Magazine impresario Jane Pratt did not speak at last night’s tribute to her departed magazine, Sassy–despite the presence of marquee speaker Tavi Gevinson, the youthful dynamo collaborating on a future venture with Ms. Pratt (about which Ms. Gevinson spoke last night!). Per another speaker, Marisa Meltzer, “she was out of town on vacation” Read More
On July 27, the fashion blogger and muse Tavi Gevinson is to pay tribute to hip-teen rag Sassy at a reading hosted by The Talent Show. Other readers are to include How Sassy Changed My Life authors Kara Jesella and Marisa Meltzer, who read Sassy in their youth, and “maybe Ira Glass?” Read More
JanePratt.com–the Tavi Gevinson-Jane Pratt Sassy for digital natives–is hiring a Senior Editor, according to a job listing posted on Mediabistro yesterday. Even the job description reflects the casually cool, whip-smart vibe of Sassy.
JK. It sounds like every other job listing ever.
“You must be a self-starter with a strong attention to detail who Read More
Mary Kaye Schilling’s final days as an entertainment editor at the Los Angeles Times were bleak.
“It was incredibly stressful there,” she said on the phone June 17 from California. “I really believed the L.A. Times could make a comeback, but the situation really became untenable.”
Two months ago, Ms. Schilling parted Read More
