Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Q&A

Senior Editor Jeff Goldsmith interviews co-writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio about Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

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Compterworld picked top U.S. b-to-b book

Computerworld , a weekly tech magazine, was named the best B-to-B publication in the United States for 2006 in the over 80,000 circulation category Its web site also won for best "overall web publication." A sister publication CSO (aimed at security executives) won for publications under 80,000 circ.Both magazines are published by the International Data Group of Framingham, Massachusets. The

New mag stores

We were impressed by a visit recently to the relatively new Journo store in downtown Toronto operated by HDS (Hachette Distribution Services). It is apparent that the combination of coffee shop and magazine rack is here to stay (a natural fit). It has certainly eclipsed the old "smoke shop" model that prevailed for many years.Chapters/Indigo, of course, works hand-in-glove with Starbucks. The

Note to all you "attention-based" vehicles out there...

Estimated internet advertising in Canada is expected to reach $801 million during 2006, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau, as reported in Media in Canada. That will be up 54% from last year's $562 million. By comparison, total magazine advertising in Canada is about $1 billion ($590 million in consumer magazines)."There's no question that Canadian marketers are getting the Internet

Hear the sabres rattling

According the Ezra Levant, the Publisher of the Western Standard magazine, a strong case exists for going to war with Iran, which he characterizes as a bunch of "hotheads and nutbars". Levant's argument is echoed by a clutch of like-minded, right-wing commentators who were interviewed by Richard Foot of CanWest News Service for a column that went over the wires today and will likely appear in

Why does Eustace Tilley face left?

The chief librarians of the New Yorker, Jon Michaud and Erin Overbey have started Ask the Librarians, a blog-within-a-blog where every month they answer questions from readers about the inside workings of the magazine. It's over at the blog EmDashes (which is also quite interesting). If you ever wonder if the New Yorker fact checks its cartoons, now you can find out.

Time marches on, leaving Teen People behind

Time Inc. is stopping the print edition of Teen People magazine. It is retaining the brand on the web only. This is almost identical to the decision by Hachette Filipacchi's a few months ago to discontinue all but the website presence of Elle Girl. Teen People, which was started in 1998 as a spinoff to People (arguably the most successful magazine in the world), has about 50 employees. It is very