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STARTING TODAY
• Perlina’s leather handbags and totes are up to 70 percent off retail. Through 4/15. 10 .W 33rd St., nr. Broadway, Ste. 210; 212-268-8530; Mon.–Thurs. (9–6), Fri. (9–4), Sat.–Sun. (closed).
• Neiman Marcus is having a spring-bloom sale online marking up to 50 percent off spring styles. Shop now for deals on shoes, accessories, handbags, and clothes from Milly, Diane Von Furstenberg, Theory, and more.
• Find 50 percent off men’s, women’s, and kids' clothing and accessories at the semi-annual sale at the Lucky Brand online shop. The vine-stained glass earrings are down to $16 (from $32), and a pleated black dress is only $44 (from $88).
• eLuxury.com is having a big denim sale, taking up to 25 percent off designer men’s and women’s denim. J Brand, Seven for All Mankind, and Rich & Skinny jeans are all marked down. Rock & Republic jeans are $189 (were $283).
• Several bridal showrooms team up for a multi-designer bridal, eveningwear, and accessories sample sale. Find 50 to 75 percent off the Youlin Couture Bridal Collection with gowns starting at $300 (Ste. 3H), discounts on the Atelier Elen Paumere collection (Ste. 5J), and markdowns at the Olga Kyitko Couture collection (Ste. 8F). Through 4/12. 488 Seventh Ave., nr. 36th St., Ste. 3H, 5J, and 8F (212-869-3904); Mon.–Sat. (10–5), Sun. (closed); after 5, by appt. only.
STARTING TOMORROW
• Hayden-Harnett’s leather hobos (now $250 to $300), satchels (now $234), and wallets (now $75) are marked down 30 to 80 percent. Through 4/10. 16 W. 36th St., nr. Fifth Ave., Ste. 501 (212-564-3720); 11–7.
• Tufi Duek is already marking down the spring collection by 60 percent; jersey dresses were $395 but are now $140. Through 4/10. 530 Broadway, nr. Spring St., tenth fl. (212-925-8277); 4/8–4/10 (9:30–7).
• Perennially fashionable men’s and women’s hunting-inspired clothes and accessories are reduced by up to 70 percent at Beretta. Through 4/10. 317 W. 33rd St., nr. Eighth Ave. (718-747-1656); 4/8 and 4/9 (9–6:30); 4/10 (9–5).
• Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier offers up to 80 percent off retail prices at their exclusive sample sale starting tomorrow (original prices were $3,200 to $6,000). Gowns from Angel Sanchez, Anne Barge, Monique Lhuillier, Peter Langner, Jenny Lee, Rivini, Ulla Maija, and more will be marked down. Must call for appointment. Through 4/9. 110 E. 55th St., nr. Park Ave., eighth fl. (212-319-6778); Tues. (12–8), Wed. (10–4).
• Clutches and handbags from Kooba go on sale starting today at the SSS Sample Sale. Through 4/11. 261 W. 36th St., nr. Eighth Ave., second fl.; Tues. and Thurs. (10–7), Wed. and Fri. (10–6).
Their sparring has been uncomfortable for Mr. Redstone’s friends and executives, and he frequently, at dinners and business meetings, has used abusive language toward his daughter, said one person who has been present during such incidents.
And yet you're not really trying to oust the belligerent daughter — odd. Senile old man odd.
Meanwhile, the value of Viacom has fallen by about one-fifth, to $41 billion. Your plan to split the company in two does not seem to be paying any dividends. Viacom's CBS is about to fall behind Fox as the top U.S. TV network.
Everyone keeps asking you, in a roundabout way, who will succeed you. And you keep talking about how hard you work out and how well you eat.
Way to keep everyone tortured. You must enjoy it, crazy old bag.
[Times]
"I love my sister very much, but 'Fear of Flying' has been a thorn in my flesh for thirty-five years." The book was, Daou said, "an exposé of my life when I was living in Lebanon"—Isadora Wing has a sister, Randy, who lives in Beirut with her many children and her husband, a Lebanese Christian who makes a pass at his sister-in-law—and also betrayed, she said, an ugly and ill-befitting prejudice. (Jong’s Beirut chapter is called “Arabs and Other Animals.”) "The book speaks of resentment, and cruelty to family," Daou said, as Jong flushed mutely and a third Mann sister, Claudia Oberweger, who was sitting close by, looked on, aghast.
