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3 By Steve Huff 2/04 3:42pm

Courtney Love

Courtney Love, not tweeting.

Courtney Love Contains Multitudes: One Woman, Two Dueling Twitter Accounts

In addition to her @Courtney Twitter account,  sometimes a source of entertainment, consternation and lawsuits, kaleidoscopic rock queen Courtney Love has a second, private and much more personal account on the microblogging site: @Cbabymichelle. "Personal" as in Cbabymichelle is actually written by Ms. Love and not an assistant. According to former Radar Magazine chief and current Fix-meister Maer Roshan's new eBook about Ms. Love, Courtney Comes Clean: The High Life and Dark Depths of Music's Most Controversial Icon, Ms. Love has used the lesser-known account to have barbarically yawping dialogues with her public persona, one online voice acting as a PR-friendly saint to Cbabymichelle's heckling sinner. Mr. Roshan writes: Read More

1 By John Koblin 8/25/09 11:13pm

Where in the World Is Maer Roshan?

It hardly seems like a year ago, but remember last September? Just after Lehman declared bankruptcy, we dealt with a rapid wave of media closures here in the city: The Sun, 02138 and, for a third time, Radar.

But we didn’t expect that it would take long for Maer Roshan, Radar’s editor, to get up Read More

By Matt Haber 10/29/08 11:43am

Lineup for October 29, 2008

Felix Gillette talks to MSNBC president Phil Griffin, who says, "A lot of people like to make fun of cable... They think it’s something for people who don’t get news. No. It’s for people who really understand news, want depth and want it from people they connect to."

John Koblin gets the details Read More

By John Koblin 10/24/08 4:59pm

Maer Roshan: The Exit Interview

"I never worked with a better or more dedicated staff in my life. I'm sorry that we couldn’t achieve the potential that I know this magazine has—had."

Media Mob just spoke with Maer Roshan, the editor of Radar, which is folding.

"What is so frustrating is that we seemed to have reached a turning point," Read More

By John Koblin 10/24/08 3:23pm

Radar Shutting Down (Again)

Radar editor Maer Roshan convened his staff late this morning and announced that the magazine would be shutting down immediately. Staffers are expected to clear out their desks by the end of the day.

"The magazine is gone and the Web site is being reincarnated," said a Radar staffer who attended the meeting.

The web site has Read More

By John Koblin 7/23/08 9:22pm

Moe Tkacik Off the Radar

That news about Moe Tkacik joining Radar? Never mind.

Apparently, Ms. Tkacik has changed her mind and rejected the offer from Radar. She'll leave Jezebel and begin writing for her company's flagship site, Gawker.com.

Reached by Media Mob, Radar editor Maer Roshan, who is currently not in the office, told us that the memo he sent Read More