Wow, Jane is Actually a Good Magazine

Feb 2006 Jane Cover
Originally uploaded by Brian Teutsch.

For a long time I didn't like Jane Magazine. I used to criticize it as being McFeminism, much to the chagrin of many of my friends.

At Fashion Week there were a few copies of the mag lying around, so I picked one up in case I needed some reading material. Last night I finally got around to reading it. Wow.

This is the first issue with Brandon Holley at the helm. (Is that her real name?) It has the same basic feel of Jane, but the articles are better. My friend Sara Lyle wrote an amazing piece about her friend Heather who died of cervical cancer. There's a great piece about Marc Jacobs. And I learned that Casey was the richest girl on Laguna Beach, because her step father invented the frozen burrito.

I may actually be inclined to subscribe.

Trivia: In February 2000 Brandon Holley interviewed me for a position at Elle.com. I did not get the job.

Good news: I spent all last night writing and editing a novel I've been working on. I got some solid work done. More tonight, for sure. Thank you, Red Bull.