intern-affairs

The Guardian Hipster Travelblogger Who Prompted Comment Shutdown

Sheila · 02/14/08 02:49PM

Nineteen-year-old Max Gogarty (who just so happens to be the son of former Guardian travel writer Paul Gogarty) is free, white, and preparing to travelblog his way through Asia. Young Max is from London, in his gap year, and "spends his money on food, booze and skinny jeans, writes for Skins in his spare time. He's off to India and Thailand to have a good time, and you can join him in his weekly blog." Let's take a look at the single blogpost that prompted such furious commenter reactions that the Guardian actually closed the comments section.

Young Canuck Actress Wonders How She Ended Up at Teen Vogue

Sheila · 02/13/08 10:54AM

"Seated in Teen Vogue's head office, at my desk and facing my new Mac, I suddenly wonder how I got here," 20-year-old Canadian actress Stacey Farber muses on her brand-new intern blog. She waits until the end of her long, rambling journal entry to answer said question: "PS. For those of you wondering, yes, I am also an actress on Degrassi: The Next Generation." We know how Teen Vogue loves to hire small-time television stars! But what does one wear to a Teen Vogue interview, and what does said internship entail?

P. Diddy is Hiring a PA (Again)!

Sheila · 01/17/08 04:22PM

Hey, kids! Still trying to make it in New York? Want to work in the fast-paced, exciting entertainment industry, for a "hip hop media mogul"? Are you "available and on call 24-7"? Got a recent pic of yourself ("for our files")? Then apply to be the personal assistant of P. Diddy! (Wait. Isn't it illegal to ask prospective employees to include a photo, unless they're an actor or model?) Anyway, Idolator hears that it's for a VH1 show. (As this job includes "coordinating business, social, and personal affairs," I'd just like to mention that I saw Mr. Diddy at an Eighth Avenue porn store several months ago. Don't ask.) Click for the memo!

Memo to College Students: Don't Get Gauged!

Sheila · 01/10/08 04:26PM

Intern Memo advises this year's crop of interns to weigh their housing options carefully: "You don't want to be in a situation where you're getting gauged (sic) on some horrible apartment." Especially the so-called "dangerous and scary" areas near Los Angeles' University of Southern California, where blacks sometimes live. [Intern Memo]