The big news today (and this should give you a hint as to how little media gossip is in circulation) is the exit of Maxim magazine's editor in chief Ed Needham.
As you all know, Keith Kelly has closely followed the destruction of Dennis publishing and its affiliate magazine since publisher Felix Dennis decided to sell off his lad fantasies to follow another dream: repopulating the forests of England. Whatever, good for him — we've heard of publishers doing crazier shit. Kelly, however, finds this so hilarious, he even felt the need to stick with his "dead trees" joke.
Media Ink April 5, 2006:
While his empire has been built in part on products printed on dead trees, he has often waxed philosophical on a desire to become a philanthropist and restore a major forest to his native England.
From Today's Media Ink:
The eccentric multimillionaire has said he wants to reforest his native England starting with the so-called Forest of Dennis. (Not bad for a mogul who built a good part of his fortune on dead trees.)
So hilarious. Kelly's job doesn't depend on dead trees at all, right? We hope you all learned your lessons today: newspapers recycle jokes that aren't worth the dead tress they're printed on. Just read everything online.
DON'T NEEDHAM [Keith J. Kelly, New York Post]
Editorial Director
It doesn't help that Keith Kelly is totally wrong on his scoop, anyway. What an ass.