burn.

y'all might've heard about the hot new twitter, @CondeElevator, which broadcasts events and conversations witnessed in the elevators of conde nast's building in times square. it's become an internet hit, so of course the company (and everyone) is dilligently searching for its author. whoever's running the twitter has indicated that for fear of being fired, he or she is retiring.

this might be the best part:

Meanwhile, the Post points out that the feed is far more successful than many of Condé's own digital ventures. Since its launch on Saturday, it has already gathered 45,000 Twitter followers, which is more than twice that of Details (20,000) and approaching that of Allure (55,000) and Glamour (86,000). So basically, whoever is writing this thing should get promoted. (via)

conde nast : nightmare tenant

Conde Nast spent millions when it hired Frank Gehry to design its cafeteria in its current headquarters at 4 Times Square -- but the big bucks spent on its upcoming move to 1 World Trade Center will be used for something a little bit different.

The glitzy publishing giant is spending up to $1 million for a huge ventilation shaft that will poke through the façade of the north face of the glass tower at 1 WTC so that the Condé Nast cafeteria can have its own exhaust outlet, rather than tie in to the central flue used by the rest of the tenants that will run up the center of the building.
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Originally, Condé Nast wanted to blast through the shortest distance and out the southern wall, which some sources felt would have marred the aesthetics of the sheer glass façade overlooking the memorial.

The vent will be huge, about one story high and up to 25 feet wide, and would be visible from the ground. Sources said that originally PA Executive Director Chris Ward was going to nix the special exhaust vent, but eventually agreed to let Condé Nast have a special vent. However, it had to be on the north side, which will point toward Midtown. (via)

just ridiculous.

do i want to go to there?

nymag blew the lid off an a-gay secret society within the musty depths of condé nasty. they call themselves the majority, and only allow other condé gays to join (they wouldn't even let anna join, as if she would want to). they're exclusive, uniform, hypercritical, and power obsessed; it's sort of like every college fraternity you've ever heard of, except less mutual masterbation.

tim murphy interviewed one loose lipped gay-jority founder, and he was not afraid to ask the hard hitting questions. here are some highlights with my commentary added in red:

tm: who are the top five condé gays? andré leon talley and who else?
a-gay: i'm not going to point anyone out. [of course not, racist]

tm: are the majority gays tops or bottoms?
a-gay: do you really think I'm going to comment on that? i have no idea. [o.y.r.]

tm: maybe mostly bottoms because they're so in control and stressed out all day, then later they just want to lie back and let someone else do the work?
a-gay: [pause] I don't think you could make that correlation. [ocyc]

tm: where do you see the majority going?
a-gay: we've actually talked about doing a little community service. [spare me, you self indulgent little shit]

tm:like bringing last season's gingham to the housing works stores?
a-gay: that might be something we'd do...