The Young Life of Anna Wintour: An Index
After reading her Anna Wintour's review of London nightclubs, we wanted to know more about her Gossip Girl younger years as a club-hopping high school hipster. Thanks to Jerry Oppenheimer's book Front Row we compiled this index Here is a selective index of the early chapters of the biography, which include her early experiences working, clubbing, dating, and being obsessed with fashion (and Laurence Olivier). Annabel's nightclub, p 37 Biba -fabulous boutique, p42 -working a "holiday job," p43-44 bob, p40 -hiding behind it, p52 Bobroff, Steve, fashion photographer -living with Anna, p56-57 -their house like Blow-Up, p58 -uses Anna as model, p58 -won't discuss their relationship, p58 club scene -"At fifteen or sixteen Anna had this downtown London life," p38 Dempster, Nigel, gossip hack, p37 -dating Anna, p38-39 -says breasts "large and "quite delectable" p39 -hides in the closet from Anna's Father p40 -ambition, p40-41 Dolly's nightclub, p38 drugs -doesn't do them p37 -"hideously healthy" p38 fashion -leads Anna to magazines, "not an interest in magazines," p54 fashion school-sets on fire during science experiment, drops out, p51 fur-wearing it when unfashionable, p44 Gitterman, Peter-boyfriend, p52 Harper's Bazaar-bluffs her way through interview, p64 -excels at her job, p65-66 -nicknamed "bacon slicer," p66 -is "bitchy and sharply critical" to other editors, p66 -describes things she doesn't like as "rubbish," p67 Harrod's-enters training program, works in "groovy teen" boutique, p51 -quits, p53 Lasky, Vivenne-best friend, p46-47 -attends Radcliffe, p51 -calls Anna "bossy," p56 London Playboy Club-attends opening, p39 Marley, Bob-introduced by Jon Bradshaw, p106 -goes backstage and "disappears for a week," p107 -said she didn't have affair, p107 McGowan, Cathy-fashion inspiration, p37, 38, 43 Neville, Richard, boyfriend -goodlooking underground journalist, p58-59 -tells Anna he already has a girlfriend, she's OK with that, p60 North London Collegiate-hates the uniform, p38 -leaves/gets thrown out for wearing a miniskirt, p47-48 Olivier, Laurence-crush on and stalking, p38 Oxford-expected to attend, p48 Quant, Mary-fashion inspiration, p37-38 -introduced by Peter Gitterman, p52 Redbook-fiction editor, p54 weight-being skinny, p40 -being "quite chubby," p 44 Wintour, Charles, father -hating her boyfriend, p39 -getting her a job at Biba, p42 -hating fashion, p43 -says Anna has "many boyfriends," p52 -says Anna "wondered for two hours what to wear to a demonstration, p53 -Anna never wants to work for him, p57 -gets her a job at Harper's Bazaar, p63 Wintour, Nonnie, mother -bad dresser, p45 -loved her social work clients more than children, p46 -brings Anna to New York, p55 -"deadness" between her and husband, p61 Wintour, Nora, sister -plain compared to Anna, p45 -thinks Anna is a "bimbo" p 49 MORE >>
Steve Jobs' Command Performance
In the end, Steve Jobs didn't have much to announce in San Francisco today — a new iPod Nano with a videocamera, a faster iPod Touch. But the Apple CEO knew he needed to show his face, and he did. Sure, Apple's stock would have survived if he'd skipped out. But, as we wrote earlier today, it would have taken a hit. Many investors would have seen Jobs' absence as a conspicuous, out-of-character dodge by a leader known for his obsession with control and an amazing ability to extract money from worshipful customers via direct appeals. We were right to question the expectation that Jobs wouldn't show up; wrong to write that it was only a "remote" possibility. In retrospect, it seems obvious that, as much as he hates providing information about his health, Jobs would rather calm Wall Street with a public appearance than spend months answering especially heated questions about his health, which would certainly have happened if he hadn't walked onto that Moscone Convention Center stage. Now, of course, comes the endless analysis of how Jobs looked and sounded. We might as well get things started; above and below are Getty pictures of Jobs at this year's iPod event, on the left, next to pictures from last year's event, on the right. (Full-sized originals are here and here.) The CEO seems to have neither lost — nor added — much weight. But given the once-declining state of Jobs' health, no news is probably good news. MORE >>
Why Does the New York Times Keep Losing Reporters?
