When he was the NY Fishwrap's drama critic, Frank Rich was known as "The Butcher On Broadway." In a few months, The Butcher will move his shop from the Sunday Op-Ed page of the NY Fishwrap to the weekly mag this blogger calls the NY Glossy. The Butcher is esteemed in this blog for his ability to give hell to Dumbos and Teabaggers. As the POTUS 33 (HST) said in 1948: "I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell." That aphorism applies to The Butcher in our times. If this is (fair & balanced) intemperate commentary, so be it.
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Frank Rich Joins New York Magazine
By The Editors
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Frank Rich is joining New York Magazine, beginning in June. Rich will be an essayist for the magazine, writing monthly on politics and culture, and will serve as an editor-at-large, editing a special monthly section anchored by his essay. He will also be a commentator on nymag.com, engaging in regular dialogues on the news of the week.
“Frank Rich is a giant — a powerhouse critic of politics and culture, a rigorous thinker, a glorious stylist, a skeptic and optimist at the same time. There is just no one like him in American journalism,” said New York editor-in-chief Adam Moss. “He is also a friend. I have had the privilege to work with him for almost 25 years. Since the day I came to New York, I have hoped I could persuade him to join us here. I'm ecstatic that he will now be bringing his wisdom to our growing audience. This is a very big day for New York.”
Rich joins the magazine from the New York Times, where he has been an op-ed columnist since 1994. He was previously the paper’s chief drama critic, from 1980 to 1993. He has also been the front-page columnist for the Sunday “Arts & Leisure” section and senior writer for The New York Times Magazine. Rich will continue in his role as a creative consultant to HBO, where he is the executive producer of "Veep," a pilot currently in production for a comedy series written and directed by Armando Iannucci and starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
“There is no greater newspaper than the Times,” said Rich. “I leave the paper with deep affection for both the institution and my many brilliant colleagues, and with much gratitude for the opportunity the paper gave me to serve in two dream jobs in journalism. I’ve spent much of the past year talking to friends inside and outside the Times about what might be most exciting for me next. It was impossible to top the idea of reuniting with my friend Adam Moss, who has played a crucial role in my writing life since the late eighties and who, as editor of the Times Magazine, was instrumental in my transition from arts criticism to broader essay writing. The role Adam has created for me at his revitalized New York Magazine will allow me to write with more reflection, variety, and space than is possible within the confines of a weekly newspaper column — and, for that matter, will allow me to stretch the definition of a magazine column.”
The full press release is below:
For Immediate Release
Contact: Lauren Starke, 212-508-0781
Frank Rich Joins New York Magazine
New York, NY, March 1, 2011—New York Magazine editor-in-chief Adam Moss announced today that Frank Rich will be joining the magazine, beginning in June. Rich will be an essayist for the magazine, writing monthly on politics and culture, and serve as an editor-at-large, editing a special monthly section anchored by his essay. He will also be a commentator on nymag.com, engaging in regular dialogues on the news of the week.
“Frank Rich is a giant—a powerhouse critic of politics and culture, a rigorous thinker, a glorious stylist, a skeptic and optimist at the same time. There is just no one like him in American journalism,” said Moss. “He is also a friend. I have had the privilege to work with him for almost 25 years. Since the day I came to New York, I have hoped I could persuade him to join us here. I'm ecstatic that he will now be bringing his wisdom to our growing audience. This is a very big day for New York.”
Rich joins the magazine from the New York Times, where he has been an op-ed columnist since 1994. He was previously the paper’s chief drama critic, from 1980 to 1993. His weekly 1,500-word essay helped inaugurate the expanded opinion pages that the Times introduced in the Sunday “Week in Review” section in 2005. From 2003 to 2005, Rich had been the front-page columnist for the Sunday “Arts & Leisure” section as part of that section's redesign and expansion. He also served as senior adviser to the Times’s culture editor on the paper's overall cultural-news report. From 1999 to 2003, he was also senior writer for The New York Times Magazine. The dual title was a first for the Times and allowed Rich to explore a variety of topics at greater length than before. He has written about culture and politics for many national publications. His books include Ghost Light: A Memoir and, most recently, The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth From 9/11 to Katrina. Rich will continue in his role as a creative consultant to HBO, where he is also an executive producer of two projects, "Veep," a pilot currently in production for a comedy series written and directed by Armando Iannucci and starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and a documentary on Stephen Sondheim.
“There is no greater newspaper than the Times,” said Rich. “I leave the paper with deep affection for both the institution and my many brilliant colleagues, and with much gratitude for the opportunity the paper gave me to serve in two dream jobs in journalism. After seventeen years in my second career there, as a columnist, I feel much as I did after nearly fourteen years in my first, as chief drama critic—both the satisfaction that I’ve given a great job all I had and a serious hunger to move on to fresh and expanded writing challenges after having done the same assignment for so long. I’ve spent much of the past year talking to friends inside and outside the Times about what might be most exciting for me next. It was impossible to top the idea of reuniting with my friend Adam Moss, who has played a crucial role in my writing life since the late 1980s and who, as editor of the Times Magazine, was instrumental in my transition from arts criticism to broader essay writing. The role Adam has created for me at his revitalized New York Magazine will allow me to write with more reflection, variety, and space than is possible within the confines of a weekly newspaper column—and, for that matter, will allow me to stretch the definition of a magazine column.”
“One of the many things I have always admired about Frank is his creative restlessness,” said Moss. “He refuses to coast, even while still at the height of his creative powers. He left the drama-critic job to reinvent himself as a political analyst, and he was superb at both. This is his next chapter. Frank will be working in a variety of innovative formats here. His legion of readers knows him for his insight and wit. But they don't know what a superb editorial mind he has. He has been a counselor to me throughout our careers. I first worked with him at Esquire; he was a brilliant contributor to The New York Times Magazine during my time there, and we collaborated on the remaking of the Times’ culture coverage. At New York, he will be shaping a new kind of magazine section around the subject of his monthly essay. He will also be offering his insights weekly online, in a feature designed especially to showcase his talents as an original observer of American culture.”
New York was founded in 1968 by Clay Felker and Milton Glaser. Over the last five years, the magazine has won fifteen National Magazine Awards, including three for General Excellence in Print and two for General Excellence Online. The magazine's website nymag.com now includes Daily Intel, a channel of news and opinion; Vulture, covering culture; The Cut, covering fashion; and Grub Street, covering food.
“We are proud to add the extraordinary talent of Frank Rich to New York,” says publisher Larry Burstein. “He joins at a perfect time, as the company has evolved into a print and digital juggernaut. What began as a single magazine title with great influence in New York now includes award-winning digital products and reaches 10 million readers and web users nationwide each month, bringing critical success to critical mass. With Frank Rich contributing, we expect our influence to grow even wider.” Ω
ABOUT NEW YORK MEDIA
New York Media is the parent company of the ground-breaking weekly New York Magazine; the up-to-the-minute news and service website nymag.com; the national-restaurant-search website MenuPages.com; the Grub Street network of food blogs; the entertainment and culture news site Vulture; and the twice-yearly New York Weddings magazine.
[Adam Moss was twice named Editor of the Year by Advertising Age - in 2007 for his work at New York and in 2001 for his work at the New York Times Magazine. Moss is a graduate of Oberlin College.
In 1980, Larry Burstein first joined New York magazine as a sales representative and rose to the position of Associate Publisher. Burstein has also held top executive postions at Self, Elle, The New Yorker, and US Weekly magazines. In 2003, Burstein returned to New York Magazine as Publisher. He is a graduate of Hobart College.]
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