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Anne Applebaum's Freaking Car Explodes
Hamilton Nolan · 12/07/09 09:22AMIt's Not Easy Being Green
Ravi Somaiya · 12/07/09 08:04AMcityfile · 12/04/09 03:58PM
• Rolling Stone is opening a theme restaurant in LA, believe it or not. [LAT]
• The first issue of Bloomberg BusinessWeek hit newsstands today. [NYO]
• MTV's Jersey Shore is off to a very solid start, not surprisingly. [Wrap]
• Entourage has two more seasons left, and then a movie will follow. [THR]
• The NBC-Comcast deal turned into comedy fodder for Conan this week. [NYT]
• Editors at Golf Digest are a bit embarrassed. The headline on the cover of the January issue: "The Top 10 Tips Obama Can Take From Tiger." [NYP]
• The new issue of Vogue Italia is totally dedicated to Twitter. [R29, TC]
• Tom Brokaw and his wife were almost killed in a car crash today, but escaped unharmed. A woman in another car died in the incident. [NYP]
When Local Reporter Pops the Trunk, Hit the Deck
Hamilton Nolan · 12/04/09 02:01PMPage Six Hires Stephanie Smith
Hamilton Nolan · 12/04/09 11:53AMAshley Dupre Cannot Stop Talking to Tabloids About Prostitution
Hamilton Nolan · 12/04/09 09:35AMInside Obama's Decision and Woods' Misery
Ravi Somaiya · 12/04/09 08:41AMWhy Celebrity Op-Eds Suck
Ravi Somaiya · 12/04/09 07:09AMcityfile · 12/03/09 04:52PM
• ABC has offered George Stephanopoulos the job of Good Morning America co-host and "intensive negotiations" are now reportedly underway. [WP]
• More on how the deal to hand over control of NBC to Comcast came together; and more on how the deal will be viewed by regulators in Washington.
• Oprah won't be hosting her own show when her cable network debuts in 2011, but she will have a "significant presence" on OWN, reportedly. [NYP]
• The magazine graveyard: National Geographic Adventure is no more. [NYT
• Cuts: Thomson Reuters is laying off 240; Daily Candy is shutting down seven of its 12 editions and laying off half a dozen; and ALM is shuttering four titles.
• Town & Country is planning to sex up the magazine, apparently. [WWD]
• An unnamed former Forbes staffer is writing a tell-all about the mag. [DF]
• Lou Dobbs is a nasty, evil man. But you probably knew that. [TDB]
• Someone is paying "at least $100 million" for Friendster? [Reuters]
• This year's Grammy nominations were announced this morning. [LAT]
National Geographic Adventure Folds
Hamilton Nolan · 12/03/09 01:42PMNBC and Comcast Tie the Knot
cityfile · 12/03/09 09:51AMTiger Woods Admits Cheating, No-One Knows What Will Happen in Afghanistan
Ravi Somaiya · 12/03/09 08:11AMcityfile · 12/02/09 03:35PM
• Rupert Murdoch is hoping to give the Times a run for its money. The mogul plans to put $15 million into the NYC edition of the Wall Street Journal. [NYO]
• ABC still hasn't said who's replacing Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America, which has led to some "puzzlement and frustration" among staffers. [LAT]
• Why is Comcast planning to keep Jeff Zucker on as NBC Universal's CEO after it takes control of the company? There are no easy explanations, alas. [NYT]
• The Times may "prune" its collection of 70 blogs to cut expenses. [NYO]
• Sam Zell has stepped down as CEO of Tribune; he'll remain chairman. [NYT]
• The lineup for Sundance 2010 was announced today. [Vulture, NYT]
• Tiger Woods' spicy extracurricular activities would have come out two years ago if the National Enquirer hadn't cut a deal with the golfer. Allegedly. [NYP]
Justin Timberlake Loves Diane Rehm, OMG
Hamilton Nolan · 12/02/09 01:13PMDesperation Sets In at Forbes
cityfile · 12/02/09 11:12AMLaying off as many as one in four Forbes writers and editors a few weeks ago hasn't been enough to stanch the flow of red ink, it seems. The magazine is now reportedly close to selling its historic headquarters on lower Fifth Avenue for $55 million, which is nearly a third of what it was hoping to get for the building two years ago. [NYP]
Update: Forbes is now denying the report in today's Post.