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Sam Grobart's avatar

So spot on. And as someone who joined that misbegotten adventure that ultimately became Cargo, let me just say that you chose wisely

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Mark Healy's avatar

thank you, Sam. but to be clear I didn't chose wisely. someone wise chose for me. i'm sorry you didn't have a better time there. but great to hear from you.

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Brian Farnham's avatar

Good stuff, Mark. Always nice to think back on those metrosexual men’s mag days. I miss the fashion closet purges.

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Mark Healy's avatar

some of my favorite ties (remember ties?) came from the fashion closet purges

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Brian Farnham's avatar

I had to google “ties” but then it came back to me.

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Chris Norris's avatar

Heartening. One detects notes of a certain presidential cabinet in “the job came with the kind of low, superficial, ephemeral power that only a real twat would mistake as genuine anything.”

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Mark Adams's avatar

All too relatable.

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Sara Lieberman's avatar

Loved this. Welcome to Substack, Mark. We're not worthy!

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Mark Healy's avatar

thanks,Sara. happy to be here. just muddling through at this point and having fun.

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Janet Reitman's avatar

“Honestly, anyone you’d want to hire to lead Vanity Fair in 2025, should know better than to want the job.”❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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R.M. Schneiderman's avatar

Love this, Mark. Reminds me of my internship at Soap Opera Weekly, or all the time and effort I put into applying for a job at Quartz.

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Mary Gail Pezzimenti's avatar

Fab, as usual!

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Mark Healy's avatar

Thanks, mgp. And it's not even late!

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