Connie Anne Phillips, Vogue’s associate publisher, was promoted to managing director, a new position. The new job seems like a promotion in title rather than responsibility: She will continue her role overseeing sales, marketing and creative services and will keep her job as publisher of Vogue Living.

For those who find no entertainment value to this news—and you're not alone—below is the very entertaining Madonna video, “Vogue.”

Folding isn’t just for napkins any more. Conde Nast has shut down House & Garden; December will be its last issue. Vogue Living will come out more often starting next year. Sadly, that won't help women looking for decorating tips involving ordinary buttons. Full statement after the jump.

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• Chris Matthews blames his exec producer for that awkward 10-second outburst Tuesday night.

• If Jack Shafer has anything to say about it, no one will get a free iPod mini this year. Or ever again.

• What would Nancy Grace, the overzealous victims' rights activist have to say about Nancy Grace, the crazy lady who yells at people on the brink of suicide?

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• The hype over Vogue Living? Totally uncalled for, reports the hype machine. [Gawker]

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• Surprise! Boston Globe staffers don't want their salaries tied to the sinking ship of newspaper revenue. [E&P]

• It's about time Kurt Andersen understands he's now part of the very bastion of media elite that Spy would've harped on. [Ocean Drive]

• Leonardo DiCaprio tries the same "green TV" stunt Cameron Diaz already attempted to force us to watch. [THR]

Anna Wintour needs downtime, too, people, and The World of Interiors (a London-based Conde Nast pub) wants to capture that.

The upcoming 10-page spread features Wintour in her Hamptons home, displaying photos of her English garden, cast-iron stove from Ben Franklin, and "lots of comfy-looking rooms with fireplaces."

Believe it or not, Wintour was once the editor of House & Garden, which is evidence of her love of, well, houses and gardens. So of course she didn't mind opening her home right?

"I have such respect for The World of Interiors, and knew from the start I'd be in extremely capable and professional hands."

At first we thought this whole thing was a sham. Like, of course Anna wants a 10 pager all about her adoration of interiors — she's trying to get SI to back her on a U.S. version of Vogue Living. But then we realized that the only British mag anybody in America reads is Tattler. (For further proof, see recent coverage of OK!)

So, wait. Could this actually just be a feature on Anna Wintour and her fab Hamptons pad, with no other underlying motivation? We are either pleasantly surprised, or very, very afraid.

AT HOME WITH ANNA [Samantha Conti, WWD]