Thursday, October 15, 2026

Media

Here We Go Again! Another Murdoch Will Own New York Magazine: Son James Buying it 35 Years After Dad Rupert Sold It

This is getting to be an old story. Another Murdoch will likely own New York Magazine. Rupert owned it from 1976 to 1991. Now son James...

Outrage and Laughs After Billy Joel, James Taylor, Gamble & Huff Omitted from NYTimes Mag’s LOL List of 30 Best Living American Songwriters

The last couple of days I've been hearing from people about the NY Times Magazine's list 30 Best Living American Songwriters. About the half the...

Jimmy Kimmel in Cross-Hairs of Trumps Who Want Him Fired, Tonight’s Guest is Oz Pearlman Fresh from Disaster Dinner

Both Melania and Donald Trump want Jimmy Kimmel to be fired. What else is new? They're angry that Kimmel cracked a joke last week about Melania...

250 Journalists Sign Letter to White House Correspondents Association About Trump, But Almost None Actively Working

Two hundred fifty journalists signed a letter today to the White House Correspondents Association. They urged the group to take a hard line against Donald...

Self Magazine Done After 47 Years, Glamour Mag Editor in Chief Ousted, WIRED Italy Over: Conde Nast in Turmoil

Self Magazine is no more. Already reduced to a website, now Conde Nast has pulled the plug. This is despite a moment in which health and...

Will the Devil Open Prada? “Confusion” as Disney Lays off Media, PR, Marketing in Advance of Largest Premiere Ever

Yesterday, Disney laid off 1,000 people. Many of them came from PR, marketing, and media. It's curious timing since insiders tell me Monday's premiere of "The...

CBS Owner David Ellison Throwing a Party for His “Boss,” Donald Trump, Before the White House Correspondents Dinner

David Ellison is determined to kill CBS News. He had already invited Trump stooges Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller to sit with him at the...

Anna Wintour Puts HERSELF on the Cover of Vogue with Meryl Streep for “Devil Wears Prada 2” Promotion: Genius or Backfire?

The last time Anna Wintour pushed herself into a movie, it was a failure. Remember "Ocean's 8," the all female version of that series? It...