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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check
October 6, 2009
Have an opinion? Add your comment below. Sample content intended for show prep.
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Going Geek-dot-com /Caught in the Web
Reuters reports that Time Inc. is getting together with other U-S magazine publishers to start a jointly-run "digital newsstand" next year. The goal? Deliver their titles to new mobile devices like Amazon's Kindle and the Sony Reader.
Time is also trying to get other big publishers like Conde Nast and Hearst on board with the idea. Users of the service would get access to a digital newsstand where they could buy subscriptions --by the month, year or in other forms-- to various magazines, and possibly some newspapers as well. (Pacelli)
Meanwhile, Conde Nast has announced that it's ceasing publication of several more magazines, victims to contracting advertising. Cookie, Modern Bride, Elegant Bride and the venerable Gourmet magazines are history. The big surprise in publishing circles is the demise of Gourmet, which first rolled off the presses in 1941. Since Conde Nast also publishes the younger, more casual Bon Appetit, it was believed BA would get the axe first. (Kaye)
Fast Food:
Mon Dieu! McDonald's is opening a burger outlet at the Louvre next month.
It will be located in the Carrousel du Louvre, the underground approach to the museum.
A spokesman for the Louvre, home to the Mona Lisa, says McD's will be the "American" representative in a "rich and varied" food court.
While Gallic outrage is still in the ascendancy over the move, the London Daily Mail points out that the new outlet will be France's 1,142nd McDonald's branch, making the French the biggest fans of the Big Mac outside the United States.
Editor's note: 'I'm Louvre'n It!' (Maiman)
Autumn nuggets:
- For every leaf you catch before it hits the ground, you will have one lucky month next year.
- Pumpkin was once believed to remove freckles and cure snake bites. (Source: Hallmark magazine --Kaye)
Bottom feeding:
Warning: note drug content. Add KEVIN SMITH's name to the long list of celebrity potheads. He proudly told the NY Post's Page Six gossip column that although you're not supposed to encourage kids to do drugs, he strongly suggests toking Mary Jane! Kevin claims he was never into marijuana until SETH ROGAN encouraged him to light up, credits the sweet leaf for getting him out of a major creative slump and says he now smokes about three-times-per-day.
Editor's Note: Just so everyone's clear, the CDC --Center for Disease Control-- warns that marijuana use can result in slow learning, short-term memory loss, impaired lung function, decreased sperm count, interference with ovulation and pre-natal development, impaired immune response, and warns that adolescents and young adults are particularly vulnerable to the "amotivational syndrome," which is characterized by energy loss, diminished school performance, and behavioral disruptions. In fact, up to 40% of heavy users experience some or all of these symptoms. (Lee)
Like you really care:
Allure.com asks, "Have you ever tried a diet because you heard about a celebrity doing it?"
- Yes: 27%
- No: 73%
Out on video today (Oct 06):
- "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Power Squad Bod!: Hard Body Boot Camp"
- "I Spit Chew On Your Grave!"
- "Kenny G: An Evening Of Rhythm Romance"
- "Nip/Tuck-Complete Seasons 1-5.2"
- "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs"
- "Under The Gaydar"
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