#jesse angelo

As a reward for a weekend spent hard at work in the barn, we learn to shoot clay pigeons.  David Hill and Jesse rocked it.  I had no skills. 

"It is the great American art form, read by millions every day." When these eloquent, compassionate newspaper columns were first delivered, they were treated as individual works of art, almanacs to suit any disposition. Well-catalogued and categorized, this exultant retrospective of American journalism seems ideal for today's attention spans and travel schedules. In the most memorable modern excerpt from the section "Wars and Other Foreign Affairs," Pete Hamill stands in a "pale gray wilderness" following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and tells readers: "As I write, it remains present tense." In other sections, Hunter S. Thompson and O. Henry reveal a raw, emotional, and entertaining style of journalism; a formula that Jimmy Breslin's surreal "‘Are You John Lennon?'" piece surely encapsulates. Avlon, Angelo, and Louis's glorious compilation "is a chance to be there at moments when America changes, for better or for worse." Free-flowing to the very end, lasting drops of pure wisdom come in the form of Mary Schmich's infamous "sunscreen" composition, while Benjamin Franklin's 1757 sermon of advice literally offers words to live by. "Well done is better than well said," Franklin writes, but as far as this essential anthology goes, it's so well done, there's nothing left to say. (Sept.)

(Power Couple Jesse Angelo & Rebecca Dana)

We love lists! The New York Observer just released their new roundup up media types that are married, engaged, or simply just dating. In any case, if you see any of these cute couple bopping around New York arm in arm, here's a cheat-sheet. (Note: Chances are they work at New York Magazine, Gawker, The New Yorker, GQ, Details, Vogue, blah blah... you get the point. These are "Media Honeys"). 

Just to get you started, The Observer listed Jesse and Rebecca (pictured above): "Mr. Angelo, 37, is the editor of The Daily, Rupert Murdoch’s iPad-only publication. He came from the New York Post, where he worked his way up to managing editor and one of Rupert’s favorites. Ms. Dana is at Newsweek/Daily Beast and formerly called The Wall Street Journal and (almost) The New York Times home. If they get married, they will live in a multi-million dollar brownstone formerly owned by Edgar Bronfman, Jr."