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April 27, 2004

Old Media at New City Chicago

Print, namely. Does film count?

Elvis Mitchell is not in the building

Gossip websites and media blogs circulated rumors last week that film critic Elvis Mitchell was leaving the New York Times since A.O. Scott was allegedly made head film critic. Sources even reported seeing a dejected Mitchell leaving the New York Times building last Friday. The web is raging Monday morning with the scoop that Mitchell is heading to the Chicago Tribune, in the Trib's attempt to bring a celebrity film critic in to compete with Ebert and Roeper over at the Sun-Times. So, is it bye-bye, Michael Wilmington, hello Elvis? "Uttterly false," says Deputy Features Editor Jim Warren when asked about the rumors.

Nertz. And since when is Roeper a celebrity or a film critic? Especially the latter?

Also, and this is approaching scary stalk-ness, so a brief mention:

Dear Diary
Mimi Smartypants' blog is now a book. Unfortunately.

Didn't see the article (in the print edition, with a photo of Herself gracing the cover) until after hearing the On the Media/All Things Considered piece on chick lit (I hate sneer quotes). So the thing about disembodied feet, and the shoes they're in? Apparently, it could have been worse.

And the paperback cover will be.

I'm sure the US version will be much more tasteful. Or something.

Not really interested in protesting that it's a journal, not a blog. Any takers?

Posted by Aaron at April 27, 2004 11:29 AM

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