Nicknoted

May
16th

Fri

Nick Denton commented on Lydia Hearst Live From The Life Ball In Vienna @it takes a train to cry: No, that would just be the beginning. Think of the clips, the gleefully horrified commentary, the commenters who swear they’re sick of Julia and still click through on…

Nick Denton commented on Lydia Hearst Live From The Life Ball In Vienna @if_i_only_had_a_heart: Why is it either/or? Julia just hasn’t done anything interesting recently. If she finally concludes that Bravo deal, there will be loads to write about.

Nick Denton commented on Lydia Hearst Live From The Life Ball In Vienna @Saxon 212: Yes, we’ll have ongoing coverage. Since you ask so nicely.

Nick Denton commented on Wall Street Journal @Phyllis Nefler: Rebekah Wade. But, yes. That was the rumor I was hearing. Interestingly, she was mentioned earlier in the year as a possible replacement for Col Allan at the Post. (Fiercely…

Nick Denton commented on The One In Which Chris Matthews Schools A Right-Wing Radio Host In History @iplaudius: Sorry, fixed.

Nick Denton commented on Wall Street Journal @moff: Not that far off.

Nick Denton commented on How Journal Bigwig Broke Up With His Girlfriend In The Shower And Other Newspaper Lore @medman: I’ve always found the ignored-memo story particularly weak. In this case, and in general. After every disaster, there is *always* a memo which can be hung around the neck of a manager.

Nick Denton commented on How Journal Bigwig Broke Up With His Girlfriend In The Shower And Other Newspaper Lore @medman: Ooh, what was the twist on the shower scene? You can’t tantalize me like that.

''It's personal etiquette meets journalistic rules,'' Mr. Denton, the blog publisher, said. ''If you have a friend who's a blogger you have to say, 'This is not for blogging.' It's the blogging equivalent of 'This is off the record.' '' (via blakeley)

May
15th

Thu

Nick Denton commented on Congratulations Graduates Steve Jobs’ Stanford commencement speech, after he survived pancreatic cancer:

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