In the next three months, Time Inc. will slash 280 jobs, whittling away at iconic titles like Sports Illustrated, Essence, and People. Time also underwent a big round of cuts in early 2007, but this is still major news. Why is it going over so quietly, especially in light of the wave of Condéfreude last month? (more...)

With the benefit of hindsight, the AOL-Time Warner merger is widely derided as a very, very bad idea. If you type "AOL Time Warner" into Google, "AOL Time Warner merger failure" is one of the first results to pop up.

Now, on the eve of AOL's split with Time Warner, a tipster tells Business Insider's Nicholas Carlson that the heads of AOL and Time Inc. met for more than three hours to discuss a possible "co spin-off" from their parent company.  (more...)