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...Last week, FM was doing the hiring. In the week before Thanksgiving, we interviewed next year's crop of editors. In their interviews and position papers, they let us know what we've been doing wrong...
...Some warned against the evils of "it" pens and reckless em-dashing; others spoke more generally about replacing fluff with humor and analysis. The best part came when we asked our candidates to describe FM in three adjectives. We got some eyebrow-raising responses: "blase," "slick," "sexy," "caffeinated," "unpredictable," "hip," "light," "fast-paced," "revealing," "witty," "lighthearted," "authoritative," "entertaining," "original" and "flashy," they supplied. Last year around this time, my application proposed "sharp," "ironic" and "disenchanted." FM has changed, and I don't know what...
...this talk about FM's identity got us thinking. Mid-pow-wow in Aaron's room, we broke out three-and-a-half years worth of vintage FMs. We were humbled. Each year has its own identity and from year-to-year, the magazine has not always been consistent. Nothing even looked the same--so where was our FM...
...Realizing that the magazine will change makes it hard to hand it over, even to a crew of extremely talented and energetic people. What will they do with our FM...
...when it is hard to square your life with I-banking or consulting, think again. What you become, becomes you--you will always be yourself. And FM will be FM...