From the beginning, Talk Media has been a hotbed of synergistic millennialism. At least publicly. Last summer, editor Tina Brown bubbled forth about how the magazine was going to be the “cultural search engine” that drove the whole multimedia enterprise–books to movies to TV shows. Now there is a book division headed by Jonathan Burnham. Read More
After seven years of charm, toughness, late hours and high spirits, John O’Sullivan steps down as editor of National Review . He will continue to write for the magazine and (restaurateurs sigh relievedly) to live in New York. His successor is Rich Lowry, who has ably upheld the magazine’s tradition of political writing going back Read More
Newt Gingrich and Steve Forbes crossed paths at the International Conservative Congress in Washington, D.C., last month. They may be crossing paths in New Hampshire next year, for Mr. Forbes is running hard for the Republican nomination, while Speaker Gingrich thinks of himself in Presidential terms. What of Mr. Gingrich’s travails? He will tell visitors Read More