The rescue of New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell in Afghanistan comes on the heels of Times reporter David Rohde's similar (though much longer) ordeal. It's at least the fifth kidnapping or arrest of a Timesman in as many years. Farrell was kidnapped over the holiday weekend by Taliban militants while attempting to report from the site of a recent NATO airstrike near Kunduz. He was liberated last night in a raid by British forces that resulted in the deaths of his translator, Sultan Munadi, a British commando, and an Afghan woman. Rohde was kidnapped in November 2008—he was researching a book at the time, not reporting for the Times—and was liberated in what the Times has described as an escape seven months later. In both cases, the Times was able to maintain a news blackout on the abductions. Before that, there was Barry Bearak's arrest last year in Zimbabwe, and John Burns and Jeffrey Gettleman's mercifully brief (and separate) captivities in Iraq in 2004. Why have so many Times reporters found themselves in harm's way? The obvious answer is that the Times places its reporters in harm's way, and for good reason. The number of news organizations with the resources and will to cover dangerous parts of the world has been steadily shrinking, and the Times and its reporters have, thankfully, continued to take on the risks of reporting from places where reporters tend to get kidnapped. And as the number of other players diminishes, the risk to the Times increases. Still, there are other news organizations in Afghanistan, and though plenty of other reporters have been held hostage by the Taliban—in fact, given the prevalence of voluntary news blackouts, there could be dozens in captivity right now that we don't know about—the Times seems to have drawn the short end of the stick. One reason could be competitive derring-do. According to the New York Daily News, Farrell and other reporters in-country were warned that Kunduz was dangerous and controlled by the Taliban, but Farrell chose to go there anyway to cover the aftermath of a NATO bombing that killed dozens of civilians. Could he have been spurred by the presence of the Washington Post's Rajiv Chandrasekaran on a NATO fact-finding mission to the region? We suppose it doesn't really matter—we want Farrell to rush where the news is and tell us about what our bombs are doing to people in that country, whether it's to match a competitor's reporting or simply to tell the story on the ground. On the other hand, now that at least three lives have ended as an indirect result of Farrell's decision to ignore the warnings of NATO authorities, it's harder to justify the risks by appealing to journalistic platitudes or, even worse, gung-ho adventurism. Another factor is security. Farrell and Rohde both were traveling without armed guards, which is—for now—fairly standard for reporters in Afghanistan, even though during the most violent periods in Iraq armed... MORE >>
Tributes to Walter Cronkite
A public memorial for longtime CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite was held earlier today at Lincoln Center. Here, a selection of the tributes, from two presidents and the remaining giants of TV news. Bill Clinton got a laugh with his story of Cronkite showing him a small kindness during the Lewinsky nightmare. Nick Clooney, columnist and father to George, told the heartbreaking story of Cronkite's last dinner out, at Patsy's. The whole room rose as he left. And then President Obama, one of the younger speakers, spoke of Cronkite as a representative of a more honest and reasonable media era (Jack Shafer will not like the bit of Obama's tribute that repeated the "Most Trusted Man in America" canard.) (It remains to be seen what Shafer will think of Obama's amateur press criticism.) Cronkite died last July at age 92. MORE >>
The Ten Types of Harvard Wannabes
William Fitzsimmons, Harvard's dean of admissions, is taking questions on the New York Times' website. So far, 788 queries have been submitted. What do these questions tell us about American higher education? That it can make you crazy, times ten. 1. The Aspiring Teacher's Pet Dear Dean, I am passionately interested in Computational Fluid Dynamics, but at the same time I am deeply involved in an international Peace movement known as "Seeds of Peace," as a volunteer as well as a Peer Support Leader. I would like to go to a university where I would have the opportunity to focus on both engineering and leadership development to enable me to influence the peace process between India and Pakistan. If i were to be admitted, is Harvard the right place for me? My question - Sahir Zaveri 2. The Current Teacher's Pet Dear Dean Fitzsimmons, I'm a current student at Harvard, and I love it here. Thank you for accepting me. I don't have any questions. - Julia 3. The Angry White Man (Veiled) How does Harvard's admissions process reward diversity without committing a type of reverse discrimination against potentially strong candidates who lack any diversity? - Luke 4. The Angry White Man (Unveiled) If someone