By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke 2/19 6:59pm

off the record

Clebrate the March Issue of Cosmo with Cover Girl Miley Cyrus

Hoedown Throwdown: Cover Girl Miley Cyrus and Cosmopolitan Celebrate New Issue

An army of Miley Cyrus faithful—or “Smilers,” as they call themselves (adorable, we know)—gathered outside of Acme last Wednesday night, waiting to catch a glimpse of their mohawked idol on the red carpet.

When Ms. Cyrus, wearing a black leather biker jacket over a flowing white dress, arrived at the Soho restaurant to celebrate Cosmopolitan’s March issue, even those who were on the list acted the part of fangirl, rushing to grab cellphone pictures of the issue’s cover girl as she sprinted through the crowd and into the waiting arms of new editrix Joanna Coles. Read More

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke 11/15/12 2:02pm

Magazines

Joanna Coles (Getty Images)

Cosmopolitan Editor Joanna Coles Starts Cleaning House

On Wednesday, Cosmopolitan editor Joanna Coles fired six staffers in the features department and two in the photo department. That is a significant portion of the features team–there are only one senior editor, one associate editor and two editorial assistants left, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

“New incoming editors in chief often want to form their own teams,”said a Cosmopolitan spokesperson. “We will be announcing more new hires shortly.”

Yesterday afternoon, after the staffers were let go, they returned to their desks to pack.  Read More

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke 11/13/12 11:02pm

Ladies Who Lunch

"The Cosmo 100" - Joanna Coles hosts New York's 100 most influential women

Joanna Coles Hosts ‘Cosmo 100′

The blowouts were bouncy, the purses shiny and the ambient tone loudly girlish at Michael’s on Monday afternoon. Joanna Coles, Cosmopolitan’s new editrix, was hosting the “Cosmo 100,” her first event as Hearst’s sexpert in chief. Midtown passersby gathered round the bay window to watch “New York’s most powerful and accomplished women” air kiss, pose for pictures and sip midday champagne.

“This is my first Cosmo lunch; I’m reigniting them because Helen Gurley Brown used to do them,” Ms. Coles, wearing a sleek black sleeveless turtleneck and black trousers, told the Transom. As precious lunch-hour minutes ticked by, Ms. Coles herded the fun, fearless women into the dining room. Read More