Media Christmas: The Germans Wore Gray; O'Reilly Wore Blue
We're hearing those sleigh bells jingling, sure, but we're not hearing much more than that. Why no reports from you people? Friday night brought a bunch of big Media Christmas parties. There's was a bunch of TV — GMA, Fox News, the Food Network — plus notables like Google and the CBS Evening News. We count on you for the good goss from these get-together, and so far: nada.
We imagine an incident at the Fox News party much like the Marseillaise scene in Casablanca, but with Bill O'Reilly as Victor Laszlo, forcing the band to strike up a rousing Silent Night after the evil secularists, led by Maj. Strasser, start drunkenly singing something horribly ecumenical, like Winter Wonderland. (In our imagined version, Capt. Renault is also then forced to shut down Fox News. One can dream, no?)
Meantime, in the reality-based world: Please? Reports? Thanks.
There's also the latest edition of the big list is after the jump. Just a few little additions and corrections.
Monday, December 5
Daily News, Copacabana
Tuesday, December 6
Alfred A. Knopf, Punch
Lucky, Hotel QT
Playboy (editorial, etc.), Providence
SourceMedia (nee Thompson Media), Cipriani Wall Street
Teen Vogue (edit), La Esquina
Wednesday, December 7
Cookie, EIC Pilar Guzman's apartment
The New Yorker, Pastis
Village Voice, The Canal Room
Thursday, December 8
Bauer Publishing (all), Rockleigh Country Club, Rockleigh, N.J.
Cablevision, B.B. King's
CBS, the chairman's floor at Black Rock, the CBS Building
Disney/ABC, Roseland
Hearst Magazines (all), Tavern on the Green
LHJ, Avra
MTV Networks, Hammerstein Ballroom
Simon & Schuster, The Supper Club
Time Out New York, Stitch Bar & Lounge
Today show, Fresco by Scotto (brunch) then The Falls
Travel + Leisure (edit), 60 Thompson
Friday, December 9, 2005
CBS Evening News, Eugene
Fox News Channel, Rosie O'Grady's (in addition to next week's big News Corp. party)
Good Morning America, Rock Candy
Google, Skylight
Metro New York, Encore
Scripps Networks (Food Network, HGTV, etc.), SAPA (afternoon)
Monday, December 12
Departures (edit), Double Seven
Glamour (edit), Aspen
House & Garden, Fred's at Barneys
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, The Waterfront
Teen Vogue (business), Employees Only
Vice, Fat Baby
VNU Business Publications, Capitale
Vogue and Men's Vogue, La Esquina
Tuesday, December 13
Esquire, the Esquire apartment at The Sculpture for Living
Fast Company and Inc., Blondie's
Forbes (editorial), Arte's
Hearst Magazines(all EICs and publishers), Le Bernardin (lunch)
USA Today (NYC staff), Osteria Stella
Wednesday, December 14
The Daily Show, Movida
Gourmet (sales), The Hotel on Rivington
HBO, Marriott Marquis
Thursday, December 15
Allure, Paladar
AMI (business), Rock Candy
Cargo, Centrico (lunch)
Court TV, Pressure
Forbes (business), Jazz Standard/Blue Smoke
Gourmet (edit), EIC Ruth Reichl's apartment
Glamour (sales), Roxy
GQ, La Esquina
The Nation, Pravda
New York, Encore
Wenner Media (all), N/A
Friday, December 16
Financial Times (New York staff), editor Lionel Barber's apartment
Lifetime Networks, Dodger Stages
News Corporation, Hilton New York
(plus New York Post afterparty at Siberia)
Monday, December 19
Dennis Publishing, Glo
FHM, Gypsey Tea
Meredith shelter books (all), Via
W, Astra
Tuesday, December 20
Jane, R&R
Wednesday, December 21
Harper’s, Pravda
No dates known
Food & Wine (business), Club Pegu
Food & Wine (edit), Spotted Pig
Departures (business), The Modern
Fitness, Otto (lunch)
Modern Bride and Elegant Bride, EIC Antonia van der Meer's apartment
Travel + Leisure (business), publisher Ellen Asmodeo Giglio's apartment