File this under sorta-heroism: Lucy Danziger, the editor-in-chief of Self magazine, has apparently decided that the prized car service offered to magazine publisher Condé Nast’s powers-that-be screams a little gauche in this economy–especially in an industry scouting less for ideas and more for graveyard plots to bury struggling titles.
Instead, Danziger has chosen to bike to work, and pledges to share cabs when pedaling through winter slush proves treacherous. I’m not quite sure how this NYT article came to be, but it’s nice to see voluntary cost-cutting in the midst of the cutbacks mayhem.
But will it move Graydon Carter to buy a bus pass? Don’t count on it.
If you haven’t yet made the trip, this is the last week of the Annenberg Space for Photography’s 
Pictures of the Year International:
The World. In High Resolution, runs through Nov. 1 at the Annenberg Space for Photography, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, #10, Century City. 
As of late, I’ve become a big fan of 
I was flipping through the November issue of Harper’s Bazaar this morning, when I came across a piece of advice that felt so surpremely antiquated, I had to share.
Recently, I got a somewhat troubling note from my agent (I’m a fashion stylist.) She looked at my portfolio, and told me that my work is “too edgy, and not enough cool,” and that I should start cramming my book with images boasting a J. Crew vibe. J. Crew?
Tabloid maven Bonnie Fuller, who — in a rather unexpected move — signed on as Editor -in-Chief of HollywoodLife.com (which was formerly Movieline’s Hollywood Life magazine before moving to an online-only format earlier this year), has hired New York Daily News ‘Gatecrasher’ reporter Laura Schreffler as her West Coast Bureau Chief.
I just got word from a source inside the Los Angeles Times that Annie Gilbar, the editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times magazine, has been let go.
With ad pages plummeting and venerable titles buckling (go gently into the night, dear 
Today marks a sad day in publishing indeed. Condé Nast has announced the shuttering of Gourmet, the cooking glossy that has been in print for 68 years. Other titles in the fall out include Cookie, Modern Bride and Elegant Bride.
The Hope painting, rendered by pioneering guerilla artist Shepard Fairey, felt like L.A.’s key contribution to the election of Barack Obama (though Hollywood shelled out plenty of fiscal love for the cause).