is white, heterosexual, and Christian do they stand any chance of getting into Harvard? Thanks. - Joe 5. The Angry Rebuttal to the Angry White Man Dear caucasian applicants. It's extremely interesting how you can all automatically assume that anyone who is colored is automatically less deserving of admissions into Harvard. I graduated from Harvard Class of '00. I'm a Hispanic female with a disability. Neither of my parents finished grade school, much less high school. I grew up in a household where my parents' combined income was less than $30,000. I could certainly have checked off multiple "diversity" boxes, and I did. But I also scored a perfect score on the SAT's, graduated salutatorian of my class, was class president, went to Nationals in Academic Decathlon, and found time to volunteer. I was able to do all of these things despite my disadvantages. Perhaps that doesn't jive with many of your perceptions of Hispanic females, but you should all stop blaming your inability to get into Harvard on everyone else. Many of my colored classmates happened to work very, very hard to get where they are. They certainly didn't have parents as obsessed and narrow-minded as the ones here on this board. - JOLT 6. The Crazy Parent Hello, My children are in elementary school now, and I am almost panicked about trying to get the "right" education for them in order to go to an institution like Harvard. We are not rich by any means, so we are trying to set a path that will open up possibilities for them. What can we do to get them going in that direction? Thank You, George Pfeffer 7. The Guy Testing Out His College Application Essay Dean Fitzsimmons, Let me tell you my brief story. I was quite honestly an immature kid not ready for college out of high... MORE >>
The New Look: Ivy League Jerk Chic
Are you Trad? Totally tradded? Traddin' it up? Doesn't the very term "Trad" sound like the first name of some prep school prick? Trad Rockefeller III, the inventor of the "Look at my blazer" look? It's all the rage! According to Joe Pompeo of the New York Observer it is. This is a whole defined style, allegedly, called Trad, and it means very specific things to very fashionable people in Manhattan, sure, but mostly it means that anyone can take one look at you and say "Why doesn't that rich Ivy League prick go fuck his squash racket or something?" Perhaps you've noticed Lacoste polos, Ray-Ban eyewear, bow ties and hand-sewn camp moccasins on the streets of Billyburg? Those who embrace the look say subtlety is key. Subtlety is key to not getting robbed while walking the streets of South Williamsburg in a $595 navy blue J. Press blazer. Or maybe I'm just projecting my own insecurities! Incredibly, the 52 year-old insurance exec quoted in the story who writes the blog "The Trad" graduated from the same shitty little college in Florida that I did. Dude. You know you were drinking cheap swill at the Milltop and wearing Rip Curl shirts and flip flops and pretending to learn how to surf just like every other bum down there. "Trad" my butt. MORE >>
Bernie Madoff's Penthouse Prison
Bernie Madoff is quite the real estate enthusiast! Last week his beach house went on sale (and offers are pouring in). Now, the real prize: Madoff's UES penthouse and house-arrest area is on sale for $7 million. It's decent. The patio, from which Madoff would toss pennies at innocent passersby below. Ruth Madoff's home office. Only pure thoughts ever existed within these walls. Ruth Madoff's personal bathroom. She probably peed in this shower. This evil kitchen gave sustenance to Bernie Madoff. Bernie Madoff bought a flat screen TV and exercycle for this bathroom just because he could. The foyer and dining room. Yea, it's big. A poster commemorating the time Bernie conned a fish out of $3.5 million. The master bedroom. Canopy bed? What a dork. [Pics: AP] MORE >>
Melrose: The Place Where Disbelief Dies
The new Melrose Place is darker, grittier and perhaps even a bit sexier than its predecessor. It also tests America's ability to suspend its collective disbelief. And it wins. Television — and the entertainment world as a whole — require viewers to ignore reality and focus on the flashing images. Obviously no one believes Vampire Bill exists or that an ugly girl like Betty Suarez would get hired into the wild world of fashion. Those premises require a standard amount if disbelief, an amount that's given a little leeway when dealing with soap operas, where the unbelievable becomes a regular occurrence. But Beverly Hills, 90210 and its popular spin-off Melrose Place largely eschewed aliens, evil twins and the like. At least they gave us some wiggle room to pretend the happenings were, well, happening. Tonight's premiere, however, pushed the envelope and successfully shattered our childlike ability to believe, if only for a moment, that the idiot box speaks the truth. The reality of this remake's quest to dazzle becomes abundantly clear. But we suppose that's the place to which the entertainment world was meant to land. MORE >>
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