Daily Archives: Tuesday, March 23, 2004

East meets south: Brian Ruckle, a fellow member of the Rocky Top Brigade (of which I’m indeed a proud member, for the record) voluntarily lives in and blogs from China, e-mailed me to share his surprise that Vanderbilt’s mens basketball … Continue reading →

Magazine fun fact: According to its publisher David Carey, more people read the New Yorker in California than in New York. (Source: Press Clips Column, Village Voice) I think, however, that David is not totally correct. While more people in … Continue reading →

Kemp resigns Penton post: B-to-B Online (second item) is reporting that Tom Kemp is stepping down as chairman and ceo of “the struggling” Penton Media. Sorry to hear this.

What the world needs now: As a public service, I point to a story with the really important news that Glamour Magazine is getting away from that super model thing and getting more into that Hollywood celebrity thing.

The Daily Edwards — First Edition: While some folks enjoy waking up to Howard Stern and are outraged that he has been cancelled in some markets, the voice I prefer waking up to is that of Bob Edwards, host of … Continue reading →

Drill downed: I must eat crow about the magazine Drill, which I predicted would not last past a prototype issue. It actually survived for two more issues before folding (third item). The five regular readers of the rexblog may recall … Continue reading →

Custom Publishing Update: Fed Tech, a customer magazine for 70,000 “IT decision makers and implementers who use technology to build a more effective federal government” is being launched today by CDW Government, Inc., a subsidiary of CDW. Custom publisher for … Continue reading →

What is the worst idea for a magazine in human history? Yesterday I pointed to a column in the Chicago Tribune in which a reviewer said the new “shopping magazine” for men Cargo “stinks” (among other things). Perhaps there is … Continue reading →