Last week Chris Lehmann, Bookforum editor and Managing Editor of Yahoo’s News Blog, announced the launch of his new book, Rich People Things. The book was born out of his long-running column of the same name for The Awl. Nisha Chittal speaks to Lehmann about the book, the column, and the events that led him to write about so-called “Rich People Things”

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Newspapers are dying, magazines are dying: this is the story of 2009 where the media is concerned. However, the future of media, such as it is, does not look quite so dim. Or dim at all, really. Obviously, the brave new media world that we are slowly moving into (some at a quicker pace than others!) will look entirely different in twelve months’ time, likely in large part due to the efforts of the folks we listed on our online editors of the year poll. So who gets the final nod? Our picks below: feel free to add yours in the comments section.

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If 2009 was a tough year for magazines and newspapers — and boy, was it ever — it was a bang-up year for the editors of the blogs listed here. Now we are asking you, our loyal, smart, and attractive readers to share your thoughts on who had the biggest year in the Online Editor category:

The Awl, the oddly named progeny of Choire Sicha and Alex Balk (who are the oddly named progeny of Gawker), hit the targeted marketing jackpot with an innocent post detailing much sought-after knowledge: how to draw Asian women. Say what you will about Google Ads – they are right on point in this case.