Conde Last
I am starting to resent Gawker. Primarily because they keep writing about how everyone in journalism is now working at Portfolio (the new Conde Nast money magazine, coming out in April). I'm an ideal staff choice, having worked at Portfolio before, when it was called Worth. And yet, despite sending my resume twice, I'm nowhere close to working there. I even used a friend of a friend's name to personalize the introduction. No bite, no nibble. So if getting hired by Portfolio is so easy anyone can do it. What does not even piquing Portfolio's interest say about me?
Then again, Gawker has gone out on a few snark limbs of late. They criticized MCA for skateboarding at age 42. Then the next day, they made fun of the rash of trapper hats in the city. OK, so one of the Beastie Boys is uncool for continuing to do what he's always done, and the rest of us are uncool for wearing warm hats on one of the coldest days of the year. Exasperated sigh. Are there no real miserable assholes left in New York to make fun of?
Plus, I'm a little disappointed with what I have seen of Portfolio so far. I signed up for a free subscription and got a look at the demo cover. Two prepped-out 11-year-old boys sneering in that Paris Hiltonesque, "look what your dirty money has accomplished" way. We haven't seen enough of this? The last issue of Worth was all snotty offspring and the fiduciaries who love them. Which is why, if anyone knew anything, I'd be running Portfolio by now.
Fine, Portfolio, I don't want you either. I have a new job, and not in a dead medium like print. Sure, I'll probably work for you eventually. But by then you won't be on the rise but on the wane, and you'll give me a title promotion instead of a raise before you miss payroll altogether. I've seen your type before.
Then again, Gawker has gone out on a few snark limbs of late. They criticized MCA for skateboarding at age 42. Then the next day, they made fun of the rash of trapper hats in the city. OK, so one of the Beastie Boys is uncool for continuing to do what he's always done, and the rest of us are uncool for wearing warm hats on one of the coldest days of the year. Exasperated sigh. Are there no real miserable assholes left in New York to make fun of?
Plus, I'm a little disappointed with what I have seen of Portfolio so far. I signed up for a free subscription and got a look at the demo cover. Two prepped-out 11-year-old boys sneering in that Paris Hiltonesque, "look what your dirty money has accomplished" way. We haven't seen enough of this? The last issue of Worth was all snotty offspring and the fiduciaries who love them. Which is why, if anyone knew anything, I'd be running Portfolio by now.
Fine, Portfolio, I don't want you either. I have a new job, and not in a dead medium like print. Sure, I'll probably work for you eventually. But by then you won't be on the rise but on the wane, and you'll give me a title promotion instead of a raise before you miss payroll altogether. I've seen your type before.
posted by j.m. at 6:32 PM
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Bush is forever saying that democracies do not invade other countries and start wars. Well, he did just that. He invaded Iraq, started a war, and killed people. What do you think? How does that work in a democracy again? How does being more threatening make us more likeable?Isn't the country with
the most weapons the biggest threat to the rest of the world? When one country is the biggest threat to the rest of the world, isn't that likely to be the most hated country?
Our country is in debt until forever, we don't have jobs, and we live in fear. We have invaded a country and been responsible for thousands of deaths.
We have lost friends and influenced no one. No wonder most of the world thinks we suck. Thanks to what george bush has done to our country during the past three years, we do!
Dude, what's with these robot comments? I guess at least it isn't for porn. Just checking in, did not know that everyone who's anyone is working Portfolio. That's hilarious because as far as I can tell the affluent market is about to "retrench." Conde Nast is lame, has always been lame. At least the sun is out today. Best to your gang...
PS The dorks on the test cover look to me like they're at least in their mid-30s. Some kind of wizened George Lucas creations or a good friend and I pretending to be Steely Dan? Not sure yet.
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