Friday, July 27, 2007

Ideas party

The Ideas section's new editor, Gareth Cook, threw a party in Harvard Square last night for outgoing editor Wen Stephenson, who will run Tom Ashbrook's show, "On Point," on NPR, based at WBUR here in Boston.

Casablanca was packed with Ideas editors past and present: Since launching in September 2002, Alex Star, Jenny Schuessler, and Wen have served as editors, while Jenny, Wen, and John Swansburg have served as deputy editors. (I served briefly as Wen's interim deputy.) Alex is now at the New York Times Magazine, Jenny is at the NYT Book Review, and John is at Slate. Me? I'm at home, here in West Roxbury. But we were all in the same room, for the first time ever, last night.

Gareth's incoming deputy, Steve Heuser, was also on the scene -- along with Ideas designers Greg Klee and Mike Swartz, photo editor Susan Vermazen, and staff writer Drake Bennett.

Globe, Books, and Boston.com editors Marty Baron, Jim Concannon, and David Beard were there too, along with Globe staff writers Wesley Morris and Yvonne Abraham, and of course several hungry/thirsty freelancers, including Ideas columnists James Parker, Harvey Blume, and yours truly.

Apologies to those whose names I haven't mentioned -- I'm a little foggy this morning. A good time was had by all! See below:

We'll miss you, Wen, but we look forward to the new, improved "On Point." And Gareth, I hope it wasn't just the spirit of the moment that made you promise to throw several Ideas parties every year...

Posted by Joshua Glenn at 09:53 AM

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