When the Going Was Good by Graydon Carter — excesses, expenses and the glory days of New York’s mag men
The former Vanity Fair editor takes a nostalgic look back at an era when print was king and the publishing industry thrived ...
I’d Had Jobs Before, but None Like This
Like any sane person, I had a fear of heights and said that I’d like to get a groundman’s job, which I was told entailed lugging equipment to the linemen, who climbed telegraph poles all day. Aunt ...
Graydon Carter on life "When the Going Was Good"
The former editor of Vanity Fair for 25 years, and cofounder of Spy Magazine, Graydon Carter recounts a career as a ...
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Book excerpt: "When the Going Was Good" by Graydon Carter
In his new memoir, "When the Going Was Good: An Editor's Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines" (to be published Tuesday by Penguin Press), former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter ...
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Graydon Carter reflects on the golden age of magazines in ‘When the Going Was Good’
Graydon Carter rose through the ranks at Time, Life, Spy, The New York Observer and Vanity Fair, becoming known for his sharp wit and keen eye for talent. Under his leadership, Vanity Fair transformed ...
An outsider’s insider, ex-Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter knows how good he had it
Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter's memoir, 'When the Going Was Good,' chronicles the glamour, the power and the ...
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When The Going Was Good by Graydon Carter: No limit on expenses. Interest-free home loans. And 'the best eyebrow lady' in New York every month!
As a boy growing up in Canada in the 1950s and 60s, Graydon Carter had a feeling ... Newhouse was philosophical. ‘The good story was most important.’ Carter’s hero-worship of Newhouse ...
Graydon Carter’s adventures with Trump, Deep Throat and Anna Wintour
Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, writing in his delightful new memoir When the Going Was Good, says Donald Trump was one such adversary. Ever since writing an unflattering profile in the ...
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Graydon Carter’s Memoir Evokes the Golden Age of New York City Media
WHEN THE GOING WAS GOOD: An Editor’s Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines, by Graydon Carter with James Fox Lorne. Graydon. Keith. Three abiding kings of New York City’s cultural ...