Fast News for June 23, 2011
News 06.23.11
>> Momofuku Media? Next month, the good people behind McSweeney's will bring us Lucky Peach, an iPad app AND a printed quarterly magazine. The pubs, which debut this week, feature a menu of interactive articles, recipes, interviews and videos. David Chang, founder of Momofuku, is the brains behind it all.
>> Larry Reigns: People magazine managing editor Larry Hackett has been re-elected president of the American Society of Magazine Editors this week at its annual meeting.
>> Abstract Wrap: "When the iPad came along, for designers, suddenly they had a future." That was Bloomberg BusinessWeek's Richard Turley talking about the genesis of last week's Abstract conference in Maine. Read a wrap-up of the event here.
>> From the Believe It, Or Not Files: Can't get enough of the ink + newsprint smell? The new "Times of New York" candle has "a 'newsy' scent meant to mimic the aroma of black ink on newsprint." You can pick it up at Project 8 the next time you're meeting someone at The Ace (you know you are) or online.