting pay and vacations for 1,100 of its employees. [NYP]
• Apple's buzzed-about tablet device comes out in March. [WSJ]
• Google's buzzed-about mobile phone/iPhone ripoff debuted today. [BN]
• You'll be relieved to hear that the New York Times has no plans to follow in Kim Kardashian's footsteps and begin sticking ads in its tweets. [AdAge]
• Coming soon: Publicist Kelly Cutrone's TV show and self-help book. [WWD]
• Nielsen closed Kirkus Reviews last week, but it may now have a savior. [NYT]
• Conveyor of Love, the new reality show on ABC that combines dating and the latest in baggage handling technology, is off to a solid start. [Wrap]
• Will Avatar turn out to be the biggest movie ever? Maybe! [MTV]
Michael Wolff Now Just Calling People Homos, For Attention
Hamilton Nolan · 01/05/10 02:44PMIn Touch Editor Quits?
Hamilton Nolan · 01/05/10 01:22PMWe're hearing that In Touch editor Richard Spencer quit yesterday. The circumstances of his departure are unclear. Last November, we heard that Spencer had been offered the head editorial gig at OK! Magazine, and turned it down. Maybe he'll return their calls now? If you know more about this, email us.
Kirkus Reviews Back From the Dead
Hamilton Nolan · 01/05/10 11:14AMDaily Beast Cutbacks?
Hamilton Nolan · 01/05/10 11:03AMNewsday Employees Win 'Horrible' Contract
Hamilton Nolan · 01/05/10 09:02AMJohnny Apple Definitely Didn't Leave Behind Any Wine He Expensed to His Paper. No Way.
Hamilton Nolan · 01/04/10 03:45PMThe Great Unwritten Magazine Stories
Hamilton Nolan · 01/04/10 02:52PMcityfile · 01/04/10 02:07PM
• The cover of Vanity Fair's February issue will likely turn plenty of heads: It features a barechested Tiger Woods pumping iron. The photo by Annie Leibovitz was taken before the Woods sex scandal unfolded, however. [VF]
• Is New York Post editor Col Allan retiring? That's the rumor, although Allan says it's just "wishful thinking" on the part of the Daily News. [NYM, Politico]
• Cable spats: Fox and Time Warner reached a deal in their dispute on Friday. But Cablevision customers are still without the Food Network and HGTV.
• Dick Clark has clearly seen better days, but ABC's NYE telecast was No. 1 on Thursday night. NBC's Carson Daly-hosted program came in No. 2. [Variety]
• Disgraced ex-Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich will be one of the "stars" on the next season of Celebrity Apprentice, you'll be thrilled to hear. [UPI]
• Ten years after he presided over the merger of Time Warner and AOL, Jerry Levin now says it was all a big mistake and he's really, really sorry. [THR]
• Good news! The ad market for newspapers, magazines is looking up. [WSJ]
• Arianna Huffington and Glamour's Cindi Leive plan to sleep a lot in '10. [HP]
• Avatar was once again No. 1 at the box office this weekend. The film has now grossed more than $1 billion around the world since it was released. [THR]