Later at the event, she elaborated for the magazine:
"Erica used me, and she used my husband, who was a very kind man, a very handsome man. I just felt I had to do it. It was not a novel; it was a memoir, but it was a memoir something like James Frey’s memoir. A lot of nastiness went into that book. But I forgive her for everything, except writing that my husband crawled into her bed, which he didn’t, and asked her to perform fellatio, which he didn’t."
Daou left without saying goodbye to Jong, who later fired back at her sister. She told the New Yorker, "This reminds me of a fairy tale in which the evil fairy comes and makes a curse on the baby... But every intelligent family has an insane member."
Jong said she regretted naming a chapter "Arabs And Other Animals," because when freedom-hating Arab extremists take over the world they will execute her for that. That should quash any further controversy.
New Yorker: Still Flying (Talk of the Town)
As Mr. Reynolds admitted that he'd lied to the F.B.I. in 2003 and tried to point out that he was telling the truth today, Mr. Pellicano [representing himself] looked tempted to do a victory lap. At last, success....
Bolstered by having finally asked a good cross-examination question, Mr. Pellicano actually began to seriously do some damage to Mr. Reynolds credibility. "Didn't you use bugging equipment to overhear your supervisor at Conde Nast?" Mr. Pellicano asked, sounding as if he was sure of the answer. As Mr. Reynolds tried to fake laugh the question off with a strong "no," Mr. Pellicano went in for the kill. "Didn't you tell another employee of Mr. Pellicano's that you'd bugged your supervisor's office?" Again, Mr. Reynolds answered "no," but it seemed possible that the former son had learned a few things from the father.
Finally, Mr. Pellicano seemed to answer the question as to how Mr. Pellicano might have gotten advance copies of certain magazine articles. "Did you provide Mr. Pellicano with confidential information from Conde Nast pre-publication of that information?" Mr. Pellicano asked. "No, that never happened," Mr. Reynolds replied.
The new radio guys at Tribune include:
The Times reported for tomorrow's paper that Abrams' "long, rambling, excited" emails are scaring the crap out of everyone:
"If we can morph the Soul of Dylan ... with the innovation of Apple and the eccentric-all-the-way-to-the-bank of Bill Veeck, the WORLD will be a better place," he wrote in one missive.
How would Abrams improve Tribune's struggling newspaper? By composing "front pages primarily composed of colorful maps," according to the Journal.
He also wants to shake up meetings with a "'cliché buzzer,' to ring when colleagues offer tired ideas."
He once arrived at a radio broadcasters' conference carried on a litter and dressed in the garb of an Egyptian pharaoh to underscore in a speech how powerful consolidation would prove for radio.
Michaels is now installing pinball machines and a jukebox at Tribune corporate headquarters in Chicago. Because there's nothing like pinball when you have $12.8 billion in debt, deteriorating credit and are worried about missing payments.
There are different theories as to why Zell is bringing these radio guys in. One is that radio was once seen as a medium on the way to extinction, like newspapers are seen now, but was revived. Another is that he wants to emphasize the broadcast side of Tribune, which produces only about 25 percent of revenue but 50 percent of profit.
Times: Tough Guy in a Mean Business'
WSJ: Tribune Turns to Radio to Revive Empire
JARVIS: It's an economic decision, Howie. You know, it starts with a joke where a priest, a rabbi and critic get on a boat, and one of them has to get off. And that's really what this is about. There is no punch line here. It's that it's about saving the leaking boat of newspapers.
And, you know, criticism has changed necessarily, because it's not inherently local. The opinion about a movie in Cincinnati or Cleveland is not different...
Isn't that — wouldn't that be lost?
JARVIS: I don't really buy that. There is nothing local about it.
You know, when I worked for "The Chicago Tribune," in the same city with my parents, my mother would tell me about stories that she read in the paper. And I'd have to say, "Ma, yes, I know. I wrote it."
My own mother didn't notice my own byline. So I don't think...
KURTZ: Don't bring your family problems into this.
JARVIS: It tells you a lot, I know. But I don't think that that value of the byline is so great.
Transcript: [CNN]
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All George Clooney and Jodie Foster had to do was beat a deck of cards—make that, a surprisingly resilient deck of cards.
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