More news out of Bravo today, as Lisa Hsia has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Bravo Digital Media. Bravo's release detailed Hsia's responsibilities--overseeing Bravo's flagship site and their recap mecca, Television Without Pity, as well as working on various multiplatform initiatives.... MORE»
Comeback! Lindsay Lohan will read the Top Ten for David Letterman tomorrow night. Letterman will only break from making fun of her long enough to flirt with her. [NYT] Scandal! Karl Lagerfeld flew his muses out to Paris to photograph them wearing the line he designed for the Italian label Hogan. Blake Lively was not invited. [Page... MORE»
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Last week, MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell devoted an unseemly share of his airtime to blasting Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly for his "relentless barrage of interruptions" of Barack Obama during Mr. O'Reilly's pre-Super Bowl interview with the president. Monday's line was that Mr. O'Reilly "failed more miserably than anyone who has ever gone before him" with executive access. On Tuesday, Mr. O'Donnell invited HBO pundit Bill Maher on air to affirm that Mr.... MORE»
60 Minutes correspondent Lara Logan "suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault" while reporting on the celebrations in Egypt's Tahrir Square following the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak on Friday, according to The Post. CBS said in a statement that Logan and her team and their security were surrounded by a mob of more than 200... MORE»
When Stefano Tonchi named Alex Gonzalez creative director of W magazine, we were relieved that the expecting father and newlywed would be getting a helping hand. But a line at the end of the announcement gave us pause: "In addition to his role as Creative Director at W, Gonzalez will continue as Executive Creative Director at AR New York for a select group of the agency's... MORE»
Now it's official: As was presaged at the launch of News Corp.'s The Daily, Apple today is rolling out a new subscription model for digital content publishers who distribute via the App Store. The details of the plan mirror those outlined for The Daily, Apple... MORE»
Real estate queen Barabara Corcoran has been appearing on the Today show since 2007, as its real estate expert, doling out tips, tricks and deals and also answering callers'... MORE»
Whoopi Goldberg used today's episode of The View to criticize Manohla Dargis and A. O. Scott's article on race at this year's Oscars for not mentioning her Best Supporting Actress trophy.... MORE»
An eagle-eyed Twitter user caught Us Weekly in an embarrassing mix-up last night--a story about Lady Gaga's acceptance speech shout-out to Whitney Houston was illustrated with a photo of last night's performer Yolanda Adams.... MORE»
Donovan Hohn has left Harper's for GQ, where he will be a features editor. "I've long admired GQ's journalistic storytelling and am excited to be headed there," Mr. Hohn told The Observer. Mr. Hohn was a senior editor at Harper's, where he oversaw the Readings section for a time and later edited essays and... MORE»
ABC announced today that David Muir is to anchor their weekend World News broadcasts. The youthful Muir, who recently returned from Cairo, is something of an ABC lifer, having reported for World News with Diane Sawyer, Good Morning America, 20/20, and Nightline. Sounds like Muir has a good working relationship with the reportedly hard-to-love ABC News President Ben Sherwood! ddaddario@observer.com ::... MORE»
Azi Paybarah will rejoin the staff of The New York Observer, editor-in-chief Elizabeth Spiers announced today. "Azi Paybarah is a prolific political reporter and I look forward to the dynamism and energy he'll bring to the Observer newsroom," she... MORE»
Mildly disgraced New Zealand television "presenter" Paul Henry, who resigned from his seven-year gig hosting the morning news show Breakfast last year after a racially insensitive—albeit amusing—riff about the surname of an Indian government minister, is getting a second chance in America. A few days ago, production company Ish Entertainment quietly posted a "sizzle reel" online. Meanwhile, Ish founder Michael Hirschorn has been squiring Mr. Henry to meetings with agents and network brass in hopes of putting together a... MORE»
On Saturday night at the Columbia Club on West 43rd Street--really just a warren carved out of the Princeton Club, but who's keeping score?--Arianna Huffington was making a lot of promises. The keynote speaker of the Columbia Daily Spectator Awards Dinner, and newly minted face of AOL, addressed a room of college journalists and recent graduates: "There are so many incredible journalists I've already met here--if anyone else is interested in working with me, please let me... MORE»
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