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Ben Sherwood’s Infamous Christmas Email Screw-Up [Exclusive]

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Ben Sherwood’s Infamous Christmas Email Screw-Up [Exclusive]

Before disliked Charlie St. Cloud author Ben Sherwood became the new head of ABC News , he was executive producer of Good Morning America . Resentment of Sherwood still lingers from those days: people are forwarding us his email fuckups from 2004. More

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American Apparel Confidential: A Million-Dollar Penalty for Whistleblowers [Exclusive]

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Last week we brought you internal documents and employee testimony about American Apparel ‘s hiring practices and work environment. AA CEO Dov Charney wasn’t happy with our reporting! And for AA employees, leaking to us carries a $1 million penalty. Seriously. More

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From the Desk of L. Ron Hubbard

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

We have got hold of some of the original memos that L. Ron Hubbard passed down in the early days of Scientology — they are still revered today as a foundation for the cult. Today: L

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From the Desk of L. Ron Hubbard

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New York Restaurant Owners Turn Evil

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Times are tough, and people are sat at home chewing bellybutton fluff instead of eating out or ordering in. What are restaurant owners doing? Some are not paying staff, and others are sending abusive emails calling them “fucking lazy motherfuckers.” Vadim Ponorovsky, the owner of Paradou, a restaurant in the Meatpacking district, described on its website as a “light-filled, airy oasis..

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Bill Keller: Apple Tablet ‘Impending’

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Bill Keller may have casually mentioned that Apple’s not-officially-happening-but-clearly-happening tablet computer is imminent and that the New York Times are working to bring content to it. Earlier this year a stealth team from the newspaper was rumoured, along with magazine and textbook publishers, to have met with some of Steve Jobs’ representatives . Last week the Keller gave a speech that was apparently supposed to be off the record, but that was posted by the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard .

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The Wrath of McKinsey: Conde Nast To Fold Gourmet, Three Others

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The results of the Conde Nast Magazine Death Pool are in, stunningly early: the company announced this morning that it’s folding Gourmet, Cookie , and two bridal magazines, Elegant Bride and Modern Bride . This, then, is the fallout from McKinsey. The company had floated the idea that its turnaround could be accomplished without any magazines going under (if you’re keeping score, Michael Musto’s rumor of five mag deaths beat Keith Kelly’s rumor of zero), but that was always impractical.

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The Management Consultants Who Will End Condé Nast As We Know It

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

That was quick. Here is the grim memo that Condé Nast Chuck CEO Townsend just sent out announcing that it is bringing in McKinsey & Company to “develop new perspectives on optimizing our approach to business.” This will be brutal.

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The Management Consultants Who Will End Condé Nast As We Know It

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