Julia Allison
Julia Allison On New Real Estate Show: 'Like, Social Calendar Like Mad'
Star editor-at-large and dating columnist Julia Allison, whom The Observer has called a Manhattan amalgamation of Paris Hilton and Ayn Rand, is a guest on that new CW11 Sunday morning real estate show, NY Residential.
In this sure-to-be-a-classic-of-real-estate-television clip, she and mortgage broker Jeff Appel chat at a Park Avenue restaurant for a segment called Sunday Brunch ("Where each week I sit down and talk with notable New Yorkers and real estate experts," Mr. Appel says.) The Observer got a DVD with the columnist's interview, in which she is introduced thusly: "With her fingers always on the pulse, Julia Alison lives a celebrity life in New York." Mr. Appel also says: "With her shiatsu never far from her side..." read more »
New York Times Magazine Exposes Readers to Blogger [Update]
A "Make Ready" of this week's New York Times Magazine just arrived, featuring the much buzzed about cover story by former Gawker editor Emily Gould. The story is headlined Exposed and features three photos of Ms. Gould excluding the cover. (One photo shows just her hands at a laptop, an Instant Message window and a web page on the screen.)
The article is heavily diaristic; for a magazine that exists to explain "The Way We Live Now" every week, it's light in sociology or cultural grasping, focusing instead on the writer's relationships and her job.
Samples after the jump: read more »
Fame and Obscurity at The New York Times
The brand is you! The new new new Journalism thrives on the new anxiety in journalism: avoiding redundancy. Hey, kids, they’re hiring at the Times! read more »
The Funniest Reporters in New York
Here’s a flier for the upcoming New York's Funniest Reporter show.
The money raised by the event goes to charity, while the glamour of being named funniest reporter goes directly to the winner's head. Last year, the competition was won by Mandy Stadtmiller of the New York Post, with her colleague Robert George coming in third.
This year's contestants are:
Mandy Stadtmiller - New York Post
Julia Allison - Star Magazine
Robert George - New York Post
Nikki Egan - MSNBC
Sean McCarthy - Daily News
Tasha Harris - Stagetime Magazine
Brave. read more »
Sex Columnist Trades Her Oldest Profession For Chic Motherhood
