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Is Marxist Heir Jamie Johnson Actually Becoming Kind Of Hot?
Anyone who saw the documentary Born Rich loves its narrator/maker/protagonist/self hating rich kid Johnson & Johnson heir Jamie Johnon. But no one who saw Born Rich could have anticipated the dramatic shifts in Jamie (and also maybe, the public conscience) that have led to him turning into OMG an actually convincing stud. He is profiled in the March issue in Men's Vogue, and wow! He looks hot kinda! And nothing warms my cockles like:"You've exhausted my patience!" erupts the late Nobel laureate Milton Friedman. "I have?" replies Johnson in disbelief.The profile's author is investment banker-turned-novelist Dana Vachon, whose book Mergers And Acquisitions was all about, you know, how guys who go into investment banking who are not Social Darwinism True Believer types can find themselves, like, disillusioned and also tired from the long hours. Vachon, a rich person, poses the question I'd be too busy ranting about the pharmaceutical industry to ask: what happens when you, like, run into one of these rich people you hate in Palm Beach? More »
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Men's Vogue: Not Afraid Of Black People
It's easy to find black people at Condé Nast: They're in the mailroom, the cafeteria, holding Anna Wintour's umbrella... and on the cover of Men's Vogue! Jeff Bercovici of Portfolio points out that 4 out of 12 covers so far have featured black men. Meanwhile, when Jennifer Hudson graced the cover of Vogue in March, she was only the third African-American celebrity to do so. Keep in mind that the magazine was founded in 1914. Men's Vogue started in 2005 and so far has had Tiger Woods, Barack Obama, Denzel Washington, and now, on the December issue, Will Smith. Why is it that Men's Vogue has had more black celebrity covers than Vogue itself? More »
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'WWD' Credits Source Who Knows Not Fabric, But Fabrication
- WWD turns to everyone's favorite reputable source, reluctant fiction-writer James Frey for comment on the literary merits of Cynthia Rowley's new children's book, Slim. "I am very familiar with the genre of fantasy memoirs," he says. [WWD, 1st item]
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