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The Answer May Surprise You

Hamilton Nolan · 03/04/10 05:40PM

BLIND ITEM: Which Bonnier-owned magazine has a mad pooper befouling the office bathroom floor?

Nitwit in Twit Fit

Hamilton Nolan · 03/04/10 03:00PM

In your indecent Thursday media column: golf writers assaulted by Twitter, Pinch Sulzberger has a theory, Barack Obama look suspicious, and the headline of the day.

The New Year's Exodus at New York Mag

Hamilton Nolan · 03/03/10 03:22PM

A remarkable number of editorial employees have left New York magazine recently! Well. Five, at least. Let us review the departed, below.

Objectivity-Hating Editor Also an Assassin-Dodging Rapper

Hamilton Nolan · 02/25/10 02:04PM

In your niveous Thursday media column: an Atlanta editor is a character, Dave Eggers pontificates, Jann Wenner is a joiner, ProPublica is unstoppable, and a sad poor end to a gay publishing empire.

Wired iPad Edition: Best Magazine Tablet Demo Yet

Ryan Tate · 02/16/10 06:07PM

It's not yet clear how well the app will perform on Android devices or as an iPad app, as our colleagues at Gizmodo point out — or whether Apple will even allow the Wired app on its tablet device. Then there's the question of pricing. Wired editor Chris Anderson mentions getting people to pay for content in the video, but figuring out how much to charge for a brand-new digital category is, as the New York Times has learned, quite tricky. In any case, this slick-looking app sure beats out Sports Illustrated's imaginary tablet edition. Sorry, jocks. This is an away game for you.

Reporter Fired for Belief in Reality

Hamilton Nolan · 02/16/10 02:42PM

In your tenuous Tuesday media column: people get fired for crazy reasons, reporters doubling as models, a talking head maybe getting a new job, and journalistic kayak fail.