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Media Minutiae, $1 Million Edition

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  • Million-dollar dimples: It’s official: Anderson Cooper’s as-yet unwritted book has sold for $1 million to HarperCollins, Jonathan Burnham to edit. Luke Janklow is a pretty good agent. AndyCoop is a pretty good writer; no ghostwriter required! Proceeds mostly to charity. We don’t know how “mostly” breaks down but we’re assuming he’ll deduct expenses a la Pearlstine. Correct us if you can. [BookStandard]
  • “…and then I’d like some tomato soup, hold the tomatoes…” Sacre bleu! I cannot work under zees conditions! My french accent is so bad I can’t even write it, but that’s not the point: the point is, Chicago chef Homaro Cantu doesn’t sound French, and claims that Esquire food columnist John Mariani sent him a huge four-page list of demands requests before last year’s meal at Cantu’s “moto”
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