Happy new year! A few tidbits to start off 2011...From the December 31 Beverly Hills Courier:Today The Courier is wishing a fond farewell to Assistant Editor Amanda Peabody who joins L.A.-based Advanced Star as a managing editor of its B2B magazine.
As of Friday, they hadn't yet hired a replacement.***
LA Observed reported on December 10 that Dana Harris left Variety to join IndieWire as editor-in-chief. On December 27, it posted that Daily News writer Troy Anderson, who covered the county Hall of Administration, has left the paper; more details HERE.***
From (former) LA Weekly Art Critic Doug Harvey's Facebook page on December 20:It looks like I won't be writing for the LA WEEKLY anymore. After 13 years I was unceremoniously dumped - they're not even printing the last piece I completed under Tom Christie's watch. Well now at least I'll have time to finish my screenplay. I'll just open this golden parachute... what the ... Spam?!! Aieeeeeeeeeeee!
LA Observed noted yesterday that Harvey "announced that he will begin writing for The Nation." LA Times has MORE.
And, in case you hadn't heard previously, Tom Christie, who was LA Weekly features editor, has been gone for some time.
New ME at Westways is Rachel Ng. *** Charlie Amter starts Lead Editor duties Monday (12/6) for "Play," the nightlife and events portion of NBCLA's The Feast web site. Charlie also continues to freelance for the Los Angeles Times' Calendar section on nightlife as well as blogging bi-weekly on nightlife and music for Blackbook magazine's blackbookmag.com. Pitch him via gmail.com: charlie.amter@, and check out his new web site.
Got this auto-reply Monday from Shayna Nys Dambrot...Hello dear friend of the Flavor and/or friend of SND.
Well, the rumors are true. Issue #404 will be my last as Managing Editor of Flavorpill LA. I'll be transitioning to the role of Editor-at-Large, and focusing my attention on my new role as Arts Editor at LA Canvas, as well as my work with Whitehot and Huffington Post -- all posts where I'll be focusing on visual art and book culture.
The lovely and talented Tanja M Laden will be assuming the Editor mantle at Flavorpill, so beginning immediately, please direct all your inquiries to her @flavorpill.com [la_events] and she'll see what she can do!
I'll be keeping my Flavorpill email address, probably forever, so feel free to hit me up on your art and book related awesomeness.
Cheers! It's been a sincere pleasure.
SND
***Some recent LA Times news...... about Calendar columnist Patrick Goldstein's expanding beat:Patrick Goldstein, Calendar's outspoken and contrarian columnist and blogger, is expanding his mission under The Big Picture banner. In the new year, Patrick will broaden his focus beyond movies to take on the larger popular culture, connecting the dots as only Patrick can across a landscape that includes not only film, but music, television, advertising, publishing, the Internet and their intersections with sports and politics. The column will move to Sunday Calendar, becoming a signature of the section every week with provocative, insightful commentary. Patrick also will write timely columns off the news when warranted for daily Calendar. Patrick's new mandate will not affect our critics, although it will require some additional coordination by him and his editor, Julie Makinen.
More of the memo HERE.Note to self: "contrarian"? To what????... and this about the Image section and magazine, including the opportunity for subscribers to opt-in for magazine delivery. According to a press release:Beginning in January, each will unveil design upgrades and increased online features...
Image, dedicated to Southern California's distinct perspective on fashion and style, will get a bright visual boost with a more photo-intensive layout and increased reporting on trends in the making, new products and sales. In addition, beginning January 2nd , Image content will be featured in the glossy pages of LA the first Sunday of each month, while remaining a Sunday Times stand-alone section for the month's subsequent weeks.
LA...[debuts in early 2011] ...a new LA-centric e-newsletter highlighting the magazine's columns, feature stories and expanded digital content.
Full announcement HERE.
