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Timothy Noah and Marjorie Williams

Entry 14:

I have now read Joe Nocera and Peter Elkind's Fortune piece on Condé Nast, and... uh... it has a powerful narrative drive, and lots of financial detail. But unlike insect penises and Nina Burleigh's urge to perform fellatio on Bill Clinton, I don't think the financial health of your employer is a fit subject for us to discuss in public.

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Struck dumb with terror,

Tim

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Timothy Noah writes Slate's "Chatterbox" column. Marjorie Williams is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair.