Tina Brown and Huma Abedin Had a Power Lunch in SoHo Together
Two women who have not been having a very good year came together for seafood and sushi Friday with a power lunch at Lure Fishbar.
Tina Brown, who became editor of Tatler at the age of 25 and was the first female editor of the New Yorker, is being pushed out of The Daily Beast, reports BuzzFeed. Criticism for Brown's leadership has grown over the past few years, especially surrounding the Beast's brief and unsuccessful partnership with Newsweek.…
Royals Can Stop Pretending They Were Fine with a Girl, Says Tina Brown
Not to be outdone by CNN's totally misunderstood royalty expert correspondent — THIS IS HER CHRISTMAS, Y'ALL! — British science and magazine-ruining expert Tina Brown weighed in on the birth of the royal baby yesterday by praising Kate Middleton on her expert son-producing loins. "Now the royals can stop pretending they …
Enlightened Ladies Look Fab at the Women In The World Summit
Last night kicked off the Women in the World Summit (today Hillary Clinton speaks!) and lovely, lively ladies gathered to discuss solutions that advance women and girls. Usually we talk about the good, the bad and the ugly… But today it's all good.
Rihanna Is a 'Big Fat Zero as a Role Model,' According to Tina Brown
Daily Beast editor Tina Brown ripped into RiRi on Twitter today, calling the singer a "big fat zero" for standing by Chris Brown in court.
Jon Stewart Shames Newsweek For Their Crazy-Eyed Bachmann Cover
On last night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart laid into Newsweek's Editor-In-Chief Tina Brown for their recent cover of Bachmann looking like she was a deer in headlights (Brown, of course, defended the image). You see, Stewart believes that Michele Bachmann is a many number of things, but she is absolutely photogenic,…
Undead Princess Diana Strolls With Kate Middleton On Ridiculous …
Shudder-inducing fanfic of the week: The new issue of Newsweek features a story called "Diana At 50: If She Were Here Now," by none other than Tina Brown. The digital artwork on the cover reanimates Diana so that she is walking alongside daughter-in-law Kate Middleton, who is gazing adoringly at the People's Princess and …
Breaking: White Dudes Are Running Shit
It's true — there are Caucasian people with penises who are in charge of things! But these powerful individuals are not simply males or men...they're dudes. Prepare to have your mind blown.
Is There Anything Left To Say About Tina Brown?
Try as we might, we cannot figure out the point of this profile of Newsweek and Daily Beast editor in chief Tina Brown in The New York Times magazine.
Jonathan Adler: "Nothing Tastes As Good As Skinny Feels"
- Designer (and husband of Barneys creative director/fashion sage Simon Doonan) Jonathan Adler is selling a needlepoint pillow emblazoned with the pro-ana proverb "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels." Which, as Adler should know, is pretty much anorexia's catchphrase. [Racked]
America Needed Chelsea's Wedding, Says British Lady
Marc and Cheslea, "orphans in a storm," heal needy America.
Britney's Bodyguard Claims Harassment; Lindsay Wants To Prove She Didn't …
- A bodyguard who was working for Britney Spears has quit, claiming that Brit sexually harassed him.
Candace Bushnell Snaps At Blogger's Innocent Question
Last night, Candace Bushnell appeared at New York's St. John store along with Tina Brown to promote The Carrie Diaries, to discuss "sex, success, and shoes" — and, as it turned out, to offer her thoughts on this very blog.
Nicolette Alleges Abuse; Jesse James Has Lots Of Sex Tapes
- Nicolette Sheridan is suing her former employer, Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry, claiming he physically abused her on the set.
'Beast' Of Burden: Anchee Min Says "It's So Hard To Be A Woman"
Anchee Min is a novelist, but that doesn't really capture what she does as a woman. What she does is grab an audience, and hold them in the palm of her hand, as she demonstrated on Saturday.
Tina Brown-Style "Tide Of Trivialization" Threatens To Swamp Clinton Trip
Tina Brown continued her belittlement campaign against Hillary Clinton today, telling Morning Joe that Clinton "needs to get back in the gym." Will this "tide of trivialization," as the Times' Judith Warner calls it, keep Clinton from doing her job?
What's More Important: Rape In Congo Or Hillary's Bad Hair Day?
At first the media said Hillary Clinton's visit to Africa was overshadowed by her husband's trip to North Korea. Now the work she's trying to do — including stopping rape in Congo — is overshadowed by coverage of that overshadowing.
Tina On Sarah: "Take A Leaf Out Of Hillary's Book"
"If you were a real power woman, we wouldn't be hearing from you right now, so soon after your vice presidential flameout. You'd be too busy preparing yourself for the day when you have something to say worth hearing." [DailyBeast]
The Economy Sucks, Condi Has No Advice And Saxby Chambliss Is A Perv
- Now that it's been a full year of shitty economic news, we are officially in a recession and have been for a year. Aren't you glad to know? [MSNBC]
- The market is not glad to know, and it slid almost 700 points after learning the obvious. [NY Times]
- In other obvious news, Condoleezza Rice doesn't plan to give much…
Uh-oh! Remember how the
Daily Beast ran a ? Turns out that the sketch allegedly done by Jay McCarroll was created by Jay McCarrol, with one L, a musician who was (erroneously) contacted by a writer. Even though McCarrol was not the intended target of a pitch email for the project, he went ahead and sent a dress…