So The Daily happened! We didn't have an iPad, but they were kind enough to loan us, and every other journalist in attendance, one loaded up with a year-long subscription to The Daily. We haven't put it down... MORE»
Have you tried the new brewed sensation that's taking New York by storm? It's called tea, and today The Post revealed this new trend to our cold and caffeine-deprived metropolis. But what is this odd and fragrant coffee alternative? What does it taste like? Why should we drink it? We've got three great reasons right... MORE»
Alex Gonzaelz, formerly of GQ and L'Uomo Vogue, will join W magazine as Creative Director, Conde Nast announced... MORE»
Rupert Murdoch introduced the iPad daily newspaper The Daily today, in a cell reception-less basement theater of the Guggenheim Museum, to a group of media and tech reporters and friends of the production. He was joined by The Daily's editor in chief Jesse Angelo, publisher Greg Clayman, Apple VP Eddy Cue, and News Corp.'s chief digital officer Jon... MORE»
Who knew that the Twilight stars can't convince anyone to give them money for a non-vampire movie? That's among the surprises of Vanity Fair's list of Hollywood's top earners in 2010. Much here was predictable: Johnny Depp's merger of family movies and action makes him the highest-paid actor, and James Cameron outearned any director with back-end payments from Avatar. Well, of course! (Though doesn't Avatar feel like a century ago? Just... MORE»
An interesting juxtaposition played out this morning between Rupert Murdoch's well-attended iPad newspaper announcement and the early reviews of one of the New York Times's chosen news startups. The Daily is a $30 million, human-powered editorial team of 100 that will "marry journalistic expertise that runs deep in News Corp. with all that technology offers," as Mr. Murdoch said this... MORE»
The Daily's launch was held today (thing looks promising!), and only one minor glitch marred the proceedings. That occured when a reporter from the BBC (News Corp.'s mortal enemy) took the opportunity to ask Rupert Murdoch an uncomfortable question. Have a... MORE»
When The Observer met Katie Thomson at Landmarc restaurant in Columbus Circle, we wanted to congratulate her. We were beaten to it. "Monica Lewinsky sent a note saying congratulations," she said. Ms. Thomson, sipping green tea, was wrapping up her first week as the senior producer for Piers Morgan Tonight. "She's really lovely," she... MORE»
"I think in the last year I've done, I want to say--it's tough--a few dozen? Thirty to forty would be my... MORE»
Do you have problems? The Internet is a good place to solve them, we swear. Asking the Internet for advice is safer than talking to your gossipy friends. It's faster than writing to print's agony aunts, like Dear Abby or the Ethicist, and then waiting around and checking the paper every day to see if your answer is there. Actually, we can't even believe anyone ever did... MORE»
Maria Shriver will guest edit O, The Oprah Magazine's poetry issue, themed "Express Yourself," to celebrate National Poetry Month this April. The issue "will feature the work of many of the world's most celebrated poets, as well as thoughts on poetry from actors, athletes, musicians, and writers - from Demi Moore to Mike Tyson and more," according to a press... MORE»
It was a quiet afternoon when The Observer came across a profile of actress Greta Gerwig in Women's Wear... MORE»
Gawker went live with its redesign on three of its web sites this morning, io9, Gawker TV and Jalopnik. Interestingly, the Gawker redesign has stripped out Twitter and Stumble Upon—which used to sit next to each article, making it simple for readers to share stories with those services. "We have Facebook," Gawker CEO Nick Denton told The Observer by email. "That's by far the biggest social source of traffic for... MORE»
A quick round-up of the latest on The Daily, the News Corp. iPad newspaper: The Daily launches tomorrow with a a press event at the Guggenheim Museum, hosted by Rupert Murdoch and Eddy Cue, Apple's iTunes and App Store guru, standing in for Steve Jobs, who is taking a leave of... MORE»
On Sunday The New Yorker published a 6,000-word article about corruption in Afghanistan's Kabul Bank...on its... MORE»
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