Word: frothing
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...outsize personality, had revitalized the moribund Vanity Fair and given the tweedy weekly New Yorker a pop-culture makeover. But doubt swirled around Talk from early on. In the era of niche media, many doubted whether readers wanted another major general-interest magazine, particularly one whose mix of Hollywood froth and high-minded reportage largely resembled Vanity Fair's. Its editorial vision--vaguely alluded to as starting a national "conversation"--seemed unfocused. "Tina never really talked in terms of who her audience was," said a senior staffer. "She believed that the readers would find her, rather than that she would...
...with the stocks well up from their lows, the pace will surely slow. Tech earnings will suffer longer; the stocks will lag. I believe, as I said in mid-April, that we've hit bottom. But gradual recovery is what we need, not another rocket ride. If the froth gets much thicker, don't blow it again. Sell something...
That background explains why the publishing world has whipped itself into a fine froth of hype and hoopla over a rather creepy 12-year-old fictional hero named, as is the novel he stars in, Artemis Fowl. British rights to the book, written by Irish schoolteacher and children's writer Eoin (pronounced Owen) Colfer, 35, were purchased last summer by Penguin/Puffin. Then Talk Miramax Books snapped up U.S. rights, and Miramax Films optioned the book for a film. At that point, publishers all over the planet began bidding on Artemis Fowl, which has now been sold in 18 countries...
...Gore taken the upper hand by pressing Bush on the subject, or is in danger of being seen as a nag? Has Bush been thrown "off message" by the debate talk, or was he having a bad week anyway? Important stuff, or just froth thrown up by reporters in search of a story...
...getting the markets in a froth already with a John D. McKinnon on the "powerful" in Gore's sights: "In casting himself as a fighter for working families, Al Gore is throwing haymakers at big business. But are they real or just a Hollywood stunt?" Hey, this is better than the Fed watch...