We heard whispers of a book that was all about "going inside Spy magazine" a while back. And basically, because we are so tired of the entire media world licking Kurt Andersen's ass, we didn't pay much attention. Seriously, Spy is so dunzo.

However, now that The Transom has managed to snap some photos of the $40 book, which pays homage to all founders of cheek, we are re-intrigued.

So, what's in the spectacular, glorious, elusive Spy book?

It's big. It has lots of pictures. It's gorgeous. Great reprints, great photos. Can't wait. It's also got lots of opportunities for editors Graydon Carter, Kurt Andersen and George Kalogerakis to autohagiographize.

Never put it past the media elite had to come up with something to remind everyone how great they were even before they were rich and powerful. (We promise never to rub it in your face how cool we once were, even if we are forced to wear pants to work someday.)

The only thing we care about: when's the book party? We missed Toby Young and we really want to see a few more middle-aged white guys brawl.

Spy: The Book of the Magazine [The Transom, New York Observer]