Miramax chief Harvey Weinstein is a Hillary fund-raiser. Brown has hired former Clintonite George Stephanopoulos as a contributor. She's not talked until now about her feelings about her marriage. These no-responsibility divorces have been great for guys. When one editor, Jonathan Mahler, brought in a doctor, Brown asked if he kept a diary.
Some recruits have marquee value.
Stephanopoulos says Brown sold him on the idea of interviewing major figures during breakfast at Manhattan's Brooklyn Diner. It sounded appealing. One high-profile Talk defector is Walter Kirn, who recently dropped his contract. But the Weekly Standard's Tucker Carlson, who just profiled George W. Bush, couldn't be more upbeat. I was completely taken with her.