It seems like only yesterday that I first set my alarm for the ungodly hour of 7am, spilled piping hot coffee all over my impractically thin sweater* and introduced myself as your brand new Jossip editor.
As expected, I was greeted by a predictable deluge of "Hello Newman" jokes, a litany of detractors and a relative minority of staunch supporters, whose generous praise – or at least intermittent approval – was only slightly undermined by their stubborn insistence on referring to me as "Corynne."
And while I had my share of missteps – an unnatural fixation on a picture of Hillary Clinton eating a sandwich, an ill-advised confrontation with a would-be heckler, and an overzealous response to a crazed Jared Leto fan – I prefer to focus instead on the brief, shining flashes of mediocrity. CONTINUED »
A long time ago, in a kingdom not so far away, a young Jossip editrix named Corynne decided it might be fun to interview her gossip, media and PR peers in a semi-regular (and uncharacteristically earnest) feature she creatively entitled "Jossiping." In honor of our predecessor, we've decided to bring back the tradition, one informal sit-down at a time.
First up: Debbie Newman catches up with editor-turned blogger-turned author Nadine Haobsh.
For those of you who've been anywhere near the New York media scene these past few years, Nadine (almost) needs no introduction. The 27 year-old author of "Beauty Confidential" is, perhaps, best known as the reason employment contracts with media conglomerates now come with standard issue "No blogging" clauses.
Witness: The umpteenth item about Jeffrey Epstein in Page Six, where former Jossip editor Corynne Steindler now works. Corynne, as you'll recall, made it part of her job to taunt the New York Times into reporting on Epstein's underage activities, which they finally found the courage to do, months after the story broke.
Good to see homegirl is carrying on the torch.
Today, Jossip celebrates its fourth wonderful year of existence. In honor of this momentous occasion, each editor has come up with a list of goals/achievements he/she hopes to have accomplished by the time Jossip turns five. Next up: Corynne Steindler*
By this time next year, I will have….
1. Stopped accepting $1,000 Christmas gifts on behalf of Richard Johnson.
2. Discovered how to attend an open bar without getting intoxicated to the point of slipping off the bar stool. Twice.
3. Gotten a Blackberry.
4. Stopped referring to Liz Smith as "The Cryptkeeper."
When Radar isn't whining about its treatment in the press, it's, well, whining about its treatment in the press.
Today's lead Page Six item – an entertaining, albeit non-game-changing item – about how Maer Roshan looks to Details for inspiration (information gleaned from a mistakenly left voicemail) was met with a retort from enterprising underling Jeff Bercovici directed at former Jossip editor and current Sixer Corynne Steindler.
Dear Corynne,
We're really sorry we couldn't make room for you at our launch party last week. It was a small venue, and, well, you know, fire codes and all. But we can't blame you for trying so hard to get in—it was really fun! Ask everyone you know.
Also, we're sorry we couldn't help you out last summer, when you asked one of us if we could get you a job here, or even some freelance work. To be honest, based on your poorly written, error-prone work at Jossip, we really didn't think you were qualified. But things worked out for you just fine, right?
Worked out? And how. While Corynne found herself a gig at the gossip bible, Bercovici landed at the third-time's-a-charm print blog and has managed to alienate nearly every friend-slash-source in his Treo.*
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Congratulations to former Jossiper and current Page Sixer Corynne Steindler, who finally lands on the masthead (online and in print!) after a mere three months on the job. Hell, it only took us six weeks to put her on ours.
• Lindsay Lohan heads to hospital not for exhaustion, but for appendectomy. Girl better have a scar next time she hits the beach, or we're gonna egg Leslie Sloane Zelnik.
• When Brandon Davis sits around the house, he really sits around the house!
• HX drops sales staff. Ex-employees commiserate over drinks, partially-clothed men at Splash.
• Up for a Happy Hour? The New York Times encourages you to drink a big, fat pint of absinthe.
• Meanwhile, celebs are boozing it up on the new "Sonoma Diet."
• SAG nominations announced, because Oscar buzz isn't ringing in your ears already.
• Bruce Headlam named to fancy new NYT media/marketing editing position. Good luck, Rebecca Dana!
• Maitre d' all-star Abbe Diaz and ex-Jossiper/current-Page Sixer Corynne Steindler sit down to dinner at Gusto, and scandal almost ensues.
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