NY Observer > Haute Living http://www.observer.com/taxonomy/term/56056/feed Articles from Observer.com en Church Cuddles Up to State: Media's Glossy New Reality http://www.observer.com/2008/media/church-cuddles-state-media-s-glossy-new-reality In the late 1990s and early part of this decade, a young journalist named Andrew Essex was on the rise in Manhattan. He was a Talk of the Town editor at The New Yorker under Tina Brown; then a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly; then executive editor at Fairchild’s revamped Details. There were also stints at Us Weekly and Salon.

In 2005 things took a turn for Mr. Essex. He was hired to be editor in chief of a magazine called Absolute—one of those shiny luxury publications that straddle the line between advertisements and editorial and leave the reader (flipping through it idly in a shiny luxury condo lobby, perhaps) feeling glazed and hollow, not sure exactly why.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/media/church-cuddles-state-media-s-glossy-new-reality#comments Media Andrew Essex Ellen Asmodeo Gotham Magazine Haute Living Jason Binn Manhattan Magazine Seth Svmilof Stephen Kong WSJ. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:39:31 -0400 John Koblin 72261 at http://www.observer.com