Media-Whore d'Oeuvres



"The London fashion industry brought down the house at the British Fashion Awards last night. This is the UK's version of the CFDA's, and it was impossible not to recognize how important of a role British fashion plays in the world. With names like Stella McCartney, Giles Deacon, Matthew Williamson Burberry and Jimmy Choo on the roster of nominees, who can deny the force that is the Brits. In attendance were bold-faced types like Claudia Schiffer, Roland Mouret, Christian Slater and Roisin Murphy, to name a few." (Papermag)

"Shortly after news of the terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai broke yesterday, 'SAJA' launched a series of live webcasts on the horrific events. These special 90-minute reports will continue every 12 hours in the coming days, with the next report beginning Thursday, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. New York City time. Journalists and experts in Mumbai and in the U.S. will join host Sree Sreenivasan for updates, struggling to make sense of the massacres. Sreenivasan, a professor of journalism at New York’s Columbia University and co-founder of the South Asian Journalists Association and technology reporter for WNBC-TV, is encouraging listeners with updates from Mumbai to call the show at (347)324-5991 and share information with the South Asian community, as well as with journalists worldwide." (Blogtalkradio)

"I have friends who gave up a good part of their day working in the overflowing dining halls and soup kitchen serving the Thanksgiving meal to those who would otherwise go without. For them each plate passed was a dish of gratitude. They not only made themselves useful, they made a difference in the lives of others. Thinking about this subject I was reminded of my friend Deborah Norville’s book called 'Thank You Power; Making the Science of Gratitude Work for You' which she published last year ..I got involved quite accidentally through a conversation Deborah and I had at Joan Rivers’ dinner table one night about a year ago. She told me she was writing a book on Gratitude. I was intrigued because I’m not aware of a book on the subject and it is a subject that runs through my consciousness, especially when something is troubling me to the point where I’m having a hard time dealing. I happened to tell her of a personal experience related to the application of Gratitude. She asked if she could use it. I agreed." (NYSocialDiary)

"Slight navel-gazing on a U.S. holiday: a good longish story from Andrew Sullivan in the latest issue of The Atlantic magazine. One of the earliest columnist/bloggers, Sullivan documents his own learnings in his blogging life, and the visceral appeal of the format." (Paidcontent)