GQ editor Jim Nelson, on whether he’d win a fight with the menswear designer: “Tom Ford would kick my ass so bad I???d end up in a lame little puddle of tears.”
Counters designer Thom Browne: “I???m a stubborn Irishman, so I???d probably win.” [FWD]
Was that Alex Rodriguez trying to mack it to the much junior Rumer Willis at GQ‘s Men of the Year party at the Chateau Marmont in L.A.? Why yes, yes it was, says one attendee who claims to have tried, unsuccessfully, to cop a feel of EIC Jim Nelson’s junk.
Where was GQ editor Jim Nelson at Conde Nast’s annual editors and publishers powerplay luncheon Nov. 29? Apparently we’re the only ones who are wondering, because his absence – along with GQ publisher Peter Hunsinger – went mostly unnoticed by the Conde Nasties in attendance, we’re told. Even Keith Kelly’s wrap up didn’t give the missing GQ bosses a thought.
For starters, their absence was excusable: Nov. 29 was also the date of GQ‘s “Men of the Year” Awards in L.A., where the likes of Lindsay Lohan, Al Gore, and Jay-Z walked the red carpet.
But it’s the double booking that has some industry insiders concerned: Why, one tattler asks, did Conde Nast book two major events on the same night? If the GQ soiree was scheduled first, Si Newhouse booking the Conde Nast luncheon looks like an intentional snub. If Jim and Peter knew about Si’s event before their planners booked the Sunset Tower Hotel, then it looks like a premeditated bitchslap toward the boss.
Surely one of you out there knows which event was scheduled first — and which party earns the title of “snubber” and “snubee.”
• Since she just landed a TV show, Amanda Peet thought, “hey, now would be a great time to get pregnant.” [People]
• Greg Lindsay covers the most unglamorous aspect of Fashion Week: seating the editors. [Mediabistro]
• But they better not get too cozy in those seats. Fashion Week is in danger. Danger we tell you! [Page Six]
• Aw, Jim Nelson. As cute as Jann Wenner, minus the subtle hint of scary. (Click for images and scroll.) [WWD]
• Paris Hilton is pretty forward with ther “naughty bits.” Yeah, like we didn’t know that one already. [Gatecrasher]
Last May, Vanity Fair Oscar party planner Matt Ullian left Graydon Carter’s side to join Jim Nelson downstairs at GQ.
Now he’s making a trade back, once again being lured to the 22nd floor. An industry insider forwards us the goods from the “update your contact info” email sent around by Matt himself.
Matt Ullian has returned to VF as their deputy director of special projects. This comes almost 1 year after he made the jump from VF to GQ to become their special events director … perhaps he missed the Oscar party glamour VF provided, and decided to exit the sausage party that is Gentleman’s Quarterly?
While that is a solid speculation from our dear reader, we doubt there’s a lack of sausage (cocktail or otherwise) over at VF. He’s probably just trying to snag that last chance to catch the view from the Conde top.
Finally, a solution to the problem of underpaid journalists. Freelancers on Jeopardy! Why didn’t we think of that?
Maybe Jim Nelson has a shot at his New Year’s goal after all.
This New York journalist can currently be seen on “Jeopardy!” (Who is Peter Rubin?) [Fishbowl New York]
• It hurts when people are so racist, especially against their own people. Eva Longoria calling a police officer “a Mexican bike cop” is almost as bad as Steven Spielberg making Munich. [MSNBC]
• Magazine editors have New Year’s resolutions, too. Some are less realistic than others (like Jim Nelson’s goal of making GQ synonymous with “great reporting”), but its nice to know that even the ED2010 idols want to stop eating and start reading. [WWD]
• Poor Oprah Winfrey. After her private jet plows into a bird, murdering it, she has to land her plane and everything. We’re pretty sure the bird’s little babies feel sorry for her, too. [People]
• We almost don’t believe it’s true: SNL produced something funny. Even funnier, though, is the hype over this show making people laugh for the first time in six years. [NYDN, You Tube]
• We figured out what Brad Renfro is good for: reminding you that its a good thing you never got with your middle school crush. [A Socialite’s Life]
• After promising Howard Stern more than $100 million per year for at least five years, Sirius Satellite Radio is now looking to recoup its investment by charging outrageous advertising rates during his show.
• GQ editor Jim Nelson is pissing off the higher ups at Conde Nast, who find his expensing habits a bit too luxe for his budget. Comped hotel suites and high-end rental cars? C’mon, this isn’t Ladies’ Home Journal, Jim.
• Matt Drudge‘s Drudge Manifesto is now available .. at 99 Cents Only Stores.
• Remember all that hype about blogs serving up niche audiences to niche advertisers? Well the New York Times is catching up.
• New York scribe Kurt Andersen and wife Anne Kreamer unloaded their sheep farming responsibilities in upstate New York, he tells Martha Stewart Living. Oh, and Kreamer is on the masthead there, too.
• Just when we decided to take Jon Friedman seriously, he goes and says there’s nothing wrong with the New Yorker‘s Target advertorial issue.
• Witness the New York Observer‘s take on blogging as it turns from smart media commentary to babbling IM copy/pasting.
• CBS’s John Roberts has not split from his wife, as had been rumored. He can be seen donning his wedding band after their “brief separation.”