Today's Guest: Anna David, author, Reality Matters Has your television viewing been subsumed by reality television in recent years? I know mine has. Top Chef, Top Chef Masters, Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmare, Big Brother, Survivor, The Dog Whisperer, The Apprentice—original, not the extra-crispy celebrity edition--and even I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here have... Continue Reading →
606 TV carpenter Rib Hillis models his good looks on Mr. Media! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Rib Hillis, actor, model Seriously, have you ever seen a prettier man than this guy, Rib Hillis? When I see him, I feel like I’m not holding up my end on the manliness scale. In point of fact, if he’s a man, I’m not sure what I am any more. God, this... Continue Reading →
Playboy babe Kelly Bensimon leaves Housewives for Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Can I be honest with you? The whole “Real Housewives” phenomenon slipped right past me. Oh, I don’t think they missed me; a middle-aged, bald-headed stooge is probably not their key demographic. KELLY BENSIMON podcast excerpt: "('The Real Housewives of New York City') is on Bravo, so it's not on national television. So I... Continue Reading →
‘High Society’ reality TV bout: Devorah Rose v. Tinsley Mortimer! (2010 Audio Interview)
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of movie extras best known for walking through scenes in Gosford Park… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! I’m, like, totally up on Manhattan society—of the 1980s. If they were ever mentioned in Spy magazine, I know who they are... Continue Reading →
Friday Night Lights or not, Crew Waters is darned purty! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Drew Waters possesses the kind of body that other men can only wish to emulate and women dream of well, you know. He grew up in Texas and gave up a track & field scholarship at Rice University to join the Navy. While still serving his country, he won a modeling contest over 3,500... Continue Reading →
Mad Men? Mad makeup by Debbie Zoller! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Emmy nominated makeup artist designed the look of "Mad Men" during its first two seasons Here’s what I think I’ve learned about working women in the early 1960s: • They worked really hard at putting on their faces in the morning. • They worked equally hard at taking off their faces before bed. •... Continue Reading →
79 David Lauren’s new mag is his gen’s Swing! INTERVIEW
Originally published May 26, 1997 If you know someone in their 20s who needs a boost in self-confidence or direction, try sending them a copy of David Lauren's Swing magazine. The 25-year-old publisher is on a mission to propel his generation to greatness. "When I started the magazine," he says, "there was no magazine that... Continue Reading →
77 Plus-size women’s fashions need mag love, too! INTERVIEW
Originally published May 5, 1997 Any woman who ever wore a size 12 or larger dress knows the frustration of seeing a shelf full of women's magazines starring nothing but size 1 models. Oh sure, those mags are about more than fashion -- there's sex, food, fad diets and celebrities, too -- but on principle... Continue Reading →
43 CondeNet 1997: Why isn’t Vogue online? Why would it be? INTERVIEW
Originally Published March 24, 1997 If one more person questions why Conde Nast magazines such as Glamour, Vogue, GQ and Details don't have their own Web sites, Joan Feeney may blow a blood vessel. Ooops. Spoke too soon. "When I got in this business two and a half years ago, no one would ask that!"... Continue Reading →